Sean Hannity scrolled a list of all the investigations into Donald Trump in what appeared to be an attempt to prove that Democrats are just playing politics.
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“President Donald Trump is notorious for selecting advisers who closely follow his command — and firing those who don’t. But Elon Musk seems to be the exception to that rule,”…
Wall Street Journal: “Since President Trump took office, economists have dramatically slashed estimates for growth while raising them for inflation and unemployment.” “The main reason, according to respondents to The…
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) drew a record-breaking crowd of at least 36,000 at his rally in Los Angeles on Saturday, The Guardian reports. Politico: Bernie Sanders is drawing big crowds….
“Two groups representing Harvard professors sued the Trump administration on Friday, saying that its threat to cut billions in federal funding for the university violates free speech and other First…
“The Department of Homeland Security has administered lie detector tests to about 50 staffers in recent weeks, including FEMA’s acting administrator and roughly a dozen officials at the disaster relief…
“President Donald Trump was unable to recall the details of the cognitive test he took as part of his physical Friday—but he assured reporters that he got all the answers…
Washington Post: “As he makes stops in red House districts in Utah, Idaho, Montana and several of the most competitive California districts over the next few days, Sanders will be…
New York Times: “Friends, former aides and advisers say Ms. Harris still thinks she would have beaten Mr. Trump if she’d had more than 107 days to campaign — the…
Axios: “The last ten days have thrown into doubt the role of the United States at the core of the global economic and financial system.” “After generations in which the…
Paul Kane: “First, they threatened to block House Speaker Mike Johnson’s path to claiming the gavel in early January. Then they threatened to block a funding bill to keep federal…
Washington Post: “Deporting 1 million immigrants in one year would ostensibly surpass previous statistics, as the highest number thus far was more than 400,000 a year when Barack Obama was…
“America’s most prestigious law firms have agreed to provide almost $1 billion worth of legal work to President Trump — and that total will likely grow,” Axios reports. “As more…
Navigator Research: “After last week’s tariff announcement, Trump’s economic approval has dropped precipitously, now tied for his worst ever in Navigator tracking since 2018. His overall job approval rating has…
Anne Applebaum: “The Republicans who lead Congress have refused to use the power of the legislative branch to stop him or moderate him, in this or almost any other matter….
Andrew Sullivan: “Once you grasp Trump as an elected monarch, his full rebuke to the very idea of America comes into clearer view. He is precisely — almost uncannily —…
CNN: “The president took the unusual step this week of issuing official proclamations ordering the federal investigations of people who worked in his first administration.” “He’s demanding free work from…
New York Times: “It’s almost impossible to overstate the magnitude of this pivot.” Said Sasha Havlicek, the chief executive of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue: “If, in fact, we are…
David Brooks: “When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock…
Politico: “Travel from Canada is expected to plummet 20 percent this year, costing the United States $3.4 billion in lost revenue relative to last year, analytics firm Tourism Economics projects….
Wall Street Journal: “The biggest one-day rally since the financial crisis. The most volatile stretch since the Covid meltdown. A bond selloff that sent yields surging. A steep slide in…
Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
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