“I know everything about my caucus. I care about them. I love them.”
— Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), quoted by the New Republic.
Save to Favorites“I know everything about my caucus. I care about them. I love them.”
— Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), quoted by the New Republic.
Save to FavoritesDahlia Lithwick: “Rather than hurling ourselves headlong into the ‘Alito Must Recuse’ brick wall of ‘yeah, no,’ we need to dedicate the upcoming election cycle, and the attendant election news…
“The Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a lower court’s ruling that a congressional voting map in South Carolina was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander that resulted in the ‘bleaching of African…
When Nikki Haley dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, she barely mentioned Donald Trump. She did challenge Trump to win over her supporters: “It is now…
Politico: “The crypto industry won several eye-catching victories this month that showcased its growing influence on the levers of power in Washington — something that’s poised to expand as it…
“A man who admitted to sending out robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden’s voice on the day of the New Hampshire primary is now facing criminal charges,” WMUR reports. “Ten indictments…
Arizona state Rep. Alexander Kolodin (R) used ChatGPT to write a new law that regulates deepfakes in elections – specifically, the part that defines what a deepfake is, The Guardian…
A reporter staked out Penn Station in New York City to look for GOP lawmakers who had attended Donald Trump’s criminal trial “so I could observe the party that my…
ProPublica: “At least four women of color involved in the 2016 operation have been embroiled in legal fights with the campaign over workplace harassment, discrimination or violations of nondisclosure agreements….
Several recent national polls have shown Joe Biden having a problem attracting the young voters that are a key part of the Democratic coalition. A new poll suggests one reason:…
Four Senate Republicans — Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Todd Young (R-IN) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) — told The Hill they do not plan on attending the Republican…
“Donald Trump claimed his uniquely special relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin would allow him to secure the release of Evan Gershkovich, the American Wall Street Journal reporter who has…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has hit the threshold for inclusion in next month’s presidential debate in two of the four polls needed for an invitation, ABC News reports.Save to Favorites
Cook Political Report: “While abortion remains a strong issue for Democrats, President Biden’s advantage on the issue isn’t strong enough to offset Trump’s overall strength on bringing down the cost…
Harry Littman: “After 20 days, 22 witnesses and intermittent courtroom fireworks, the evidence in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial is all in. The case will soon be in…
“The Biden administration is finalizing details of a new executive action that would let the president temporarily shut the southern border to migrants if necessary, and it is in talks…
A new Emerson College Polling/The Hill poll of the June Republican primary in South Carolina’s 1st congressional district finds Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) with 47% support, Catherine Templeton (R) at…
Arizona congressional candidate Abe Hamadeh (R) privately called those who believe stolen election claims “crazies” in text messages obtained by the Arizona Republic. “At the same time, Hamadeh was publicly…
“New Hampshire congressional candidate Maggie Goodlander, a former Justice Department official who is married to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, recently criticized the Biden administration’s actions toward China…
New York Times: “Ms. Shanahan has a fortune of more than $1 billion that stems largely from her divorce settlement last year with Sergey Brin, a founder of Google, whose…
“In under 48 hours this week, Donald Trump’s social media account promoted a video featuring a term frequently associated with Nazi Germany and later removed it. He suggested he was…
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.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.
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