The U.S. charged Russian Oligrarch Oleg Deripaska — a longtime ally and colleague of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort — with sanctions violations and obstruction of justice.
Save to FavoritesFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) are set to meet Thursday for an unusual debate, following the growing rivalry between the two men that has…
“Israeli officials obtained Hamas’s battle plan for the Oct. 7 terrorist attack more than a year before it happened, documents, emails and interviews show. But Israeli military and intelligence officials…
“It was likely to be his second-to-last day serving in Congress, and Representative George Santos of New York seemed determined to go out the way he came in: as a…
“White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients, facing huge numbers of federal workers who aren’t coming to the office, is privately pushing Cabinet secretaries to break their staffs’ stubborn work-from-home…
“Top officials at the Republican National Committee will consider a proposal next week to allow candidates to participate in presidential debates that have not been approved by the national party,…
“Florida appears poised to hold no presidential primary election for Democrats this cycle after the state party submitted only President Joe Biden’s name as a candidate up for the nomination,”…
Mark Cuban told Axios that he never plans to run for any elective office, cooling off speculation that began after he struck a deal earlier this week to sell his…
“A former server at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster alleges she was sexually harassed and coerced into sex by a supervisor, then tricked into signing an illegal non-disclosure agreement…
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Thursday used the Heimlich maneuver on Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) during the Senate GOP’s Thursday lunch after she choked on part of her meal, The…
Associated Press: “The Republican National Committee’s rules for next year’s nominating contest and convention were released this week without addressing a question the GOP could well face next summer: Can…
“The liberal activist organization MoveOn laid off at least 18 employees this week, in the latest sign of a slowdown in donations from small donors to left-leaning causes and candidates,”…
Out next week: The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution by Ryan Grim. The Guardian got an early copy of the book and notes Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez…
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said that he believes Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is a decidedly unserious member of Congress “who belongs in jail,” Politico reports. Gaetz, in response: “Tough…
“Kenneth Chesebro, one of former president Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia election-interference case, plans to meet with investigators in Arizona and Nevada, where similar probes are underway,” the Washington…
Christian Ziegler, the husband of Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, is under criminal investigation after a woman filed a complaint with police alleging the longtime Republican official had raped…
Elon Musk was interviewed by Andrew Ross Sorkin at the Deal Book conference: MUSK: Jonathan, the only reason I’m here is because you’re a friend… SORKIN: I’m Andrew. Save to…
William Galston, one of the founders of No Labels in 2010, resigned from the group earlier this year in protest over the group’s plan to run a presidential candidate. He…
“Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee tried to shout down Chair Dick Durbin after he limited debate on judicial nominees up for their third round of consideration by the panel,…
A University of North Florida poll finds a majority of Florida voters say they would vote yes on a constitutional amendment ensuring abortion access until fetal viability around 24 weeks,…
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) endorsed an abortion ballot initiative that could appear on the November 2024 ballot earlier this week, The Messenger reports. Save to Favorites
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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