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Washington Post: “Europe has long looked warily on China’s economic power, discouraged from engaging by the United States but also out of a homegrown sense of distrust. But as Trump…
President Trump is now celebrating what he calls “Liberation Day,” a full-throated embrace of American withdrawal from the global trading system. It’s a message that carries an eerie resemblance to…
President Trump said China “played it wrong” after Beijing retaliated against new U.S. tariffs, unveiling countermeasures that included additional duties of 34% on U.S. goods, Reuters reports. Said Trump: “China…
The measles outbreak in western Texas has hit 481 cases, with 59 newly identified infections confirmed over the last three days, ABC News reports. Save to Favorites
“Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said Friday that bigger-than-expected tariffs will translate into higher inflation and slower economic growth — and that the higher inflation could be persistent, not temporary,”…
President Trump said he had a call with Vietnam leader To Lam, and said that the latter wants to cut Vietnam’s tariffs down “to zero if they are able to…
MarketWatch: “Since Jan. 17, the Friday before Inauguration Day, the U.S. stock market has seen $9.6 trillion in value erased… Of those losses, $5 trillion has been erased just over…
“California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he is pursuing agreements with other countries to ensure California is exempted from retaliatory tariffs aimed at the U.S.,” Axios reports. Save to Favorites
“White House spring garden tours scheduled Saturday were postponed in anticipation of large-scale anti-President Trump protests,” Axios reports. “The mass movement is catching the eye of the Trump administration before…
Punchbowl News: “The climate in Washington and across the country — both politically and economically — is making it much more difficult for Republicans to pass a massive tax-and-cut plan….
Matt Levine: “I have a patriotic appreciation for the U.S.’s export industry of finance, and two of that industry’s most popular products are: (1) Sprinkling some Greek letters on your…
Far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer appeared to take credit for the abrupt firings of the National Security Agency director and his deputy by President Trump yesterday. Save to Favorites
From the Financial Times editorial board: “If it endures, Donald Trump’s decision on April 2, 2025 to enact sweeping ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on U.S. trade partners will go down as one…
Donald Trump, on Truth Social, just before the stock market opened: “To the many investors coming into the United States and investing massive amounts of money, my policies will never…
Financial Times: “Why is this happening? The orthodox view was that tariffs were positive for the dollar because they are inflationary — and therefore keep rates high — and make…
A friend recently suggested reading The Lost Tycoon, Harry Hurt’s 1993 biography of Donald Trump. The book paints a vivid portrait of Trump long before his turn to politics —…
“The Social Security Administration — already reeling from plunging customer service following a rapid downsizing under the Trump administration — is drafting plans to begin layoffs of potentially thousands more…
Derek Thompson: “If there’s anything worse than an economic plan that attempts to revive the 19th-century protectionist U.S. economy, it’s the fact that the people responsible for explaining and implementing…
The Economist finds that Canada’s Liberal Party has an 83% chance to retain power after the upcoming elections — entirely thanks to Donald Trump’s belligerence towards the country, which has…
A new Data for Progress poll finds Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) leading Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in a 2028 Democratic Senate primary, 55% to 36%, with 9% undecided. Save to…
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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