“Democrats powered their way to control of the Michigan House and Senate on Tuesday, marking the first time the party secured a majority of seats in both legislative chambers in nearly 40 years,” the Detroit Free Press reports.
Save to FavoritesIsaac Stanley-Becker: “The emails that Ghislaine Maxwell has been sending over the past several months from a minimum-security prison near Houston are stamped Sensitive But Unclassified. Maxwell once cavorted with…
“South Carolina Republicans are flirting with redrawing the state’s congressional maps — specifically Rep. Jim Clyburn’s district,” NOTUS reports. Save to Favorites
“From the minute Donald Trump slapped tariffs on Brazil, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva bet the US leader was going all-in on a weak hand. The wager paid off…
“Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s high-stakes visit to Ukraine this week to deliver the Trump’s administration’s latest peace plan has placed the service leader into the role of major international negotiator…
Tom Bartlett: “The agency’s revamped vaccine-safety page enshrines Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s fringe beliefs as government guidance.” Save to Favorites
Semafor: “The rifts between Trump and the rest of the GOP are piling up. Indiana Republicans are declining to rewrite their congressional maps at the behest of the president, sparking…
Indiana’s Senate leader Rodric Bray (R) defended his opposition to President Trump’s pressure to redistrict the state, telling Politico: “It’s absolutely imperative that we’re able to do hard things here,…
“A plunge in cryptocurrency assets accelerated Friday morning, led by bitcoin, which has lost more than a third of its value since setting an all-time high in October,” Axios reports….
“Saudi Arabia’s leader on Tuesday downplayed the kingdom’s role in the 9/11 attacks. But an ongoing federal court case is revealing new details about Saudi officials’ alleged ties to the…
New York Magazine: “Last winter, the U.S. federal government released the results of its semi-annual reading and math tests of fourth- and eighth-graders, assessments that are considered the most authoritative…
“He’d be the outlier if it didn’t happen. The closer you get to the midterms and then beyond, everybody is measuring their own state or congressional district, and maybe people…
The Washington Post ranks the billionaire political donors. “The 20 most prolific donors on the Forbes billionaires list have collectively given nearly $5 billion between 2015 and 2024, spending on…
The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday issued a memo that reclassifies swastikas and nooses as “hate symbols,” in a rapid about-face after facing intense scrutiny for a previous policy change…
A new American Research Group poll shows just 35% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 62% say they disapprove….
“Attorneys have to parse the language and determine all that.” — Speaker Mike Johnson, talking to reporters, on President Trump’s call to execute six Democratic lawmakers. Save to Favorites
“The White House is preparing for possible turnover in the Cabinet after President Donald Trump reaches the one-year mark of his term, potentially shaking up his otherwise stable team of…
“President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers are grasping for ideas on a new party-line package aimed at blunting criticism of rising health care and other costs of living, as spiking…
“The White House is pressuring Ukraine to sign on to its new peace proposal by Thanksgiving or lose U.S. support to the country,” the Washington Post reports. Save to Favorites
Wall Street Journal: “After nearly five years of high prices, many middle-class earners thought life would be more affordable by now. Costs for goods and services are 25% above where…
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.