“Election officials on Friday reported heavy turnout in Georgia on the last day of early voting ahead of the Dec. 6 runoff election that will determine whether Democrats can add to their razor-thin majority in the U.S. Senate,” Reuters reports.


“Election officials on Friday reported heavy turnout in Georgia on the last day of early voting ahead of the Dec. 6 runoff election that will determine whether Democrats can add to their razor-thin majority in the U.S. Senate,” Reuters reports.
“Extremists raised more than $6.2 million on crowdfunding websites from 2016 to 2022,” USA Today reports. “Researchers tracked campaigns across 10 different crowdfunding sites. Most were housed on GiveSendGo, a…
I couldn’t bring myself to watch the video of Tyre Nichols being bludgeoned to near death by Memphis police officers. I have a very high tolerance for terrible news, but…
Embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) told House Republicans in a closed meeting today that he would recuse himself from sitting on committees, Punchbowl News reports. Save to Favorites
Freshman Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) has never complied with a federal law required of all congressional candidates, WTVF reports. “That law requires candidates and members of Congress to disclose their…
“Students arrived in some Florida public school classrooms this month to find their teachers’ bookshelves wrapped in paper — or entirely barren of books — after district officials launched a…
“The expanding legal threats facing former President Donald Trump are testing as never before his decades-old playbook for fending off prosecutors, regulators and other accusers and foes, with his trademark…
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) pledged last night to “get the job done” and remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. But it’s not clear he’ll be…
“Exxon Mobil rocketed to its highest-ever annual profit last year, riding surging oil prices to resurrect its status as one of America’s most profitable companies and erase billions of dollars…
A Miami Herald review of Rep. George Santos’ (R-NY) campaign spending “in the region raises questions about some of his campaign reports, and about what, exactly, he did here —…
Matt Lewis: “Media reports suggest that Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley are laying the groundwork to launch 2024 presidential primary bids. While there will surely be more entrants (John Bolton…
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) “is standing his ground, refusing to apologize to Paul Pelosi for sharing conspiracy theories about the hammer attack… even after seeing the shocking police video of…
A new Bulwark/North Star Opinion Research poll finds Donald Trump “has slipped to his lowest point since he emerged on the political scene almost eight years ago.” “He remains a…
“Former President Donald Trump is strapped for campaign cash following the mid-November launch of his 2024 presidential campaign,” NBC News reports. “Trump, who has been the GOP’s most prolific fundraiser…
“Mitch Daniels is passing on a potential bid for an open Indiana Senate seat, forgoing what would have been one of the most hotly contested primaries in the 2024 cycle,”…
“Donald Trump’s endorsement helped push J.D. Vance and Eric Schmitt into the Senate. Now they’re nearly ready to return the favor,” Politico reports. “Vance has told allies over the last…
Washington Post: “After the release of a video on Friday showing Memphis police officers fatally beating Tyre Nichols, 29, earlier this month, there were hopes that Congress might once again…
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) expressed a keen interest in running for the state’s Senate seat now held by moderate Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Bloomberg reports. Save to Favorites
“Washington’s debt limit drama has Wall Street betting that the United States will employ a fallback option to ensure it can make good on payments to its lenders even if…
“The United States will not be sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine — at least not now,” Politico reports. “Asked by a reporter outside the White House Monday if the…
“Two people who found two classified documents in a Florida storage facility for Donald Trump have testified before a federal grand jury in Washington that’s looking at the former president’s…
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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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