Jared Kushner ordered that the incoming Biden administration be excluded from Covid-19 planning in the aftermath of the 2020 election, Insider reports.
Kushner said Biden’s team should “absolutely not” be looped in.

Save to FavoritesJared Kushner ordered that the incoming Biden administration be excluded from Covid-19 planning in the aftermath of the 2020 election, Insider reports.
Kushner said Biden’s team should “absolutely not” be looped in.

Save to FavoritesCampaigns, consultants, and corporations spend billions collecting data because it works. That same ecosystem also feeds scammers, spammers, and identity thieves.
Your phone number, home address, family connections, and work history are quietly bought and sold by data brokers—often without your knowledge. Once it’s out there, bad actors don’t need to guess who you are. They already know.
Incogni automatically tracks down data brokers, submits removal requests on your behalf, and keeps monitoring to make sure your personal information stays off the market—even after you move or change jobs.
Cut off the data supply. Take back your privacy. Get 55% off Incogni with code POLITICALWIRE.
“The main political nonprofit groups tied to the 2024 presidential candidates raised almost $900 million last year from donors whose identities remain secret, revealing the extraordinary scope of a shadow…
The White House has added text to the Wall of Fame next to the Rose Garden. Save to Favorites
“Harvey Risch, a Yale epidemiologist long respected for his work in cancer research but who has faced controversy for promoting an unproven covid-19 treatment, has been selected by President Donald…
“Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday that she would sign a bill that will allow terminally ill New Yorkers to end their lives, using unusually personal language as she settled…
FCC chairman Brendan Carr suggested his agency is not an “independent” agency, as the word was scrubbed from its online mission statement, The Guardian reports. Shortly before Carr spoke, the…
At least two U.S. senators have placed holds on the nomination of Adm. Kevin Lunday to serve as the Coast Guard’s commandant after the service enacted a new workplace harassment…
Heading into a year with midterm elections, just 18% of voters approve of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job, while 73 percent disapprove, which is a…
“I have not lost control of the House.” — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), to CNN. Save to Favorites
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino “has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work…
President Trump attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), saying she “hates Jewish people,” at a Hanukkah event at the White House, USA Today reports. Said Trump: “You have a Congress, in…
Four politically vulnerable House Republicans just crossed their leadership — again. They joined Democrats on a discharge petition to force a House vote in 2026 on extending expiring Affordable Care…
Former special counsel Jack Smith told congressional investigators that if presented with the same evidence, he would do it all again, The Hill reports. Said Smith: “If asked whether to prosecute…
President Trump indicated the cost of his planned ballroom project at the White House could reach $400 million, double the originally announced cost of $200 million, NewsNation reports. Save to…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ (D-NY) discharge petition to force a vote on a clean, three-year extension of the enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies has reached 218 signatures, a major blow…
Washington is gripped by déjà vu. As Donald Trump’s second term gets underway, it’s increasingly resembling his first — and that’s setting off alarm bells inside the Republican Party. Join…
Andrew Egger: “There’s little doubt that Trump’s tariffs are damaging him politically, even without Democrats’ help. They may be tempted to simply sit back and watch it happen. But it’s…
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) has signed the House Democrats’ discharge petition to force a vote on a clean three-year extension of the enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies, Punchbowl News reports. Fitzpatrick…
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) will not seek reelection in 2026, the latest in a string of Republican retirements, Punchbowl News reports. Newhouse, one of 10 Republicans who voted to impeach…
It’s genuinely hard to understand what Susie Wiles thought she was doing when she spoke so freely to Chris Whipple for the bombshell Vanity Fair piece that dropped yesterday. There’s…
“Republicans are making mail-in voting a core part of their midterm battle plans — a sharp contrast with President Donald Trump’s efforts to abolish the practice as they scramble 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.
“There are a lot of blogs and news sites claiming to understand politics, but only a few actually do. Political Wire is one of them.”
— Chuck Todd, host of “Meet the Press”
“Concise. Relevant. To the point. Political Wire is the first site I check when I’m looking for the latest political nugget. That pretty much says it all.”
— Stuart Rothenberg, editor of the Rothenberg Political Report
“Political Wire is one of only four or five sites that I check every day and sometimes several times a day, for the latest political news and developments.”
— Charlie Cook, editor of the Cook Political Report
“The big news, delicious tidbits, pearls of wisdom — nicely packaged, constantly updated… What political junkie could ask for more?”
— Larry Sabato, Center for Politics, University of Virginia
“Political Wire is a great, great site.”
— Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”
“Taegan Goddard has a knack for digging out political gems that too often get passed over by the mainstream press, and for delivering the latest electoral developments in a sharp, no frills style that makes his Political Wire an addictive blog habit you don’t want to kick.”
— Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post
“Political Wire is one of the absolute must-read sites in the blogosphere.”
— Glenn Reynolds, founder of Instapundit
“I rely on Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire for straight, fair political news, he gets right to the point. It’s an eagerly anticipated part of my news reading.”
— Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.
