Since he left office, Donald Trump’s various political committees have spent $905,570 at his own properties, the HuffPost reports.


Since he left office, Donald Trump’s various political committees have spent $905,570 at his own properties, the HuffPost reports.
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“This man is stark, raving mad. Do Americans not see how embarrassing this is?” — A senior foreign diplomat, texting a Washington Post columnist after President Trump’s speech at the…
Former Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on The View and reflected on her October 2024 interview where she was asked if there was anything she’d do differently than then-President Biden….
New York Magazine reports how Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, who now work closely together at DHS, are “widely understood” to be romantically…
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (R) told MSNBC that President Trump “wants to send troops into American cities is because he wants to be able to take control of the 2026…
Edward Luce: “A few months before the 250th anniversary of the declaration of independence, Donald Trump is pulverising the country’s founding principles with astonishing ease. His war on speech is…
“When President Joe Biden signed a law last year forcing the sale of TikTok, top Democrats and China hawks heralded it as a triumph,” the Washington Post reports. “Four years…
Nearly 20 immigration judges received emails this month informing them that they are being let go, adding to the over 80 judges that have already been cut by President Trump…
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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