“After a schism left the moderate group all-male, the Blue Dogs have found their first new female member in the Last Frontier,” Politico reports.
“The centrist Democratic coalition is adding an eighth member — Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) — to its ranks after a half-dozen members left the group this year over a rebranding rift. She’ll also be the only woman.”
Save to FavoritesWall Street Journal: “A federal judge denied the Justice Department’s request to reconsider his decision to quash a pair of subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve, rejecting the government’s arguments…
The Verge: “Despite recent signs of life, another week has come and gone without the Trump T1 Phone. We’re now over nine months since its announcement in June of last…
NOTUS: “Cybersecurity researchers warn that the White House’s new app regularly shares users’ IP addresses, time zones and other data to third-party services. But most of its users wouldn’t know…
President Donald Trump is seeking $152 million to cover the first year of costs to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison as a secure facility, CNN reports. Save to Favorites
Politico: “Trump is right: The flow of oil from the Persian Gulf to the U.S. is far less than it used to be. But no matter what he says, the…
Bloomberg: “French President Emmanuel Macron is calling on medium-sized powers to join forces and stand up to the US and China.” “Macron hammered the message during his tour of Asia…
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds 86 percent of Americans are concerned for the lives of U.S. military personnel in Iran — and 56 percent believe the war will have a…
Andrew Sullivan: “Compared with before the war, Iran’s strategic position is enhanced, not weakened, because a regime that survives this kind of asymmetric war wins it. Buoyant oil prices are…
Associated Press: “It’s hard to overstate how dramatically the political landscape has shifted.” “At this time last year, many Republican leaders believed there was a path to preserve their narrow…
Tom Nichols: “The United States is in the middle of a major war, but that didn’t stop Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Thursday from firing General Randy George, America’s…
Axios: “A sharp rise in defense spending. Steep cuts elsewhere. All against a backdrop of rapid growth.” “That is the Trump administration’s formal 2027 budget proposal, in a nutshell.” “As…
NOTUS: “President Donald Trump asked Congress for funds to massively increase detention of immigrant families, proposing an expansion to up to 30,000 beds.” Save to Favorites
Bloomberg: “The US is doubling, to $40 billion, its commitment to provide reinsurance guarantees to ships willing to travel through the Strait of Hormuz with the addition of new insurance…
At least one crew member from the U.S. fighter jet shot down over Iran was rescued by American forces, CBS News reports. Photos and video circulating on social media suggested…
MS NOW: “t didn’t take long for the pictures to come off the wall.” “Within hours of the news that President Trump had fired Attorney General Pam Bondi, images began…
CNN: “Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital after becoming ill last month at a Federalist Society dinner in Philadelphia, according to people with knowledge of the…
G. Elliot Morris: “Donald Trump’s approval rating hit a new low this week. As of April 2, the FiftyPlusOne average puts his net approval at -21.4 — 37.2% approve, 58.6%…
“To the Iranians, the Strait of Hormuz now matters more than the nuclear program. The nuclear program was symbolic, but didn’t provide them with any deterrence. Now, the only reason…
The fate of the crew of the U.S. fighter jet shot down over Iran was unclear, as American officials scrambled to mount a search and rescue operation before Iran could…
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.