“He is absolutely putting on the old schtick of trying to get as much attention as possible and trying to raise money off of it—but the fact of the matter is, he is terrified.”
— George Conway, quoted by MSNBC, on Donald Trump.
Save to Favorites“He is absolutely putting on the old schtick of trying to get as much attention as possible and trying to raise money off of it—but the fact of the matter is, he is terrified.”
— George Conway, quoted by MSNBC, on Donald Trump.
Save to Favorites“Despite private pressure from centrists, Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that he would not remove three conservative hardliners from the powerful Rules Committee, where they’ve heavily impeded getting GOP bills…
“A divided Supreme Court seemed skeptical Wednesday that federal law can require hospitals to provide emergency abortion care in states with strict bans on the procedure, in the latest legal…
It’s only April and the presidential campaign is in full swing. It’s already like nothing we’ve ever seen. Thanks for reading Political Wire! Some of you have probably been meaning…
“The United States last week secretly shipped a new long-range missile system to Ukraine, and Ukrainian forces immediately used the weapons to attack a Russian military airfield in Crimea last…
Brian Beutler: “Ahead of Thursday’s Supreme Court argument over Donald Trump’s claim to immunity for everything he did while president, the New York Times published a stirring call for the…
Theodore Schleifer reports Elon Musk “has made it known that he is considering either endorsing Trump after the summer — or at least making some kind of formal statement opposing…
Lara Trump told Fox News that the RNC will have poll watchers who can actually touch ballots at polling places on election day. Said Trump: “We now have the ability…
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ), who represented New Jersey in the House for more than a decade, has died at the age of 65, The Hill reports.Save to Favorites
“For the third week in a row, lawmakers return to the Arizona Capitol on Wednesday with abortion dominating their agendas. Even when it’s not on the agenda,” the Arizona Republic…
“Michigan prosecutors consider former President Donald Trump and some of his top aides co-conspirators in the plot to submit a certificate falsely claiming he won Michigan’s 2020 election,” the Detroit…
President Biden praised passage of the long-awaited $95 billion aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and pledged that the money would quickly move to its intended destinations, Politico reports….
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) went after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), saying that Greene was a threat to the Republican Party and was “dragging our brand down,” NBC News reports….
Former Gov. Chris Christie (R) told the Washington Post that President Biden has not called him since Christie has made it clear he’s not backing Donald Trump for president. Said…
A new Monmouth poll finds 43% of Americans are in favor of the recently passed bills to provide aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, while 35% are opposed. Another 21%…
“Joe Biden’s re-election campaign plans to continue using TikTok for at least the next year, despite the president signing a law on Wednesday that would ban the social media platform…
Edward Luce: “Watch carefully and you can see the Republican party forming a circular firing squad. The trigger was last weekend’s much delayed vote for $61 billion in Ukraine aid….
“Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have become key players in the early planning for a second Trump administration’s transition team, and would focus on vetting potential officials and staffers…
Politico: “Now, as he makes his third run for president, the media landscape of 2024 is markedly different than it was in 2016, in no small part due to Trump…
“Donald Trump’s allies have quickly found a target in Matthew Colangelo, the Manhattan prosecutor who delivered the opening statement in the historic hush-money case against the former president,” Axios reports….
Just Security: “While Trump has claimed he will be a dictator for only the first day of his administration, his promise to do so—even for 24 hours—is antithetical to American…
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.
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