Politico: “New Hampshire’s two Democratic senators are lobbying with uncharacteristic zeal on an issue dividing their caucus — confirming a judicial nominee under scrutiny for his handling of a sexual assault case at a prestigious boarding school.”


Politico: “New Hampshire’s two Democratic senators are lobbying with uncharacteristic zeal on an issue dividing their caucus — confirming a judicial nominee under scrutiny for his handling of a sexual assault case at a prestigious boarding school.”
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) was caught on camera pulling the fire alarm ahead of this motion to adjourn vote as Democrats tried to delay the vote on the Republican stopgap…
Dan Balz: “There are good weeks and bad weeks and then there is the week that the Republican Party is just concluding, a kaleidoscopic display of self-inflicted wounds by politicians…
President Biden told ProPublica that Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) had made a “terrible bargain” and that “in order to keep the speakership, he’s willing to do things that he, I…
If the reports are correct, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will announce an independent run for president on October 9 in Pennsylvania. I’ve long thought a third candidate on the ballot…
Playbook: “With a possible vote to oust McCarthy now looking more likely than ever, expect a ton of attention on whether House Democrats would step in to help save his…
“After a dud of a first impeachment hearing Thursday, some House Republicans are pushing to take the Biden inquiry away from House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY) and put it…
New York Times: “From Latin America to the Middle East, Mr. Menendez has long been among the most hawkish Democrats on Capitol Hill, and never afraid to oppose or criticize…
Politico/Morning Consult poll: “In addition to the 75 percent of voters — a bipartisan consensus of 81 percent of Democrats, 72 percent of Republicans and 69 percent of independents —…
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) confirmed to CNN that the House will try to pass a stopgap spending bill that will require Democratic votes. When asked if he is concerned that…
“Very simply, if you rob a store, you can fully expect to be shot as you are leaving that store. Shot!” — Donald Trump, in a speech to California Republicans.Save…
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) looks likely to try to pass a “clean” short-term spending bill to keep the federal government open for 45 days, Punchbowl News reports. This effort would…
David Corn: “This episode came to mind as I read the ruling issued this week by New York Judge Arthur Engoron, who pronounced that Donald Trump had committed fraud for…
“As Speaker Kevin McCarthy tries to placate his House Republican conference in the fight over spending, the White House is holding out hope that a bipartisan deal brokered days ago…
Philip Bump: “The Republican push to impeach President Biden formally began on Thursday with a hearing held by the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill. By most objective accounts, it…
The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live for members. Republicans running for president have a train wreck debate, while Republicans in the House are about to shut down the…
A federal judge rejected bids by four defendants in Georgia’s election subversion case to move the proceedings to federal court, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.Save to Favorites
“The small group of House Republicans bucking their party leaders and pushing the government toward a shutdown would have carried a dismissive label in past years. They would be called…
House Republicans will meet this morning to discuss a short term funding resolution that would extending current funding with disaster aid, CNN reports. It would need the help of Democrats…
“They made us lose. It’s like they wanted us to lose.” — Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), on NewsNation, on the 21 Republicans who voted against a stopgap bill to fund…
Donald Trump made a bizarre pitch to California voters, promising to fill the state’s canals with enough water to dampen forests to prevent wildfires. Said Trump: “All the currently dry…
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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