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President Donald Trump said there would be no deal to end the U.S. war against Iran without an “unconditional surrender” by Iran, CNBC reports. He said that after a surrender,…
President Trump told CNN that Iran’s leadership has been “neutered” and that he’s looking for new leadership that will treat the United States and Israel well, even if that’s a…
President Trump told CNN that Cuba “is going to fall pretty soon.” Said Trump: “Cuba is gonna fall pretty soon, by the way, unrelated, but Cuba is gonna fall too….
“She burnt up a ton of goodwill. It was everywhere. It was everything.” — A Trump adviser, talking to Axios about why Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was fired. Save…
“Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is facing the toughest election of his 16-year rule, and U.S. President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement are mobilizing to help him,” Politico reports….
A new Fox News poll finds 72% of independents disapprove of President Trump’s job performance and 78% think he is focused on the wrong issues. Save to Favorites
“Americans are more likely than people in other countries surveyed in 2025 to question the morality of their fellow countrymen,” Pew Research reports. “In nearly all countries surveyed, more people…
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) teased a new tax plan that would excuse nearly half of American workers from paying federal income taxes, the Washington Post reports. Save to Favorites
“None of us were running. He fucked his own party.” — Former Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), quoted by Semafor, on Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) saying he made a last minute…
“The U.S. lost 92,000 jobs in February, a sign that the job market continues to struggle across a broad range of sectors,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The unemployment ticked…
Miami Herald: “In his quest to build out an elite global network and satisfy his insatiable desire to procure women and girls to sexually abuse, Jeffrey Epstein often turned to…
“Republicans on Capitol Hill are preparing to confront a staggering price tag for the war in the Middle East after closed-door briefings this week detailed the rapid consumption of expensive…
“The Department of Justice on Thursday released three previously withheld FBI interview reports from 2019 related to a woman who made uncorroborated allegations that she was abused by Donald Trump…
G. Elliot Morris: “According to a simple average of new high-quality surveys, 38% of Americans approve and 49% disapprove of U.S. military action in Iran.” “When ignoring ‘don’t know’ respondents,…
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) suggested Tucker Carlson should run for president after President Trump told ABC News that Carlson had “lost his way,” Axios reports. Save to Favorites
“President Trump seethed when the Supreme Court stripped away his unilateral tariff authority, the first real check on his presidency,” Axios reports. “Then he set out to impose his will…
“President Donald Trump is preparing to endorse a longtime Senate incumbent over a loyal ally in a closely watched Republican primary — a decision that would put him at odds…
“Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces in the Middle East, the first indication that another major U.S. adversary is participating — even indirectly — in…
Wall Street Journal: “Companies that have been feeling the pinch from import duties over the past year are scrambling to capitalize on the Supreme Court ruling, even as it has…
“The United Arab Emirates is weighing freezing billions of dollars of Iranian assets held in the Gulf state, a move that could sever one of Tehran’s most important economic lifelines,”…
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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