Donald Trump on Friday filed his personal financial disclosure report with the Federal Election Commission – offering the public a first look at his post-presidential finances, CNN reports.
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For all the bluster and bravado, Donald Trump is losing. A lot. Despite reclaiming the White House and commanding a Republican-controlled Congress, Trump’s presidency has hit a wall in the…
Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE) admitted to angry constituents that he hadn’t read President Trump’s “big, beautiful” reconciliation package before voting for it, Rolling Stone reports. “Flood could barely get through…
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) has expanded upon his historic Senate floor speech from last month into an upcoming book, the AP reports. Save to Favorites
David Frum: “Nothing like this has been attempted or even imagined in the history of the American presidency. Throw away the history books; discard feeble comparisons to scandals of the…
“It’s shocking to me, when I think about when I joined the show, I had more rights as a woman than I have now.” — Showrunner Yahlin Chang, quoted by…
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Hamas Gaza chief, Mohammad Sinwar, one of its most wanted and the younger brother of the deceased group’s leader, Yahya Sinwar,…
“House Republicans rejected a push by some allies of President Donald Trump to include tax hikes on the rich in sweeping legislation they passed last week — a decision that…
“Russia’s successes on the front lines in Ukraine are a big reason why Vladimir Putin isn’t yet ready to sign up to President Trump’s peace efforts. Some of his neighbors…
“President Donald Trump’s pick to investigate waste, fraud and abuse at the Labor Department, Anthony D’Esposito, is a former Republican congressman who lost his New York seat after he was…
“Two Secret Service officers have been suspended after being filmed fighting outside former President Barack Obama’s home last week,” the Daily Beast reports. “Video and audio files posted to X…
“A U.S.-born citizen who was wrestled into the dirt, handcuffed and detained in a vehicle as part of an immigration raid had a REAL ID on him that was dismissed…
The CEO of Anthropic, one of the world’s most powerful creators of artificial intelligence, said that AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs — and spike unemployment to…
Elon Musk called Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) and asked him to tap Vivek Ramaswamy for the open Senate seat that belonged to Vice President JD Vance as the billionaire…
Wall Street Journal: “With international sanctions freezing money flows, North Korea has grown creative in its quest for cash. North Korean hackers have stolen more than $6 billion in cryptocurrency.”…
“Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday that he could bar government scientists from publishing in the world’s leading medical journals, instead proposing the creation of…
“President Donald Trump lashed out at the Kremlin on Tuesday for its unwillingness to negotiate a ceasefire with Ukraine as he continued to consider increased sanctions against Russia, an escalation…
Wall Street Journal: “While corporate earnings and bond-market jitters have prompted stock swings in recent weeks, trade policy remains the key driver of day-to-day market action. Investors have eagerly greeted…
“In a tense meeting last week, top Trump aide Stephen Miller and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanded that immigration agents seek to arrest 3,000 people a day,“ Axios reports….
A new Glengariff Group poll in Michigan finds Rep. Haley Stevens (D) edging Mike Rogers (R) in a possible U.S. Senate race, 45% to 44%. State Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D)…
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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