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Former special counsel Jack Smith told congressional investigators that if presented with the same evidence, he would do it all again, The Hill reports. Said Smith: “If asked whether to prosecute…
President Trump indicated the cost of his planned ballroom project at the White House could reach $400 million, double the originally announced cost of $200 million, NewsNation reports.Save to Favorites
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ (D-NY) discharge petition to force a vote on a clean, three-year extension of the enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies has reached 218 signatures, a major blow…
Washington is gripped by déjà vu. As Donald Trump’s second term gets underway, it’s increasingly resembling his first — and that’s setting off alarm bells inside the Republican Party. Join…
Andrew Egger: “There’s little doubt that Trump’s tariffs are damaging him politically, even without Democrats’ help. They may be tempted to simply sit back and watch it happen. But it’s…
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) has signed the House Democrats’ discharge petition to force a vote on a clean three-year extension of the enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies, Punchbowl News reports. Fitzpatrick…
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) will not seek reelection in 2026, the latest in a string of Republican retirements, Punchbowl News reports. Newhouse, one of 10 Republicans who voted to impeach…
It’s genuinely hard to understand what Susie Wiles thought she was doing when she spoke so freely to Chris Whipple for the bombshell Vanity Fair piece that dropped yesterday. There’s…
“Republicans are making mail-in voting a core part of their midterm battle plans — a sharp contrast with President Donald Trump’s efforts to abolish the practice as they scramble to…
A new Politico analysis suggests the 2026 midterms are unlikely to resemble the 2018 blue wave — largely because the House map has been engineered to prevent it. Two rounds…
Paul Krugman: “While it’s too soon to declare that we’re in a recession, the data are at least pre-recessionary: that is, the numbers are weak enough that we should be…
“Despite President Donald Trump’s claims to be a champion for American workers, the GOP under Trump isn’t coalescing around a labor agenda,” NOTUS reports. “Trump’s first year in office is…
Former Trump lawyer John Dowd, writing for MS NOW: “Jack Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. In that investigation, Smith proved himself to…
Playbook: “The reaction yesterday was telling in itself. This was a full rally-around-the-flag moment for Wiles’ team, with Trump himself plus key surrogates including Vance, Leavitt and Donald Trump Jr….
President Trump said that GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson offered him “another $250 million” to run for a third term in the White House, Mediaite reports. Save to Favorites
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said President Trump has “real problems” within the Republican Party, adding that the president is out of touch with voters on key issues such as…
“Americans give President Donald Trump his worst approval ratings ever for his handling of the economy, as they also express concerns about the cost of living, healthcare prices, and personal…
New York Times: “The White House is trying to tamp down Americans’ economic anxieties by dangling the prospect of checks and other paydays next year, hoping that the money might…
New York Times: “The decision comes down to who Mr. Trump believes will be more successful in delivering the substantially lower borrowing costs that he has long struggled to get…
“Consumers already tapped out from rising home energy costs face yet another strain on their pocketbooks — surging heating costs,” the New York Times reports. “Higher electricity and natural gas…
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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