“A high-profile Russian general in command of forces in occupied southern Ukraine said he was dismissed from his post after accusing the defense ministry of betraying Russian soldiers by not providing sufficient support,” CNN reports.


“A high-profile Russian general in command of forces in occupied southern Ukraine said he was dismissed from his post after accusing the defense ministry of betraying Russian soldiers by not providing sufficient support,” CNN reports.
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China says it “will fight to the end” if Trump follows through on his threat to raise the tariff on Chinese goods by an additional 50%, the Wall Street Journal…
“The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to resume use of the Aliens Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador,” Axios reports. “It’s a…
“House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris says he is open to the creation of a new 40% tax bracket for those earning $1 million or more, lending credence to an…
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“Elon Musk is known for many things. Subtlety is not one of them,” the New York Times reports. “When Musk shared a grainy two-minute video at 4:59 a.m. Monday to…
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention soon to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide, the AP…
“U.S. immigration authorities have revoked a spate of student visas for foreign nationals at major colleges including Harvard, Tufts and Stanford, in a growing number of cases that have raised…
As Elon Musk’s star continues to rise at the White House, major advertisers have returned to the platform, and “bankers have sold off billions in the company’s outstanding debt in…
Politico: “Two-thirds of swing voters… said they disapproved of slashing the safety-net health program as part of the GOP’s larger effort to pass a party-line package of tax cuts, beefed…
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) is expanding his blockade to include a total of 300 Trump’s agency and department nominees in addition to several foreign relations bills, Axios reports. Schatz called…
In his annual letter to shareholders, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon cautioned that the trade wars could threaten the U.S.’s long-term economic alliances. Wrote Dimon: “The quicker this issue is…
“President Trump’s plan to impose sweeping tariffs on most of America’s trading partners has governments across the globe racing to schedule phone calls, send delegations to Washington and offer up…
President Trump said Israel should have never “given away” Gaza, the New York Times reports. Said Trump: “They took oceanfront property and gave it away for peace. How did that…
President Trump said Monday that the U.S. had been holding “direct talks” with Iran and that a “very big meeting” involving “very high-level” officials will be taking place this Saturday,…
“Stocks swung dramatically Monday after a false report that the White House would pause most of President Trump’s tariffs for 90 days,” Axios reports. “The report caused a wild 8%…
“The European Union is moving forward with plans to slap tariffs on hundreds of American products, but removed Kentucky bourbon and California wine from the hit list and said it…
President Trump said Monday he plans to add an additional 50% tariff on China starting Wednesday if the country doesn’t withdraw its retaliatory tariff increase on the U.S., the Wall…
Elon Musk’s younger brother harshly criticized Trump’s tariffs, calling them a “structural, permanent tax on the American consumer,” CNBC reports. Kimbal Musk, who is a Tesla board member, also said…
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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