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With his wife next to him and surrounded by his children, Donald Trump was sworn in as president “with a handshake and a smile,” the New York Times reports. His…
President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons for five family members, citing concerns that they will be targeted by “baseless and politically motivated investigations,” CNBC reports. Save to Favorites
Donald Trump — in a truly remarkable return to power — is set to be sworn in at 12 p.m. ET as the 47th president of the United States. Trump…
Bloomberg: “Trump plans to declare a national emergency at the border, direct the Pentagon to deploy additional individuals to the border, and seek to end ‘catch and release,’ the policy…
Retired Army Gen. Mark Milley said he was “deeply grateful” to receive a preemptive pardon from outgoing President Joe Biden Monday, USA Today reports. Said Milley: “After forty-three years of…
“President-elect Donald Trump will declare shortly after taking office on Monday that the federal government only recognizes two sexes — male and female — a move that reverses protections for…
“Vivek Ramaswamy is leaving the federal government cost-cutting effort he planned to lead with Elon Musk and expects to announce a bid for Ohio governor a week after Donald Trump…
“Welcome home.” — President Biden, quoted by ABC News, greeting President-elect Donald Trump at the White House. Save to Favorites
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Donald Trump in televised comments to his country’s security council, the New York Times reports. He welcomed Trump’s readiness to “restore direct contacts with Russia”…
President-elect Donald Trump will call for a “revolution of common sense” during his inaugural address, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to prepared remarks, Trump will say: “I return to…
“Billionaire wealth surged in 2024, as the world’s richest people increasingly benefited from inheritance and powerful connections, Oxfam said Monday in its annual inequality report,” NBC News reports. “The combined…
“Donald Trump will order the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Mount Denali in his first hours as the 47th president,” the New York Post reports. “The Gulf…
“The price of bitcoin surged to over $109,000 early Monday, just hours ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry bets he’ll take action soon after…
“President-elect Donald Trump is planning to issue a broad memorandum Monday that directs federal agencies to study trade policies and evaluate U.S. trade relationships with China and America’s continental neighbors—but…
“Mayor Eric Adams left New York City in the middle of the night to head to the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who has the power to pardon the indicted…
“It ain’t gonna be that cold. Just because the oligarchs are there. They’re too tender, coming from Silicon Valley. Are they too soft?” — Steve Bannon, in an interview with…
Pope Francis has criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport immigrants as a “disgrace,” CNN reports. Said Francis: “If it is true, it will be a disgrace, because it makes…
“Scores of senior career diplomats are resigning from the State Department effective at noon on Monday after receiving instructions to do so from President-elect Donald Trump’s aides,” the Washington Post…
Shortly after being sworn in at high noon today, President-elect Trump plans to revoke security clearances of 51 former intelligence officials who signed a letter in 2020 saying emails from…
Peter Baker: “The last time President-elect Donald Trump took the oath of office, eight years ago, Washington and beyond bristled with tension and angry defiance. But the Resistance of 2017…
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.
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