“In the 24 hours since the Colorado Supreme Court kicked former President Donald Trump off the state’s Republican primary ballot, social media outlets have been flooded with threats against the justices who ruled in the case,” NBC News reports.


“In the 24 hours since the Colorado Supreme Court kicked former President Donald Trump off the state’s Republican primary ballot, social media outlets have been flooded with threats against the justices who ruled in the case,” NBC News reports.
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New York Times: “The longstanding animus between Mr. Bannon and Mr. Musk encapsulates a key tension at the heart of Mr. Trump’s Make America Great Again movement. It pits those…
“President Trump believes it’s worth risking pain to achieve his medium-term goal of rewiring the U.S. economy. He is attempting a form of economic shock therapy, while accepting there could…
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett told ABC News that Canadian authorities are covering up major fentanyl operations. Said Hassett: “I can tell you that in the situation room I’ve…
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“Democratic lawmakers on Sunday expressed disappointment at their party’s uncoordinated response to President Trump’s address to Congress last week,” the New York Times reports. “The criticisms… come as congressional Democrats…
“Elite law firms formed a proud part of the opposition to the first Trump administration. This time around, the industry is fearful of taking on a president who hasn’t shied…
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Elissa Slotkin prepared to rebut Donald Trump’s joint session speech by listening to “a lot of” Eminem. Save to Favorites
Robert Kaplan: “President Donald Trump may be an imperialist or a mercantilist, or even a deal-maker extraordinaire as he prefers to think of himself. In any case, in his second…
“Somebody slap me and wake me the fuck up because I’m ready to get on with it.” — Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), quoted by Politico, reacting to President Trump’s address…
Playbook: “In the earliest weeks of Trump’s second term, Democrats have careened from strategy to strategy to respond to him, often ineffectually. But one unifying thread as they try to…
Wall Street Journal: “The contest is turning into a political knife fight defined by how far and fast McConnell’s former supporters can distance themselves from him. Even with the primary…
Wall Street Journal: “The impact of the halt—which U.S. officials described as a temporary pause designed to force Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate with Russia—will be limited at first,…
“President Donald Trump is confident that the country’s economy has a bright future — but he isn’t ruling out a 2025 recession just yet,” Politico reports. Said Trump: “I hate…
“As U.S. and Ukrainian officials prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia this week, President Donald Trump has privately made clear to aides that a signed minerals deal between Washington and…
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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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