A new UMass Amherst poll finds 39% of Americans — including 74% of Republicans — think it’s a decent idea for Donald Trump to act as “a dictator for a day” to begin his prospective second term.
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“Facing pressure from his right flank to take on judges who have ruled against President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Tuesday floated the possibility of Congress eliminating some…
“The Trump administration has quietly paused the processing of green card applications filed by certain individuals, including approved refugees, as part of a broader effort to more aggressively vet immigrants,”…
Out next month: Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History by Chris Whipple. Vanity Fair has an excerpt. Save to Favorites
Politico: “Even as ticket-splitting rates have plummeted, Collins has stymied all previous Democratic attempts to oust her from her Maine Senate seat and she remains the only Republican senator left…
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) mocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his wheelchair in remarks that circulated online Tuesday, drawing sharp condemnation from Republicans, Politico reports. Said Crockett: “Y’all know we…
“Credit rating group Moody’s has warned on the US fiscal outlook, saying President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs can hamper the country’s ability to cope with a growing debt pile and…
“Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso told reporters Tuesday that Donald Trump wants the debt ceiling dealt with as part of a party-line package to enact the president’s sweeping domestic agenda,”…
“Elon Musk’s demand for federal workers to submit five bullet points detailing their week’s work has hit a new snag: the inbox is full,” Bloomberg reports. “Workers submitting their lists…
“The Trump administration is moving to freeze tens of millions of dollars in federal family-planning grants to certain organizations while it investigates whether the money was used for diversity efforts,”…
“Donald Trump is considering a two-step approach to his new tariff regime, deploying rarely used powers to impose emergency duties while probes into trading partners are completed,” the Financial Times…
President Trump nominated Leo Brent Bozell III, a conservative activist and writer, to be the country’s ambassador to South Africa, Bloomberg reports. Save to Favorites
“The White House said Tuesday that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to cease fighting in the Black Sea and to hash out the details for halting strikes on energy facilities,”…
“The D.C. Department of Health confirmed a case of measles in the District on Tuesday morning,” NBC Washington reports. “The person who was diagnosed traveled through several places in D.C….
“World Liberty Financial, a crypto project backed by President Trump and his family, said it would launch a new stablecoin backed by U.S. government debt,” the Wall Street Journal reports….
“America’s economic mood continues to deteriorate as President Donald Trump carries on with his sweeping economic agenda,” CNN reports. “Consumer confidence slid 7.2 points this month to a reading of…
“Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, criticized the Trump administration for using a Signal chat to discuss plans for carrying out bombing in Yemen,…
John Ganz: “These guys might look like idiots, and talk like idiots, but don’t let that fool you: they really are idiots.” “I suppose there is a small possibility that…
“Mr. Trump’s tactics against Big Law and other legal institutions seem clearly aimed at demonstrating there is no law but whatever deal the president is personally willing to strike, indeed…
“President Donald Trump appeared to invent a new weapon of economic statecraft on Monday by threatening what he dubbed ‘secondary tariffs’ on countries that buy oil from Venezuela to choke…
“Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers…
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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