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“Any unauthorized release of classified information is a violation of the law and will be treated as such.” — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, on X, the day after…
President Donald Trump stood by his national security adviser, Mike Waltz, after The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief was accidentally added to a private, high-level chat on the messaging app Signal where military plans…
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said a planned visit by U.S. officials to Greenland this week is putting “unacceptable pressure” on the island and on Denmark, Bloomberg reports. Save to…
G. Elliot Morris says the most popular politician in the country right now is Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), with a 46% to 39% favorability rating. “That’s pretty good, but if…
“Columbia University interim president Katrina Armstrong met with anxious faculty over the weekend in an effort to generate support, warn of the jeopardy the school faces and play down concerns…
Washington Post: “The Social Security Administration website crashed four times in 10 days this month, blocking millions of retirees and disabled Americans from logging in to their online accounts because…
Four top administration officials told Axios they expect the scandal over national security officials sharing war plans on a group chat to die down. Said one Trump adviser: “We don’t…
TikTok star Katherine Abughazaleh (D), who is just 26 years old, entered the race for a safe Democratic seat in Congress. Asks Abughazaleh, in her launch video: “What if we…
Last week was rough for Democrats — not because of any electoral setback, but because of the symbolism. In quick succession, an Ivy League university and a prestigious law firm…
Punchbowl News: “House Republicans shouldn’t have to worry about Florida’s 6th District special election on April 1. It’s a deep-red seat that former Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) won by 33…
Wealthy Americans both in the U.S. and abroad are drawing up contingency plans to move assets to Switzerland, the Financial Times reports. Save to Favorites
“David Jolly, the former representative whose sharp disagreements with President Donald Trump led him to leave the Republican Party, is considering running for governor of Florida,” Politico reports. “Jolly is…
A painting of Donald Trump hanging with other presidential portraits at the Colorado state Capitol will be taken down after Trump claimed that his was “purposefully distorted,” the AP reports….
Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D) “said it wasn’t clear to her that Chuck Schumer could continue in his role as Senate minority leader, and that she would not vote…
Wall Street Journal: “Administration officials said President Trump was frustrated by the episode, and was directing his ire at Waltz. But it wasn’t immediately clear if he would move to…
“The White House and allied conservative groups are actively exploring ways to counter-program the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, including the possibility of hosting a parallel dinner or separate gathering on…
Politico: “An email circulated by a high-level Republican Senate staffer to GOP Senate offices Friday instructs them to pay heed to the lobbying clients of Covington & Burling and Perkins…
“Senate Republicans want to adopt a budget blueprint by April 11 to move forward on President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda,” Politico reports. Said Thune: “I want to get it done…
The Justice Department says the Trump administration is invoking the state secrets privilege and will provide Judge James Boasberg no further information about the flights carrying alleged Tren de Aragua…
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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