“The U.S. military flew in Marines to reinforce its embassy in Haiti and evacuate non-essential personnel as heavily-armed gangs continue to challenge the country’s tenuous government and turn the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, into a battlefield,” the Miami Herald reports.
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New York Times: “His palatial 30,000-square-foot New Mexico mansion sits on a ridge overlooking thousands of acres of southwestern land he named Zorro Ranch. A sea of tufted grass, prickly…
Hours after the U.S. military announced that three U.S. service members were killed during military strikes against Iran, President Trump told NBC News: “We expect casualties with something like this.”…
Founding father and slave owner Caesar Rodney, “whose statue in Delaware was removed in 2020 amid calls for racial reckoning, will be given a position in honor in Washington by…
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) told Politico that if he is given the gavel to lead the House Oversight Committee next term, a Democratic majority would “absolutely” pursue an interview with…
“Brent crude jumped 10% to about $80 a barrel over the counter on Sunday, oil traders said, while analysts predicted that prices could climb as high as $100 after U.S….
Iran’s long-promised retaliation arrived on Sunday. Missiles and drones targeted Israel and several Persian Gulf states — including countries that host U.S. military bases — widening a conflict that now…
“From the moment he announced an extensive military attack against Iran by posting an edited social media video at 2:30 a.m. Saturday, President Trump made clear that he would be…
“The United States’ attack on Iran is stirring up an already-roiling Democratic debate over Israel, just as primary season kicks off,” Politico reports. “The joint U.S.-Israel military operation has put…
“We’ve spent $8 trillion in the Middle East. And we’re not fixing our roads in this country. How stupid is it? We’re not fixing our highways, our tunnels, our bridges,…
Only one in four Americans approves of the U.S. strikes that killed Iran’s leader on Saturday, while about half — including one in four Republicans — believe President Trump is…
“For months, Israeli and American intelligence agencies — including the CIA — had been secretly watching Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for just the right moment,” CNN reports. “They were monitoring…
One day after launching strikes on Iran that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and embroiled the region in war, President Trump told Michael Scherer this morning that the country’s new leadership…
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“One month before President Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are set to convene at a much-touted summit in China, the U.S. leader’s toppling of another friend of China risks stoking…
Morning Consult: “Trump approval (44% to 53%) and his foreign policy approval (43% to 52%) are unchanged from pre-strike baselines. The strikes have not moved his numbers immediately.” The country…
“When the U.S. military’s top general laid out the risks to President Trump of launching a major and extended attack on Iran, one of the issues he flagged was America’s…
The Atlantic: “Killing the supreme leader was one thing. Ousting the regime will be another.” Save to Favorites
Saturday Night Live opened with Donald Trump’s character, who touted himself as peacemaker, now addressing the country exulting in war with Iran. Said Trump: “I launched this attack after me…
“China criticized the US and Israeli military action against Iran, warning that it risks plunging the Middle East into deeper instability and undermining international law,” Bloomberg reports. Save to Favorites
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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