“Donald Trump was invited to headline a big-ticket fundraising gala for House Republicans’ campaign arm later this month in Dallas—but was ultimately forced to decline because of his ongoing criminal trial in New York,” the Daily Beast reports.
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“The United States and Israel on Saturday launched a major attack on Iran, with President Trump vowing to devastate the country’s military, eliminate its nuclear program and bring about a…
“President Trump posted a news story early Saturday on social media accusing Iran of trying to interfere to stop him winning the 2020 and 2024 U.S. presidential elections,” the Wall…
“Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for months failed to appropriately respond to the findings of an internal watchdog that one of her biggest changes to airport security—allowing passengers…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Pentagon would be canceling troops’ attendance at graduate programs at some of the nation’s top universities, calling them “woke breeding grounds of…
“President Donald Trump was disappointed in FBI Director Kash Patel’s behavior at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics and conveyed his displeasure in a conversation with him,“ NBC News reports. “Patel went…
President Trump said Friday that he was ordering every U.S. government agency to “immediately cease” using technology from the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, CNBC reports.Save to Favorites
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has recorded a robocall for Rep. Jasmine Crockett to turn out voters for the Dallas congresswoman in Tuesday’s hard-fought Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, the…
President Trump suggested the U.S. could carry out a “friendly takeover” of Cuba, as the president has used a fuel blockade to increase the pressure on the communist regime in…
“I like Bill Clinton and I don’t like seeing him deposed.” — President Trump, quoted by Politico.Save to Favorites
“President Trump on Friday expressed frustration about nuclear talks with Iran, but said he hasn’t decided yet whether to launch a military campaign,” Axios reports. “With the region on high…
“Competing super PACs backed by the AI industry are already pouring money into the 2026 midterms, starting with the year’s first primaries in Texas and North Carolina,” NBC News reports….
“Paramount should enjoy its growing news monopoly while they have it because when Democrats win back power we are going to break up these anti-democratic information conglomerates. All of them.”…
“The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee has opened an investigation into potential conflicts of interest between Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and his former firm, Cantor Fitzgerald, following the…
Gallup: “Forty-one percent of Americans now say they sympathize more with the Palestinians in the Middle East situation, while 36% sympathize more with the Israelis.” “The five-percentage-point difference is not…
Julia Ioffe: “Ideological screenings are just the beginning of the State Department’s political tests for new foreign service officers, who must affirm their support for Trump’s executive orders, navigate training…
As Bill Clinton answers questions from lawmakers about Jeffrey Epstein today, it’s not just another chapter in a scandal that refuses to die. It will be a precedent. Join now…
“The U.S. has recorded more than 1,100 measles cases so far this year, according to data published Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” CNN reports. “It’s…
“Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have the votes to force Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify before their panel about his relationship with convicted sex offender…
Bill Clinton told the House Oversight Committee that his “brief acquaintance with Jeffrey Epstein ended years before his crimes came to light,” the AP reports. Said Clinton: “I saw nothing,…
“With the threat of a U.S. strike on Iran looming, the United States embassy in Jerusalem has told its workers that they may leave Israel and warned them that if…
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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