“I mean they’re just attacking me like crazy right now.”
— Gov. Kristi Noem (R), quoted by Politico, saying the Republican Party was “in a war” with the media and Democrats who “don’t care about the truth.”
Save to Favorites“I mean they’re just attacking me like crazy right now.”
— Gov. Kristi Noem (R), quoted by Politico, saying the Republican Party was “in a war” with the media and Democrats who “don’t care about the truth.”
Save to Favorites“President Joe Biden’s campaign rejected two additional debates on Friday that former President Donald Trump’s campaign says it agreed to do,” NBC News reports. “One was a proposal for a…
“A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly…
Newly released documents say Moms For Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler and her Florida GOP chairman husband went “on the prowl” in Sarasota bars to find women to have sex with,…
“Donald Trump agreed on Friday to a third presidential debate hosted by NBC News as the network continued to scramble to secure a televised debate slot,” Semafor reports. “The third…
“The Pentagon is rushing to expand its capacity to wage war in space, convinced that rapid advances by China and Russia in space-based operations pose a growing threat to U.S….
“The U.S. Justice Department and TikTok on Friday asked a U.S. appeals court to set a fast-track schedule to consider the legal challenges to a new law requiring China-based ByteDance…
A federal judge sentenced the man convicted of assaulting and attempting to kidnap Paul Pelosi, the husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), to 30 years in prison on Friday, the…
Frank Fahrenkopf — the chair of the Republican National Committee in the Reagan era and co-founder of the Commission of Presidential Debates — told Politico he thought the Biden campaign…
New York Times: “With the corruption trial of Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey underway on Thursday, a prosecutor handed a juror in the first row of the jury box…
“A senior communications staffer in Speaker Mike Johnson’s office abruptly resigned this week after he was presented with complaints about his behavior,” NOTUS reports. “Anang Mittal, who was Johnson’s head…
“Two top Biden administration officials held indirect talks with Iranian officials in Oman this week on how to avoid escalating regional attacks,” Axios reports. “The talks — involving President Biden’s…
New York Times: “Two years into President Biden’s term, his aides began negotiating with Saudi leaders to have the kingdom establish diplomatic relations with Israel. But when the Israel-Hamas war…
Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) broke her silence on love affair with married Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA), confirming that they are “happily engaged in a relationship,” the Daily Mail reports….
“Donald Trump has fixated on the idea he can expand the map in a general election that’s likely to be decided in six swing states. He has touted his rally…
Gallup: “LGBTQ+ identification in the U.S. continues to grow, with 7.6% of U.S. adults now identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or some other sexual orientation besides heterosexual.” “The…
“The most prominent pro-Israel group in American politics has promised to pour tens of millions of dollars into this year’s elections. But it’s mostly not talking about Israel,” Politico reports….
The surprise news of the week was that President Biden and Donald Trump quickly agreed to two presidential debates. Almost nobody saw that coming, although there were reports of backchannel…
“Trucks of humanitarian aid began moving ashore into Gaza early Friday through a temporary pier built by the U.S. military, the first supplies of aid to be sent into the…
Politico: “Sanders sees the concerns of Arkansans as the same as America’s, and her actions delight many Arkansans.” “Yet there are rumblings — angry educators, cowed Republicans, a falling approval…
“When Donald Trump took the stage at a CNN town hall in Manchester, New Hampshire, one year ago, a crowd of his supporters roared and jeered all through the event,…
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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