“Barron Trump is declining Florida’s offer to be a delegate to the Republican National Convention this summer, citing ‘prior commitments,’ according to his mother’s office,” the Daily Mail reports.
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A new Detroit News poll Mike Rogers (R) and Haley Stevens (D) are tied in the race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, 44% to 44%. Save to Favorites
“About 1.4 million fewer people have enrolled in Obamacare coverage this year in the face of soaring premiums, according to an early report, following the expiration of the enhanced subsidies…
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) “says she has learned that federal prosecutors are investigating her after she took part in a video urging military service members to resist illegal orders,” the…
Playbook: “What’s striking is the degree to which both sides want to talk about this incident. Liberals are genuinely outraged by what happened, and want to see criminal charges pressed…
“Former Rep. Mary Peltola raked in $1.5 million in the first 24 hours of her bid to unseat GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska, a sizable haul to kick off…
“There are three sitting Republican senators President Donald Trump has not endorsed for reelection. He has no imminent plans to change that,” Politico reports. “The strategy behind not endorsing in…
“President Trump, a lover of tariffs, has become even more enthusiastic about their benefits in recent weeks. In an economic speech in Detroit on Tuesday, Mr. Trump mentioned tariffs more…
“China announced on Wednesday the world’s largest trade surplus ever, even adjusting for inflation, as a tsunami of exports flooded markets around the world last year,” the New York Times…
“Entering the 2026 cycle with 47 Senate seats and an unfavorable map, few thought Democrats had any shot of flipping control of the chamber,” Punchbowl News reports. “But Senate Minority…
Punchbowl News: “Something shocking is happening in Washington.” “Since the record 43-day government shutdown ended in mid-November, congressional appropriators are trying to get their power back. And party leaders are…
“The Trump administration will announce Wednesday the U.S. is moving to the next step of its Gaza plan and name a committee of Palestinians to temporarily run the bombed-out enclave,”…
TMZ has video showing President Trump reacting to a heckler on a factory floor who called him a “pedophile protector.” Trump appeared to respond by pointing, mouthing “fuck you” and…
New York Times: “Transcripts of secret grand jury testimony from the Georgia election interference case against Mr. Trump and his allies, obtained this week by the New York Times, show…
“Grocery prices rose at the fastest pace in three years, keeping pressure on household budgets even as overall inflation held steady in December,” Axios reports. “The jump in costs highlights…
“Senator John Kennedy, Republican of Louisiana, has long been known for his zany turns of phrase,” the New York Times reports. “Despite being an Oxford-educated lawyer, his folksy quips, delivered…
President Trump said his administration will release a framework to lower health care costs later this week, USA Today reports. Save to Favorites
President Trump mocked ex-President Joe Biden for only giving speeches that lasted “a matter of seconds” — except for one time where he claimed Biden was “high as a kite,”…
President Trump threatened to “take very strong action” if Iranian authorities begin hanging anti-government protesters this week, CBS News reports. Said Trump: “We will take very strong action. If they…
The Trump administration is demanding the University of Pennsylvania turn over names and personal information about Jewish members of the school’s community as part of the administration’s stated goal to…
A social media post from the Department of Labor appears to echo a Nazi-era slogan from the early 20th century, USA Today reports. The post: “One Homeland. One People. One…
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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