The House passed a bill condemning President Biden for withholding heavy bombs from Israel, 224 to 187, Politico reports.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has already said his chamber won’t take up the legislation.
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Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) publicly called for Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C., to be deported. Save to Favorites
“People in the Justice Department and legal scholars are calling the move an unprecedented and dangerous use of the pardon power that dealt a crushing blow not just to federal…
“President Trump stood alongside prominent tech executives at the White House on Tuesday to unveil what he called a ‘tremendous’ and ‘monumental’ $500 billion artificial-intelligence infrastructure project,” the Wall Street…
President Volodymyr Zelensky said any effective peacekeeping force deployed in Ukraine will need to include U.S. troops, as he appealed to Donald Trump ahead of talks with Russia, Bloomberg reports….
Ron Brownstein: “As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength since the Ronald Reagan era in the 1980s.” “Over…
CNN CEO Mark Thompson told journalists at the network to avoid mentioning parts of President Donald Trump’s past—including his felony convictions and impeachments—during inauguration day broadcasts, Status reports. Save to…
“The House subcommittee overseeing President Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency is stacked with some of the most outspoken and ideological lawmakers in both parties,” Axios reports. “Rep. Marjorie Taylor…
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D), a former law school dean who oversaw two presidential elections in battleground Michigan, is launching a campaign Wednesday to become the state’s next…
Sean Hannity on Tuesday attacked the “state-run legacy media mob” while hosting his Fox News show at the U.S. Capitol with top Republican leaders. Save to Favorites
“President Donald Trump’s goodwill in the cryptocurrency industry has taken a hit after he and his wife launched meme coins — a move critics say looks like an unseemly cash…
“The Trump administration on Tuesday expanded the powers that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have to swiftly remove some undocumented immigrants from the U.S., a move that could help President…
“President Donald Trump’s new administration is likely to do away with the White House’s National Space Council, a cabinet policy panel that lobbyists at Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been pushing…
House Democratic chiefs of staff got into an “intense discussion” about whether the party’s leaders are delivering a sufficiently strong message in response to President Trump’s immigration crackdown, Punchbowl News…
“President Trump’s near-total pardon of Jan. 6 rioters was denounced by the Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police union in the U.S., and the International Association of Chiefs of…
“Fuck it: Release ’em all.” — President Trump, quoted by Axios, as his staff grappled with how to pardon those convicted in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Save…
Aaron Blake: “When the idea of pardons for Jan. 6 defendants first circulated, the pushback from Republican senators was pretty swift. And even the few who entertained the idea drew…
“President Trump’s pledge to upend the federal workforce began rippling through Washington on Tuesday after he moved to force government employees back to the office five days a week and…
President Trump demanded an apology from the Episcopal Church after Bishop Mariann Budde tore into him during a national prayer service. Said Trump: “The so-called Bishop who spoke at the…
New York Times: “The way Mr. Trump sees it, he didn’t only defeat the Democrats in the 2024 campaign; he also vanquished the remnants of Republican opposition, the mainstream media…
Wall Street Journal: “The blitz of executive orders and memos from President Trump left business leaders—some still in the tuxedos they wore to White House inaugural galas—scrambling to make sense…
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.
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