“I’m not making a statement. I am into comfort, and I don’t have to iron, and it’s hard to find suits. I never understood why anyone thought that was interesting. More people seemed concerned about me wearing a hoodie on the floor than Senators taking bribes.”
— Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), quoted by Deadline, on why he wears a hoodie and shorts.
Save to FavoritesJason Leopold: “We know from news reports that Trump’s name was in the Epstein files. But what hasn’t been reported is that an FBI FOIA team redacted Trump’s name —…
In a rowdy town hall on Thursday night, Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) was booed when he expressed support for President Trump’s trade policies, ABC News reports. Save to Favorites
President Trump instructed Republican senators to “vote the exact opposite” of Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). Said Trump: “Republicans, when in doubt, vote the exact opposite of Senator Susan Collins. Generally…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) took a tumble on the Senate floor yesterday but appeared to be fine even though she tipped over a desk. Save to Favorites
“The Trump-era special counsel who scoured the Russia investigation for wrongdoing gathered evidence that undermines a theory pushed by some Republicans that Hillary Clinton’s campaign conspired to frame Donald Trump…
Jesse Ferguson: “There’s a word Democrats need to ban from their vocabulary if they want to rehab our brand and win elections again: accomplishments.” “Every time we use that word,…
“Elon Musk contributed $15 million to President Trump and congressional Republicans just days after his public blowup with Trump, an indication the tech billionaire was looking to make peace with…
Paul Krugman: “It’s highly likely that what we’re seeing is the effect of Trump’s tariffs — or more precisely the uncertainty that his erratic tariff policy has created.” “Contrary to…
“As the world digests Donald Trump’s self-declared tariff day, a heavy fog shrouds what happens next,” Bloomberg reports. “But it’s increasingly clear that the president’s rationale for imposing an array…
“Supply constraints and high demand have driven up the cost of beef, with 100% ground beef prices in June surpassing $6 per pound for the first time since data collection…
It’s August, and the Senate is still stuck in Washington. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) tried to explain the stalled negotiations to adjourn for the August recess: “It looked…
“A group of House and Senate Democrats who attended Harvard are threatening their alma mater with a ‘rigorous’ investigation if the school cuts a deal to end hostilities with President…
“Employers continued to create jobs but pulled back on hiring, a sign that more businesses are putting expansion plans on hold as they deal with economic uncertainty,” the New York…
“Former President Joe Biden called on attorneys to lead the fight to uphold the Constitution during the Trump administration in a speech at a downtown Chicago hotel on Thursday in…
“Four months after Donald Trump shocked the world and roiled markets by unveiling a placard full of tariff rates at the White House Rose Garden, his revisions unveiled Thursday generated…
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) “broadened his attack on the Trump administration’s handling of records about the financing of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking network, urging the Internal Revenue Service to investigate…
“Perhaps it’s naive of me, someone who has seen a lot that most people haven’t seen but I believed that on some level, there are many, there should be many,…
“President Donald Trump’s administration has dramatically expanded its work with Palantir, elevating the company co-founded by Trump ally Peter Thiel as the government’s go-to software developer,” Wired reports. “Following massive…
“The Pentagon has scheduled its first major test of the multibillion-dollar Golden Dome missile defense system for just before the 2028 election, setting an aggressive deadline for military officials to…
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.