“Former Donald Trump chief of staff-turned-co-defendant Mark Meadows has gone to court to gain access to records from his time in the White House, an effort to help contest the criminal charges against him in Georgia,” CNN reports.
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“Former Donald Trump chief of staff-turned-co-defendant Mark Meadows has gone to court to gain access to records from his time in the White House, an effort to help contest the criminal charges against him in Georgia,” CNN reports.
The Bulwark: “Amid the fallout from the president’s dire performance in Thursday night’s debate, those familiar with Trump’s campaign say it remains focused on Biden as the Democrats’ de facto…
New York Times: “The 48 hours after the debate were a frenzied campaign within a campaign to save Mr. Biden’s suddenly teetering candidacy, a multiday damage-control effort to pressure and…
We’ve now had a few days since the presidential debate to evaluate the political ramifications of Joe Biden’s poor performance. So let’s survey Political Wire members on the best path…
“During his 2016 campaign, Donald Trump orchestrated a takeover of the Republican Party in part by blasting wealthy political donors as the root of corruption and delivering a populist message…
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) told USA Today he would support Vice President Kamala Harris taking over the top spot on the ticket if President Biden “ain’t there.” Said Clyburn: “I’m…
“Democrats who worried about President Biden’s re-election prospects even before his uneven debate Thursday had been pointing to a bright spot in this year’s campaign: The party’s Senate candidates, and…
“Iran has threatened an ‘obliterating war’ if Israel launches a full-scale attack in Lebanon, as diplomats work to prevent tensions between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, which is backed…
Inside Elections: “While it is uncommon for any incumbent to lose a primary race — it happens just 2 percent of the time on average in any given cycle —…
Associated Press: “Unless a court halts the legislation, schools have just over five months until they will be required to have a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in all…
A new EPIC-MRA poll in Michigan — conducted entirely before last week’s presidential debate — found Donald Trump leading Joe Biden in the key battleground state, 49% to 45%. When…
“I understand the concern after the debate. I get it. I didn’t have a great night, but I’m going to be fighting harder.” — President Biden, quoted by Politico, to…
James Carville “said in an interview published Saturday that he does not think President Biden will be on the ticket come Election Day,” the Washington Post reports. “But hours after…
After his disastrous debate performance, President Biden is “expected to discuss the future of his re-election campaign with family at Camp David on Sunday,” NBC News reports Said one source:…
“President Biden sought to extinguish anxieties among top Democratic donors Saturday following a disastrous debate performance that raised alarm about his age and ability to remain the party’s presumptive nominee,…
“A sense of concern is growing inside the top ranks of the Democratic Party that leaders of Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee are not taking seriously enough…
President Biden’s campaign on Saturday night, in a fundraising appeal to supporters, said the president dropping out would only “lead to weeks of chaos” and leave the eventual replacement weakened…
President Biden’s “miscues and limitations are more familiar inside the White House,” Axios reports. “The time of day is important…From 10am to 4pm, Biden is dependably engaged — and many…
“President Emmanuel Macron’s decision three weeks ago to call snap elections overturned any semblance of political stability in France and opened the door to the possibility of the first far-right…
David Remnick: “Biden has rightly asserted that the voters regard this election not only as a debate about global affairs, the environment, civil rights, women’s rights, and other matters of…
From the Philadelphia Inquirer editorial board: “President Joe Biden’s debate performance was a disaster. His disjointed responses and dazed look sparked calls for him to drop out of the presidential…
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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