“Federal prosecutors rested their case Friday in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) after seven weeks of testimony from at least 30 witnesses,” CNN reports.
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“Federal prosecutors rested their case Friday in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) after seven weeks of testimony from at least 30 witnesses,” CNN reports.
“President Biden’s family is urging him to stay in the race and keep fighting despite last week’s disastrous debate performance, even as some members of his clan privately expressed exasperation…
“A dozen paid operatives registered with Arizona’s secretary of state on Sunday to collect signatures on behalf of left-wing presidential candidate Cornel West, listing their employer as a Republican-leaning firm…
“Democrats in competitive congressional races are begining to distance themselves from President Biden after the president’s halting debate performance,” Axios reports. “It had been a careful balancing act for many…
On our third day of hiking in the Scottish Highlands we came upon a cabin nestled the hills in the middle of nowhere. A very friendly man sat inside drinking…
“Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) on Sunday said the Democratic Party will need President Biden to play a vital role at the Democratic National Convention in August, regardless of whether he…
Jonathan Chait: “After absorbing the initial waves of shock from Thursday night’s debate debacle, allies of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have begun whispering to the media their reasons why…
Playbook: “Typically, when a family has a therapy session, they do it behind closed doors. They voice their feelings and inner thoughts. Ideally, they can trust in one another. And…
“President Biden’s campaign has raked in more than $33 million since his debate with former President Trump last week despite some backlash about his performance,” The Hill reports. Save to…
“France’s high-stakes legislative elections propelled the far-right National Rally to a strong but not decisive lead in the first-round vote Sunday, polling agencies’ projected, dealing another slap to centrist President…
“Allan Lichtman, the historian who has correctly forecast the results of nine out of the 10 most recent presidential elections argued on Saturday that replacing President Joe Biden could cost…
“And that looks like the polling looked in January, which is why, as unbelievable as Thursday night was, there is a chance that this race is so locked in because…
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said progressives saying they will abandon President Joe Biden over his response to the Israel-Hamas war is “the dumbest shit” he’s ever heard, Politico reports. Said…
A new Data for Progress poll finds voters are more concerned about Joe Biden’s age than Donald Trump’s criminal charges by a 53% to 42% margin. In addition, a full…
Having had a few days to evaluate the political fallout from Joe Biden’s poor debate performance, I asked Political Wire members to weigh in on the best path for Democrats….
Axios: “Biden’s behavior stunned many in the White House in part because Biden’s closest aides — often led by Jill Biden’s top aide, Anthony Bernal, and deputy chief of staff…
Steve Bannon told ABC News that he has “no regrets” about defying a congressional subpoena. Said Bannon: “I’m serving my country right now as a political prisoner.” Save to Favorites
Washington Post: “For a full week, the president sequestered himself at Camp David with more than a dozen aides to prepare for Thursday’s presidential debate with former president Donald Trump….
A new CBS News poll finds 73% of voters — including many Democrats — don’t think Joe Biden has the cognitive health to serve as president. Nearly half of all…
“It’s not just Joe Biden’s age. It’s not just his debate debacle, which made the president look slow, old, foggy. It’s what’s next that truly worries even Biden’s biggest supporters,”…
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…
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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