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.”
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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.”
“Manhattan prosecutors on Tuesday agreed with Donald Trump’s request to postpone his criminal sentencing so that the judge overseeing the case could weigh whether a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling…
Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred in New York for his efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election. Save to Favorites
“One of the leaders of the Republican National Convention’s platform committee, which shapes the party’s official stance on key issues, has a history of pushing extreme anti-abortion positions, including advocating…
A new Marist poll finds 52% of Americans think people in the United States are less patriotic than they were a few years ago, 32% believe they are about as…
A.B. Stoddard: “By every account, the president’s wife is his closest adviser. She gets the last word in the significant debates about his future. She is not only unwavering, she…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared nude photos of women with his friends and appeared to joke about eating dogs, Vanity Fair reports. Save to Favorites
A new AARP poll in Nevada shows Donald Trump leading Joe Biden by three points, 48% to 45%. In a full ballot test including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other…
Morning Consult: “While our post-debate survey shows President Joe Biden has lost no immediate ground to Trump, most voters, including a 47% plurality of Democrats, say Biden should be replaced…
Brian Beutler: “If you’re about my age or older… you’re familiar with this uncanny sensation of living through a moment when history turns. It’s happened every few months or years…
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is the only woman remaining under consideration to be Donald Trump’s running mate, and she’s a long shot, the Wall Street Journal reports. Save to Favorites
I leave the country for a couple of weeks and find it’s a total mess upon my return. Here are my quick thoughts: Join now to continue reading. Members get…
“Over the course of his presidency, Joe Biden’s small clutch of advisers have built an increasingly protective circle around him, limiting his exposure to the media and outside advice —…
First lady Jill Biden got the Vogue treatment. Save to Favorites
“Images captured from space show the growth of Cuba’s electronic eavesdropping stations that are believed to be linked to China, including new construction at a previously unreported site about 70…
Hunter Biden sued Fox News for streaming a miniseries that he claims included “intimate images” of him without his consent, violating a New York “revenge porn” law, Bloomberg reports. Save…
Jonathan Bernstein: “What’s actually happening here is dramatically limiting the ability of Congress to govern. It’s Congress, along with the presidency, that sets up these agencies, funds them, gives them…
David Frum: “Here’s just one data point to keep in mind. Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in 2020 in great part because he ran much better among white men than…
“Former President Trump, if re-elected, plans to immediately test the boundaries of presidential and governing power, knowing the restraints of Congress and the courts are dramatically looser than during his…
Axios: “Donors’ questions revealed deep doubts within the Democratic Party on whether Biden has the stamina, skill and substance to go toe-to-toe with former President Trump for the next four…
“Four days after his disastrous debate performance, President Joe Biden still hadn’t personally called top Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill to shore up support,” NBC News reports. “Biden’s team has…
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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