Sidney Blumenthal: “If Joe Biden were as ruthless about immunity as Donald Trump…”
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Sidney Blumenthal: “If Joe Biden were as ruthless about immunity as Donald Trump…”
Washington Post: “It was a comeback tale, based on the notion of a single bad night. ‘When you get knocked down, you get back up!’ Biden declared, nailing the lines…
Washington Post: “Trump has not communicated his choice, the people familiar with the situation said, but discussions inside the campaign have narrowed in on Sens. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Marco…
New York Times: “It is all a new role for a man best known as a happy-go-lucky political operator, a consummate team player and a prodigious fund-raiser, whose paid speeches…
“Donald Trump has never shown much interest in grooming successors,” the New York Times reports. “When he left as host of “The Apprentice,” he mocked the ratings of his replacement….
Politico: “More than six months before the next American president takes office, there is already an extraordinarily advanced effort across the NATO alliance, and far beyond, to manage a potential…
“French voters head to the polls Sunday for the final round of parliamentary elections that hinge on whether France is prepared to hand control of the National Assembly to Marine…
Former Trump advisor Stephen Miller claimed he has “never been involved with Project 2025” in a post on X on Saturday, however, a video on the Project 2025 YouTube channel…
The Biden campaign now says it will no longer suggest questions to interviewers of the president, CNN reports. Save to Favorites
President Biden’s first television interview since his disastrous debate performance last week drew 8.5 million viewers, Variety reports. That’s a fraction of the 51 million viewers who watched Biden stumble…
“The judge presiding over former President Trump’s classified documents case in Florida pushed back some of the deadlines in the case on Saturday to allow for further briefing,” Axios reports….
“Diplomats and world leaders preparing for next week’s NATO summit are privately expressing acute concern about President Joe Biden’s age, health and ability to win the 2024 presidential election,” Politico…
“Numerous officials, lawmakers and strategists in President Biden’s own party increasingly see his candidacy as unsustainable — and their private anxieties are slowly but steadily spilling into public view, interviews…
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) shared a baseless claim that President Joe Biden was having a “medical emergency” on Air Force One, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Save to Favorites
A second local radio host on Saturday told ABC News that he was provided a list of questions in advance of his interview with President Joe Biden this week. Axios:…
A top Washington D.C. neurologist had a meeting with President Biden’s personal doctor at the White House earlier this year, visitor logs reviewed by the New York Post show.Save to…
Jane Mayer: “There are two conversations in Washington right now. The public one is that Biden’s OK. The private one is the same people telling reporters it’s a disaster.” “Biden…
Donald Trump has opened his biggest national lead so far over Joe Biden, 42.2% to 39.6%, according to the FiveThirtyEight.Save to Favorites
“The questions asked of President Biden by two radio interviewers this week were provided in advance to the hosts by members of Mr. Biden’s team,” the New York Times reports….
“President Joe Biden’s family is attempting to become more involved over his campaign and White House affairs as their anger with his staff spills into public view,” NBC News reports….
“President Biden will campaign in Pennsylvania on Sunday, his second trip to a battleground state in recent days as part of a crucible for his candidacy that featured his first…
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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