Adam Serwer: “Democrats aren’t the only ones who think conservative ideologues are weird. Trump thinks they are too—if weird means extreme and unpopular. In fact, he’s been trying to escape them. The problem is he can’t, at least not fully, because they’re his people.”
Save to Favorites“President Donald Trump abruptly announced Friday he was ending trade talks with Canada, objecting to the country’s new digital services tax, which is set to take effect Monday,” the Washington…
“The University of Virginia’s president, James Ryan, has told the board overseeing the school that he will resign in the face of demands by the Trump administration that he step…
“Two major labor unions that backed Andrew Cuomo’s failed Democratic mayoral bid are set to endorse upstart democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani,” Politico reports.Save to Favorites
Despite razor-thin majorities and widespread public opposition, Republicans are poised to pass one of the most unpopular pieces of legislation in decades. Polls show voters strongly oppose the bill’s core…
“An organization representing immigrants fighting President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order wasted little time seeking to recalibrate its legal strategy to block the president’s policy despite the high court’s restrictions…
The Democratic National Committee never commissioned a formal autopsy after the 2024 election. But those who did the work found something more troubling than just low turnout. Democrats have a…
The Atlantic: “The U.S. spy chief, who built her political identity opposing military intervention, is falling in line after the bombing of Iran.” Save to Favorites
“House Republicans are looking on with a combination of horror and frustration as President Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ morphs into something closer to a hulking monstrosity in their eyes,” Axios…
“An ideologically divided Supreme Court on Friday affirmed a Texas law that requires users to verify their age to access porn sites, the first major legal test of statutes in…
“The Supreme Court on Friday sided with a group of parents seeking to withdraw their children from public school lessons featuring LGBTQ+-themed storybooks, a case that mixed parental rights and…
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, asking her to “denaturalize” and deport New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D). Save to Favorites
“The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to allow President Trump to end birthright citizenship in some parts of the country, even as legal challenges to the constitutionality of the move…
President Trump said Iranian leaders cleared their plan with the U.S. to fire retaliatory strikes against an American airbase in Qatar, and even requested a specific time to attack, the…
“Friday is the final day of the Supreme Court’s term — and it will be a big one,” the Washington Post reports. “They are slated to release six opinions, including…
“China on Friday pledged to approve export applications for rare earths to the U.S., potentially easing a major irritant in the countries’ trade negotiations that has also become a source…
“Trump administration officials signaled this week that they might allow trade talks to extend beyond a July 8 deadline set by the president, as U.S. officials negotiate with over a…
“Gov. Gavin Newsom sued Fox News on Friday, accusing the network of defaming him in its coverage of a phone call he had with President Trump this month,” the New…
A new Pine Tree State poll in Maine finds Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) at just 14% favorability and with an unfavorability of 57 percent. Save to Favorites
“This election is a choice between a candidate with a blue-collar and one with a suit and a silver spoon. A choice between dirty fingernails and manicured nails. A choice…
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.