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Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) told Politico that the border crisis lost Democrats the election, and that he may keep voting with Republicans on migration issues. Said Gallego: “There has been…
“Deportation raids that were set to begin in at least one sanctuary city the day after President Trump’s inauguration are on hold for now after an effort to keep the…
John Harris: “In one light, it was all quite familiar. But the second occasion of Trump taking the oath of office also put him in an entirely new light. For…
Playbook: “The moment of the evening … came when Trump was asked if outgoing President Joe Biden had left the traditional letter of advice for his successor in the Resolute…
Politico: “It’s not yet known which of Trump’s exhaustive list of executive actions will have immediate impact, which are purely symbolic, and whether Congress or the courts can limit their…
“An executive order President Donald Trump signed Monday night vows to end birthright citizenship in the U.S., despite broad legal consensus that the Constitution guarantees American citizenship to nearly everyone…
“President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday night that repeals a provision allowing transgender troops to serve in the military, part of a wide-ranging effort to end Biden-era policies…
“President Donald Trump said that he plans to enact previously threatened tariffs of as much as 25% on Mexico and Canada by Feb. 1, reiterating his contention that the US’s…
“Moments after he was sworn in as the 47th US president, Donald Trump gave a staid inaugural address in the Capitol rotunda filled with policy pronouncements on inflation, immigration and…
“President Trump moved quickly on Monday to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, a move that public health experts say will undermine the nation’s standing as a…
“President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was issuing roughly 1,500 pardons and commuting the sentences of six of his supporters in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack…
New York Times: “With that six-word vow, President Trump described how he planned to make his second term in office differ from his first. Now, after a four-year interregnum that…
“President Trump is poised to embark on an economic experiment that has never been tested as he prepares to carry out an agenda of tax cuts and tariff increases while…
“The Senate on Monday approved a bill that would mandate detentions and potential deportations for undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes, setting it on a glide path to clear Congress…
“The acting head of the U.S. immigration court system and three other top officials were fired on Monday soon after President Trump took office, in a purge of the top…
The Senate voted 99-0 on Monday to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as President Trump’s Secretary of State, Axios reports. It’s a resounding show of Senate bipartisanship for one of…
“Neo-Nazis are celebrating Elon Musk making two Nazi-like salutes during a speech to tens of thousands of President Donald Trump supporters on Monday,” Wired reports. Save to Favorites
“Elon Musk has already achieved his first cut at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency: his co-leader Vivek Ramaswamy,” Politico reports. “Musk, the tech tycoon and Donald Trump confidant, made…
“President Trump’s redecorated Oval Office includes a portrait of Benjamin Franklin and a fresh Andrew Jackson painting, part of an Inauguration Day overhaul of the most exclusive office space in…
“President Donald Trump’s pledge to rename the highest mountain in North America put Alaska’s all-Republican congressional delegation in varying states of dismay after he reiterated plans to change Denali back…
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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