“Vivek Ramaswamy could withdraw from working with the Department of Government Efficiency ahead of his bid for Ohio governor, which he intends to formally announce by the last week in January,” Politico reports.


“Vivek Ramaswamy could withdraw from working with the Department of Government Efficiency ahead of his bid for Ohio governor, which he intends to formally announce by the last week in January,” Politico reports.
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“America’s economic mood continues to deteriorate as President Donald Trump carries on with his sweeping economic agenda,” CNN reports. “Consumer confidence slid 7.2 points this month to a reading of…
“Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, criticized the Trump administration for using a Signal chat to discuss plans for carrying out bombing in Yemen,…
John Ganz: “These guys might look like idiots, and talk like idiots, but don’t let that fool you: they really are idiots.” “I suppose there is a small possibility that…
“Mr. Trump’s tactics against Big Law and other legal institutions seem clearly aimed at demonstrating there is no law but whatever deal the president is personally willing to strike, indeed…
“President Donald Trump appeared to invent a new weapon of economic statecraft on Monday by threatening what he dubbed ‘secondary tariffs’ on countries that buy oil from Venezuela to choke…
“Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers…
Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) said she has decided against a run for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2026, saying she plans to run for a third term in the…
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) told CNN there’s “no doubt” that Russia and China were monitoring the U.S. officials’ devices used for a war plan group chat. Said Bacon: “I will…
“President Trump isn’t waiting for Congress to dismantle the Education Department,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Even before his executive order last week directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon ‘to facilitate…
“Any unauthorized release of classified information is a violation of the law and will be treated as such.” — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, on X, the day after…
President Donald Trump stood by his national security adviser, Mike Waltz, after The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief was accidentally added to a private, high-level chat on the messaging app Signal where military plans…
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said a planned visit by U.S. officials to Greenland this week is putting “unacceptable pressure” on the island and on Denmark, Bloomberg reports.Save to Favorites
G. Elliot Morris says the most popular politician in the country right now is Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), with a 46% to 39% favorability rating. “That’s pretty good, but if…
“Columbia University interim president Katrina Armstrong met with anxious faculty over the weekend in an effort to generate support, warn of the jeopardy the school faces and play down concerns…
Washington Post: “The Social Security Administration website crashed four times in 10 days this month, blocking millions of retirees and disabled Americans from logging in to their online accounts because…
Four top administration officials told Axios they expect the scandal over national security officials sharing war plans on a group chat to die down. Said one Trump adviser: “We don’t…
TikTok star Katherine Abughazaleh (D), who is just 26 years old, entered the race for a safe Democratic seat in Congress. Asks Abughazaleh, in her launch video: “What if we…
Last week was rough for Democrats — not because of any electoral setback, but because of the symbolism. In quick succession, an Ivy League university and a prestigious law firm…
Punchbowl News: “House Republicans shouldn’t have to worry about Florida’s 6th District special election on April 1. It’s a deep-red seat that former Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) won by 33…
Wealthy Americans both in the U.S. and abroad are drawing up contingency plans to move assets to Switzerland, the Financial Times reports. Save to Favorites
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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