“For six weeks, members of the Trump White House who have grown weary of Elon Musk’s disruptive style have taken solace in the fact that he serves as a temporary government employee, with a 130-day cap,” Politico reports.
“But a White House official now says there is no known end date on Musk’s tenure.”
Save to Favorites“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the country and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens…
Jonathan Chait says President Trump’s closure of a trade route from Detroit to Windsor will help a billionaire and hurt basically everyone else. “This episode is a prototypical demonstration of…
President Trump has floated a lot of ways to send Americans free money. None have actually happened. Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no…
Nancy Youssef and Vivian Salama: “The Trump administration had been considering its military options, which ranged from targeting leaders to hitting Iran’s nuclear program. But officials discovered that the U.S….
“The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday gave the state the green light to go forward with a special election to put Democrats’ redistricting plan before voters this spring,” WRIC reports….
“Video footage appears to contradict key aspects of a federal indictment’s descriptions of former CNN anchor Don Lemon’s actions at a protest last month inside a church in St. Paul,…
Susan Glasser writes that President Trump’s “systematic campaign to stamp out dissent and punish those who disagree with him that will be remembered as among the most singularly un-American aspects…
CBS News executives “are actively sketching out plans for another deep round of cuts,” Status reports. “According to people briefed on the situation, the coming layoffs are expected to impact…
“Donald Trump is planning to scale back some tariffs on steel and aluminum goods as he battles an affordability crisis that has sapped his approval ratings ahead of November’s midterm…
“The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s budget…
For years, Donald Trump’s political survival skill has been simple: when the news turns bad, create bigger news. A shocking comment, a cultural fight, a personal attack — anything that…
“Venezuelans are much more optimistic about the future after the U.S. seized authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro and want free elections held this year, according to the first face-to-face opinion poll…
Bill Scher: “A state-by-state breakdown of the Senate primaries shows Democrats have largely, but not completely, averted a debilitating ideological civil war in the midterm elections.”Save to Favorites
“Rahm Emanuel is embarking on a three-day swing through the crucial swing-state of Michigan this weekend. But he’s not just dropping in to help boost down-ballot Democratic candidates — he’s…
“Inflation rose just 0.2% in January from December and fell to 2.4% on an annual basis. Both readings were less than anticipated, in a positive sign for consumers,” NBC News…
Joe Rogan went after President Trump for his administration’s mishandling of the Epstein files and its failure to protect the victims of the pedophile sex trafficker, the Daily Beast reports….
“The unveiling of an official presidential portrait is typically a ceremonial event, one that places a former president in the long line of leaders who have piloted the United States…
“The release of an enormous cache of files about the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein might have been expected to quell conspiracy theories about his crimes and the government’s knowledge…
“Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has been a failure by almost any measure, with his army incurring massive casualties for little territorial gain beyond what it already occupied prior to…
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.