“The Trump administration sent a new group of migrants to the U.S. military base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Thursday to await deportation, claiming that they may have ties to a Venezuelan gang,” the New York Times reports.
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“The Trump administration is shaking up Immigration and Customs Enforcement leadership amid continued frustrations within the White House about the level of immigration arrests and deportations conducted by the agency,”…
“A new Covid variant that’s gaining momentum globally has landed in the U.S.,” NBC News reports. “The World Health Organization announced last week that it was monitoring the variant, NB.1.8.1,…
Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) introduced a bill Thursday to rename the Washington, D.C., subway system after President Trump and his MAGA slogan, The Hill reports. Save to Favorites
“One day after a federal court declared many of his tariffs to be illegal, President Trump and his top aides rushed on Thursday to resuscitate the centerpiece of the administration’s…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell met with President Donald Trump at the White House this morning on the president’s request, according to a Fed statement. From the statement: “Chair Powell…
Another federal judge has blocked President Trump’s tariff policy as unlawful. This is a separate injunction by a federal judge in Washington, D.C. which is unrelated to the block issued…
Jonathan Last believes “TACO” has the potential to hurt Donald Trump: It’s simple. Trump Always Chickens Out. You can put that phrase anywhere, apply it to anything, and everyone knows…
“Steve Bannon straight up called for President Donald Trump to suspend the writ of habeas corpus in response to recent court rulings striking down his tariffs and use of emergency…
“The Trump administration said it may ask the U.S. Supreme Court as soon as Friday to immediately pause a federal court ruling blocking many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs,” CNBC…
“Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) on Thursday formally launched his bid to become ranking member of the House Oversight Committee,” Axios reports. “The 47-year-old Democratic leadership member is likely to be…
“Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) has been preparing a run for Michigan’s open Senate seat and plans to make a final decision this summer,” Politico reports. “If he does enter the…
Jonathan Cowan: “If someone’s heart is in the right place, that’s what counts, not using what advocates may deem the politically correct words on a subject for which the language…
“A federal judge in Boston said on Thursday morning that she would issue an order blocking the Trump administration’s efforts to prevent Harvard from enrolling international students,” the New York…
“Dr. Annie Andrews, the South Carolina Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged Rep. Nancy Mace in 2022, says she’s running against Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in 2026, challenging the four-term incumbent in…
“When they pleaded guilty, the three men took responsibility for crimes,” the New York Times reports. “Brian Kelsey acknowledged his involvement in an illegal campaign cash scheme. Paul Walczak expressed…
New York Times: “The president’s framing of his administration’s aggressive pressure campaign speaks not just to how he sees his efforts to dominate Harvard and what it teaches and who…
Janan Ganesh: “For a movement that talks a good game about sovereignty, that defines itself against ‘globalists,’ MAGA is absolutely obsessed with foreign countries.” Save to Favorites
“Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s surprise announcement Tuesday ending coronavirus vaccine recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women blindsided the agency that offers that advice,” the…
“Universities should continue to be able to do research as long as they’re abiding by the laws and in sync, I think, with the administration and what the administration is…
Glenn Kessler: “Given numerous news reports about people dying because they stopped getting American aid, you would think Rubio’s staff would have prepared him with a better answer than ‘lie’…
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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