Wall Street Journal: “Musk is receiving the briefing because he asked for one. He has a security clearance but isn’t in the military chain of command or known to be a military adviser to Trump.”
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“Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin criticized the Trump administration’s interference into the day-to-day business of American companies and raised concerns about self-serving decisions made by government officials,” the Wall…
“Gavin Newsom is heading south to hawk his new memoir,” Politico reports. “The California governor will launch his Young Man in a Hurry book tour in Nashville later this month,…
Washington Post: “Building so many new things and placing his name on others creates an enduring reminder of Trump’s presidency.” “It is easy to remember Kennedy’s place in history, or…
“The deadline has been looming over Washington and Moscow for years,” the New York Times reports. “On Thursday, the last nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia…
“Keir Starmer apologized for appointing Peter Mandelson to a senior role despite the former envoy’s known links to the pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, as he sought to turn the page…
“Iran and the United States will meet for a new round of negotiations on Friday in Oman, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, and the White House said on Wednesday, after…
Politico: “The court’s pending decision could open the floodgates to even more campaign ads from the national parties and extend the timeline of campaign advertising much earlier into the summer….
“Former Vice President Kamala Harris is resuscitating and rebranding her 2024 campaign social media accounts, KamalaHQ, as she takes her next steps back into the national spotlight,” Politico reports. “Harris…
New York Times: “All across the country, the Democrats trying to take back control of Congress have been scouring, scouting and recruiting candidates with compelling biographies to compete in seemingly…
“Vulnerable Republicans have a big political problem on their hands,” Punchbowl News reports. “The bipartisan Senate negotiations to revive enhanced Obamacare subsidies are all but dead, leaving health care costs…
“Political violence, stagnant pay and family-unfriendly legislatures are pushing Gen Z and Millennial state lawmakers to consider leaving office — even as many say they still believe in public service,”…
“The Trump administration is planning to make it easier to discipline—and potentially fire—career officials in senior positions across the government, a move that would affect roughly 50,000 federal workers,” the…
Gov. Andy Beshear is still the country’s most popular Democratic governor, with 65% of registered voters in Kentucky approving of the job he’s doing, the Lexington Herald Leader reports. Save…
“President Trump, who considers himself a master deal maker, has never made any secret of his belief that the secret to winning at negotiation is to keep the other side…
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and his allies are planning to spend roughly $10 million in the next four weeks, Axios reports. Cornyn is targeting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and…
FBI Director Kash Patel is heading to Tucson, Arizona, as President Trump deploys federal resources to find “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Axios reports. Save to Favorites
Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) announced he will not seek reelection, ending his congressional career after more than a decade and adding to the ranks of Republicans declining to run for…
“Democrats’ drive to reach a deal to put new restrictions on immigration-enforcement agents is running into a Republican brick wall, with lawmakers in both parties saying an agreement looks increasingly…
“Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), a leading moderate and former FBI agent, endorsed some changes to immigration enforcement tactics Wednesday, saying they’re needed to rebuild trust between federal agents and the…
President Trump said that he thinks his administration needs to employ a “softer touch” in carrying out its mass deportation campaign in Minnesota, just hours after he ordered the withdrawal…
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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