“Republican lawmakers are feeling uncomfortable about President Trump’s escalating fight with the federal judiciary,” The Hill reports.
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), who is up for reelection next year, said she found it “troubling.”


“Republican lawmakers are feeling uncomfortable about President Trump’s escalating fight with the federal judiciary,” The Hill reports.
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), who is up for reelection next year, said she found it “troubling.”
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Immigration enforcement officers detained the wife and five children of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the alleged terrorist attacker in Boulder, Colorado, the Denver Post reports. Save to Favorites
“President Trump signed an order Tuesday doubling tariffs to 50% on steel and aluminum imports — drawing swift criticism from officials in neighboring Canada and Mexico,” Axios reports. The National…
“Donald Trump chose not to acknowledge Elon Musk in his first posts on Truth Social after the billionaire went nuclear on the president’s signature spending bill,” the Daily Beast reports….
“Trump administration officials delayed and redacted a government forecast because it predicts an increase in the nation’s trade deficit in farm goods later this year,“ Politico reports. “The numbers run…
“Republican allies close to the White House are privately arguing that the former special government employee — who spent Tuesday afternoon blasting the spending bill and threatening to retaliate against…
President Trump took a fresh swipe at China early Wednesday, saying his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, was “extremely hard” to strike a deal with, the Wall Street Journal reports. Meanwhile,…
“President Trump on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on Senate Republicans to quickly embrace and pass legislation carrying his domestic agenda, intensifying a battle inside the G.O.P. about what should be…
Punchbowl News: “Thune is enlisting Trump to help wrangle the various factions in the Senate GOP Conference, knowing that at the end of the day, the president will have to…
Wall Street Journal: “Trump’s record inaugural fundraising of nearly $250 million totaled almost as much money as the last four combined. That was built in part on big political spending…
Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) announced he’s now a registered Democrat. Said Walsh: “After Trump’s first election, I woke up. Seven years ago, I came out publicly against Trump. Five…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she wished she had not voted for President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful” spending bill, explaining that she wasn’t aware of its contents, the…
Elon Musk blasted President Trump’s signature spending package as “pork-filled” and “a disgusting abomination” — a striking rebuke from a onetime ally who was embedded in the administration’s inner circle….
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “The Iowa Senate race moves onto the periphery of the competitive board this week.” “Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) was in the news recently for comments on…
A senior official who dismantled the U.S. government’s Russian disinformation unit is married to a Russian woman with links to the Kremlin, The Telegraph reports. Save to Favorites
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) hit back at Elon Musk after he called the House budget bill “a disgusting abomination” filled with “pork” that would lead to crushing debt. Said Johnson:…
“A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to continue providing gender-affirming care to hundreds of transgender prison inmates, ruling that an abrupt decision to curtail their medical care was…
Time was able to use Google’s AI tool “to create realistic videos, including a Pakistani crowd setting fire to a Hindu temple; Chinese researchers handling a bat in a wet…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) told Fox News Radio that the Senate was on the right track to push the budget reconciliation package through — but added the party…
Elon Musk on Tuesday called President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislation making its way through Congress “outrageous,” “pork-filled” and “a disgusting abomination,” the Washington Post reports. Said Musk, on X: “Shame…
“Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-PA) chief of staff will soon leave his office,” Axios reports. “It continues a string of staff departures following reports of internal concerns about Fetterman’s mental health…
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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