“Since President Donald Trump was sworn into office in January, he has sat for just 12 presentations from intelligence officials of the President’s Daily Brief,” Politico reports.
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“Congressional Republicans are pursuing changes to the Affordable Care Act that would mean 10.7 million fewer Americans using its insurance marketplaces and Medicaid, a huge reduction that some view as…
“The legitimacy of President Trump’s tariffs is being questioned by U.S. courts, but the president is showing no signs of backing off his favorite tool,” the New York Times reports….
Former President Bill Clinton insisted in an interview that former President Joe Biden was “in good shape” and he “never” saw him in cognitive decline in office, Fox News reports.Save…
Gideon Rachman: “The TACO phrase was drawn to Trump’s attention in a press conference last week. He was not amused and called it a ‘nasty question.’” “All the nastier, perhaps,…
“Two decades ago, factories in Indiana that turned rare earth metals into magnets moved production to China — just as demand for the magnets was starting to soar for everything…
The Economist: “According to sources, the mission was 18 months in the making. Russia had been expecting attacks by larger fixed-wing drones at night and closer to the border with…
“South Koreans are set to finally choose a new president after the nation’s worst constitutional crisis in decades,” Bloomberg reports.Save to Favorites
“Iran is poised to reject a U.S. proposal to end a decades-old nuclear dispute, an Iranian diplomat said on Monday, dismissing it as a ‘non-starter’ that fails to address Tehran’s…
A provision buried in the Republicans “big, beautiful” tax bill that would limit courts’ ability to enforce nationwide injunctions is unlikely to make it through the Senate, the Washington Post…
President Trump reportedly pulled Jared Isaacman’s nomination as NASA administrator after being told about his donations to Democrats, but the New York Times reports that Isaacman actually already told Trump…
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) met with former Obama and Biden advisers in South Carolina, the Baltimore Sun reports. Save to Favorites
Politico: “More than 100 drones were smuggled deep into Russia by Ukrainian spies and hidden in the rooftops of specially constructed wooden cabins. These roofs then opened remotely at the…
Eight people marching in support of Israeli hostages held in Gaza were burned Sunday by a man wielding what authorities called a “makeshift flamethrower” and an incendiary device, the Denver…
Paul Krugman: “MAGA and MAGA-adjacent types are very good at finding things and people to hate. They hate immigrants (unless they’re white South Africans), LGBTQ people and wokeness. They hate…
“Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) is launching a new PAC aimed at taking on President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress — the latest sign the Connecticut Democrat is eyeing higher…
Politico: “The Senate’s deficit hawks might be raising the loudest hue and cry over the GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill.’ But another group of Republicans is poised to have a bigger…
“Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is used to watching his fellow GOP senators look at their shoes during closed-door meetings when he waves his charts and digs in his heels on…
New York Times: “Ever since Ms. Harris returned home to California in January after losing last year’s presidential race, Democrats have wondered whether she would run for governor in 2026….
“President Trump’s top economic advisers stressed on Sunday that they would not be deterred by a recent court decision declaring many of the administration’s tariffs to be illegal, pointing to…
“President Trump plans to push lawmakers on his tax-and-spending megabill this week in an effort to overcome Republican concerns about deficit spending,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Trump is expected…
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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