“North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Russia’s top presidential security adviser Sergei Shoigu in Pyongyang on Tuesday and discussed a “special military operation” in the Kursk region bordering Ukraine,” Reuters reports.


“North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Russia’s top presidential security adviser Sergei Shoigu in Pyongyang on Tuesday and discussed a “special military operation” in the Kursk region bordering Ukraine,” Reuters reports.
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“Attorney General Pam Bondi directed federal prosecutors to launch a grand jury investigation into accusations that members of the Obama administration manufactured intelligence about Russia’s 2016 election interference,” CNN reports….
“Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will announce expedited plans this week to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, the first major action by the former Fox News host as the…
“Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial for allegedly leading a coup attempt after losing the 2022 election,” the AP reports….
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered the arrest of the Democrats who fled the Lone Star State in an effort to halt the advancement of new congressional maps that could…
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for major expansion of war in Gaza, Jewish Insider reports. Save to Favorites
“Former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is interviewing campaign managers for a 2026 comeback bid, a clear indication that he’s preparing to jump into the race to defeat Sen. Jon Husted…
“The Trump administration is backing away from a widely cited immigration enforcement target, telling a federal appeals court there is no formal policy requiring agents to arrest 3,000 people a…
“Justice Department lawyers have long enjoyed a professional benefit when they appear in court. As a general rule, judges tend to take them at their word and assume they are…
The U.S. will propose some tourist and business visa applicants post a bond of up to $15,000 as part of an effort to clamp down on visitors who overstay their…
“U.S. states and cities that boycott Israeli companies will be denied federal aid for natural disaster preparedness, the Trump administration has announced, tying routine federal funding to its political stance,”…
“Interest rates will be higher over the next decade because of the GOP’s megabill and drive up borrowing costs even for the federal government, Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper predicts in a…
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) is introducing legislation to block all 50 states from redrawing congressional maps before the 2030 census and “stop a damaging redistricting war from breaking out across…
Republicans in Texas, acting on President Trump’s push to redraw congressional lines mid-decade, have set off a chain reaction that could trigger a nationwide redistricting brawl. Join now to continue…
“Listen, Donald Trump is a piece of shit, OK?” — Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), quoted by the Daily Beast. Save to Favorites
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said on Russell Brand’s podcast that President Trump may be remembered more for his executive power grabs than his policymaking. Said Paul: “I think if we…
From a Wall Street Journal editorial: “What does Mr. Trump plan to do if next month’s jobs numbers are meh or worse? Order the BLS to change them? Democrats are…
“New York is joining the fight to redraw congressional maps,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Gov. Kathy Hochul and other state leaders said they would begin the process of redistricting…
“California’s Democratic legislative leaders are not ready to talk publicly about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to have lawmakers redraw the state’s congressional maps to try to send more Democrats to…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had a message for the dozens of Democratic legislators who fled the state to derail a mega-partisan gerrymander: “This truancy ends now,” Politico reports. “But Abbott’s…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) told the Daily Mail that she feels that the Republican party has lost touch with its base, and suggested she may abandon the party entirely….
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.
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