The House Freedom Caucus is circulating a memo sharply criticizing the Senate-passed GOP megabill as Republican leaders work to secure hard-liners’ votes Wednesday, Politico reports.
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“Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and associate Ghislaine Maxwell is opposing the US Justice Department’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts in her criminal case, saying she is still fighting her…
“Not long after it was first reported that Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to one of the cushiest federal detention facilities in the country, a private Facebook group dedicated to current…
“Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday called for the United States to ‘dramatically increase’ aid to Gaza as he joins a national conversation about the deepening humanitarian crisis there as the…
Washington Post: “Loomer has remained close withTrump despite what she describes as ‘contempt’ for her by a number of White House staff and Trump advisers. While those close to the…
Politico: “A sprawling missile defense conference kicks off Tuesday in Alabama, but no one on stage can mention the Pentagon’s most ambitious missile defense project.” “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office,…
Rick Hasen: “A sudden war over redistricting has broken out in Texas and looks to spread across the country, with California, New York and elsewhere considering tit-for-tat Democratic partisan gerrymanders to negate the Republican hardball in…
“The Trump administration plans as soon as Tuesday to formally axe a program launched by billionaire former Trump adviser Elon Musk requiring federal employees to summarize their five workplace achievements…
“The list of reasons why I’m now a Democrat continues to grow. Most importantly, my decision puts me in the best possible position each day to love my neighbor.” —…
President Donald Trump told CNBC that migrants are “naturally” able to do farm work in a way American citizens can’t. Said Trump: “These people do it naturally — naturally. I…
“We have full support from the president. He wants this done. He wants — he promised to make American health again, and he’s gonna do that. He called me last…
Karl Rove told Fox News that President Trump that he’s “making the same mistake” Joe Biden did and is likely to pay a political price for it. Said Rove: “To…
“President Trump spoke on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and discussed the ceasefire ultimatum Trump set for Russian President Vladimir Putin,” Axios reports. “Trump’s deadline to Putin will expire…
David Graham: “Awarding superlatives in the Donald Trump era is risky. Knowing when one of his moves is the biggest or worst or most aggressive is challenging—not only because Trump…
“The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein,” the AP reports. “It’s part of a congressional probe that…
“The U.S. National Park Service will restore and reinstall the statue of a Confederate military officer in Washington, DC, after protesters toppled the monument five years ago,” CNN reports. Save…
“President Donald Trump says he’d like to run for a third term but is unlikely to pursue one,” USA Today reports. “This is his firmest indication yet that he is…
“The Justice Department has an audio recording of the interview it conducted with Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell last month, and the administration is considering releasing a transcript of the…
“Rwanda has agreed to accept 250 deportees from the United States, making the African nation the latest country to work with the Trump administration as it seeks to expel tens…
“The U.S. Army is consolidating 75 contracts into a single arrangement with Palantir Technologies worth as much as $10 billion — a move the service said will accelerate deliveries and eliminate…
“We have an opportunity in Texas to pick up five seats… I got the highest vote in the history of Texas as you probably know. And we are entitled to…
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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