“Some of New York’s wealthiest financiers are uniting against Democratic nominee for mayor Zohran Mamdani, with a plan to raise $20 million to fight the surging progressive candidate,” the Wall Street Journal reports.


“Some of New York’s wealthiest financiers are uniting against Democratic nominee for mayor Zohran Mamdani, with a plan to raise $20 million to fight the surging progressive candidate,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
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New York Times: “Few candidates have touched off fear and opposition among New York’s captains of industry the way that Mr. Mamdani has. Some have talked of moving out of…
Paul Krugman: “There is, however, one big difference between Trump’s trade policy and China’s. Namely, the Chinese appear to know what they’re doing.” “It should have been obvious from the…
“Since they entered California politics over 20 years ago, Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom have ducked a one-on-one showdown. Now the Democratic rivals are barreling toward what could be a…
“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he still expects Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will meet, while warning that all options are open for retaliating against China’s move to tighten…
Former President Barack Obama slammed President Donald Trump for sending the National Guard to Chicago to crack down on crime, saying it is “inherently corrupting” for a president to use…
“What we’re doing now, it could’ve happened a long time ago, but it was strangled and set back almost irretrievably by the administrations of Barack Obama and then Joe Biden….
New York Times: “President Trump is shattering all sorts of diplomatic taboos. He just turned to Isaac Herzog, Israel’s president, with an appeal on behalf of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,…
“The Trump administration is asking the public to trust its math on what it promised would be the largest mass deportation campaign in U.S. history,” Axios reports. “The Department of…
“A historic wave of retirements and other departures has swept through the federal workforce in recent months, putting enormous strain on agencies as they cope with a new government shutdown…
Punchbowl News: “Congress faces a critical moment. Especially the GOP-run House, which has pretty much given up any pretense of relevancy during this impasse. An institution that voluntarily shuts itself…
“The U.S.-China trade war has lurched from fragile truce to bare-knuckle brawl. It is about to intensify further when the two countries hike fees on each others’ commercial ships Tuesday…
Julia Azari: “The key to understanding Trump’s expansion of presidential power – to use the Justice Department to investigate political opponents, to use the National Guard as a police force,…
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told Meet the Press that the indictments of Letitia James and James Comey don’t faze him. Said Graham: “This may bother you that people are being held accountable, but…
President Trump warned Russia yesterday he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t end the nearly four-yearslong conflict soon, the AP reports. Said Trump: “I…
“Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding to the uncertainty facing hundreds of…
“Republicans are ratcheting up pressure on Democrats on multiple fronts as the government shutdown enters a third workweek, hoping the hardball moves can finally force a reckoning as U.S. troops…
Playbook: “After a weekend spent seemingly on the brink of a(nother) trade war with China, Trump walked the whole thing back again last night with a series of friendly messages…
“President Trump was set to address Israel’s Parliament on Monday morning, hours after Hamas released the last 20 living hostages from Gaza as part of a cease-fire deal that was…
“JPMorgan announced Monday that it’s planning a $1.5 trillion investment initiative aimed at bolstering sectors critical to the U.S. economy over the next decade, including up to $10 billion in…
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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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