President Trump completely made up a story about his uncle, who was a professor at MIT, and the Unabomber, who the president falsely claimed was his uncle’s student, CNN reports.
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CNN: “In a press briefing Thursday at the White House, Vance mostly toed the administration’s line in standing strongly behind the ICE agent and even suggesting the woman was part…
Kentucky state Rep. Shane Baker (R) filed a bill that would limit eligibility for almost all elected offices in Kentucky to only natural-born U.S. citizens, the Lexington Herald Ledger reports. Save to…
“Federal prosecutors are investigating financial transactions involving the New York attorney general, Letitia James, and her longtime hairdresser, opening a new front in their pursuit of one of President Trump’s…
“The House voted Thursday to revive expired Obamacare funds for three years, after a group of Republicans rebelled against their party leaders and teamed up with Democrats to force the…
President Trump said he is “instructing my Representatives” to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, claiming that doing so will drive rates and monthly payments down, CNBC reports. Save to…
The Economist: “This raid matters far beyond Venezuela. One reason is how it happened. It was a stunning display of hard power—and its limits. Another is why it happened. Rather…
The music mogul Sean Combs wrote a letter to President Trump seeking a pardon, the New York Times reports. Trump said he is not considering granting the request. Save to…
Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA) will not seek reelection, Politico reports. “Brownley’s decision adds to a wave of retirement announcements ahead of this fall’s midterm elections, with more than three dozen…
President Trump declared that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his “own morality,” brushing aside international law and other checks on his ability to use military…
A new Emerson/WGN-TV survey of Illinois voters who plan to participate in the March 17, 2026 primary finds 31% support Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate,…
A bodyguard for the family of Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) has been arrested on charges of drug trafficking, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Save to Favorites
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) told Punchbowl News that he doesn’t believe that the Senate will pass an extension of the Obamacare premium subsidies. Said Schmitt: “My point of view is…
Just for members: The latest Inside Elections. This issue includes a deep dive into the special election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). The former Trump ally made…
“U.S. officials have discussed sending lump sum payments to Greenlanders as part of a bid to convince them to secede from Denmark and potentially join the United States,” Reuters reports….
“Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul, Josh Hawley, and Todd Young should never be elected to office again.” — President Trump, on Truth Social, in response to the GOP senators voting…
“Stacey Abrams won’t be on the Georgia ballot in 2026,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. “The two-time Democratic nominee for governor definitively ruled out another run for Georgia’s top job…
“The White House excluded Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard from months of planning to oust Nicolas Maduro because her previous opposition to military action in Venezuela cast doubt on…
“It would probably be the biggest mistake any president has made in the history of this country. For us to threaten them, especially with force, that we’re just gonna take…
George Packer: “The specter of Iraq hangs over Venezuela like a warning light… Iraq was a disaster in part because the Bush administration, wanting regime change without nation building, substituted…
Quinta Jurecic: “The indictment is relatively straightforward—especially when compared with Maduro’s rendition—and appears legally sound…” “Critics of President Donald Trump who have grown used to federal courts checking his worst…
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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