Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has moved from her private residence into a U.S. military installation, “after her cozy living arrangement with senior adviser Corey Lewandowski” was exposed by the Daily Mail.
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“President Trump is already fixated behind the scenes on next year’s midterm elections for the House and Senate — unleashing his billion-dollar political operation and personally burrowing into the minutiae…
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USA Today: “The very tools that helped win Trump two terms — the openness to conspiracy, the distrust of elites, the eruption of a viral moment — have now turned…
A new poll from CBS News/YouGov finds 42 percent of Americans approve of Trump’s job performance, while 58 percent disapprove. Playbook: “One big number to watch: 64 percent disapprove of…
“House Democrats are actively preparing for political trench warfare against the GOP in next year’s midterm battle, with talks taking shape behind the scenes to mount a counterattack against President…
Dan Balz: “President Donald Trump spent much of last week trying to fend off a revolt in his base over the Jeffrey Epstein case, but he has more than just…
“Republicans’ relentless marathon to force President Trump’s agenda through Congress over objections from Democrats and some in their own ranks is taking a toll on the institution and its members,…
“Nearly two weeks after President Donald Trump and his administration announced they had nothing more to say about Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal case, the topic continues to dog him, presenting a…
“Polls open on Sunday in Japan, where half of the seats in its Upper House of Parliament will be contested in the first national election since Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba…
Wall Street Journal: “Just days after President Trump in early June raised the prospect of cutting ties with Musk’s businesses, the Trump administration initiated a review of SpaceX’s contracts with…
Axios: “Forget resistance mounted by Democrats, moderate Republicans or even the courts. The most destabilizing opposition of Trump’s second term has come from within: an online MAGA army known for…
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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