“The Pentagon has suspended participation in all think tank and research events until further notice, a major shift in engagement from the country’s largest federal agency,” Politico reports.

Save to Favorites“The Pentagon has suspended participation in all think tank and research events until further notice, a major shift in engagement from the country’s largest federal agency,” Politico reports.

Save to FavoritesBloomberg: “President Donald Trump said he’s unsure about reaching a diplomatic agreement with Iran, another signal the two sides remain at loggerheads about efforts to end the nearly month-long war.”…
CBS News: “As wealth taxes gain traction around the U.S., Sen. Elizabeth Warren is introducing a new bill that the Massachusetts Democrat said would raise trillions in federal revenue by…
President Trump escalated his attacks on judges, calling on Republican lawmakers to pass a crime bill that “cracks down on rogue judges,” the New York Times reports. Save to Favorites
“The Pentagon said it blew up a boat in the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday, killing four people,” the New York Times reports. “The strike raised the death toll in the…
Bloomberg: “Every day, as energy prices rise, flights are canceled and death and destruction fill screens, people across the world ask when the Iran war — widely viewed as poorly…
House Republicans actually came up with a new award to give President Trump last night. Announced Speaker Mike Johnson: “And so, tonight, we have created a new award. He is…
Bloomberg: “President Donald Trump pressed Senate Republicans to change the chamber’s rules in a way that would allow them to secure funding for the Department of Homeland Security without Democrats,…
“Russia is close to completing a phased shipment of drones, medicine and food to Iran, according to western intelligence reports that detail Moscow’s efforts to keep its embattled partner fighting,”…
New York Times: “Iran has bombed U.S. bases across the Middle East in retaliation for the U.S.-Israeli war, forcing many American troops to relocate to hotels and office spaces throughout…
American Entrerprise Institute: “The war with Iran is no longer hypothetical. American forces are engaged. Missiles are being launched. Interceptors are being expended. Precision munitions are striking targets across a…
Foreign Affairs: “With its leadership badly damaged and its security establishment humiliated by deep Israeli and U.S. intelligence infiltration, Iran sees little downside in greenlighting a wide variety of attacks,…
New York Times: “With the growing potential for talks between the United States and Iran, the Israeli military is striking as many key targets as it can, concerned the war…
Secretary Chris Wright reiterated that the chaos in global energy markets birthed by the U.S.-Iran war would be “short term,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “But on the stage and…
Goldman Sachs now sees a 30% chance of a recession this year, up from its previous prediction of 25%, Fortune reports. Save to Favorites
CNN: “As speculation continues about what Kamala Harris will do next, she has at least the first part of an answer: a swing through four Southern state Democratic Party events…
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “We are moving 11 ratings this week, all in current Democratic-held districts and all in favor of Democrats.” “Democrats remain favored to win the House majority…
Edward Luce: “The truth inside Donald Trump’s tornado of piffle is that he wants to get out of the mess he created. All the other reasons he gives — from…
“The Pentagon is developing military options for a ‘final blow’ in Iran that could include the use of ground forces and a massive bombing campaign,” Axios reports. “A dramatic military…
President Trump on Thursday called on the Iranian regime “to get serious soon” in negotiations with the U.S. “before it is too late,” Axios reports. Said Trump: “The Iranian negotiators…
Bloomberg: “Trump administration officials are examining what a potential spike in oil prices as high as $200 a barrel would mean for the economy, a sign senior officials are studying…
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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