“Perhaps it’s naive of me, someone who has seen a lot that most people haven’t seen but I believed that on some level, there are many, there should be many, who consider themselves to be guardians of our system and our democracy who just capitulated. And I didn’t, didn’t see that coming.”
— Kamala Harris, quoted by CNN.
Save to FavoritesMiles Taylor, a former Trump administration official, called out CNN commentator Scott Jennings for heaping praise on President Trump on air and then taking a very different tone when the…
Senate Democrats plan to send a counteroffer to Republicans on DHS funding that “will contain significant reforms,” Punchbowl News reports. Said Sen. Chuck Schumer: “Every Democrat in my caucus has…
New York Times: “President Trump has picked Nick Adams, a right-wing influencer known for his machismo and professed love for steaks and the restaurant chain Hooters, to be a new…
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President Trump cryptically claimed Tuesday that he got a gift from Iran “worth a tremendous amount of money,” telling reporters it revealed to him that “we’re talking to the right…
Bloomberg: “The Republican infighting in Texas isn’t going to die down anytime soon with President Donald Trump no longer expected to endorse either candidate in the state’s increasingly nasty Senate…
Politico: “Former special counsel Jack Smith’s office sought to map a vast web of contacts between President Donald Trump’s most vocal Republican allies in Congress and key players in his…
President Trump said Tuesday the U.S. and Iran are “in negotiations right now” and suggested Tehran is eager to make a peace deal, even as the Islamic Republic has denied…
“Former Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA) is the latest Pennsylvania Democrat to consider challenging Sen. John Fetterman in 2028,” Semafor reports. “It’s the latest sign of Pennsylvania Democrats’ keen interest in…
New York Times: “An end to the war would abate a geopolitical crisis and most likely help to reopen clogged shipping lanes in the Middle East, nudging down oil and…
President Trump told reporters that he plans to take a “hard look” at the emerging DHS funding deal but that he is unlikely to be “happy” with any agreement Republicans…
Reuters: “The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of soldiers from the U.S. Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, adding to a massive U.S. military buildup even…
Washington Post: “A top deputy to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro acknowledged in a closed-door hearing this month that the Justice Department did not have evidence of wrongdoing in its criminal…
New York Magazine: “Though few outside the Trump administration are aware of his existence, Vance chief of staff Jacob Reses is one of the most influential Republican operatives in Washington.”…
New York Times: “Mr. Bovino’s actions left a trail of litigation, condemnations from local politicians and accusations of discrimination and unconstitutional conduct.” “And, yes, the Commander has a few regrets….
Associated Press: “Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro received permission Tuesday from a top Brazilian justice to serve his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at home instead of in prison…
New York Times: “President Trump and the Republican National Committee are strongly considering Dallas as the site of an unusual midterm convention later this year… Republicans are working to finalize…
“Delta Air Lines is suspending its dedicated flight assistance service for members of Congress as airport security lines grow longer amid the ongoing partial government shutdown,” The Hill reports. Save…
Julia Ioffe: “Vladimir Putin is, according to the chatter, completely spooked by the U.S.-Israeli war against Russia’s old ally, particularly the reports that Israel targeted the ayatollah by hacking traffic…
“Pete, I think you were the first one to speak up. You said, ‘Let’s do it.’” — President Trump, making sure everyone knows Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was first of…
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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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