“It’s the most vomit-inducing episode in all the tawdry history of international diplomacy.”
— Former British prime minister Boris Johnson, quoted by the Daily Mail, on President Trump’s summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Save to Favorites“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday nullified an Army investigation into the unauthorized helicopter flybys of musician Kid Rock’s estate and anti-Trump protests in Tennessee over the weekend, announcing the…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that President Trump will “give an Address to the Nation to provide an important update on Iran” at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday….
Gallup finds the share of Americans saying they are Republicans or Republican-leaning independents in the first quarter of 2026, 39%, is at a low dating back to 2015. At the…
New York Times: “The Justice Department is struggling to decide how to respond to President Trump’s lawsuit demanding at least $10 billion from the I.R.S., as the department’s lawyers try…
President Trump told reporters the U.S. will leave Iran “within two weeks.” He added: “We will be leaving very soon, and if France or some other country wants to get…
President Trump on Tuesday is expected to sign an executive order cracking down on mail-in voting, CNBC reports. The Daily Caller reports the executive order would require the secretary of…
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) responded to photos of him at Disney World over the weekend in the midst of a partial government shutdown, NewsNation reports. Said Graham: “I was invited…
President Trump told the Daily Mail he was stunned to learn that Kristi Noem’s husband is a secret cross-dresser who experts say could have compromised national security. Said Trump: “They…
Bloomberg: “President Donald Trump’s public comments about the Iran war reflect a growing frustration he has communicated privately to those around him, as the disruptive conflict stretches into a second…
Former President Joe Biden and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently had lunch, MS NOW reports. Rachel Bade: “Could Pelosi be doing a little preemptive damage control before the Biden books…
“It’s a form of relaxation. It’s a little exercise, and it takes your mind off things for a couple of hours.” — President Trump, in an interview with NBC News,…
Financial Times: “Oil prices posted the biggest rise in decades this month as the war in Iran chokes global energy supplies and sends shockwaves across major financial markets and economies.”…
Fortune: “Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell offered a sobering assessment of America’s fiscal health on Monday, telling a Harvard economics class that while the nation’s $39 trillion debt load is…
ProPublica: “Two Stanford University researchers wondered how many people would suffer if vaccination rates dropped or shots became entirely unavailable for four of the most infamous diseases: polio, measles, rubella…
Wall Street Journal: “The conflict with Iran is triggering a surge in demand for war insurance in the Middle East, while sparking fights over rising premiums and what’s covered by…
A federal judge blocked Donald Trump from proceeding with construction of a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing, Reuters reports. U.S. District Judge…
“A federal judge on Tuesday agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service,”…
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) says she knew her Senate campaign had broken through the moment one ad took off. Stratton told Pod Save America the viral spot was…
Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem addressed shocking photos published today by the Daily Mail, saying she is “devastated,” the New York Post reports. Said Noem: “The family was blindsided…
Aaron Blake: “The Trump administration keeps suggesting that the Iran war could wrap up soon. The reason? Because it’s accomplishing its goals.” “But when it comes to precisely what those…
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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