“New York mayoral front-runner and Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani said he wants to end the city’s gifted and talented program for kindergarten students in public schools, wading into a contentious issue weeks before the election,” Bloomberg reports.
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Nahal Toosi: “The vice president — currently the strongest likely contender for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination — is increasingly on the minds of global power players as they scan…
“Iran’s leaders want to reach a nuclear deal with the U.S., but they are also rushing to prepare for war in case talks between the countries fail,” the Wall Street…
“The SAVE America Act to require proof of citizenship nationwide to register to vote and overhaul voting laws has now topped 50 votes in the Republican-controlled Senate,” NBC News reports….
“French President Emmanuel Macron said the free speech defense of social media platforms is ‘pure bullshit,’ pushing back against a key foreign policy goal of President Donald Trump,” Bloomberg reports….
“The U.S. presented new seismic data Tuesday to buttress its recent allegation that China has secretly carried out low-yield nuclear tests, challenging Beijing’s insistence that it has scrupulously observed an…
“Opponents of California’s proposed wealth tax are turning to the same tool as its champion: the ballot initiative,” Politico reports. “A multi-pronged campaign to undercut the proposed one-time, 5 percent…
“Germany’s population is projected to shrink by nearly 5 percent within 25 years — a significantly steeper decline than previously forecast,” the Financial Times reports. Save to Favorites
Paul Krugman: “For those who need a refresher, Citizens United was a 2010 ruling by a narrow majority on the Supreme Court that effectively removed all restrictions on political spending…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reversed course and will review a new mRNA flu vaccine from Moderna, CNN reports. Save to Favorites
“The attention surrounding James Talarico‘s Late Show with Stephen Colbert interview has been very good for the Texas Democrat’s campaign for U.S. Senate,” Deadline reports. “He raised $2.5 million in…
Wall Street Journal: “California’s plan to hit its richest residents with a one-off wealth tax is a long shot, and its design has problems. But a look at who picks…
New York Times: “Partisan redistricting is hardly new in the United States — the term gerrymandering dates to 1812 — but in modern history, it traditionally has not been done…
Punchbowl News: “Over the last six months, D.C. Republicans unleashed a tidal wave of TV ads boosting Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). Those ads reminded Lone Star State voters about Paxton’s…
A new Emerson College survey of the jungle primary for Governor finds Steve Hilton (R) leading the field at 17%, followed by Rep. Eric Swalwell (D) at 14%, Chad Bianco…
“Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) engaged in a romantic relationship with an aide who died last year by setting herself on fire outside her Uvalde home, according to a text message…
“Christian nationalism is now deeply entrenched inside today’s Republican Party, according to a sweeping 50-state survey,” Axios reports. “The once-fringe ideology holds that the U.S. was founded as a Christian…
Playbook: “We’re exactly one day into early voting in the hottest primary contest of 2026, and already temperatures in Texas are sky-high. The decision to pull Dem Senate hopeful James…
“Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear plans to publish his first book this fall, joining a slew of potential Democratic presidential candidates releasing memoirs that could set up future national campaigns,” the…
“The United States is rapidly accelerating toward a definitive tipping point in its financial history, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget wrote in response to the latest 10-year outlook…
“President Donald Trump wants to end mail-in voting as Americans know it — but congressional Republicans aren’t answering his call,” Politico reports. “Trump has long railed against the expansion of…
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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