“President Trump’s suggestion that his Board of Peace ‘might’ replace the United Nations is likely to compound concerns that the body meant to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza – and that he will indefinitely chair – will instead become a vehicle for him to attempt to supersede the body established 80 years ago to maintain global peace,” CNN reports.
Save to FavoritesPresident Trump said the U.S. has Iranians who are residing in the country “under watch” amid new concerns about the potential for domestic terrorism during the war with Iran, Bloomberg…
President Trump said he thought Russian leader Vladimir Putin is helping Iran in the war against the United States and Israel, CNBC reports. Said Trump: “I think he might be…
“Kyrsten Sinema says she did in fact sleep with her bodyguard while he was still married … admitting as much in legal docs — though she says his estranged wife…
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When asked about when the Iran war will be over, the Wall Street Journal reports President Trump said: “When I feel it—feel it in my bones.” Trump also refused to…
New York Times: “Many of the hallmarks of the 1973 shock were a result of poor domestic policy decisions, and the hit to supply is far greater now, said Bob…
New York Times: “The consequences of upending commerce in much of the Middle East are far broader, and increasingly apparent in industries beyond energy. From industrial commodities to tropical fruits,…
“The Pentagon is moving a Marine expeditionary unit and more warships to the Middle East, as Iran steps up its attacks in the Strait of Hormuz,” the Wall Street Journal…
“A proposal to raise the minimum wage in New York City to $30 an hour is drawing cheers from working-class New Yorkers struggling to afford the city and sending chills…
Boston Globe: “The U.S. Senate primary pitting Representative Seth Moulton against incumbent Senator Ed Markey is supposed to be the marquee political contest in Massachusetts this election year.” “But even…
For months there’s been speculation that Vice President JD Vance was far less enthusiastic about confronting Iran than President Trump. A new report now confirms it. Join now to continue…
“For Republicans facing a tough election year, holding the Senate is their easiest path to keeping some power in Congress. But President Donald Trump is raising their degree of difficulty,”…
“Democrats are moving to censure Reps. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) and Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) for a series of anti-Muslim posts the two congressmen have made over the last several weeks,” Axios…
Bill Kristol: “Trump has taken us to war. The damage of his unilateral and irresponsible decision to do so is mounting, in terms of death and destruction in the Middle…
“A complex tug-of-war inside the White House is driving President Donald Trump’s shifting public statements on the course of the Iran war, as aides debate when and how to declare…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted CNN Friday morning for its coverage of the Iran war, exclaiming that the “sooner” Paramount CEO David Ellison “takes over that network, the better,” The…
President Trump said he believes that Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is alive, The Hill reports. Said Trump: “I think he probably is. I think he’s damaged, but I…
“U.S. economic growth was even weaker than previously reported at the end of last year heading into President Donald Trump’s war with Iran,” CNN reports. “Gross domestic product, the broadest…
“With oil running out and the nation increasingly plunging into chronic darkness, President Miguel Díaz-Canel of Cuba on Friday announced that his government had been engaging in talks with the…
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.