“Praying it was fake because it’s the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House. The President should remove it.”
— Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), quoted by the Wall Street Journal, on a video President Trump posted depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.
Save to FavoritesPresident Trump said Thursday he’ll extend his deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz until April 6, pulling back on his earlier threat to bomb Iran’s energy plants…
Philip Elliot: “So much of Donald Trump’s worldview came together in the 1970s, when turmoil in the Middle East sparked an energy crisis around the world and an economic malaise…
Time posed the question to more than two dozen lawmakers this week. “The exercise laid bare startling disagreements over the main objectives of a spiraling conflict that’s costing the U.S….
President Trump insisted Iran is “begging to make a deal” to end the war amid seemingly tenuous indirect talks between the U.S. and Tehran, ABC News reports. Said Trump: “I…
Washington Post: “In interviews at Gaylord Texan Resort outside Dallas, where first-time Trump-voting college men roamed the same exhibit hall as boomer women buying bedazzled Trump jackets, the eclectic —…
Wall Street Journal: “Several Senate Republicans are pressing the White House to declare a national emergency to free up money to pay Transportation Security Administration agents if lawmakers fail to…
Bloomberg: “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy kicked off a surprise visit to the Gulf region as he seeks to offer his nation’s anti-drone expertise in exchange for defense support.” Save to…
Niki Frenchko (R) heard Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) refer to her as “naked Niki” after she posted about visiting a nude beach on vacation in France, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports….
Washington Post: “Ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the International Olympic Committee on Thursday banned transgender women from competing in women’s events — a move that was…
“I used a mail-in ballot. You know why? Because I’m President of the United States and because of the fact that I’m President of the United States, I did a…
Washington Post: “Leaks of offensive group chats and infighting over the bounds of acceptable political discourse are fanning anxiety in the party: Maybe the kids are not all right.” Save…
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) told Axios she’ll “most likely” vote with Democrats on the next war powers resolution — a symbolic vote that isn’t enough to tip the scales, but…
President Trump continued projecting confidence in the U.S. war effort in Iran, suggesting online and during a high-level Cabinet meeting that Iran has been “obliterated,” that its leaders were “begging”…
New York Times: “The Trump administration has opened investigations into admissions policies at three major medical schools, expanding the federal government’s pressure campaign beyond campus culture and taking aim at…
“See, this pen right here. This pen is an interesting example. It’s the same thing. So this pen is very inexpensive. But it writes well. I like it. But I…
Just for members: The latest Inside Elections. This issue takes a deep dive into two of the most important U.S. Senate races in the country. Join now to continue reading….
Politico: “Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he wants to clinch a bipartisan Department of Homeland Security funding agreement Thursday.” Said Thune: “I think the Dems are now in possession…
President Trump said NATO’s refusal to cooperate with U.S. military operations in Iran was a “test” for the security alliance and that he would “remember” their response, ratcheting up his…
New York Times: “The day before President Trump began attacking Iran, more than 150 bettors correctly predicted that the United States would do so on Feb. 28. At least 109…
“The Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors urged a judge to reject prosecutors’ request that he reconsider his decision to quash subpoenas issued in a criminal investigation of Chair Jerome Powell,”…
A new report says a member of Elon Musk's DOGE task force may have taken sensitive Social Security data to a private-sector job. Troubling — but data brokers already collect and sell your social security number, birth date, home address and more to anyone willing to pay.
You can’t stop data brokers — but you can make them delete your information.
Incogni does the work for you — contacting brokers and demanding removal of your personal data, including from hard-to-clean People Search sites.
It’s a simple way to reduce identity-theft risk, cut spam calls and keep sensitive financial and health data private.
Political Wire readers get 55% off with this link.
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.
“There are a lot of blogs and news sites claiming to understand politics, but only a few actually do. Political Wire is one of them.”
— Chuck Todd, host of “Meet the Press”
“Concise. Relevant. To the point. Political Wire is the first site I check when I’m looking for the latest political nugget. That pretty much says it all.”
— Stuart Rothenberg, editor of the Rothenberg Political Report
“Political Wire is one of only four or five sites that I check every day and sometimes several times a day, for the latest political news and developments.”
— Charlie Cook, editor of the Cook Political Report
“The big news, delicious tidbits, pearls of wisdom — nicely packaged, constantly updated… What political junkie could ask for more?”
— Larry Sabato, Center for Politics, University of Virginia
“Political Wire is a great, great site.”
— Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”
“Taegan Goddard has a knack for digging out political gems that too often get passed over by the mainstream press, and for delivering the latest electoral developments in a sharp, no frills style that makes his Political Wire an addictive blog habit you don’t want to kick.”
— Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post
“Political Wire is one of the absolute must-read sites in the blogosphere.”
— Glenn Reynolds, founder of Instapundit
“I rely on Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire for straight, fair political news, he gets right to the point. It’s an eagerly anticipated part of my news reading.”
— Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.