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“Iran’s new Supreme Leader is ‘in a coma’ and has lost a leg after being seriously injured in air strikes,” the Daily Mail reports. Save to Favorites
Cook Political Report: “With or without Issa on the ballot, the new version of California’s 48th District was already quite difficult for Republicans to hold — it’s one of the…
“The Straits are in great shape!” — President Trump, speaking to reporters. Save to Favorites
“Pentagon officials told lawmakers in a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday that they estimated the cost of the war against Iran had exceeded $11.3 billion in the first…
“Explosive-laden Iranian boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters, setting them ablaze and killing one crew member on Wednesday, after projectiles struck four vessels in Gulf…
Chris Wright, the U.S. energy secretary, said Thursday that it was “quite likely the case” that the U.S. Navy could begin escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz by the…
“China sent more military aircraft into a sensitive area off Taiwan following a brief period that saw it hold off on the flights without explanation,” Bloomberg reports. Save to Favorites
Playbook: “Even by President Donald Trump’s high standards, last night’s speech in Kentucky was a rambler — comfortably breaking the hour mark and including digressions on Jake Paul’s broken jaw,…
New York Times: “Oil futures have again topped $100 a barrel — the latest surge after days of wild price swings in the market since the United States and Israel…
Jonathan Lemire: “He has now made one of the most consequential decisions of his presidency: launching a war against Iran. The conflict, which is well into its second week, has…
Wall Street Journal: “If Trump proclaims victory, stops the bombing and begins to withdraw the huge air and naval assets he assembled in the Middle East, it could soothe global…
“After a video call with G7 leaders Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron declared publicly what others had said privately: no one can tell what Donald Trump wants from this war,”…
“Sea mines are simple weapons that could give Iran outsize power to wreak havoc with the global economy,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “U.S. officials said Wednesday that Iran had…
“Escalating Iranian attacks and the U.S. government’s decision to hold off on military escorts for oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz are raising the prospect of a prolonged closure…
“Iran has told regional intermediaries that for a ceasefire, the US must guarantee that neither it nor Israel will strike the country in the future…Iran is particularly concerned Israel will…
“The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has engulfed Lebanon, pushing the beleaguered country to a new precipice after retaliatory rocket and drone strikes on Israel by Hezbollah, Tehran’s longtime proxy, drew…
“The global price of oil rose above $100 a barrel on Thursday, even after a group of more than 30 countries pledged to tap their reserves to stabilize markets,” the…
“In 2020, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar’s (R-FL) Miami seat was ground zero for the massive Latino swing toward Republicans in the Donald Trump era. Six years after Salazar first flipped…
“Tie goes to the runner… in baseball. In politics, you have a do over,” Insider NJ reports. “That’s what happened in this western Bergen County town of almost 13,000 after…
New York Times: “On Feb. 18, as President Trump weighed whether to launch military attacks on Iran, Chris Wright, the energy secretary, told an interviewer he was not concerned that…
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.
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