Treasury secretary Scott Bessent told Sky News that the U.S. Navy will be escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz “as soon as it is militarily possible.”
He added that it may be “with an international coalition, will be escorting vessels through.”
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“Michael Bloomberg, New York City’s billionaire former mayor, is preparing to spend millions of dollars on a super PAC boosting one of his former aides in the race for a…
Wall Street Journal: “This U.S.-centric idea ran counter to the market realities… Maritime war risks policies are sold mostly out of Lloyd’s of London, with foreign insurers covering foreign ships and…
“President Donald Trump and Iran’s new supreme leader both struck defiant tones on the 13th day of the war, offering little relief to energy markets as Brent crude briefly topped…
Aaron Blake: “The war with Iran is now about two weeks old. And we’re getting a lot of polling data on how Americans feel about the most significant new US…
Garrett Graff: “The hardest thing for the media to wrap its hands around over the last year is that Donald Trump has no plan — for anything, ever. Time and…
John Ganz: “In the past, propaganda served the purposes of war; now war serves the purposes of propaganda.” Save to Favorites
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “Democrats outvoted Republicans in Texas by 3 points, making 2026 the first midterm cycle since 2002 where Democrats cast more ballots in Texas.” Save to Favorites
Richard Haass: “It has been over forty years since the historian Barbara Tuchman wrote The March of Folly. The book examines wars that ought not to have been fought as…
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) represents one of the largest Muslim populations in the American South, Time reports. This week, he said Muslims “don’t belong in American society.” “His comment, posted…
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) said she hasn’t made a decision about whether to run for president, but she has joked about it with her dad, Semafor reports. Said Whitmer:…
“White House officials are outraged over CBS’ hiring of Jeremy Adler, a communications executive who previously worked for former Rep. Liz Cheney,” Axios reports. Save to Favorites
“Silicon Valley billionaires have been seething over the threat of more taxes and regulations at home. Now, a proposed nine-figure fund aims to give wealthy Californians an unprecedented tool to…
Washington Post: “Trump’s decision to assassinate Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while Iran was in active negotiations with the president’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner has reinforced…
“They gave me a list of names. ‘Sir, you can pick the name you’d like, sir.’ I said, the name of what? ‘The name of the attack! On Iran, sir.’…
“As soon as the Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s steep global tariffs last month, a flood of U.S. businesses began to file lawsuits in the hopes of getting their…
“A cyberattack on a U.S.-based manufacturer of medical equipment, Stryker, has heightened concerns that Iran or hacking groups linked to it might target civilian companies and infrastructure as the war…
“President Trump is still holding out his endorsement in the closely watched Republican Senate primary in Texas. But in Kentucky on Wednesday, he gave one to the boxer and social…
Time: “The three most vulnerable freshmen are testing how much room there is for pushback in a party still defined by Trump and a House majority hanging on by a…
Charleston Post & Courier: “Alvin Greene, who went from political obscurity to becoming a S.C. Democratic Party folk hero by walking off the street and winning the party’s 2010 U.S….
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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