“I’m a gold person. It’s all real stuff. You can’t imitate it. Someday they’ll discover a paint that will look like gold and that man is gonna be the richest man in the world. It’s 24 karat.”
— President Trump, at his Cabinet meeting.
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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,”…
“As House Republicans start to dream big about another party-line bill, one key member who voted down the last GOP reconciliation bill is warning his colleagues not to count on…
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth prayed during a religious service at the Pentagon that there be “overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy,” The Guardian reports. The Christian…
“The House Ethics Committee is holding a rare public hearing Thursday into alleged ethics violations committed by Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida, pushing into the open a yearslong investigation…
President Trump spoke at his Cabinet meeting today: TRUMP: I told you about a present. Steve, can I reveal the present? WITKOFF: You can do anything you want, sir. TRUMP:…
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Bloomberg: “President Donald Trump said he’s unsure about reaching a diplomatic agreement with Iran, another signal the two sides remain at loggerheads about efforts to end the nearly month-long war.”…
CBS News: “As wealth taxes gain traction around the U.S., Sen. Elizabeth Warren is introducing a new bill that the Massachusetts Democrat said would raise trillions in federal revenue by…
President Trump escalated his attacks on judges, calling on Republican lawmakers to pass a crime bill that “cracks down on rogue judges,” the New York Times reports. Save to Favorites
“The Pentagon said it blew up a boat in the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday, killing four people,” the New York Times reports. “The strike raised the death toll in the…
Bloomberg: “Every day, as energy prices rise, flights are canceled and death and destruction fill screens, people across the world ask when the Iran war — widely viewed as poorly…
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“Russia is close to completing a phased shipment of drones, medicine and food to Iran, according to western intelligence reports that detail Moscow’s efforts to keep its embattled partner fighting,”…
New York Times: “Iran has bombed U.S. bases across the Middle East in retaliation for the U.S.-Israeli war, forcing many American troops to relocate to hotels and office spaces throughout…
American Entrerprise Institute: “The war with Iran is no longer hypothetical. American forces are engaged. Missiles are being launched. Interceptors are being expended. Precision munitions are striking targets across a…
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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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