A South Carolina auto dealership posted their “latest greatest” promotion on Facebook, saying they will be giving away a Bible, an American Flag and a Smith & Wesson AR-15 with every vehicle purchased, WBTV reports.
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President Trump exploded at former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev after he humiliated the American president by comparing him to “Sleepy Joe” Biden, the Daily Beast reports. Said Medvedev: “Trump’s playing…
“Elon Musk’s talk of a third political party is an idea supported by more than half of voters in the latest Fox News national survey – as long as that…
Pew Research: “Eight-in-ten U.S. adults say that when it comes to important issues facing the country, Republican and Democratic voters not only disagree on plans and policies, but also cannot…
The U.S. Treasury will issue more short-term debt to help fund its widening budget deficit, a continuation of a Biden-era policy that Treasury secretary Scott Bessent had previously disavowed, the…
Gallup: “Americans’ party affiliation has flipped back toward the Democratic Party after the Republican Party held advantages for most of 2023 and 2024.” “However, these changes in party preference are…
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) lit up the Senate floor this week with a fiery and expletive-laced outburst aimed squarely at his own party—an unusually public display of frustration that left…
“Five months ago, Todd Blanche was asked at his Senate confirmation hearing whether being President Donald Trump’s lawyer in his hush money trial and other cases meant he would have…
“German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul signaled his government could speed up the process of recognizing a Palestinian state should Israel annex the West Bank,” Bloomberg reports. Save to Favorites
“Senate Democrats have a chance to show their voters they can effectively stymie President Donald Trump as Republicans work to advance spending bills and a flurry of nominations,” Politico reports….
“Senate Republicans are increasingly supportive of slashing debate time on nominees via the unilateral nuclear option, as senators now see every Senate recess as a Trump nominee cliff that gives…
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who has battled questions about his health and fitness for office following a stroke and his struggles with depression, is releasing a memoir this fall, the…
Semafor: “The party has split into two factions. One is ready to ditch the long-running practice of nonpartisan redistricting wherever possible, recognizing that the new Texas map would put the…
“California Gov. Gavin Newsom has told aides he will move forward with a plan to redraw his state’s congressional lines to install more Democrats if Texas Republicans pass their own…
“Gov. Ron DeSantis, maintaining that the last U.S. Census was ‘flawed,’ said Wednesday that the Trump administration was considering whether to approve a new census before the end of the…
“President Donald Trump and his Mexican counterpart Claudia Sheinbaum plan to speak by phone on Thursday morning, according to people familiar with the plans, as a Friday deadline to avoid…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the newborn savings accounts created as part of President Trump’s massive new tax and immigration law are a “back door for privatizing Social Security,” the…
“President Trump suggested early Thursday that he won’t make a trade deal with Canada after Prime Minister Mark Carney said he intends to recognize the State of Palestine, subject to…
“Kamala Harris’s decision not to run for governor of California leaves open the door to a presidential campaign in 2028, even as her fellow Democrats are months into preparing for…
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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