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That is just below the average 60% rating for post-World War II presidents elected to their first term.
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Senate Democrats are forcing a delay in Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation hearing next week, claiming she hasn’t provided required vetting materials — while Republicans accuse them of playing games, Axios reports….
“A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked special counsel Jack Smith from releasing a final report summarizing findings from his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump,” Axios reports. “U.S. District Judge…
Charlie Warzel and Mike Caulfield note that misinformation “is powerful, not because it changes minds, but because it allows people to maintain their beliefs in light of growing evidence to…
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Ron Brownstein: “The Republican Congress that began its first full week of work on Monday is already operating on borrowed time – unless the GOP can defy one of the…
ProPublica: “Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t…
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“Iranian forces have largely withdrawn from Syria following the Assad regime’s December collapse, according to U.S., European and Arab officials, in a significant blow to Tehran’s strategy for projecting power…
“Greenland has made it clear that it is not for sale, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday, in response to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s fixation with buying the massive…
“Former Vice President Mike Pence released a statement praising Vice President Kamala Harris and members of Congress for a peaceful transfer of power after certifying Donald Trump’s victory in the…
President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers sent a late-night letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, urging him to block the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s upcoming report. This move is another…
Time magazine staffers “have grown increasingly unhappy” about owner Marc Benioff’s “public embrace of the incoming president,” the San Francisco Standard reports. Said one former staffer: “When you’re inside, it’s…
“The press secretary won’t be in the press secretary’s office in Donald Trump’s new White House,” CBS News reports. “The media operation will be revamped, and a deputy chief of…
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“President-elect Donald Trump is expected to hold his second news conference since winning the election in November on Tuesday morning at his Florida residence and club, Mar-a-Lago,” the New York…
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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