“The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in the U.S. hit $5 Friday night, and the rise in fuel costs is expected to persist throughout the busy summer driving season,” the Wall Street Journal reports.


“The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in the U.S. hit $5 Friday night, and the rise in fuel costs is expected to persist throughout the busy summer driving season,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
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“President Donald Trump said he is willing to lower tariffs on China at some point because the levies now are so high that the world’s two largest economies have essentially…
“President Donald Trump is facing a firestorm of criticism from leaders of the Roman Catholic Church after posting on social media a computer-generated image of himself as pope in full…
“Rwanda is in the early stages of talks to receive immigrants deported from the United States,” CNN reports. “Rwanda has in recent years positioned itself as a destination country for…
Former Vice President Mike Pence repeatedly invoked the Constitution and said it is what “binds us all together” after receiving the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, the AP…
Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) has filed to run for Congress against Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), the Bangor Daily News reports. Golden is weighing a gubernatorial run. Save to…
Asked last night about whether Stephen Miller could become national security adviser, President Trump told reporters it was very possible. Said Trump: “Stephen Miller is at the top of the…
Veteran GOP strategist Karl Rove told Fox News that President Trump sounds like “Mr. Scrooge” when he talks about shortages of children’s toys. Trump hit back on Truth Social: “I…
“The federal government on Monday will resume collecting defaulted student loan payments from millions of people for the first time since the start of the pandemic,” NBC News reports. “The…
“Under ‘intense enemy fire’ in Iraq in 2003, Rep. Cory Mills rushed to the aid of two soldiers who had been struck, applied emergency life-saving care at the ‘great risk…
“A contest of sorts has played out across Europe, the United States and the Middle East in recent days as President Trump’s two older sons have pursued a blitz of…
“As Republican lawmakers hammer out a ‘big, beautiful bill’ to enact President Donald Trump’s policy plans, they’re running into a problem: their colleagues’ growing list of red lines,” the Washington…
“Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, never styled himself as an anti-Trump figure in his pitch for re-election,” the New York Times reports. “He said that he trusted President Trump, and…
Punchbowl News: “Johnson faces a group of GOP moderates who see the reconciliation package currently under discussion as an existential political threat, while hardline conservatives are pressing their leadership for…
“Israel approved plans on Monday to capture the entire Gaza Strip and remain in the territory for an unspecified amount of time, in a move that if implemented would vastly…
“Conservative Republicans have spent more than a decade working toward a wholesale rollback of federal regulations — and now they think they have the legislative battle plan to make it…
Axios: “Corporate America has typically shunned right-wing media. But expanded exposure to Washington’s powerbrokers is helping MAGA outlets and personalities establish themselves as key media players.” “These outlets are landing…
“Iran said it’s waiting for Oman to confirm when there will be a new round of nuclear talks with the US, while also saying it had nothing to do with…
Wall Street Journal: “Trump said in a Truth Social post Sunday that he has authorized a 100% tariff on films produced overseas. He said it was a response to tax…
“The Trump factor is shaping global politics, one election at a time — just not necessarily to the president’s taste,” the New York Times reports. “In major votes in Canada…
“President Trump plans to announce Monday that Washington, D.C., will host the 2027 NFL Draft, with the aim of holding it on the National Mall,” Axios reports. “The announcement is…
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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