Donald Trump called in a massive McDonalds order to court on Monday, with TMZ capturing staffers in dark suits carrying six large brown bags from the fast food chain into the New York courthouse where Trump is on trial, the Daily Beast reports.
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Two sources, including one from inside Iran, told CBS News that they think 12,000 to 20,000 people have been killed by officials trying to stamp out protests. Save to Favorites
Rachel Bade: “In the wake of Republican defeats last November, the president and his team have been turning over a new leaf. In recent days, they’ve embraced a series of…
“The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday seemed inclined to uphold a pair of state laws barring the participation of transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams,” the New…
Days after an ICE agent fatally shot a Minneapolis woman in an incident that was captured on video, voters say by 82% to 18% say they have seen a video…
“White House envoy Steve Witkoff met secretly over the weekend with the exiled former crown prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, to discuss the protests raging in Iran,” Axios reports. “This…
“Six Minnesota federal prosecutors resigned over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of a woman killed by an ICE agent and its reluctance to investigate the shooter,” the…
What’s striking about the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration agent is not just that criminal charges now appear unlikely. It’s how quickly the focus shifted from…
“Jeanine Pirro didn’t seek sign-off from her bosses at the Justice Department before subpoenaing the Federal Reserve and has no plans to back down from an investigation into Chairman Jerome…
“By pulling the United States out of the main international climate treaty, seizing Venezuelan crude oil and using government power to resuscitate the domestic coal industry while choking off clean…
“It seems increasingly unlikely that the agent who fired three times at the unarmed woman, Renee Nicole Good, will face criminal charges, although that could change as investigators collect new…
Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY), in a long-shot move to force a member stock-trading ban to the floor, said Tuesday he will launch a discharge petition after Republican leaders moved to…
“House Oversight Republicans will begin contempt of Congress proceedings against former President Bill Clinton after he failed to appear for a deposition Tuesday as part of the committee’s investigation into…
Jon Stewart said last night it feels like the United States is on the “Donald Trump gravitron,” Variety reports. Said Stewart: “We don’t know what up or down is. We…
“Why are prices so high under Joe Biden?” — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), talking to reporters in January 2026. Save to Favorites
Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL) announced he’ll retire from Congress at the end of this term, Punchbowl News reports. Save to Favorites
President Trump said he has cancelled meetings with Iranian officials amid widespread demonstrations in the country, and called on protesters to “take over” Iranian institutions, The Hill reports. Trump posted…
“Bill and Hillary Clinton refused on Tuesday to testify in the House’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation, escalating a monthslong battle with Rep. James Comer (R-KY) and effectively daring him to follow…
SiriusXM has rehired Chris Cuomo to host a live weekday program, nearly five years after he was fired from CNN, the Hollywood Reporter reports. Save to Favorites
“Inflation ended the year on a subdued note, as the 2025 tariff barrage worked its way through to sticker prices,” the New York Times reports. “Consumer prices were 2.7 percent…
Duncan Hosie: “Two dynamics are fundamentally reshaping the structure and functioning of the American government. The first, which is quite well known, is Congress’s decline. The second, perhaps somewhat less…
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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