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“President Trump said on Friday that Elon Musk would soon turn his cost-cutting attention to the Pentagon, a vast bureaucracy that has billions of dollars in contracts with Mr. Musk…
“Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old member of Elon Musk’s squad that’s criss-crossing U.S. government agencies, was fired from an internship after he was accused of sharing information with a competitor,” Bloomberg…
Vice President J.D. Vance said a former DOGE staffer who resigned this week after social media posts of him advocating for racism and eugenics were brought to the White House’s…
“A group of centrist House Democrats met privately with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and asked him to give them room to vote for GOP messaging bills,” Axios reports. “Democrats…
“The Trump administration has agreed to keep private a list of FBI employees who worked on Jan. 6 cases unless it first provides a two-day head start for the employees…
Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Friday morning that Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries “seemed to be trying to set up some sort of a government shutdown,” Politico reports. Said Johnson: “We…
President Trump is considering allowing Japan’s Nippon Steel to complete its $14.1 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, CBS News reports. Save to Favorites
“Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told business leaders at the Canada-U.S. Economic Summit in Toronto that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Canada ‘is a real thing,’” CBC reports. Said…
“A vandal targeted a Texas mural depicting X and Tesla CEO Elon Musk by scrawling the words ‘deny, defend, depose’ across his face,” The Independent reports. “The words scribbled on…
Jonathan Last: “Don’t ever do this again.” “Chuck Schumer should not be the face of your party. Leading chants is imbecilic. Showing up outside a building is nonsensical. People don’t…
“President Donald Trump is considering nominating former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who served eight years in prison on corruption charges, to be U.S. ambassador to Serbia,” Politico reports. “Blagojevich, whose…
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency staffers are set to gain access to data at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Wired reports. Save to Favorites
“The Federal Highway Administration on Thursday announced the suspension of a Biden-era electric vehicle charging network, the latest in a series of moves by the Trump administration to gut its…
A new Pew Research poll finds 41% of Americans say Donald Trump’s administration will improve the way the federal government works, and 42% say it will make things worse. More…
President Trump said Friday he would sign an executive order next week to undo a Biden-era plan to phase out plastic straws by 2027, Politico reports. Save to Favorites
“The Treasury Department will make an ally of billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service the head of the department that oversees the nation’s powerful payment systems after ousting the career…
Adrian Carrasquillo: “When the new administration set up shop, White House border czar Tom Homan acknowledged that collateral arrests would be part of the coming immigration raids. Yes, the administration…
“President Donald Trump’s tax cut wish list would cost would the federal government between $5 trillion and $11.2 trillion in lost revenue over the next decade, according to a new…
“Nancy Pelosi acknowledged that there has been no communication between her and former President Joe Biden after the former House speaker was asked about ex-first lady Jill Biden’s reported disappointment…
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.
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