Donald Trump was briefed by Biden administration officials Tuesday on “real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him,” his campaign said in a statement. Bloomberg reports.
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President-elect Donald Trump shocked the country by nominating Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) — who is under investigation for sex trafficking — to be Attorney General. Equally eyebrow raising are his…
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-TX) was detained by police at Dulles International Airport earlier this month in an incident that he described as “the result of a…
The FBI raided the New York City apartment of Shayne Coplan, the founder and CEO of Polymarket, Axios reports. “Polymarket is one of the most active prediction betting markets, gaining…
“President-elect Donald Trump said that he would nominate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) to be his secretary of state, “opting for a onetime political rival and foreign policy hawk who has…
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as Attorney General, CNBC reports. Trump wrote on Truth Social that Gaetz “has distinguished himself in Congress through his focus on achieving…
President-elect Donald Trump chose Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman who became one of his most enthusiastic backers, to serve as the director of national intelligence, the New York Times…
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David Axelrod is pushing for U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel to become the new chair of the Democratic National Committee, The Hill reports. Said Axelrod: “He is the most…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) conceded to his members that Democrats are unlikely to win back the House and took responsibility for the outcome, Axios reports. According to one…
“Donald Trump’s election win is clouding the outlook for mortgage rates even before he gets back to the White House,” the AP reports. “The president-elect campaigned on a promise to…
“Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent was all but certain to be named Treasury secretary in President-elect Donald Trump’s new administration Tuesday morning, but his appointment now hangs in the…
Wall Street Journal: “From Beijing’s perspective, it could have been worse. People who consult with senior Chinese officials say that for now at least, Beijing is relieved that several Republicans…
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, told CNN he doesn’t have any concerns about Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s qualifications to run the…
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“The chief financial officer of Trump Media and two other corporate insiders sold more than $16 million worth of company stock in the week following the presidential election,” CNBC reports.Save…
U.S. inflation rose to 2.6% in October, as the Federal Reserve debates whether to cut interest rates at its last meeting before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, the Financial Times…
“Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is eyeing an end-of-year government funding plan centered on the goal of an omnibus spending package,” Axios reports. “House Republicans want a short-term stopgap…
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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