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“The White House is anticipating ‘substantial’ Republican defections when the House votes on a resolution overturning President Trump’s Canadian tariffs,” Politico reports. “Rather than scrambling to head off any GOP…
Mark Leibovich: “Democrats can’t help but keep playing to a stubborn stereotype — a soft and pampered bunch, unwilling to make the gritty sacrifices… necessary to prevail in their ‘existential’…
“Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) on Wednesday demanded U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro preserve all evidence related to her unsuccessful effort to bring charges against him and…
“Speaker Mike Johnson says he has asked retiring Rep. Neal Dunn to serve out his term amid concerns the Florida Republican might resign early,” Politico reports. “An early exit from…
“The Pentagon has told a second aircraft carrier strike group to prepare to deploy to the Middle East as the U.S. military prepares for a potential attack on Iran,” the…
Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL) is planning to announce an early retirement as soon as next week — an exit that would drag the House Republican majority out the door with…
“With just two days until funding runs out for the Department of Homeland Security, there are no signs of a breakthrough between Republicans and Democrats,” Punchbowl News reports. “It now…
“Attorney General Pam Bondi and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) literally screamed at each other during an oversight hearing after Raskin demanded she stop talking over…
President Trump embarked on a bizarre posting spree touting his friendship with Black celebrities following his racist video of Barack and Michelle Obama, the Daily Beast reports. Save to Favorites
The House handed Speaker Mike Johnson a very public defeat last night. A rule he championed — designed to block future House votes aimed at ending President Trump’s tariffs —…
Groundwork Collaborative: “It’s become a defining feature of modern life: the steady grind of small hassles that eat away at our time, patience, and wallets. Everyday interactions that should be simple…
NBC News: “It’s exceedingly rare for a federal grand jury to reject prosecutors’ attempts to secure an indictment, since the process is stacked in the government’s favor. Federal grand juries…
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval ratings, the Washington Post reports. Save to Favorites
In October, Kari Lake was spotted waiting in a White House lobby, hoping to see President Trump, The Atlantic reports. Said one Trump operative: “Kari has been here for hours….
“That’s the gaslightiest gaslighting shit I’ve ever heard in my life.” — Joe Rogan, talking on his podcast about the Trump administration claiming Jeffrey Epstein did not run a sex…
“The House is set on Wednesday to consider a Democratic-written measure that would rescind tariffs President Trump imposed on Canada last year, taking a largely symbolic but politically consequential vote…
Just published: End of Days: Ruby Ridge, the Apocalypse, and the Unmaking of America by Chris Jennings. How a historic standoff enabled the conspiracy-laden politics of the Trump era. Save…
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “In our first handicapping of state legislature control for the 2026 cycle, we find 15 chambers that are competitive—either Leans Republican, Toss-up, or Leans Democratic.” “That’s…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani told state lawmakers that the only way out of the city’s $12 billion budget gap is to raise taxes on the wealthy, the New…
“The Trump administration has withdrawn all federalized National Guard troops from U.S. cities, after its repeated attempts to surge forces into Democrat-run states encountered judicial roadblocks,” the Washington Post reports….
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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