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Party Activists Aren’t Sold on Harris for Governor

June 1, 2025 at 10:51 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “Ever since Ms. Harris returned home to California in January after losing last year’s presidential race, Democrats have wondered whether she would run for governor in 2026. Her entry would shake up the race, and many observers believe she would be the front-runner. But she has made few public appearances and offered little indication of which way she is leaning.”

“Her absence from the hall in Anaheim this weekend loomed over the state party convention like the pair of large video screens that carried her message. And that left many party activists questioning just how seriously she was considering running.”

Washington Post: As Kamala Harris weighs a run for governor, some Democrats are moving on.

Trump Aides Insist That Tariffs Will Remain

June 1, 2025 at 10:49 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Trump’s top economic advisers stressed on Sunday that they would not be deterred by a recent court decision declaring many of the administration’s tariffs to be illegal, pointing to other authorities the White House could invoke to pressure China and other nations into trade negotiations,” the New York Times reports.

“They also signaled that Mr. Trump had no plans to extend an original 90-day pause on some of his steepest tariff rates, raising the odds that those duties — the mere announcement of which had roiled markets — could take effect as planned in July.”

Axios: “America is so far defying the gloomiest economic forecasts, but tariff threats keep scrambling the good news.”

Trump Looks to Shore Up Support for GOP Megabill

June 1, 2025 at 10:38 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Trump plans to push lawmakers on his tax-and-spending megabill this week in an effort to overcome Republican concerns about deficit spending,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Trump is expected to amplify calls for Republican unity around what the party has branded the ‘big, beautiful bill’ and speak with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) about the next steps as lawmakers return from recess, a senior official said Sunday.”

“But Thune, like his counterpart in the House, has a narrow majority and a number of GOP senators have expressed concerns that could derail a July 4 target of getting the bill to Trump’s desk.”

Axios: Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” has Republicans squabbling over math.


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Law Firms That Appeased Trump Angered Their Clients

June 1, 2025 at 10:35 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Wall Street Journal: “At least 11 big companies are moving work away from law firms that settled with the administration or are giving—or intend to give—more business to firms that have been targeted but refused to strike deals.”

“Among them are technology giant Oracle, investment bank Morgan Stanley, an airline and a pharmaceutical company. Microsoft expressed reservations about working with a firm that struck a deal, and another such firm stopped representing McDonald’s in a case a few months before a scheduled trial.”

Nationalist Moves Ahead in Polish Election

June 1, 2025 at 10:29 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Right-wing candidate Karol Nawrocki is leading centrist Rafał Trzaskowski by 51 percent to 49 percent in Poland’s presidential election, according to a final exit poll released early Monday morning,” Politico reports.

“The country’s electoral commission says final results of the vote count will be announced later on Monday.”

Washington Post: Poles vote in tight presidential race with Trump backing one candidate.

Johnson Says Failure Will Result in Massive Tax Hike

June 1, 2025 at 7:41 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Speaker Mike Johnson told NBC News that a failure of the “big, beautiful bill” that President Trump and his administration are pushing for would result in the “largest tax increase in history” for Americans of every economic level.

Bonus Quote of the Day

June 1, 2025 at 7:18 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“No, and you can underscore what I’m about to tell you. There are no Medicaid cuts in the big, beautiful bill, we’re not cutting Medicaid…”

— Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), on Meet the Press, while adding later: “It’s — it’s not going to add to the debt.”

Stephanopoulos Accuses Trump of ‘Staggering’ Corruption

June 1, 2025 at 4:13 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

George Stephanopoulos opened his Sunday show with a scathing accusation of corruption by Donald Trump and his family – just six months after ABC agreed to a $16 million payment to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by the president for the anchor’s comments, The Wrap reports.

Said Stephanopoulos: “The scale is staggering. Donald Trump and his family are making hundreds of millions, potentially billions of dollars, as Trump and his administration are taking official actions that benefit contributors and investors.“

GOP Strategist Convicted of Stalking

June 1, 2025 at 4:06 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A jury convicted a former Republican political strategist on two counts of stalking after prosecutors charged Daniel Duffey with sending harassing text messages and letters to the victim and his family, the Montana Free Press reports.

Duffey also created a fake Grindr account under the victim’s name and asked app users to attend the victim’s wedding to have sex with him.

GOP Senator Trump’s Tax Bill Doesn’t Add Up’

June 1, 2025 at 4:03 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told CBS News “the math doesn’t really add up” on the cost of President Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” while outlining his opposition as the legislation moves to the Senate this week.

said Paul: “I think they’re asking for too much money.”

GOP Senator Rips Trump’s Tax Bill

June 1, 2025 at 4:02 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is doubling down on his concerns about a bill that would make sweeping changes to taxes, Medicaid, food stamps and more after it was passed last month in the Republican-led House at the urging of President Donald Trump, USA Today reports.

Said Johnson: “It’s completely unsustainable.”

He added: “I want to see him succeed. But again, my loyalty is to the American people, to my kids and grandkids. We cannot continue to mortgage their future.”

Quote of the Day

June 1, 2025 at 3:54 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“I’m a little stuck in a bind, where I’m like, well, I don’t want to speak up against the administration but I also don’t want to take responsibility for everything the administration’s doing.”

— Elon Musk, in an interview with CBS News.

Spanberger Is Poised to Win Big in Virginia

June 1, 2025 at 3:47 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Six months out from November, Virginia Democrats believe the governor’s race is Abigail Spanberger’s to lose,” Politico reports.

“There’s a risk the former member of Congress could get bogged down by national malaise toward the Democratic Party, and her margins could end up being tight because of the negative Democratic brand.”

“But Democrats are hopeful that Spanberger can overcome that national dynamic. She flipped a competitive district in 2018 that stretches into rural Southwest Virginia and she benefits from the unpopular actions of President Donald Trump. His stop-and-start trade war coupled with the elimination of thousands of federal jobs and looming Medicaid cuts are widely unwelcome in the Commonwealth. Spanberger enjoys strong name recognition and is far out-fundraising her opponent, a candidate who even some fellow Republicans are wincing about.”

GOP Lawmaker Calls for End to Military Aid to Israel

June 1, 2025 at 12:16 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) called for an “end all U.S. military aid to Israel now.”

Said Massie: “Nothing can justify the number of civilian casualties (tens of thousands of women and children) inflicted by Israel in Gaza in the last two years.”

American Increasingly See Distinction Between Parties

June 1, 2025 at 12:11 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

CNN Poll: “Americans see Republicans and Democrats as offering vastly contrasting visions of the country. An 81% majority say they see important differences between the two parties, marking an increase from two years ago across political, age and educational lines. Just 18% say the parties are ‘pretty much the same,’ down from 28% in 2023 and roughly one-third in CNN and Gallup polling dating back to 2002.”

“But even among those who say there are critical differences between the two major parties, a sizable minority say neither reflects their vision across a range of issues: Nearly 20% who see such differences still say neither party reflects their perspective on at least 5 out of 9 issues they were asked about in the poll.”

Ukraine Destroyed Warplanes Deep Inside Russia

June 1, 2025 at 12:08 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Ukraine launched audacious drone attacks on four military airports inside Russia, destroying more than 40 warplanes in the biggest blow of the war against Moscow’s long-range bomber fleet,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The attack, dubbed ‘Spider’s Web,’ took a year and a half to prepare, officials at Ukraine’s main security and intelligence agency, the SBU, said on Sunday. Ukraine’s drones targeted Russia’s Belaya, Ivanovo, Dyagilevo and Olenya air bases, all of which house Russian military planes.”

“The bombardment is a significant victory for Ukraine’s deep-strike program, which uses drones to target crucial materiel on Russia’s soil.”

Associated Press: Ukraine destroyed more than 40 military aircraft in a drone attack deep inside Russia, official says.

Trump Suggests Biden Was Replaced by Clones

June 1, 2025 at 11:56 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump shared a post alleging that Joe Biden was “executed in 2020,” and replaced with “clones” and “robotic engineered soulless mindless entities.”

Trump Prepares to Ease Big Bank Rules

June 1, 2025 at 11:53 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Politico: “Trump-appointed regulators are nearing completion of a proposal that would relax rules on how much of a capital cushion the nation’s largest banks must have to absorb potential losses and remain solvent during periods of economic stress… It could be released in the coming months.”

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goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan 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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