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Bill Would Limit Investors From Buying Homes

June 16, 2026 at 5:02 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“An affordable housing bill limiting how many single-family homes major investors can buy is poised to be signed into law before the end of the month after key lawmakers in the House and Senate reached an agreement Tuesday,” CNBC reports.

“The bill, which is focused on increasing the supply of homes, would not include a controversial provision requiring major investors to sell any housing units they build within seven years, but would cap the number of single-family homes they could buy at 350.”

Trump’s Iran Deal Allows Tehran to Immediately Sell Oil

June 16, 2026 at 3:35 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The U.S. will allow Iran to immediately begin selling oil and fuel under the deal to end the war, offering Tehran an early financial incentive to wind down the conflict,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

The Iran War Permanently Altered the Global Economy

June 16, 2026 at 3:34 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “The near shutdown in oil and gas deliveries from the Middle East and the leap in prices are causing a shift in power. Energy producers from the Gulf to the Americas are jockeying to maintain or increase their dominance, and customers are struggling to reduce their dependency and shore up their supply.”

“As a result, the energy market is changing, the energy mix is changing and the energy players are changing.”

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European Leaders Play Nice with Trump

June 16, 2026 at 3:33 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “Europe’s alliance with the United States may still be on the rocks, but on the first full day of a Group of 7 summit meeting at this Alpine spa town in France, the leaders showed they remained ready to behave politely toward Mr. Trump.”

“For all the sharp elbows of the last year, they appear to have concluded that the best way to deal with a disruptive president is to court him, particularly since they still hope to engage the United States on thorny issues like the war in Ukraine.”

Trump’s Iran Deal Includes $300 Billion Fund

June 16, 2026 at 3:02 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A $300 billion private fund designed ​to trigger investment into Iran is outlined in the U.S.-Iran framework agreement and more than half that sum has already been committed,” Reuters reports.

“The fund is designed to give both sides an economic incentive to conclude a final deal.”

No Prophets

June 16, 2026 at 2:54 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

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TSA Plans to Fly Thousands to a Four-Hour Training

June 16, 2026 at 2:31 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Between July and September, thousands of Transportation Security Administration supervisors, in cohorts no bigger than 24, are set to fly from all over the country to Nevada or Georgia and stay overnight in a hotel for a special training on advanced threat detection,” NOTUS reports.

“The training is only four hours.”

“An internally shared schedule for the training has confused TSA officials as to why the agency is requiring in-person attendance for such a short seminar, and left current and former employees questioning whether the decision runs afoul of the Trump administration’s efficiency goals.”

Trump Is Losing the Hawks

June 16, 2026 at 2:08 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Many of the hawkish conservatives who rushed to President Trump’s defense at the beginning of the war with Iran now fear he is at risk of losing at the negotiating table, emboldening Tehran and setting back joint U.S.-Israeli interests in the process,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Early details, such as reports that a preliminary peace deal could eventually unlock billions of dollars in frozen Iranian funds, have turned once loyal allies into critics. They worry the deal doesn’t do enough to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions and offers economic relief to Tehran that could allow the regime to rebuild its missile arsenal. Some Trump allies have expressed frustration in recent days that the administration hadn’t yet released the text of the agreement the president announced Sunday.”

‘Concept of an Agreement’

June 16, 2026 at 2:06 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Kamala Harris told CNN that President Trump’s memorandum of understanding with Iran, which is set to be formally signed on Friday, is nothing more than a “concept of an agreement.”

Trump Mulls Co-Endorsement in South Carolina

June 16, 2026 at 1:46 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Donald Trump, who loves to boast of the win-loss record of his endorsed candidates in Republican primaries, is considering hedging his bet in South Carolina’s governor’s race by potentially endorsing both remaining Republicans,” the Washington Post reports.

Education Department Sheds More Programs

June 16, 2026 at 1:45 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Department of Education is moving its office for civil rights and administration of special education to other agencies, according to senior officials, part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the department,” Bloomberg reports.

“Oversight of civil rights in schools will move to the Department of Justice and special education programs will move to the Department of Health and Human Services.”

ABC News: Department of Education taking major step in dismantling itself.

JD Vance Tries to Clean Up for Trump on ‘The View’

June 16, 2026 at 12:52 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Vice President JD Vance spent much of his first guest spot on The View defending Donald Trump and members of his administration, or doing a bit of clean up on some of the president’s remarks,” Deadline reports.

“The interview, to promote his new book Communion, was confrontational yet always civil, to the point where he acknowledged that backstage, co-host Joy Behar had called him ‘fine.'”

Trump Taps Defense Act to Boost Stockpiles

June 16, 2026 at 12:49 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act in an effort to bolster delivery of weapons whose stockpiles critics say have been strained by the war in Iran and other conflicts,” Bloomberg reports.

Gold Heist Risks Exposing Top-Secret Spy Programs

June 16, 2026 at 12:26 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Five decades ago, four burglars broke into a billionaire’s safe, setting off a chain of events that exposed and foiled one of the CIA’s most ambitious operations against the Soviets,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Now, Central Intelligence Agency veterans are worried that another seemingly brazen heist—this time allegedly committed by a CIA official—could expose another top-secret program, after authorities say the official walked out of his office with $40 million in gold bars.”

Trump Says He ‘Never Cared’ About Iran Regime Change

June 16, 2026 at 11:57 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Trump formally rejected the idea of regime change in Iran Tuesday, saying he ‘never cared’ about it — despite calling early in the war for the Iranian people to rise up against their clerical rulers,” the New York Post reports.

Said Trump: “You talk about regime change. I never cared about regime change. It was never a part.”

Mike DeWine Calls to End Executions

June 16, 2026 at 11:54 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday that Ohio should abolish the death penalty, saying it is no longer a deterrent to violent crime,” NewsNation reports.

Said DeWine: “I no longer believe the death penalty is a deterrent to murder. I believe Ohio should abolish the death penalty.”

Trump Is Stalled Out

June 16, 2026 at 11:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Andrew Egger: “Donald Trump is, above all, a showman. While he’s plainly slowing with age, he has certainly not lost his ability to deliver near-daily shocks with his attacks on good government, ethics, and taste.”

“But the nature of those shocks has been changing lately. More and more, they’ve seemed calibrated to obscure a harsh truth: Not yet two years into Trump 2.0, the administration’s momentum has ground to a halt.”

Anthropic Is Still at Odds with the White House

June 16, 2026 at 10:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Trump administration officials concluded talks with Anthropic on Monday without lifting export controls that were imposed last week on the company’s most advanced AI models in response to jailbreaking concerns, according to three people briefed on the matter,” Wired reports.

“The administration continues to believe that there are ways to disable some of the guardrails on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5, effectively allowing users to access the more powerful cybersecurity capabilities of the company’s Mythos model.”

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About Political Wire

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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