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Max Miller Denies Using Smart Glasses to Spy On Ex-Wife

September 1, 2026 at 12:45 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) denied using Meta Glasses to make secret recordings during a July court hearing after his ex-wife’s lawyers raised concerns that something seemed off about the congressman’s embrace of the new technology,” the New York Post reports.

Can a Democrat Win in South Carolina?

September 1, 2026 at 12:27 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

South Carolina’s Republican Senate primary may be over, but Ralph Norman apparently isn’t ready to leave the race behind.

Asked what he would tell voters who remain undecided in the general election, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) had a straightforward answer: “Vote for Ralph Norman.”

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Trump’s Approval Polls Have Reached a Critical Point

September 1, 2026 at 12:25 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

David Drucker: “President Donald Trump can dismiss public opinion polls as ‘fake news’ all he wants. That won’t change the fact that the commander-in-chief is in political distress — even according to survey outlets that usually give him more favorable ratings.”

“Perennially reliable RealClearPolitics, as of Monday, averaged Trump’s job approval rating a hair under 40% — dismal even for this polarizing, second-term president…”

“But if that’s not satisfactory proof of the president’s precarious political standing consider this: Trump’s numbers have been cratering in data recently gathered by Morning Consult, Rasmussen Reports and RMG Research — all dependable polling outfits that regularly show higher job approval ratings than their competitors. In their three most recent polls, the Oval Office caretaker registers an average job approval rating of around 44% (Morning Consult), 42% (Rasmussen) and 43% (RMG Research).”

Video Shows the Moment FBI Surrounded Eric Swalwell

September 1, 2026 at 12:06 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Video obtained by the California Post shows the moment federal agents began seizing electronic devices belonging to former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) at San Francisco International Airport.

Mar-a-Lago Skies to Get Permanent Flight Restrictions

September 1, 2026 at 12:03 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is proposing permanent flight restrictions around President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club, while still allowing aircraft arriving or departing from the nearby airport now bearing his name to traverse the airspace,” Bloomberg reports.

The Forsaken Founder

September 1, 2026 at 12:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Just published: The Forsaken Founder: Gouverneur Morris, the Unsung Patriot Who Wrote the Constitution, Stood Up to Slavery, and Survived the Reign of Terror by Scott S. Greenberger.

The little-known story of Gouverneur Morris, the brilliant yet overlooked Founding Father whose visionary ideas from writing key components of the U.S. Constitution to helping create America’s first bank to holding an unwavering stance against slavery shaped the nation’s future.

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Mike Johnson Tells GOP Leaders He Met with Elon Musk

September 1, 2026 at 11:56 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Speaker Mike Johnson told a closed-door meeting of senior House Republicans on Monday night that he met with GOP megadonor Elon Musk in Austin last week, as House GOP leaders hope he’ll bolster their campaign efforts in key battlegrounds,” Politico reports.

Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Renaming Lake Ontario

September 1, 2026 at 11:43 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that 63% of Americans said they opposed renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, compared to just 14% in favor.

House to Vote On Chuck Edwards Censure

September 1, 2026 at 11:35 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The House plans to vote Tuesday on a censure motion against Rep. Chuck Edwards, the North Carolina Republican whom the House Ethics Committee found last month had engaged in ‘persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct’ toward two female staffers,” the Washington Post reports.

“While the panel found that Edwards did not engage in sexual activity with or explicitly proposition any of his staffers, it did find that he was aware ‘that his excessive attention toward the young women had led to rumors and innuendo in the office.'”

Massie Names Epstein Co-Conspirators

September 1, 2026 at 11:25 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who has been a key figure in a push to release files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in the last few years, read off over a dozen names of what he said were ‘Epstein co-conspirators’ on Monday,” NewsNation reports.

Said Massie: “On the House floor tonight, I read the names of several Epstein co-conspirators who should be investigated and prosecuted. I also began collecting 218 signatures for the discharge petition to force a vote on Epstein Files Transparency Act II.”

Ralph Norman Encourages Write In Votes for Him

September 1, 2026 at 11:18 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) told reporters it was “shocking” that President Trump spent $800,000 to defeat him in the GOP primary against Darlene Graham and encouraged his supporters to vote for him as a write-in candidate in November.

How Well Do You Know American Voters?

September 1, 2026 at 11:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

My son has launched another political game — and this one is especially fun.

It’s called Pollster and the idea is simple: You’re shown a real polling question and have to guess the percentage of Americans who gave a particular answer.

The questions come from major polling organizations and some of the answers are much harder to predict than you might expect.

Like his other games, it only takes a few minutes to play. But it’s surprisingly addictive.

It joins Yea or Nay, where you try to predict how senators voted on key legislation, and Split Decision, his Supreme Court game.

ICE Arrests 50,000 People in August

September 1, 2026 at 10:58 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“ICE officers and agents arrested roughly 50,000 people in August,” NBC News reports.

“That number is on par with July’s number, which was the highest single monthly arrest total during the second Trump administration.”

Bessent Says Strait of Hormuz Will Be Bypassed

September 1, 2026 at 10:52 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed the importance of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, saying the crucial waterway for Persian Gulf energy that’s been controlled by Iran during the recent conflict will get bypassed by oil pipelines,” Bloomberg reports.

Said Bessent: “That will be bypassed in two years. In two years, the Strait of Hormuz will be like a worthless piece of water.”

JD Vance Confronts Jewish GOP Skeptics

September 1, 2026 at 10:49 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Vice President JD Vance has in recent months given voice to a rising skepticism in America toward Israel, leaving some Jewish Republicans uncomfortable, if not openly concerned, about the expected GOP frontrunner in the next presidential election,” CNN reports.

“Some Jewish GOP activists have expressed a preference for Secretary of State Marco Rubio, while other ambitious Republicans have worked to stir doubt about Vance’s pro-Israel credentials. Among them is Sen. Ted Cruz, who recently said the party has not coalesced around Vance ahead of 2028 and that there will be a ‘full discussion’ about what the party stands for before then.”

Ty Cobb Compares Trump’s Ballroom to a ‘Whorehouse’

September 1, 2026 at 10:39 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb tore into President Trump’s White House ballroom project on Monday,” NewsNation reports.

Said Cobb: “It’s turning into some combination of a whorehouse and Las Vegas at this stage of the game with all the golden paving of it. It’s tragic what’s going on. But sadly, it’s gonna continue, at least for the time being.”

Max Miller’s Challenger Highlights (His Own) Family

September 1, 2026 at 10:35 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Democrat Brian Poindexter’s first general-election ad in his campaign to unseat Rep. Max Miller doesn’t directly mention the Republican’s well-publicized family drama — but it makes the subtext impossible to ignore,” Politico reports.

“The minute-long ad titled ‘Daughters’ features Poindexter’s three children — Ashley, Makayla and Taylor — telling stories about their dad as they sit in front of family photos.”

House Aims to Avoid Government Shutdown

September 1, 2026 at 10:33 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The U.S. House on Tuesday is expected to vote on a stopgap spending measure that would avert a government shutdown this fall ahead of the 2026 midterm election, though GOP hardliners are vowing to complicate things,” CNBC reports.

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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.

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