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Trump Voters Say Why They’re Sticking With Him

June 6, 2026 at 11:05 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Wall Street Journal: “Trump’s approval numbers nationally have tumbled in recent months, hurt by worries about the economy and uncertainty about the Iran war. His standing with GOP voters is slipping as well, with Republicans who strongly back Trump dropping to 57% in May from 75% in January… But within that group are Trump die-hards whose unshakable support for the president helps maintain his grip on the party in Congress and on the campaign trail.”

“Democrats have a shot at taking back a Senate seat in Ohio, boosted by growing doubts about the president’s policies. But in interviews in this deep red part of the state, voters still firmly in Trump’s camp say the president has delivered on key promises that he campaigned on in 2024, such as tackling illegal crossings at the southern border and reducing crime, as well as what they see as his effort to shift America’s culture rightward.”

Trump Says Iran War Will End ‘One Way or the Other’

June 6, 2026 at 11:03 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Donald Trump said the war with Iran will end “one way or the other” while speaking with Wisconsin farmers, NewsNation reports. 

Said Trump: “We’re going to come out of Iran very quickly — one way or the other, whether it’s a piece of paper or the very tough way. The very tough way may be the easier way.”

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Full Scale ‘60 Minutes’ Mutiny Averted

June 6, 2026 at 2:12 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Status: “After Scott Pelley chose to publicly confront management at the Bari Weiss-led CBS News over the firing of several colleagues and cite ideologically motivated changes that threatened to compromise the show’s integrity, correspondents Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, and Jon Wertheim released a statement saying that they intended to stay. Not because they disputed Pelley’s characterization of events, but rather because, as they succinctly put it, ‘We don’t want to see ’60 Minutes’ die.’”

“The decision might appear to stabilize a situation that risked seeing the entire franchise implode, or at a minimum, struggle to deliver enough stories to populate a 59th season when the program returns from its annual summer hiatus in September.”

Pentagon Raised Threat of Israeli Spying

June 6, 2026 at 2:07 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Pentagon is increasingly concerned about Israel ramping up its spying on the U.S., recently raising the counterintelligence threat level from America’s top ally in the Middle East to the highest level,” NBC News reports.

“The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency in recent weeks issued the new counterintelligence threat assessment amid rising tensions between Israel and the U.S. over the way forward in the war with Iran.”

Trump Arch Will Need Red Lights

June 5, 2026 at 6:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “The Federal Aviation Administration said the Trump administration’s plans to construct a 259-foot tall arch less than a mile from Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport would likely not pose risks to aviation safety.”

“But evaluators recommended that red, blinking obstruction lights similar to the ones atop the Washington Monument be added to the design — a common measure for large structures that go up near airports.”

Trump Wants U.S. to Acquire ‘Pieces’ of AI Companies

June 5, 2026 at 4:27 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

NOTUS: “President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is talking with the leaders of the largest artificial-intelligence companies about having the government acquire ‘pieces’ of their firms.”

“It could prove to be among the most significant federal interventions in the private sector in modern history.”

Financial Times: Trump says US may take equity stakes in AI companies.

Exchange of the Day

June 5, 2026 at 4:21 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump spoke to reporters about attending the NBA finals next week:

REPORTER: The cheapest price for the game you’re going to is $8,000. Everyday Americans can’t afford these sporting events.

TRUMP: No, but they can watch it on television. It’s sort of semi-free to watch it on television. But that’s the way life goes…

Quote of the Day

June 5, 2026 at 4:08 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“We’ve got a fucked up guy who could be 100 times more fucked up than he is and he’d never be as fucked up as what we’ve got in Washington. This country is about to lose it, the whole goddamn thing. We gotta win this. If we got a person that’s understandably got issues, good. Maybe people oughta see it and maybe we oughta be reminded what these stupid wars have brought about and the consequence of said stupid wars that stupid Susan Collins’ been for all of her political life.”

— James Carville, on his podcast, endorsing Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D).

Justice Department to Observe LA Vote Count

June 5, 2026 at 3:54 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

CNN: “The Justice Department sent one of its attorneys to observe ballot processing in Los Angeles Friday morning, after President Donald Trump claimed earlier this week the US Attorney’s office there was investigating the vote counting.”

Democrats Ramp Up Plans to Investigate Trump

June 5, 2026 at 3:36 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Semafor: “Progressive and centrist Democrats are remarkably aligned around their plan for using a potential House majority to investigate President Donald Trump: Pursue businesses that have cultivated his administration for backdoor oversight, and don’t hold back.”

“As outside advisory and legal firms prepare the private sector for a Democratic House takeover that still looks likely, despite the GOP’s aggressive redistricting, the target list may well grow beyond US-based companies. Foreign dealmaking by the Trump family and its allies, including in the Gulf, is also in line for Democratic scrutiny.”

Janet Mills Considers Jumping Back Into Race

June 5, 2026 at 3:35 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A source close to Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) told CNN: “The Governor remains on the ballot, and in the wake of this week’s stories, people across Maine are reaching out to tell her they’re voting for her and encouraging her to get fully back into the race.”

Bill Pulte Didn’t Even Have a Security Clearance

June 5, 2026 at 3:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

CNN: “Before he was announced as President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US intelligence community, Bill Pulte did not have a security clearance granting him access to highly-classified information – meaning he lacked what has long been considered a basic prerequisite for the job he will soon occupy.”

Why Can’t California Count?

June 5, 2026 at 3:24 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Eli McKown-Dawson: “It’s been three days since the polls closed in California’s primary elections, and we still don’t have race calls for governor, Los Angeles mayor, and for multiple salient US House contests. Did all of those races come down to a few hundred votes and get bogged down in recounts and litigation? Nope. Was there an earthquake or Succession-esque ballot fire that threw vote counting into chaos? Also no.”

“In fact, this outcome was entirely expected. And that’s the whole problem.”

BBC Subpoenas Trump Inner Circle

June 5, 2026 at 3:21 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Bloomberg: “President Donald Trump is fighting the British Broadcasting Corp.’s effort to subpoena dozens of members of his inner circle as part of the news outlet’s defense in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit, setting the stage for a fresh fight over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.”

Trump Sides With Baseball Owners on Salary Cap

June 5, 2026 at 3:20 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Donald Trump sided with Major League Baseball owners who are proposing a hard salary cap as part of the next collective bargaining agreement, adding his voice to a contentious negotiation with the league’s players union,” Bloomberg reports. 

Said Trump: “If you don’t have a salary cap you don’t have a sport. Because they can’t help themselves. You know, in sports they can’t help themselves. They should have done it a long time ago.”

Trump Says He’s in Charge of Kennedy Center

June 5, 2026 at 3:18 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Bloomberg: “President Donald Trump floated that he’d remain in charge of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts just days after he said Congress would retain control over the institution.”

Said Trump: “I’m the chairman, so we’ll just keep it going. Somebody has to do it. It’s lost hundreds of millions of dollars for years, and yet it’s something you have to keep going, you know. It’s the arts.”

Platner’s Ex Says New York Times Twisted Her Story

June 5, 2026 at 1:10 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“An ex-girlfriend of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is expressing her frustration with The New York Times over the way it portrayed her and others’ experience dating the Democrat,” NewsNation reports. 

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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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