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April 19, 2016 at 5:17 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard

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March 9, 2016 at 11:12 am EST By Taegan Goddard

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Membership Update

January 29, 2016 at 12:21 pm EST By Taegan Goddard

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Membership Update

January 18, 2016 at 1:20 pm EST By Taegan Goddard

One more note to thank everyone who has joined as a member! This is going to be an exciting election year and Political Wire will be the best place to follow all the action. Let me know what you would like to see in member-exclusive posts.

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January 13, 2016 at 2:30 pm EST By Taegan Goddard

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Here are the latest pieces we’ve run just for members:

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New Feature for Members

January 4, 2016 at 11:27 pm EST By Taegan Goddard

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Become a Political Wire Member

December 2, 2015 at 9:00 am EST By Taegan Goddard

The introduction of the Political Wire membership has been fantastic. Thank you!

Your support grants you access to exclusive content as well as some special planned features. Help us cover what promises to be an exciting and possibly crazy election season.

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Membership Update

November 30, 2015 at 7:54 am EST By Taegan Goddard

The response to the Political Wire membership has been extraordinary. Thank you!

While the site will always be freely available, members will also get exclusive content and some special planned features. There are two membership options:

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Introducing: Political Wire Memberships

November 25, 2015 at 10:27 pm EST By Taegan Goddard

As a loyal Political Wire reader over the years, I wanted you to know about our new membership program.

It’s just in time for what promises to be a very exciting and possibly crazy election season!

Political Wire will always be freely available, but members will also receive:

  • Exclusive content. I’ve decided to stop nearly all writing for other publications to focus entirely on providing the best for Political Wire readers. This content will be available only to members directly on the site.
  • A direct channel to me. I want to make sure Political Wire serves your needs. I will work hard to earn your continued support by making it the best site on the web for following politics.
  • My deep and sincere thanks. It’s not easy to run an independent digital media property. Web advertising no longer aligns the interests of publishers, readers and advertisers. My ultimate goal is to reduce the number of ads and make the reader experience even better.

Other benefits will be added in the future.

Become a member for just $5 each month or $50 annually. You can easily cancel at any time.

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Wonk Wire Is Home!

March 31, 2015 at 8:41 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 5 Comments

After several years of being hosted over at Roll Call, I’m pleased to say Wonk Wire is back home.

We’ve got big plans for the site and welcome your comments and suggestions.

Thanks for reading!

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Note to Readers

March 13, 2015 at 4:53 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 16 Comments

If you can see this message it means you’re on Political Wire‘s new server.  The growth of the audience has been really gratifying. This should be a much more reliable platform as we head into a new election cycle.

Some comments may have been lost in the transition but I’ll see if I can restore them.

Thanks for reading!

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Happy New Year!

December 31, 2014 at 6:02 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 22 Comments

Thank you to everyone who chooses to spend part of their day reading Political Wire. It’s a big Internet and I’m grateful for your many years of incredible support.

Best wishes for a safe, healthy and happy New Year!

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Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2014 at 6:44 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 17 Comments

I wish everyone the best this holiday season.

Thank you so much for reading!

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A Search Engine for Legislation

December 10, 2014 at 9:30 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

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TrackBill is the perfect solution for government affairs professionals to search, track, and report on legislation in the United States Congress and all 50 state legislatures. The real time alerts and integrated mobile apps are simply amazing.

If you follow legislation, you need TrackBill.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

November 27, 2014 at 9:55 am EST By Taegan Goddard 19 Comments

I’ll refrain from linking to the numerous pieces today that give advice on how to win a Thanksgiving dinner political argument with those family members you can’t believe share your same heritage.

Instead, my advice is this: don’t fight. Enjoy America’s best holiday!

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Update on the Redesign

November 8, 2014 at 10:46 am EST By Taegan Goddard 18 Comments

The response to Political Wire’s new look has been overwhelmingly positive. Thank you! The new site also held up reasonably well during a very busy week.

Back by popular demand: Trending. This page is updated every 15 minutes with the latest stories from dozens of different sources.

Keep the suggestions coming and thanks for reading!

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Welcome to the New Political Wire!

November 4, 2014 at 10:12 am EST By Taegan Goddard 47 Comments

Here’s a quick overview of what’s new:

  • A completely responsive design which adapts to the device you’re using — phone, tablet or desktop.
  • A clean, easily readable layout.
  • A more accessible archive of past stories.
  • A much faster load time.
  • A completely new back end which will allow many new features over the coming weeks.

Transitioning the site was enormous task. After 15 years and more than 100,000 posts, there will be bugs in this transition. Some things are still missing. Thanks in advance for your patience.

In the meantime, enjoy the new site and let me know your thoughts in the comments.

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