Political Wire

  • Front Page
  • Trending
  • Reader Wire
  • Members
    • Subscribe
    • Sign In
  • Contact Us

The MAGA Revolt That Isn’t

March 16, 2026 at 3:09 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

For months, critics predicted that a war with Iran would split the MAGA movement.

The theory was simple: Donald Trump built his political brand railing against endless wars abroad. Launching one, they argued, would fracture his base.

Join now to continue reading.

Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more.

If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

Filed Under: Members, Republicans

Midterm Election Forecast

March 16, 2026 at 12:29 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

An invite for members: Join a briefing with the Cook Political Report‘s David Wasserman.

Wassermann will discuss his 2026 midterm election projections in a conversation moderated by former Rep. Scott Klug (R-WI) and former Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY).

Join now to continue reading.

Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more.

If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

Filed Under: Members

Trump Begs for Help in Hormuz

March 16, 2026 at 11:30 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump spent the weekend pleading with other countries — including China — to help him out of the mess he created in the Strait of Hormuz.

In a stream of angry social media posts and impromptu remarks to reporters, Trump scrambled to invent new explanations for why other nations supposedly owe the United States their help in keeping the vital shipping lane open.

Join now to continue reading.

Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more.

If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

Filed Under: Members

Scandal Hasn’t Sunk Ken Paxton Yet

March 13, 2026 at 3:04 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Ken Paxton could become the most problematic Republican Senate nominee since Roy Moore.

He brings a lot of baggage to the race: indicted on securities fraud charges, divorced amid infidelity allegations and impeached by the Texas House — controlled by his own party.

Join now to continue reading.

Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more.

If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

Filed Under: 2026 Campaign, Members

Vance Apparently Wants It Known He Had Doubts

March 13, 2026 at 11:03 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

For months there’s been speculation that Vice President JD Vance was far less enthusiastic about confronting Iran than President Trump.

A new report now confirms it.

Join now to continue reading.

Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more.

If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

Filed Under: Members

Weekly News Quiz

March 13, 2026 at 11:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

It’s been another dizzying week in the news, with the escalating war between the U.S. and Iran rattling global markets and sending oil prices soaring as the Strait of Hormuz faces major disruptions. 

See how closely you were paying attention to the headlines with this week’s news quiz.

Join now to continue reading.

Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more.

If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

Filed Under: Members

Victory or Votes

March 13, 2026 at 6:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live.

How the politics of the upcoming election cycle could constrain Trump’s military ambitions.

Join now to continue reading.

Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more.

If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

Filed Under: Members

Democrats Favored to Win the House Majority

March 12, 2026 at 2:14 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Just for members: The latest Inside Elections.

This issue takes a fresh look at the fight for the House, where the Republican majority is at considerable risk.

Join now to continue reading.

Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more.

If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

Filed Under: Members

Trump’s Word Choice Says a Lot

March 12, 2026 at 9:39 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump entered his second term determined to surround himself with loyalists. The result is an inner circle that rarely challenges him — even when he clearly gets something wrong.

Nothing illustrated this better than remarks he made to a local Cincinnati television station last night.

Join now to continue reading.

Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more.

If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

Filed Under: Members, White House

A Familiar Spiral of Disorder

March 10, 2026 at 1:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

We’ve seen this movie before.

The turbulence of the past few months feels like a sequel to the most chaotic stretches of Donald Trump’s first term — when crisis piled upon crisis and the White House struggled to project even the appearance of control.

Join now to continue reading.

Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more.

If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

Filed Under: Members

Iran War Elevates Marco Rubio

March 10, 2026 at 10:11 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump’s drift away from the isolationist posture that powered his campaign has coincided with a growing fascination with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

According to NBC News, Trump was mingling with donors at Mar-a-Lago on the night the Iran war erupted when he posed a telling question: Who should inherit the movement in 2028 — Marco Rubio or JD Vance?

Join now to continue reading.

Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more.

If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

Filed Under: 2028 Campaign, Members

Republicans On Track for a Blowout in the Midterms

March 9, 2026 at 9:56 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Midterms are usually a referendum on the party in power — and history is brutal.

Since World War II, the president’s party has managed to gain House seats in a midterm just twice: in 1998 and 2002. Those were unusual moments, powered by incumbents with high approval ratings.

Join now to continue reading.

Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more.

If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

Filed Under: Members

A Few Thoughts on One Week of War

March 7, 2026 at 7:44 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump warned that Iran will be “hit very hard” this weekend — including strikes on “areas and groups of people” not yet targeted — as the Israeli-American military campaign entered its second week with no clear offramp.

A few thoughts:

Join now to continue reading.

Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more.

If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

Filed Under: Members

Kristi Noem’s Unforgivable Mistake

March 6, 2026 at 11:20 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump made it through more than a year of his second term without firing a single Cabinet secretary.

That streak ended yesterday when Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was shown the door.

Join now to continue reading.

Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more.

If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

Filed Under: Members

Weekly News Quiz

March 6, 2026 at 11:00 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

It was another week where the breaking news headlines wouldn’t stop.

From campaign shakeups and war in the Middle East to the latest twists in the Trump administration’s power struggles, the political world kept moving at breakneck speed.

Join now to continue reading.

Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more.

If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

Filed Under: Members

Succession Plan

March 6, 2026 at 6:00 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live.

The 2028 presidential race just got less clear for Republicans but perhaps a little more clear for Democrats.

Join now to continue reading.

Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more.

If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

Filed Under: Members

Montana’s Senate Seat Is Suddenly in Play

March 5, 2026 at 8:56 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Montana politics took a sudden turn just minutes before the candidate filing deadline.

Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) abruptly withdrew his name from the ballot despite having already filed to seek a third term. Within minutes, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme (R) filed paperwork to run in his place.

Join now to continue reading.

Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more.

If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

Filed Under: Members

J.D. Vance Has a Kamala Harris Problem

March 4, 2026 at 7:48 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Vice presidents are often seen as the presumed heirs to their presidents. But the job that places them first in line can also become the biggest obstacle to getting there.

That’s the bind JD Vance now finds himself in.

Join now to continue reading.

Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more.

If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

Filed Under: 2028 Campaign, Members

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • …
  • 220
  • Next Page »

Your Account

Sign in

Members Only

  • Weekly News Quiz
  • Blasphemy Politics
  • Democrats Edge Closer to Rewriting Presidential Rules
  • Who Will Benefit from Eric Swalwell’s Departure?
  • The Problem With Being Trump’s Heir

Trial Balloon

Add Trial Balloon to your podcast player to get new episodes each week.


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.

Praise for Political Wire

“There are a lot of blogs and news sites claiming to understand politics, but only a few actually do. Political Wire is one of them.”

— Chuck Todd, host of “Meet the Press”

“Concise. Relevant. To the point. Political Wire is the first site I check when I’m looking for the latest political nugget. That pretty much says it all.”

— Stuart Rothenberg, editor of the Rothenberg Political Report

“Political Wire is one of only four or five sites that I check every day and sometimes several times a day, for the latest political news and developments.”

— Charlie Cook, editor of the Cook Political Report

“The big news, delicious tidbits, pearls of wisdom — nicely packaged, constantly updated… What political junkie could ask for more?”

— Larry Sabato, Center for Politics, University of Virginia

“Political Wire is a great, great site.”

— Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”

“Taegan Goddard has a knack for digging out political gems that too often get passed over by the mainstream press, and for delivering the latest electoral developments in a sharp, no frills style that makes his Political Wire an addictive blog habit you don’t want to kick.”

— Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post

“Political Wire is one of the absolute must-read sites in the blogosphere.”

— Glenn Reynolds, founder of Instapundit

“I rely on Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire for straight, fair political news, he gets right to the point. It’s an eagerly anticipated part of my news reading.”

— Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.

Copyright © 2026 · Goddard Media LLC | Privacy Policy | Corrections Policy

Political Wire ® is a registered trademark of Goddard Media LLC