“I’m not running scared. I think I’m running angry. I’m running happy and I’m running content because we’ve done a great job.”
— President Trump, when asked by NBC News what emotion is driving him as a candidate.
Save to Favorites“I’m not running scared. I think I’m running angry. I’m running happy and I’m running content because we’ve done a great job.”
— President Trump, when asked by NBC News what emotion is driving him as a candidate.
Save to FavoritesA reporter asked President Biden a question during a campaign appearance: REPORTER: President Biden, will you be serving your full four-year term or handing over power to Vice President Harris?…
“President Joe Biden tore into Donald Trump over his record on race on Wednesday, targeting the former president for his past comments before a crowd of Black voters in Philadelphia,”…
“The Florida Board of Education approved several tweaks Wednesday to the state’s standards for teaching social studies, but left intact controversial pieces on Black history that sparked widespread backlash last…
“Speaker Mike Johnson is preparing Republicans for quick, large-scale action if they win unified control of government in November, telling Semafor he’ll pursue a far-reaching bill aimed at addressing a…
“Donald Trump praised Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for rejecting calls to recuse himself from two pending cases involving the former president or January 6 attack on the Capitol after…
“Two senior Biden administration officials Wednesday opened the door to allowing Ukraine to use American-donated weapons to strike inside Russia,” Politico reports. “The move, if made, would come as European…
Judge Juan Merchan dismissed the jurors in Donald Trump’s “hush money” criminal trial, the New York Times reports. They will resume deliberations tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. ET. Save to Favorites
“Schools in Louisiana could soon be required by law to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom,” CNN reports. “The state House of Representatives gave final passage to House Bill…
“And then Trump tells you he’s the greatest president. I love this one. He says he’s the greatest president for Black people in the history of America, including more than…
The House Ethics Committee said Wednesday it will conduct its own investigation into Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) following his recent indictment on federal bribery charges, CBS News reports. Save to…
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday alleging President Joe Biden’s campaign, former President Donald Trump’s campaign and CNN violated federal campaign…
New York Times: “Jurors have been deliberating for more than three hours and have sent no notes, indicating that the deliberations have not yet raised any questions that they have…
“New York’s Democratic House members are taking a rare stand in a competitive primary, endorsing centrist John Avlon — who worked as a speechwriter for former New York City Mayor…
The percentage of Americans who think the country is on the wrong track is at a record high. This metric has grown fairly consistently under three of the last four…
Justice Samuel Alito Jr. said on Wednesday that he would not recuse himself from two cases arising from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol after reports that flags…
Washington Post: “Democrats’ chances of hanging on to control of the Senate next year hinge on at least two Democratic senators pulling off a feat that has been increasingly rare…
Reuters: “Now in the third year of full-scale war, Ukraine’s top military leaders openly admit that the battlefield situation on the eastern front has deteriorated. Two years of war have…
“Between vacation photos and cookout invitations posted on their private text thread, a group of Mississippi sheriff’s deputies who called themselves the Goon Squad traded pictures of rotting corpses and…
“House GOP leaders are telling their members to start brushing up on the Senate’s rules as they prepare for a potential legislative sprint in 2025,” Semafor reports. “Republicans hope to…
“I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE CHARGES ARE IN THIS RIGGED CASE—I AM ENTITLED TO SPECIFICITY JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE. THERE IS NO CRIME!” — Donald Trump, on Truth Social,…
Taegan 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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