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Rolling Stone: “Near the beginning of Donald Trump’s time in office, the then-president had a pressing question for his national-security aides and administration officials: Does China have the secret technology — a weapon, even — to create large, man-made hurricanes and then launch them at the United States? And if so, would this constitute an act of war by a foreign power, and could the U.S. retaliate militarily? Then-President Trump repeatedly asked about this.”
Said a former Trump official: “It was almost too stupid for words. I did not get the sense he was joking at all.”
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) mocked Republicans for sucking up to Donald Trump while campaigning in Pennsylvania for U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick (R). Said Cruz: “Just once, I’d love to…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) “replaced outgoing Secretary of State Laurel Lee on Friday with state Rep. Cord Byrd (R), who cursed at Black Democratic lawmakers during the session and…
“The glimpse of a possible Picasso in the home of Imelda Marcos seen during a visit by her son, Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr, after his election win has set off…
“Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that the House would take action next week to address the baby formula shortage that has left parents desperately searching for food for their…
“House Republicans, furious that five of their own have been subpoenaed by the January 6 select committee, are discussing their own plans to retaliate if they win back the majority:…
Former President Donald Trump “is leaning strongly towards endorsing the highly controversial Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano (R) for governor,” Axios reports. “Mastriano — who was at the Capitol on…
“North Korea appears to have resumed construction at a long-dormant nuclear reactor in recent weeks that, if completed, would dramatically increase its capacity to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons,” CNN…
“Senate Democrats don’t want President Joe Biden to make a move on canceling student loan debt until they get one last chance to push him to go as big as…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was recorded on a voice mail accusing a constituent, a lifelong Republican in her 70s, of spreading vicious lies, the Washington Examiner reports. Said Greene,…
A new UMass Amherst poll finds that 68% of Republican voters say the House of Representatives should impeach Joe Biden if Republicans win the majority in the midterm elections. Save…
President Biden’s attempt this week to appropriate “MAGA” and “ultra MAGA” as a political attack was the result of a six-month research effort by liberal groups, complete with polling and…
Axios: “Conservative legislatures are passing a raft of controversial new laws, many of which push the envelope further than the courts have ever allowed. But with the court poised to…
President Biden has taken in $7.8 million for Democrats by attending five in-person fundraisers since March, the AP reports. Save to Favorites
“White House press secretary Jen Psaki leaves her post on Friday having held more formal press briefings in the past 15 months than former President Donald Trump’s press secretaries held…
Washington Post: “From Nebraska and Idaho to Pennsylvania and Georgia, Republicans have been actively campaigning — or quietly maneuvering — against Trump’s picks in a way that could undermine his…
“Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday spoke with his Russian counterpart, the first such conversation between the two officials since the Kremlin’s attack on Ukraine began in February, according to…
“Warner Bros. Discovery said on April 21 that it was shutting down the weeks-old streaming service CNN+, leaving several hundred employees to look for new jobs,” the Wall Street Journal…
“Ryan Zinke, the former Trump Interior secretary now running for Congress again in Montana, has long faced questions about whether he lives in the state or in California,” Politico reports….
New York Times: “Should the Supreme Court strike down Roe in the sweeping manner of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.’s draft opinion, it would unleash a ferocious state-by-state battle over…
“Opposition to a new congressional map crumbled, and the Missouri Senate approved new boundaries for the state’s eight U.S. House districts, sending the map to Gov. Mike Parson (R),” the…
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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.
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