Ben Jacobs
Freelance Writer
Ben Jacobs is a freelance political reporter based in Washington, DC. He has covered three presidential campaigns and countless federal and state elections, as well as Capitol Hill, the White House, and the Supreme Court. In addition to Vox, his writing has appeared in New York Magazine, the Atlantic, the Washington Examiner, the New Republic, and the Daily Beast.
Latest articles by Ben Jacobs
Is the situation really so dire for Democrats? Tuesday’s special election will give us a clue.
Dean Phillips is trying to crash Joe Biden’s party. He picked a strange, strange place to start.
New House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a long to-do list and a caucus with short patience for compromise.
The US House is acting like a parliament. That’s not great for America — or for you.
Kevin McCarthy faced either a shutdown or a right-wing push to kick him out of his job. He chose the latter.
Kennedy is running for attention, not to beat Joe Biden.
DeSantis’s debate performance illustrated what makes him most vulnerable in his quest to become the Republican nominee.
Everything has to go right for Democrats to win in Mississippi.
The Florida governor took to Twitter Spaces to announce a presidential run. It wasn’t pretty.
The South Carolina Republican is running as someone who has “lived the American dream.”