Ben Jacobs
Freelance Writer
Latest articles by Ben Jacobs
The frustrated GOP response to Biden’s State of the Union speech was all about the third rail of American politics.
Trump tried to cast himself as both a great Republican leader and the ultimate outsider.
Why the George Santos scandal — and his growing celebrity — is so historically unprecedented.
New Republican Congress member George Santos has been caught in a series of lies about his résumé. How long can he last in Congress?
The biggest revelations from Chris Whipple’s new look at the Biden administration.
McCarthy was able to sway several far-right members of his party by agreeing to extraordinary concessions that will rewrite the politics of the House.
Four ways Kevin McCarthy’s historically bungled bid for House speaker could be resolved.
Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to become House speaker on the first ballot, something that hasn’t happened in a century.
From dinner with Kanye West to orating about werewolves, 2022 was strange.
It’s an off-year, but there are a few big races in a handful of states.