Ben Jacobs

Ben Jacobs is a former reporter for The Daily Beast. His journalism has also been published in outlets like The Boston Globe, The New Republic, The Atlantic, Salon and Capital New York. You can follow him on Twitter at @bencjacobs.

Triple Crown

Will Iowa Eat Jeb Bush?

His father and brother won in the Hawkeye State and Jeb’s hire of a top Iowa operative raises the expectation that he will play there, too.

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Disgrace

D.C.’s Top Rabbi Is a Peeping Tom

At one of the most influential synagogues in Washington, a rabbi secretly taped dozens of women as they undressed for a ritual bath. Now he's on trial, and his victims are speaking.

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TEXAS JUSTICE

Meet Conservatives' New Favorite Judge

A Texas judge who has effectively paused the implementation of Obama’s executive order on immigration, has a long history of pleasing conservatives.

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SMH

Is GOP Dumb Enough to Shut Down DHS?

The House and Senate Republicans are edging ever closer to a totally predictable shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

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Fight Club

Huck v. Santo: The Cage Match for Iowa

Huckabee and Santorum are both returning to Iowa as former caucus champions but are now completing for the same pool of evangelical supporters.

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Will Iowa Eat Jeb Bush?

D.C.’s Top Rabbi Is a Peeping Tom

Meet Conservatives' New Favorite Judge

Is GOP Dumb Enough to Shut Down DHS?

Huck v. Santo: The Cage Match for Iowa

Would Biden Be ‘a Player’ in Iowa?

Rhodes Scholar Slams Elites

Florida Man Wants to Be Senator

Romney Aide: Obama Adviser Is Lying

Will Homeland Security Be Held Hostage?