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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.

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Will Iowa Eat Jeb Bush?

Triple Crown

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.

Ben Jacobs | Published Feb 25, 2015

D.C.’s Top Rabbi Is a Peeping Tom

Disgrace

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.

Ben Jacobs | Published Feb 19, 2015

Meet Conservatives' New Favorite Judge

TEXAS JUSTICE

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

Ben Jacobs | Published Feb 17, 2015

Is GOP Dumb Enough to Shut Down DHS?

SMH

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

Ben Jacobs | Published Feb 17, 2015

Huck v. Santo: The Cage Match for Iowa

Fight Club

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

Ben Jacobs | Published Feb 11, 2015

Would Biden Be ‘a Player’ in Iowa?

Hawkeye Visit

While there’s certainly a hunger for Democratic attention among activists in the state, the vice president’s trip this week might not be what they’re looking for.

Ben Jacobs | Published Feb 10, 2015

Rhodes Scholar Slams Elites

Louisiana Governor and potential 2016 hopeful Bobby Jindal used a speech at a swanky Washington hotel to slam “elite bureaucrats” who implemented Common Core.

Ben Jacobs | Published Feb 06, 2015

Florida Man Wants to Be Senator

‘I Call It Like It Is’

Rep. Alan Grayson may be married to a bigamist. He’s compared the Tea Party to the KKK. He also wants to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate—and Republicans couldn’t be more thrilled.

Ben Jacobs | Published Feb 06, 2015

Romney Aide: Obama Adviser Is Lying

He Said, He Said

David Axelrod is claiming Romney ‘shocked and irritated’ the president by talking about Election Night turnout in racial code—but Garrett Jackson says his boss said no such thing.

Jackie Kucinich, Ben Jacobs | Published Feb 05, 2015

Will Homeland Security Be Held Hostage?

Showdown Over Immigration

Senate Republicans want to link a bill to fund the department with another measure to defund Obama’s immigration executive order—but Democrats are digging in. Who will blink first?

Ben Jacobs | Published Feb 04, 2015

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