Latest Stories By Louis Jacobson

Former President Donald Trump at May 1 rallies in Wisconsin and Michigan — battleground states with high numbers of manufacturing jobs — highlighted his vision for the economy. Trump made misleading statements about tax cuts and jobs filled by immigrants in the U.S. illegally, but spoke more accurately on the rising costs of food, including chicken. […]

Is the Chinese Communist Party operating “sleeper cells” on American soil? That’s what Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., said in a recent social media post.  Stefanik, who as House Republican Conference chair is the third-highest party official under Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., decried Chinese nationals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in a March 17 post on X.  […]

Eight days before a six-week abortion ban takes effect in Florida, President Joe Biden spoke in Tampa to lay blame for restrictive measures nationwide on one person: former President Donald Trump. In a 12-minute address April 23 at Hillsborough Community College, Biden warned of “extreme” laws that restrict abortion access, and he blamed Trump, his […]

On April 25, former President Donald Trump will get his day in court — the Supreme Court. That’s when his lawyers will make the case that he should be covered by legal immunity from prosecution. Trump is arguing that Special Counsel Jack Smith cannot prosecute him because presidents are protected from prosecution. Smith is pursuing […]

Was one of President Joe Biden’s relatives eaten by cannibals during World War II? As far-fetched as that scenario might sound, Biden said it was possible while visiting Pennsylvania on April 17. While visiting Scranton, his family’s hometown, for a speech, Biden sought out a local veterans’ memorial where his uncle, Ambrose J. Finnegan, is […]

Seeking to present a unified Republican front, former President Donald Trump and embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., met at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, to tout several issues the GOP sees as key in the 2024 election, including voting laws and immigration. Johnson focused his remarks on forthcoming legislation to require proof of […]

En medio de una campaña electoral ferozmente competitiva en 2024 contra el presidente Joe Biden, el expresidente Donald Trump se convertirá en el primer expresidente sometido a un juicio penal.  Trump se enfrenta a cargos por delitos graves en cuatro casos. Pero el primero en ir a juicio, y quizás el único que probablemente finalice […]

Former President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson will host an event at Mar-a-Lago on April 12 in an appearance that is expected to underscore something that PolitiFact has fact-checked repeatedly as false: allegations of rampant election fraud — most recently claims of noncitizen voting. Their joint appearance comes as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, […]

Amid a fiercely competitive 2024 election rematch against incumbent President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump will become the first former president put on criminal trial.  Trump faces felony charges in four cases, but the first one to go to trial — and perhaps the only one likely to be completed before Nov. 5, Election […]

Testifying before Congress, former Special Counsel Robert Hur defended his February report detailing Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, saying it neither exonerated nor disparaged the current president. House Judiciary Committee members compared and contrasted Biden’s case with former President Donald Trump’s classified documents investigation.     In his report, Hur concluded that criminal charges were not […]

Joe Biden utilizó su discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión en 2024 para adoptar una postura de lucha.  Biden no dijo el nombre del expresidente Donald Trump en sus comentarios, pero invocó con frecuencia el historial y las propuestas de Trump, refiriéndose a él normalmente como “mi predecesor.”  Algunos republicanos criticaron a Biden desde […]

As president, Joe Biden saw the economy endure 40-year-high levels of inflation. But during his 2024 State of the Union address, he took a victory lap on the reduced inflation rate, job creation and other economic metrics. “I came to office determined to get us through one of the toughest periods in our nation’s history,” […]