Latest Stories By Louis Jacobson

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision June 24, 2022, to overturn Roe v. Wade was an earthquake for abortion policy. But did the tremors shake public opinion? Surveys taken after the decision provide a mixed answer. Many political analysts have suggested that the Democrats’ surprisingly strong performance in the 2022 midterm elections — which were held […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., recently raised the specter of the U.S. government tracking ordinary Americans’ purchases — and even blocking transactions of which it disapproves. Decrying what he called “woke banking,” DeSantis told the conservative Pennsylvania Leadership Conference that he would make sure Floridians “are not discriminated against” because they “own guns or they’re Christians […]

Hours after appearing in a Manhattan courtroom devoid of television cameras, with limited photography and encircled by agitated protesters in the streets outside, Donald Trump returned home to Mar-a-Lago, his luxurious estate in Palm Beach, Florida.  There, on a ballroom stage with bright lights and a bank of cameras, he faced a supportive crowd and delivered […]

Donald Trump has achieved many firsts. The first president to be impeached twice. The first president to inspire a riot at the Capitol seeking to stop the peaceful transfer of power. And on April 4 he added a new one: the first former president to face criminal charges. Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony […]

Luego de que el 30 de marzo de 2023, el gran jurado de Nueva York decidiera imputar al expresidente Donald Trump, las dudas sobre la viabilidad de su candidatura presidencial para 2024 aumentaron.  Sin embargo, expertos consultados explican que la Constitución de los Estados Unidos preserva el principio de que los votantes deciden quién los […]

At a recent press conference, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., took aim at Republicans, accusing the GOP of being eager to ban books in schools. “Extreme MAGA Republicans want to ban books on the Holocaust,” Jeffries said March 24. “Extreme MAGA Republicans want to ban books on Martin Luther King Jr., Extreme MAGA Republicans […]

As Donald Trump looks ahead to possible charges related to hush payments to adult entertainment star Stormy Daniels, the former president has preemptively arguing his innocence. Reporting initially published by The New York Times suggested that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg is close to filing charges for the alleged concealment of a $130,000 hush […]

Former President Donald Trump recently warned his followers that he “will be arrested” in the coming days. Although nothing has yet been confirmed, he referred to the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which has been investigating crimes related to hush payments to adult entertainment star Stormy Daniels.  Reporting initially published by The New York Times suggested […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, considered a likely candidate to join the Republican presidential primary field, drew criticism from Democrats and some members of his party for taking a skeptical position on Russia’s war in Ukraine and the U.S. response. In comments shared with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, DeSantis criticized the Biden administration’s “blank check’” in […]

The spectacular implosion of Silicon Valley Bank, a top lender to technology companies and startups until a few days ago, has prompted finger-pointing from the political left and right about why it happened and who is at fault.  Silicon Valley Bank, now the second-largest bank to collapse in U.S. history and the largest since the […]

President Joe Biden proposed a $6.8 trillion budget this week that would impose tax hikes on the wealthy to bolster Medicare’s finances and provide additional money to expand social programs.  All presidents’ budgets are merely suggested starting points for congressional deliberation — especially now, with the opposite party controlling the House. But they offer a general […]

A Feb. 26 report by The Wall Street Journal sent major ripples through the policy world and social media. The article said the Energy Department had concluded in a five-page report that the COVID-19 pandemic “most likely arose from a laboratory leak” in a “classified intelligence report recently provided to the White House and key […]