Latest Stories By Louis Jacobson

Al final, no tomó mucho tiempo declarar que Donald Trump volvía a la Casa Blanca.  En 2020, la pandemia de COVID-19 y una cantidad inusual de votos por correo complicaron el proceso de conteo. Joe Biden fue declarado ganador por The Associated Press y otros medios poco antes del mediodía del sábado 7 de noviembre […]

Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s supporters took to social media to note, or mock, President Joe Biden for blowing a kiss at the end of his White House remarks following Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss in the presidential election. “Joe Biden was smiling and blowing kisses today… TWO days after Kamala lost the election,” one […]

In the end, it didn’t take all that long to declare that Donald Trump was returning to the White House. In 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic and an unusual number of mail ballots complicated the counting process, Joe Biden was declared the winner by The Associated Press and other media outlets just before noon Saturday, […]

El expresidente Donald Trump ganó las elecciones presidenciales de 2024.  La agenda política de Trump para un segundo mandato resucita algunas propuestas de su primer mandato, pero va más allá en muchos frentes. Las nuevas propuestas incluyen una política de deportación más agresiva, el aumento de los aranceles y prohíbir la cirugía de afirmación de […]

After two impeachments during his first term, a 2020 election loss, two assassination attempts and four criminal cases, Donald Trump has won back the presidency in 2024. The Associated Press officially called the race for Trump at 5:35 a.m. Wednesday after he won Wisconsin and secured 277 electoral votes. Polls had shown close margins between Trump […]

Confused about the most reliable sources to track as the election returns roll in the evening of Nov. 5? We’re here to help. News websites with results and analysis The best and most unbiased information will come from traditional media sources. The major broadcast and cable networks will have their own “decision desks” that sort […]

Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on “Saturday Night Live” for only 90 seconds, but her cameo sparked hours of online debate over whether NBC had to offer former President Donald Trump “equal time.” Unlike many aspects of the 2024 presidential campaign, all sides worked together to address the issue quickly — and to the parties’ […]

In his last scheduled visit to the battleground state of Wisconsin, former President Donald Trump held a rally at Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum, the venue where he accepted the Republican presidential nomination in July.   The Nov. 1 rally, which ran more than an hour and 40 minutes, featured repeated attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris (saying […]

In New Hampshire’s gubernatorial race, the nation’s closest, former Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte and former Democratic Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig met for a largely cordial debate Oct. 30 hosted by WMUR-TV. The candidates were asked to address their positions on abortion, immigration and homelessness.  One of the more contentious moments came when WMUR moderator […]

When campaigns include on-screen citations in campaign ads, it’s intended to validate the arguments with reliable, nonpartisan sources. But in a closing ad from former President Donald Trump, on-screen quotes are deceptively edited to distort what the source material said.  The ad criticizes the economy under President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and […]

WASHINGTON — In a speech from the Ellipse adjoining the White House, one week from Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris drew a sharp contrast with former President Donald Trump, calling him a “petty tyrant” and repeating a line she has used in recent days, that she would begin her presidential term not with an […]

As Election Day nears, former President Donald Trump released an ad chock-full of economic claims. Many are misleading or wrong. Here’s a look at some of the claims in his Oct. 25 ad, “Never Quit.”  “When I first came into office, I cut taxes more than any other president.” This is a falsehood Trump said […]