Jennifer Rubin

Washington, D.C.

Opinion columnist covering politics and policy, foreign and domestic

Education: University of California at Berkeley, BA in history; University of California at Berkeley, JD

Jennifer Rubin writes reported opinion for The Washington Post. She covers politics and policy, foreign and domestic, and provides insight into the conservative movement, the Republican and Democratic parties, and threats to Western democracies. Rubin, who is also an MSNBC contributor, came to The Post after three years with Commentary magazine. Prior to her career in journalism, Rubin practiced labor law for two decades, an experience that informs and enriches her work. She is a mother of two sons and lives with her husband in D.C. She is the author of “Resistance: How Women Saved Democracy f
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April 24, 2024

Biden shows that a true friend of Israel doesn’t just cheerlead

President Biden remains in support of the Israeli people while delicately restraining Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

April 19, 2024
President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken meet with Group of Seven leaders via video call on Sunday to discuss Iran’s attack on Israel. (White House/Reuters)

Trump tempts the court to find him in contempt

Intentional or not, the former president might wind up in serious trouble.

April 18, 2024
Former president Donald Trump is seen in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

Trump’s reckoning begins

The criminal justice system finally catches up to Donald Trump.

April 17, 2024
The New York courtroom where former president Donald Trump’s hush money trial, which began Monday, is being held. (Seth Wenig/AP)

The worst mainstream media habit: Distorting polls for clicks

Reporters and editors know better, but they can’t resist.

April 16, 2024
A voter prepares to leave a voting booth as they take part in the New Hampshire primary at Sanbornton Old Town Hall on Jan. 23 in Sanbornton, N.H. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)

The N.Y. case concerns Trump’s only successful voter deception scheme

Steps taken by the former president in the runup to the razor-close 2016 election might have changed the course of history.

April 15, 2024
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. (Seth Wenig/AP)

Abortion bans can doom autocrats. Look at Poland.

Abortion restrictions appeared to drive Polish women to the polls last fall, helping to oust a right-wing government.

April 14, 2024
Abortion rights activists in the gallery react during a debate in the Polish legislature in Warsaw on Thursday. (Czarek Sokolowski/AP Photo)

Republican denial: They think tyrants won’t come after them

Republicans arrogantly insist things would be fine in a second Trump term.

April 12, 2024
President Donald Trump with Attorney General William P. Barr, Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper and Gen. Mark A. Milley on June 1, 2020, in D.C. (Patrick Semansky/AP)

A new privacy bill could be a good start to much-needed tech laws

Legislation to rein in Big Tech is long overdue.

April 11, 2024
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other social media representatives at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in January.

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April 10, 2024