Jennifer Oliver O'Connell

Jennifer Oliver O'Connell

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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell (As the Girl Turns) is a contributor at Redstate and other publications. Jennifer writes on Politics, Pop Culture, and the American story, with occasional detours into Reinvention, Yoga, and Food. You can read more about Jennifer's world at her As the Girl Turns website. You can also follow her on X and Facebook.

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Hot Takes: Dems' Meltdown Over Trump 'Lake Ontario' Rename Shows How Unserious They Are
Donald Trump

Hot Takes: Dems' Meltdown Over Trump 'Lake Ontario' Rename Shows How Unserious They Are

ICE Officer Released in Texas After Judge Rejects Minnesota Bid to Force Extradition
ICE

ICE Officer Released in Texas After Judge Rejects Minnesota Bid to Force Extradition

Enes Kanter Freedom Floats Lawsuit Over Chicago Sky Ban: 'Will Definitely Be Taking Actions'
WNBA

Enes Kanter Freedom Floats Lawsuit Over Chicago Sky Ban: 'Will Definitely Be Taking Actions'

Baby Gabriel Update: Emotional Testimony As Surrogate Mother Faces Baby's Bio Donors in Dallas Court
Lawsuit

Baby Gabriel Update: Emotional Testimony As Surrogate Mother Faces Baby's Bio Donors in Dallas Court

The 'Stop Nick Shirley Act' Protest at the Sacramento Capitol Brings Out the Usual Chaos Actors
Free Speech

The 'Stop Nick Shirley Act' Protest at the Sacramento Capitol Brings Out the Usual Chaos Actors

States Move to Cut Funding to Dolly Parton's 'Imagination Library'
Education

States Move to Cut Funding to Dolly Parton's 'Imagination Library'

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With Sealed Warrants, the FBI Raids Luxury High Rises in Downtown LA
FBI

With Sealed Warrants, the FBI Raids Luxury High Rises in Downtown LA

With Darline Graham's Runoff Victory, the South Carolina Senate Race Is Set
Senate

With Darline Graham's Runoff Victory, the South Carolina Senate Race Is Set

Darline Graham and Ralph Norman in Dead Heat Before the Primary, As Graham Makes Her Final Argument
Senate

Darline Graham and Ralph Norman in Dead Heat Before the Primary, As Graham Makes Her Final Argument

Newsom Moves to Block Trump's Election Oversight After SCOTUS Win
Gavin Newsom

Newsom Moves to Block Trump's Election Oversight After SCOTUS Win

Hot Takes: DSA True Believers Rage Over El-Sayed's Piker Remarks As Mike Rogers Tells It Like It Is
Abdul El-Sayed

Hot Takes: DSA True Believers Rage Over El-Sayed's Piker Remarks As Mike Rogers Tells It Like It Is

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on AI Data Center Backlash: 'They Dug Their Own Grave'
Greg Abbott

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on AI Data Center Backlash: 'They Dug Their Own Grave'

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DSA Darlings Plot Hostile Takeover of Democrat Party, While Dem Leaders Remain Asleep at the Wheel
Democrat Party

DSA Darlings Plot Hostile Takeover of Democrat Party, While Dem Leaders Remain Asleep at the Wheel

Feel-Good Friday: 'Look for the Helpers': A Good Samaritan, the FBI Rescue Kidnapped Kids
Crime

Feel-Good Friday: 'Look for the Helpers': A Good Samaritan, the FBI Rescue Kidnapped Kids

NC Republican Whatley Hammers Home Roy Cooper's Sanctuary Record. His Veto on ICE Has Killed People.
Sanctuary Cities

NC Republican Whatley Hammers Home Roy Cooper's Sanctuary Record. His Veto on ICE Has Killed People.

Guess They Didn't Get That Government Memo: UK Afghan Asylees Rape a 14-Year-Old Girl on a Train
United Kingdom

Guess They Didn't Get That Government Memo: UK Afghan Asylees Rape a 14-Year-Old Girl on a Train

Which Way, American Man? The UK's Guide for Asylum Seekers Shows How Far Gone We Are
Illegal Immigration

Which Way, American Man? The UK's Guide for Asylum Seekers Shows How Far Gone We Are

Surrogate Mother McKenna West Is Being Sued for Breach of Contract, Refusal to Abort Baby Gabriel
Lawsuit

Surrogate Mother McKenna West Is Being Sued for Breach of Contract, Refusal to Abort Baby Gabriel

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DHS Warns Revoked TPS Folks: No More 'De Facto Amnesty'; but When Do the Removals Start?
DHS

DHS Warns Revoked TPS Folks: No More 'De Facto Amnesty'; but When Do the Removals Start?

Hasan Piker Hardest Hit As Dem Jared Moskowitz Trounces DSA Spoiler Oliver Larkin in FL-25 Primary
Florida

Hasan Piker Hardest Hit As Dem Jared Moskowitz Trounces DSA Spoiler Oliver Larkin in FL-25 Primary

Cory Mills Is Toast; Ryan Elijah Takes the Republican Nomination for FL-07
2026 Elections

Cory Mills Is Toast; Ryan Elijah Takes the Republican Nomination for FL-07

Babyfaced Kingpin-Alleged Leader of Penn State Fraternity Cocaine Trafficking Ring Turns Himself In
Crime

Babyfaced Kingpin-Alleged Leader of Penn State Fraternity Cocaine Trafficking Ring Turns Himself In

Nancy Mace Is Not Dealing Well With Her Retirement From Politics — or Mid-Life
Nancy Mace

Nancy Mace Is Not Dealing Well With Her Retirement From Politics — or Mid-Life

14 Arrested in Penn State University Fraternities' Drug Trafficking Initiation Ritual
Crime

14 Arrested in Penn State University Fraternities' Drug Trafficking Initiation Ritual

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Trump Signals the End to Talks With Iran As the US Takes Full Control of the Strait of Hormuz
Iran

Trump Signals the End to Talks With Iran As the US Takes Full Control of the Strait of Hormuz

Another ICE Family Separation Sob Story Falls Apart at the Seams
ICE

Another ICE Family Separation Sob Story Falls Apart at the Seams

Tell Us Something We Don't Know: Dogs Can Empathize and Read Owners' Emotional Cues
Mental Health

Tell Us Something We Don't Know: Dogs Can Empathize and Read Owners' Emotional Cues

Democrats Try to Save Themselves by Breaking Independent and Culling Aged Incumbents
Democrat Party

Democrats Try to Save Themselves by Breaking Independent and Culling Aged Incumbents

Feel-Good Friday: Officer Talks Man Off a Bridge; There's an Update on Him Finding New Hope
Mental Health

Feel-Good Friday: Officer Talks Man Off a Bridge; There's an Update on Him Finding New Hope

Without the Foundation of Morality, Our Laws Are Meaningless VIP
Crime

Without the Foundation of Morality, Our Laws Are Meaningless

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Person Who Defaced the World War II Memorial Caught on Camera; Now Facing Federal Charges
Crime

Person Who Defaced the World War II Memorial Caught on Camera; Now Facing Federal Charges

MI SOS Jocelyn Benson Is Under the Microscope, This Time for Her Ties to Heidi Beirich and the SPLC
Southern Poverty Law Center

MI SOS Jocelyn Benson Is Under the Microscope, This Time for Her Ties to Heidi Beirich and the SPLC

MI AG Charges Non-Citizens for That Thing SOS Jocelyn Benson Claims Never Happens in Elections
Voter ID

MI AG Charges Non-Citizens for That Thing SOS Jocelyn Benson Claims Never Happens in Elections

Update: 'Baby Gabriel' Was Born and Is Receiving the Life-Saving Treatment He Needs
Ken Paxton

Update: 'Baby Gabriel' Was Born and Is Receiving the Life-Saving Treatment He Needs

Can Michelle Tafoya Bring the Red Wave to Minnesota?
2026 Elections

Can Michelle Tafoya Bring the Red Wave to Minnesota?

When You Come Out Against Thanksgiving, You've Completely Lost the Plot, and Probably an Election
Wisconsin

When You Come Out Against Thanksgiving, You've Completely Lost the Plot, and Probably an Election

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Alabama's Special Congressional Election Tests the Mettle in the New Maps
Gerrymandering

Alabama's Special Congressional Election Tests the Mettle in the New Maps

Paxton Fights for the Life of 'Baby Gabriel' After Surrogate Mother Fled to TX to Save Him (Updated)
Ken Paxton

Paxton Fights for the Life of 'Baby Gabriel' After Surrogate Mother Fled to TX to Save Him (Updated)

Move Along: LA City Councilmember Still Holds His Seat, Despite Being Caught in a Web of Corruption
Los Angeles

Move Along: LA City Councilmember Still Holds His Seat, Despite Being Caught in a Web of Corruption

Wild: In 'Too Close to Call' Indiana State Senate Race, the Trump-Backed Challenger Takes the Lead
Indiana

Wild: In 'Too Close to Call' Indiana State Senate Race, the Trump-Backed Challenger Takes the Lead

Conservative Blacks Call Out the Smithsonian's Terrible Take on Black American History
Woke

Conservative Blacks Call Out the Smithsonian's Terrible Take on Black American History

Whistleblower Nurse Vindicated After Exposing Alleged Illegal Transitions at TX Children’s Hospital
Lawsuit

Whistleblower Nurse Vindicated After Exposing Alleged Illegal Transitions at TX Children’s Hospital

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Darline Graham Honoring Her Brother's Legacy Doesn't Mean She Has to Play by Legacy Press Rules
South Carolina

Darline Graham Honoring Her Brother's Legacy Doesn't Mean She Has to Play by Legacy Press Rules

Feel-Good Friday: Teen Fast-Food Worker Pays for a Customer's Meal, Gets Well-Deserved Reward
Feel Good Friday

Feel-Good Friday: Teen Fast-Food Worker Pays for a Customer's Meal, Gets Well-Deserved Reward

Scott Bessent Pledges Treasury Will 'Hunt Down and Dismantle' Iran's Financial Networks
Iran

Scott Bessent Pledges Treasury Will 'Hunt Down and Dismantle' Iran's Financial Networks

Tennessee Primary Post-Mortem: The Jury's Still Out on Whether the Maps Will Make a Difference
Marsha Blackburn

Tennessee Primary Post-Mortem: The Jury's Still Out on Whether the Maps Will Make a Difference

Mitch McConnell Reportedly Released From the Rehabilitation Center, Issues New Statement
Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell Reportedly Released From the Rehabilitation Center, Issues New Statement

'How Could You Do This?' Another Trafficking Victim Cries, While Xavier Becerra Dodges CA Press
Illegal Immigration

'How Could You Do This?' Another Trafficking Victim Cries, While Xavier Becerra Dodges CA Press

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'They Kept Me Like a Slave': Teen Says Becerra's Child Migrant Program Ended in Sexual Abuse
HHS

'They Kept Me Like a Slave': Teen Says Becerra's Child Migrant Program Ended in Sexual Abuse

Washington State Wildfires Burn Over 6,000 Acres, With 60,000 Homes Evacuated
Washington

Washington State Wildfires Burn Over 6,000 Acres, With 60,000 Homes Evacuated