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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Talarico in Trouble? Some Ill Winds Are Blowing in His Direction
James Talarico

Talarico in Trouble? Some Ill Winds Are Blowing in His Direction

Trump Stumps in North Carolina for Michael Whatley: 'The Candidate of Law and Order'
Michael Whatley

Trump Stumps in North Carolina for Michael Whatley: 'The Candidate of Law and Order'

After Maligning Trump Voters, Nebraska's Dan Osborn Tries Damage Control; It Doesn't Go Well
Nebraska

After Maligning Trump Voters, Nebraska's Dan Osborn Tries Damage Control; It Doesn't Go Well

Nicole Saphier in the Hot Seat As the Senate Takes a Third Look at a Surgeon General Nominee
Senate

Nicole Saphier in the Hot Seat As the Senate Takes a Third Look at a Surgeon General Nominee

Delaware Closes Out the 2026 Primary Season With a Whimper and a Warning
Delaware

Delaware Closes Out the 2026 Primary Season With a Whimper and a Warning

Gov. Brian Kemp Endorses Mike Collins for Senate, Unifying GA Republicans Behind the Senate Nominee
Senate

Gov. Brian Kemp Endorses Mike Collins for Senate, Unifying GA Republicans Behind the Senate Nominee

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'Roaring Back': Bessent Promotes Economic Message Republicans Need to Run With During House Hearing
Scott Bessent

'Roaring Back': Bessent Promotes Economic Message Republicans Need to Run With During House Hearing

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Praises Fast-Food Chain for Giving Americans Healthier Choices
Make America Healthy Again

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Praises Fast-Food Chain for Giving Americans Healthier Choices

Newly Revealed FBI Information on Would-Be-Butler Assassin Thomas Crooks Raises More Questions
Trump Assassination Attempt

Newly Revealed FBI Information on Would-Be-Butler Assassin Thomas Crooks Raises More Questions

Congress Passed the 'Common Cents' Act Moving the Penny Into Numismatic and Linguistic History
Economy

Congress Passed the 'Common Cents' Act Moving the Penny Into Numismatic and Linguistic History

Mitch McConnell Returns to the Senate Floor, Commits to Being Available for the 'Tough' Votes
Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell Returns to the Senate Floor, Commits to Being Available for the 'Tough' Votes

H-1B Visas Remain in the Crosshairs; Labor OIG Anthony D'Esposito and Beth Van Duyne Break Down How
Markwayne Mullin

H-1B Visas Remain in the Crosshairs; Labor OIG Anthony D'Esposito and Beth Van Duyne Break Down How

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Virginia's Fairfax, Loudoun County School Districts Spend Millions, but the Kids Still Can't Read
Education

Virginia's Fairfax, Loudoun County School Districts Spend Millions, but the Kids Still Can't Read

Feel-Good Friday: 25 Years After 9/11, Fallen Firefighter's Children Are Following in His Footsteps
Heroes of 9/11

Feel-Good Friday: 25 Years After 9/11, Fallen Firefighter's Children Are Following in His Footsteps

Hot Takes: Mamdani and AOC's Cavalier Dishonoring of 9/11 Victims Ages Worse Than Curdled Milk
9/11

Hot Takes: Mamdani and AOC's Cavalier Dishonoring of 9/11 Victims Ages Worse Than Curdled Milk

From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Trump, Hegseth, Caine, and Rice on 9/11/2001 and 9/11/2026
9/11

From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Trump, Hegseth, Caine, and Rice on 9/11/2001 and 9/11/2026

'Evangelicals for a Better Future' Is Yet Another Talarico-Stan Run by a Dem Operative
James Talarico

'Evangelicals for a Better Future' Is Yet Another Talarico-Stan Run by a Dem Operative

Surrogate Mother McKenna West Takes Her Petition to Save Baby Gabriel to the Supreme Court
Parental Rights

Surrogate Mother McKenna West Takes Her Petition to Save Baby Gabriel to the Supreme Court

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Trump Lays Up the Wins, Teases a 'Trump Dividend,' for First-of-Its-Kind RNC Midterm Convention
2026 Elections

Trump Lays Up the Wins, Teases a 'Trump Dividend,' for First-of-Its-Kind RNC Midterm Convention

House Nominee Mike LiPetri Lights Up RNC Midterm Convention Stage With a Pithy, yet Powerful Speech
2026 Elections

House Nominee Mike LiPetri Lights Up RNC Midterm Convention Stage With a Pithy, yet Powerful Speech

New Hampshire Red Wave? Lily Tang Williams, John E. Sununu, and Anthony DiLorenzo Could Make It So
2026 Elections

New Hampshire Red Wave? Lily Tang Williams, John E. Sununu, and Anthony DiLorenzo Could Make It So

Russian National Extradited to US for Alleged Fraudulent Takeover of Bank Accounts
Cyberattack

Russian National Extradited to US for Alleged Fraudulent Takeover of Bank Accounts

Confused yet? Dan Sullivan Accused of Colluding With Leftist Group to Unseat GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan

Confused yet? Dan Sullivan Accused of Colluding With Leftist Group to Unseat GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan

Guess Who's Slipping in the Polls? CA Gov. Candidate Becerra Agrees to Debate Steve Hilton
California

Guess Who's Slipping in the Polls? CA Gov. Candidate Becerra Agrees to Debate Steve Hilton

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Talarico Goes to Hollywood: TX Dem Teams With GA Jon Ossoff to Grift From the Gullible Glitterati
James Talarico

Talarico Goes to Hollywood: TX Dem Teams With GA Jon Ossoff to Grift From the Gullible Glitterati

On Labor Day 250, Acting DOL Sec. Keith Sonderling Touts American Jobs and Manufacturing Renaissance
Jobs

On Labor Day 250, Acting DOL Sec. Keith Sonderling Touts American Jobs and Manufacturing Renaissance

Labor Day ‘Socialism 2026’ Event Serves Up Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Health, Anti-American Freak Show VIP
Socialism

Labor Day ‘Socialism 2026’ Event Serves Up Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Health, Anti-American Freak Show

El-Sayed Adds to His Greatest Misses With Claim That Hard Work Is a 'Cult'
Abdul El-Sayed

El-Sayed Adds to His Greatest Misses With Claim That Hard Work Is a 'Cult'

'White Dudes for Kamala' Acolyte, SAG-AFTRA President Praises Trump's Plan to Rescue Hollywood
Hollywood

'White Dudes for Kamala' Acolyte, SAG-AFTRA President Praises Trump's Plan to Rescue Hollywood

Knives Out Again: Police Shoot Knife-Wielding Man on Brooklyn Bridge
Crime

Knives Out Again: Police Shoot Knife-Wielding Man on Brooklyn Bridge

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Report: The OIG Finding on Former Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer Is One for the Books
White House

Report: The OIG Finding on Former Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer Is One for the Books

Feel-Good Friday: Alabama's Oldest Resident Celebrates 112 Years; How You Can Help Her Celebrate
Alabama

Feel-Good Friday: Alabama's Oldest Resident Celebrates 112 Years; How You Can Help Her Celebrate

Who Is Jon Soltz? How the VoteVets' Alleged Former Chair Uses His Perch to Target Political Enemies
Veterans

Who Is Jon Soltz? How the VoteVets' Alleged Former Chair Uses His Perch to Target Political Enemies

Watch: Illegals Have Practically Emptied Tijuana, Out of Fear of Trump's Deportation Policies
Illegal Immigration

Watch: Illegals Have Practically Emptied Tijuana, Out of Fear of Trump's Deportation Policies

ICE Agent Accused of Falsifying Report Charged by the DOJ, Indicted by MN Grand Jury
ICE

ICE Agent Accused of Falsifying Report Charged by the DOJ, Indicted by MN Grand Jury

Gloria Steinem Is Dead at 92; So Is the Movement That She Birthed
Abortion

Gloria Steinem Is Dead at 92; So Is the Movement That She Birthed

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Unhinged AWFL Who Cheered Charlie Kirk's Murder Pleads Guilty to Assaulting, Threatening ICE Agents
ICE

Unhinged AWFL Who Cheered Charlie Kirk's Murder Pleads Guilty to Assaulting, Threatening ICE Agents

Nice Work If You Can Get It: DHS Tech Worker Pleads Guilty to $250,000 Worth of Fraud
DHS

Nice Work If You Can Get It: DHS Tech Worker Pleads Guilty to $250,000 Worth of Fraud

Gender Transition Happening in the Heartland: DOJ Civil Rights Says, 'Not on Our Watch'
DOJ

Gender Transition Happening in the Heartland: DOJ Civil Rights Says, 'Not on Our Watch'

Mike Johnson Is Having None of the Legacy Media's Blame for Cost of Iran Conflict
Mike Johnson

Mike Johnson Is Having None of the Legacy Media's Blame for Cost of Iran Conflict

Why Is the Accuser of the Disgraced Nathan Fletcher Still Being Harassed by Lorena Gonzalez?
Lawsuit

Why Is the Accuser of the Disgraced Nathan Fletcher Still Being Harassed by Lorena Gonzalez?

Talk About an Insider Threat: DIA Employee Gets Rickrolled Trying to Sell US Secrets
National Security

Talk About an Insider Threat: DIA Employee Gets Rickrolled Trying to Sell US Secrets

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Why Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Teamed Up With the WH Fraud Task Force on CDL Schools
Sean Duffy

Why Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Teamed Up With the WH Fraud Task Force on CDL Schools

What's the Beef? Why Trump's Decentralization of Big Beef Is Good for Consumers and Producers VIP
USDA

What's the Beef? Why Trump's Decentralization of Big Beef Is Good for Consumers and Producers

New: The United States Hits Iran With First Military Strike in a Month
Iran

New: The United States Hits Iran With First Military Strike in a Month

First They Came for the Catholics: DOJ Releases Report on Biden's Weaponization of the Faith
FBI

First They Came for the Catholics: DOJ Releases Report on Biden's Weaponization of the Faith

Trump Administration Seeks SCOTUS Weigh-In on Enforcing Its Ban on Transgenders in the Military
Transgender

Trump Administration Seeks SCOTUS Weigh-In on Enforcing Its Ban on Transgenders in the Military

Grassroots TX GOP Is Worrying Over Paxton Fundraising vs. Talarico; Here's What Needs to Happen
Ken Paxton

Grassroots TX GOP Is Worrying Over Paxton Fundraising vs. Talarico; Here's What Needs to Happen

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Aspirations for 2028 Keep Slipping Through Josh Shapiro's Fingers VIP
Josh Shapiro

Aspirations for 2028 Keep Slipping Through Josh Shapiro's Fingers

Feel-Good Friday: Young Teen Spends Summer Making 3D-Printed Magic for Toddler's Wheelchair
Feel Good Friday

Feel-Good Friday: Young Teen Spends Summer Making 3D-Printed Magic for Toddler's Wheelchair