https://redstate.com/author/jenniferoo/feedConservative News & Politicsen-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 18:47:42 -0400<![CDATA[As my colleague Ben Smith reported on Wednesday, Congress is a hot mess. Approval for Congress overall is at 10 percent. In terms of the party-line approvals, Republicans are barely holding on at 20 percent, and Democrats are scraping the bottom of the barrel at 3 percent.]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:32:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Eric Swalwell]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Tommy Tuberville]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/23/congress-is-a-mess-with-resignations-deaths-and-disappearances-theres-an-opportunity-to-remake-it-n2201613<![CDATA[In accordance with an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in December 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have moved the classification of FDA-approved cannabis products from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3, and plan to hold a hearing to explore the greater rescheduling of other cannabis products to the lower classification.]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:32:21 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[DEA]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[FDA]]><![CDATA[Healthcare]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/23/doj-decriminalizes-marijuana-moves-it-from-schedule-1-to-3-but-not-everyone-sees-this-as-a-good-move-n2201604<![CDATA[With the high- and low-profile departures from the Trump administration that have occurred over the past few months, this one could be deemed the most bizarre. The fact that the Daily Mail also obtained this exclusive makes it even more salacious.]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[Fox News]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/23/asst-dhs-secretary-in-counterrorism-placed-on-administrative-leave-and-the-reason-is-hoo-boy-n2201594<![CDATA[On Wednesday, Chief Pentagon spokesman and Senior advisor to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Sean Parnell issued a statement on X, announcing the departure of Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan.]]>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:58:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Alabama]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[Department of War]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/22/secretary-of-the-navy-john-phelan-exits-stage-left-under-secretary-hung-cao-enters-stage-right-n2201586<![CDATA[After the Virginia redistricting power grab election on Tuesday was won by the Democrats, RedState reported that the battle was far from over. Now the battle moves into the court system, and that will decide the final fate of the constitutionality of this referendum.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:50:17 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Abigail Spanberger]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Gerrymandering]]><![CDATA[Virginia]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/22/va-redistricting-power-grab-deemed-unconstitutional-judge-enjoins-with-lower-court-rulings-n2201580<![CDATA[On Tuesday, Jessica and Thomas Gorman gave CBS News their first interview since the horrific March murder of their daughter Sheridan, allegedly at the hands of an illegal alien who had been released into the United States in 2023, under the Biden administration.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:25:22 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Chicago]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Sanctuary Cities]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/22/gorman-family-calls-for-accountability-over-the-murder-of-their-daughter-sheridan-by-an-illegal-alien-n2201565<![CDATA[An O'Keefe Media undercover investigation has unmasked a chief of chemical nuclear surety for the U.S. government spilling sensitive information and military tactics to a complete stranger. The undercover reporter the chief was speaking with filmed the entire exchange. The 14-minute video is embedded below.]]>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:20:18 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[USA]]><![CDATA[Operation Epic Fury]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/21/nuclear-chief-drops-sensitive-information-on-camera-in-okeefe-media-sting-operation-now-placed-on-leave-n2201541<![CDATA[Democrat Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) has tendered her resignation effective Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. ET.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:50:48 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Florida]]><![CDATA[Hakeem Jeffries]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/21/another-one-gone-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-resigns-rather-than-face-expulsion-vote-n2201530<![CDATA[Virginia is in the crosshairs today, and not just because of its highly-charged redistricting push engineered to eliminate Republicans from congressional seats. On Tuesday, a 19-year-old illegal alien (per Department of Homeland Security records) was sentenced for nine counts of repeatedly targeting and groping much younger high school girls at Fairfax High School. Despite his illegal status and the amount of evidence against him, he received what can only be considered a slap on the wrist.]]>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:40:48 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Virginia]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/21/thanks-to-vas-sanctuary-laws-another-illegal-gets-a-slap-on-the-wrist-for-groping-high-school-girls-n2201525<![CDATA[There appears to be an expulsion fever occurring in the House of Representatives. Republican Tony Gonzales (TX-23) and Democrat Eric Swalwell (CA-14) resigned their seats, rather than face this particular fate. Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) and Republican Cory Mills (FL-07) remain bloodied, but unbowed.]]>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:50:34 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/21/nancy-mace-files-resolution-to-expel-corey-mills-from-congress-n2201510<![CDATA[As RedState reported, President Donald Trump has lifted his moratorium on attending the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner. Saturday will mark his first-ever attendance at what has been dubbed "the nerd prom," with journalists glad-handing and congratulating one another for being their not-so-fabulous selves. Think, the Academy Awards, with less attractive people.]]>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:41:02 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[First Amendment]]><![CDATA[Media Bias]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[White House]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/20/journalists-demand-dc-journalists-to-protest-trumps-appearance-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-n2201505<![CDATA[RedState has been judiciously reporting on the Office of Inspector General investigation into Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez DeRemer and the unfolding allegations and resignations of Chavez-DeRemer's key personnel.]]>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:00:51 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Civil Rights]]><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]><![CDATA[Oregon]]><![CDATA[White House]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/20/girl-bye-labor-secretary-lori-chavez-deremer-has-resigned-n2201500<![CDATA[As promised, FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a civil complaint for defamation against The Atlantic and its journalist Sarah Fitzpatrick in the U.S. District Court of D.C. Fitzpatrick, in conjunction with The Atlantic, published an anonymously-sourced, fact-devoid hit piece on Patel on Friday.]]>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:10:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Kash Patel]]><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]><![CDATA[The Atlantic]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/20/kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-defamation-the-atlantic-responds-as-only-fake-news-can-n2201494<![CDATA[This week seems to be rife with journalistic malpractice from outlets either running with leaked and unsubstantiated material that tries and fails to put Trump administration officials in a bad light or works to erode and undermine our nation's institutional bodies of governance.&nbsp;]]>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]><![CDATA[Chief Justice John Roberts]]><![CDATA[Climate Change]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/19/report-the-latest-shadow-docket-scandal-proves-between-the-justices-and-legacy-media-scotus-is-toast-n2201447<![CDATA[We watched on Thursday as the entertainment zine "Variety," and CNN international anchor Christiane Amanpour, crashed and burned in their attempts to own Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. However, legacy media is committed to its mission to take out the Trump administration cabinet, especially the ones they really cannot stand: like Hegseth and FBI Director Kash Patel. The end result of these quixotic campaigns is the media beclowning themselves, as "The Atlantic" has now done.]]>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Fake News]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Kash Patel]]><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]><![CDATA[The Atlantic]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/19/another-day-another-journalist-steps-on-a-rake-in-an-attempt-to-take-out-fbi-director-kash-patel-n2201443<![CDATA[It is a sad reality that the more advanced technology becomes, the more disconnected we seem to become from one another. The most disheartening thing I have read about lately has been something called "Cuddle Therapy," where people hire someone to hold them. Very sad that this is even a thing.]]>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:13:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Feel Good Friday]]><![CDATA[Healthcare]]><![CDATA[Idaho]]><![CDATA[Science]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/17/feel-good-friday-man-has-spent-his-saturdays-cuddling-nicu-babies-for-16-years-n2201408<![CDATA[After Democrat Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) took to X to crow about her victory (with the help of 10 Republicans) in gaining passage of the discharge petition to extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants, Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) quote-tweeted her video and then let her know what time it was.]]>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:20:23 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Ayanna Pressley]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Haiti]]><![CDATA[Katie Britt]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Senate]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/17/katie-britt-serves-ayanna-presley-notice-the-three-year-haitian-tps-extension-is-doa-in-the-senate-n2201398<![CDATA[On Thursday, President Donald Trump jetted to Las Vegas for a roundtable at the AC Hotel Las Vegas Symphony Park to tout his Working Families Tax Cuts and the gains provided to everyday Americans through the One Big Beautiful Law (OBBL).&nbsp;]]>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:11 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Nevada]]><![CDATA[Taxes]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/17/trump-hits-vegas-the-birthplace-of-no-tax-on-tips-to-tout-tax-gains-for-americans-n2201390<![CDATA[In the early dawn hours, the House of Representatives voted through a two-week extension of FISA 702, after a showdown on the House floor that included several Republican lawmakers who were not comfortable with the language of the bill presented to them. They joined with Democrats to block a procedural vote and demand new language for the bill.]]>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:35:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[Lauren Boebert]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Senate]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/17/fisa-reauthorized-for-just-two-weeks-following-some-republican-push-back-n2201384<![CDATA[On Thursday, President Donald Trump was boarding Air Force One on his way to Nevada, then Arizona, to tout the Working Families Tax Cuts and the gains by average Americans because of them. During his typical impromptu press scrum before boarding, the president dropped some bombshells: the biggest breakthrough: Iran has agreed to give up its enriched uranium.]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:04:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[JD Vance]]><![CDATA[Pakistan]]><![CDATA[Operation Epic Fury]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/16/trump-iran-agrees-to-give-up-its-enriched-uranium-theyve-agreed-to-it-very-powerfully-n2201371