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 10, 2024

Trump benefits from an unequal system. Still, he can’t outrun justice.

Yes, the former president has gotten some breaks — but not enough to dodge accountability.

March 28, 2024
Former president Donald Trump leaves after speaking at a news conference on Monday in New York. (Frank Franklin II/AP)

How bad can Judge Aileen Cannon get? I answered your questions.

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March 27, 2024

The GOP shouldn’t count on retaking the Senate. Remember 2010 and 2022?

Before the GOP starts measuring the drapes in the majority leader’s office, it should take a hard look at its awful roster of candidates.

March 26, 2024
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is questioned by journalists on Capitol Hill on Feb. 6. (Kent Nishimura for The Washington Post)

The frustrating Israel-Gaza war: Don’t expect Biden to solve the insoluble

“Frustration” — evident in the Biden administration’s rhetoric and public polling — might best describe Americans’ attitude toward the war.

March 25, 2024
Palestinian boys walk amid the rubble of a house destroyed by an Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday. (Said Khatib/AFP/Getty Images)

Other than Trump, virtually no one was doing better four years ago

The former president is making a mistake by urging Americans to compare his record with that of Joe Biden. Let’s take a look.

March 24, 2024
Rioters are seen outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

Trump’s worst enemy is still Trump

Trump’s biggest liabilities are his own criminal cases, financial woes, increasingly volatile rhetoric, and ostracization from fellow Republicans.

March 22, 2024
Former president Donald Trump speaks at the Dayton International Airport in Ohio on March 16. (Andrew Spear for The Washington Post)

New York judge’s ruling on evidence couldn’t have gone worse for Trump

Justice Merchan’s ruling indicates that for him, many Trump defenses aren’t legitimate legal arguments.

March 21, 2024
A view of Judge Juan M. Merchan's seat in the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York on March 12. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)

We ignore Trump’s defects at our peril

Your questions on Trump’s court cases and more.

March 20, 2024
President Donald Trump appears in the Oval Office at the White House on Aug. 28, 2018. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)