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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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From left, Sen. John Thune (R-South Dakota) House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and President-elect Donald Trump talk during the Army-Navy football game in Landover on Dec. 14. (John McDonnell for The Washington Post)

John Fetterman is greeted by supporters at the Pittsburgh Equity March in June 2018. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)

President Donald Trump poses with ABC New anchor George Stephanopoulos in 2020. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) greets supporters during a campaign event at Hotel Congress in Tucson on Jan. 28, 2023. (Cassidy Araiza for The Washington Post)

People protest in support of access to abortion medication outside the federal courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, in March 2023. (David Erickson/AP)

From left, former White House officials Cassidy Hutchinson, Alyssa Farah and Sarah Matthews speak to a reporter at the Principles First Summit in  Washington on Feb. 24. (Craig Hudson for The Washington Post)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 19. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Members of a Druze community in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights gather Monday after the collapse of the Assad government, holding photographs of relatives killed in Syria’s prisons. (Heidi Levine for The Washington Post)