Jennifer Van Laar is the Managing Editor at RedState. An unapologetic California conservative, she covers a range of topics including elections, government, and public policy, while also delving into culture and society. Jennifer has been featured in Townhall, KABC Talk Radio, Knowledia, CauseACTION Clarion, and EAGLE PUBLISHING, INC.
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Jennifer Van Laar's coverage primarily focuses on government and politics, with a significant emphasis on evolving stories, legal policy regulation, government announcements, and breaking news. Her articles often cover national-level political figures and events in the United States.
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By: Jennifer Van Laar
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals gave the Trump administration a rare win in an immigration case Tuesday, vacating a district judge's order releasing a Columbia student, Mohsen Mahdawi, from ICE custody, ruling that the district court lacked jurisdiction to hear his habeas petition.
Arizonans headed to the polls Tuesday in the nation's only July primary. Polls close at 7 PM local time, with live results starting to roll out around 8 PM local time.
By: Jennifer Van Laar
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Good morning, and welcome to RedState's "Morning Minute" — a brief glimpse at which stories are trending at the moment and a look ahead at what the day may bring.
By: Jennifer Van Laar
We now know who California Gov. Gavin Newsom's retained to represent him in an alleged federal criminal investigation, and the name will surprise no one.
By: Jennifer Van Laar
On Monday morning a federal judge dissolved an injunction blocking the release of transcripts and audio recordings of conversations between Joe Biden and his ghostwriter, Marc Zwonitzer that occurred in 2016 and 2017. The Heritage Foundation sought their release as part of a Freedom of Information Act request, since they were cited in Special Counsel Robert Hur's report as a reason Biden was not charged with crimes related to mishandling classified information.
By: Jennifer Van Laar
In the 20 years since having an affair with her boss, then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Ruby Rippey has only spoken about it publicly one time, in 2018, when she said that she didn't believe that "Me Too" applied to her situation, and has consistently refused to give more details. That changed Tuesday, when
By: Jennifer Van Laar
California Gov. Gavin Newsom allowed a select group of journalists to view his tax returns from 2021 through 2024 at his office on Thursday
By: Jennifer Van Laar
Once you get out of Washington, D.C. and a few other areas, federal judges have much less patience for the legal shenanigans that President Trump's opponents regularly pull.
By: Jennifer Van Laar
Who goes to Michigan to build the foundation for a presidential run without contacting the state's most prominent elected officials and party pooh-bahs?
By: Jennifer Van Laar
Nevada Democrat gubernatorial nominee (and the state's current Attorney General) Aaron Ford has gone to great lengths to position himself
