Jennifer Harper
Articles by Jennifer Harper
Trump bump: Economy, employment strong and expanding, says Conference Board report
The New York-based nonprofit Conference Board reports that its monthly Employment Trends Index is on the upswing. Published August 7, 2018
Inside the Beltway: Independent media rallies behind Alex Jones
Things move very quickly in the media realm, and in quirky ways. Despite the fact that Apple, Facebook, YouTube and Spotify banned controversial broadcast host and "Infowars" creator Alex Jones, he still led the national trends on Twitter throughout Monday. Published August 6, 2018
Inside the Beltway: Partisan divide over Donald Trump approval now a record-breaking chasm
In theory, Republicans and Democrats agree on a few things not related to the political arena. Endearing pets and fabulous sunsets are good. Toenail fungus and grub worms are bad. Yes, the two sides might agree on these subjects. But Republicans and Democrats do not agree on President Trump, and the divide has grown into a record-breaking chasm according to new research. Published August 5, 2018
Inside the Beltway: Fox News authors Gregg Jarrett, Jeanine Pirro top NYT bestseller list
The New York Times has just revealed its latest best sellers list. Two Fox News stalwarts now occupy the top spots of this elite and heavily influential list. Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett, author of "The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump," is ranked No. 1 on the Times' non-fiction list. Published August 2, 2018
Inside the Beltway: U.S. remains the most religious among all Western nations
It is fashionable in some circles to purge the presence of God from everyday life, whether it's by banning religious images or language in public places, or media coverage that implies that faith-based anything is not inclusive. Such thinking is not new. In 1966, Time Magazine published an edition titled "Is God Dead?" -- suggesting that the faith was wavering, and the U.S. was on a path to secularization. Published August 1, 2018
New job: Hillary Clinton signs on as an executive producer in Hollywood
Hollywood is calling Hillary Clinton. The former presidential hopeful, secretary of state U.S. senator and first lady is setting her sights on a whole new office: executive producer. Published August 1, 2018
Inside the Beltway: Allen West: Ready to run again
When former Rep. Allen B. West left office five years ago, the Florida Republican had a final message for his constituents. Published July 31, 2018
Route 66: The drive is on to have famous roadway declared a ‘national historic trail’
It's more than a picturesque and funky roadway. Along with dozens of state and local interest groups, the National Trust for Historic Preservation is on a quest to preserve Route 66 and have the iconic highway formally designated by Congress as a "national historic trail." Published July 31, 2018
Inside the Beltway: Media fixated on ‘Trump anxiety’ in 2016 too
There is considerable hubbub in the global press about the existence of "Trump Anxiety Disorder," as recently reported by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Published July 30, 2018
Linda Tripp makes first public appearance in 18 years at whistleblowers conference
Linda Tripp, a former U.S. civil servant who blew the whistle on a sitting president, is a speaker this year at the National Whistleblower Day celebration, her first public address since 2000. Published July 30, 2018
Inside the Beltway: 49 percent of Americans don’t approve of the way media treats Trump
President Trump frequently takes on both the hostile news media and persistent negative coverage. That we know. What's new is this: there could be emerging public sympathy for Mr. Trump's side. Half of all Americans - 49 percent - say they do not approve of "the job the media has done handling Donald Trump"; that includes 77 percent of Republicans, 50 percent of independents and even 28 percent of Democrats. Published July 29, 2018
Only 19% of Democrats want their party to convert to socialism: Poll
A new Rasmussen reports survey finds that 51 percent of likely Democratic voters have "a favorable impression of socialism." But that doesn't mean they want the Democratic Party itself to change. Published July 27, 2018
Inside the Beltway: America’s next ‘civil war’
It is an alarming headline: "America's next Civil War will be worst than our last," writes H.W. Crocker III, a historian and novelist who points out that in summer 1862, Union Capt. George Armstrong Custer attended the wedding of Confederate Capt. John "Gimlet" Lea at Bassett Hall in Williamsburg, Virginia, as best man. Published July 26, 2018
Franklin Graham asks Americans to pray that Judge Kavanaugh is confirmed to the Supreme Court
The Rev. Franklin Graham asked Americans to pray for President Trump during the 2016 presidential election. Now the evangelist is asking for prayers to ensure that Mr. Trump's nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court takes place. Published July 26, 2018
MyPIllow guy Mike Lindell on Donald Trump: ‘Best president this country has ever had’
President Trump has some high-profile fans who remain completely steadfast in their admiration. Mike Lindell -- the now famous inventor of MyPillow -- is one of those. He has been in the nation's capital this week, making an appearance in an iconic spot -- the main floor of the Trump International Hotel, just three blocks from the White House. Published July 26, 2018
Inside the Beltway: The world wrestles with ‘migrant acceptance’
Gallup has conducted a massive global poll to determine the rate of "migrant acceptance" among the nations of the world. How massive? It took the pollster two years to complete the research, which involved telephone and face-to-face interviews in 140 countries; each sample included at least 1,000 adults, though India, Russia and China warranted larger polls — between 2,000 and 4,000 respondents. Published July 25, 2018
Inside the Beltway: ‘A vote for Democrats in November is a vote for hysteria’
Like other analysts, veteran culture watcher and radio host Dennis Prager is now an eyewitness to an emerging era ruled by extreme partisan discord, misinformation and a growing sense of despair and fatigue among many Americans. Published July 24, 2018
Inside the Beltway: Judge Jeanine Pirro says Trump hatred undermines the U.S.
Fox News Channel host Judge Jeanine Pirro's book rules the marketplace. Published last week by Center Street, "Liars, Leakers, and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy" remains No. 1 on Amazon. The author is in the middle of a book tour which takes her to the nation's capital Tuesday for an event at a historic site within blocks of the White House. Published July 23, 2018
Jon Huntsman slaps back at suggestion that he resign as U.S. ambassador to Russia
Robert Gehrke, a Salt Lake City Tribune columnist, recently suggested that U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman resign his post, calling President Trump a "pawn." Mr. Huntsman -- former governor of Utah and a presidential hopeful -- replied Sunday to this suggestion in a letter to the very same newspaper. Published July 23, 2018
Inside the Beltway: Megyn meets Reagan, ‘A great man, a humble man’
She was once globally famous for appearing to challenge then-presidential hopeful Donald Trump on the 2016 campaign trail. That would be Megyn Kelly, who was then a Fox News Channel prime time anchor; the pair were must-see TV that year. Consider that the first GOP presidential debate on Aug. 5, 2016, was hosted by a Fox News team which included Ms. Kelly and drew an unprecedented 24 million viewers -- emerging as the highest rated cable news program on record. Published July 22, 2018
