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Jennifer Harper

Jennifer Harper

A graduate of Syracuse University, Jennifer Harper writes the daily Inside the Beltway column and provides additional coverage of breaking national news, plus long-term trends in politics, media issues, public opinion, popular culture, Hollywood foibles and “eureka” moments in health and science.

She has been a frequent broadcast commentator on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, C-SPAN, Voice of America, Citadel Broadcasting, Talk Radio Network and other news organizations. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., Ms. Harper grew up in Texas and arrived in Washington in time for Watergate -- and has been tracking the political and media landscape ever since.

She is an active member of the American Federation of TV Radio Artists and Screen Actors Guild. She has won 14 journalism awards during her years at The Washington Times.

To read Jennifer Harper's Inside the Beltway columns, click here. Contact her at jharper@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Jennifer Harper

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus maintains that, despite a bumpy road, the GOP remains behind Donald Trump. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Cheer up: CPAC registration now open

As the election rages, life goes on. American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp has announced that registration for the Conservative Political Action Conference -- CPAC -- is now up and running. The annual event is a reassuring spring rite for conservatives who are weary of shrill, insistent media claims that America has abandoned its founding principles and is now a progressive, globalist entity in a brazen new world. Published October 23, 2016

Voters agree media biased against Donald Trump

Donald Trump claims the news media are against him, and Americans appear to agree. A new Quinnipiac University poll finds that 55 percent of likely voters say the press is biased against Mr. Trump, and that sentiment essentially dominates the survey. Published October 20, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, right, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, take the stage for the third presidential debate at University of Nevada in Las Vegas, N.Y., Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Presidential debate draws a record-breaking 67.4 million viewers

The third and final presidential debate pulled in 65 million viewers, according to early numbers from Nielsen Media Research. Additional audience tallies from PBS, Spanish-language outlets and other sources are expected to make the Wednesday night bout between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton a record-breaker. Published October 20, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, left, shakes hands with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, at the 71st Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Not much of a truce: Trump and Clinton dine together at Al Smith Dinner

The press remains in a state of disarray over the presidential debate. The nominees, however, must move on. Amazingly enough, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump dined together in New York City on Thursday evening, not 24 hours after their encounter in Las Vegas. Published October 19, 2016

A research study finds liberal bias in the media goes back decades. (Library of Congress)

Inside the Beltway: Liberal media bias has been entrenched for decades

When Donald Trump claims the news media is against him, there are clear numbers to back him up -- and the evidence stretches back decades. It is an entrenched phenomenon. Consider that veteran media researcher Robert Lichter examined the voting records of what he termed the "media elite" to find that 81 percent to 94 percent of the nation's journalists voted Democratic in presidential elections from 1964 to 1976. Mr. Lichter released this research in 1986. Published October 17, 2016

Donald Trump continues to wage an aggressive campaign, and plans to continue. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnick)

Inside the Beltway: Trump still in it to win it

The final presidential debate is just over 48 hours away. Despite unprecedented attacks from biased news organizations, partisan pundits and assorted celebrities, Donald Trump continues to wage a relentless campaign. When Hillary Clinton's campaign rhetoric goes low, Mr. Trump goes louder -- and he stays on message. For the sixth time, the nominee is bypassing traditional pollsters and conducting his own voter survey, seeking insight from his followers as the Wednesday night fight approaches. Published October 16, 2016

British singer Elton John has been fundraising for Hillary Clinton since the 2008 election, and will do so Thursday at a Hollywood event. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton heads to Hollywood to fundraise with the stars

The West Coast still calls Hillary Clinton, and no wonder. The Democratic presidential nominee has some mighty, moneyed fans standing by, checkbooks at the ready. On Thursday Mrs. Clinton herself heads to the greater Tinseltown area for what is dramatically billed as "the final Los Angeles dinner" before the presidential election, staged in a sumptuous Beverly Hills home with tickets priced up to $100,000. Each. Published October 12, 2016

Most Republicans still hate big government, and Donald Trump appears to have some ideas to counter the phenomenon. (associated press)

Inside the Beltway: 82% of Republicans still hate big government

Most Americans are not keen on an overactive federal government. The trait remains particularly pronounced among Republicans, who have never lost their instinctive rejection of big government overreach, according to a new Gallup poll. Published October 10, 2016