Jennifer Harper
Articles by Jennifer Harper
Independent watchdog group issues own report on Benghazi terrorist attacks
The 16-member Citizens' Commission on Benghazi on Wednesday released their own research centered on "failure of leadership" during the 2012 attacks on the diplomatic compound. Published June 29, 2016
Donald Trump has a global business edge and it helps him in the polls
Donald Trump is unapologetically aggressive about conquering America's business challenges in a global marketplace, vowing in a campaign speech Tuesday to push back at the competition and reinvigorate the nation's economy with strategy and backbone. Published June 28, 2016
Miami tops list of the 50 ‘worst cities to live in’: report
It is a city said to be glamorous, historic and charming. Nonetheless, Miami has been named the absolute "worst city to live in," according to a meticulous new analysis of demographics and other data. Published June 28, 2016
Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren: The reviews are in
So how did they do? Hillary Clinton and Sen. Elizabeth Warren made their official debut as a campaign team on Monday, clad in blue pantsuits and in full Valkyrie mode. The choreography was intense. Published June 27, 2016
David Brat pens new book, titled ‘American Underdog: Proof that Principles Matter’
Rep. David Brat's new book, titled "American Underdog: Proof that Principles Matter," revisits classic philosophy and history with a keen and practical eye. Published June 27, 2016
Gary Byrne’s Clinton White House expose arrives Tuesday
For weeks, nonstop press coverage, breathless buzz and strategically released excerpts has kept an unpublished book on radar. "Crisis of Character: A White House Secret Service Officer Discloses His Firsthand Experience with Hillary, Bill, and How They Operate" has drawn intense public interest and big headlines, both pro and con. Published June 26, 2016
Majority of public: ‘American way of life needs to be protected against foreign influence’
"A majority -- 55 percent -- of Americans believe that the American way of life needs to be protected against foreign influence," says a wide-reaching poll conducted by Brookings Institution which revealed a greater urgency among some respondents. Published June 23, 2016
Marco Rubio draws endorsements, accolades for new Senate re-election campaign
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is not destined to be a forgotten presidential also-ran. He has emerged intact from a campaign arena that included 16 other combatants and much saber-rattling. The tenacious Republican made his decision to run for re-election on Father's Day, surrounded by his wife and four children. Published June 23, 2016
Hillary Clinton, a $247 million candidate who talks populist but acts pricey
There are lots of feel-good promises coming from Hillary Clinton about wages, jobs, opportunity and so forth and so on -- skewed to portray the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee as a true woman of the people who understands household financial challenges and kitchen table economics Published June 22, 2016
‘Exploiting Orlando’: Agenda-driven broadcasters push anti-gun stories in news coverage, study says
The Big Three networks took advantage of the Orlando terrorist attack to further a specific agenda, according to a Media Research Center analysis released Wednesday. Published June 22, 2016
Early fatigue: Just 29 percent of voters ‘excited’ about Hillary Clinton, poll finds
Gone are the dramatic days of President Obama's campaigns for the White House, when "hope and change" was the rallying cry, zeal was plentiful and emotions ran high. An early case of voter fatigue appears to have set in among many Americans this time around. Just 29 percent of registered voters said they would be "excited" if Hillary Clinton won the presidency according to a CNN poll released Tuesday. Published June 21, 2016
Largest gathering of Libertarians ‘in the world’ now underway in New Hampshire
The 13th annual Porcupine Freedom Festival -- affectionately known as "PorcFest" -- is now underway in the woods of New Hampshire, described as "the largest gathering of Libertarians in the world." Published June 21, 2016
Donald Trump, evangelical voters find common ground
In the middle of campaign turmoil and negative press attacks, Donald Trump has some allies. Evangelical voters favor the presumptive Republican nominee, this according to a Fox News poll, which finds that 58 percent of evangelicals would vote for Mr. Trump if the election were held today, compared with 21 percent who favored Hillary Clinton. But there is work to do. On Tuesday, Mr. Trump meets with 900 evangelical leaders in a New York City hotel to make his case before this sizable voting bloc. Accompanied by former GOP rival Ben Carson, the nominee plans a "conversation about America's future" and a call to arms for people of faith in tumultuous times. Published June 20, 2016
Evening news features 4 times as much negative coverage of Donald Trump than Hillary Clinton
Liberal bias remains pronounced in coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign. Coverage of GOP presumptive nominee Donald Trump was far more negative than for his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton according to an exhaustive study by the Media Research Center. Published June 20, 2016
Inside the Beltway: Post-Orlando: Stark numbers, divided Americans
Republicans and Democrats only agree on a single issue following the terrorist attack in Orlando, according to two major pollsters. Published June 19, 2016
Jody Hice and Grover Norquist push for Nancy Reagan Memorial Park at Reagan Airport
In the typical whirlwind of legislation comes H.R. 5457, a nice breeze of a bill was introduced this week by Rep. Jody Hice. The Georgia Republican simply proposes that Gravelly Point Park -- located on the Potomac River at the foot of the main runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport -- be renamed Nancy Reagan Memorial Park. Published June 16, 2016
State of the media: Tech companies dominate journalism to the ‘very core’
Every year, the Pew Research Center issues a massive "State of the Media" report which plumbs the troubled depths of journalism, from content to audience to revenue. A new one just arrived, providing more evidence that the press has been in an identity crisis ever since the internet, technology and the 2008 recession transformed the business and challenged old ways. Published June 15, 2016
1.6 million GOP primary voters cast their ballots for ex-candidates
Some Republican voters never lost faith in their preferred presidential candidate. Though they set a record by casting over 30 million votes in primaries and caucuses, a significant number of die-hard supporters still voted for candidates who had already exited the race. Published June 15, 2016
Inside the Beltway: Giuliani on Obama: “Completely inane inability to say Islamic extremist’
As mayor of New York City during the 9/11 attacks, Rudy Giuliani saw someone leap to their death from one of the burning twin towers. He attended the funerals of 200 first responders. Mr. Giuliani, who also served as associate attorney general in the Reagan administration, has weighed in on President Obama's reluctance to characterize the origins of the Orlando nightclub attack. Published June 14, 2016
Congress inspires ‘little or no confidence’ in Americans: Gallup poll
A new Gallup poll reveals that the overall average of Americans expressing "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in 14 national institutions is below 33 percent for the third straight year. When particulars are considered, it gets worse. At the bottom of the heap are lawmakers: Only 9 percent of the public has confidence in Congress. Published June 14, 2016
