Jennifer Harper
Articles by Jennifer Harper
Drones hover around TV news: 23% of television stations now comfortable with airborne newsgathering
The allure of easily obtainable, airborne views of the world has caught the attention of the nation's television stations: Drones are hovering around TV news. Published May 19, 2016
Inside the Beltway: Dan Fylstra gives Libertarian Party significant fundraising help
The frugal, focused Libertarian Party has announced that Dan Fylstra, one of the original fathers of analytic software, plans to personally match donations made to the organization. Published May 18, 2016
Inside the Beltway: Donald Trump assumes strategic battle stance
A date has been set for the political rumble of the year: The time is 9 p.m. on Sept. 26; the place is Dayton, Ohio. That is the very first officially sanctioned presidential debate for just two combatants - likely Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, who will face off before what a global audience. Press, pundits, strategists and operatives will go crazy. So will European oddsmakers. Published May 17, 2016
American Conservative Union declines invitation to meet with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
After a recent investigative story revealed that Facebook was biased against conservative groups and news organizations, Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg offered to meet and possibly make peace with high-profile conservatives. The American Conservative Union will not be on the guest list. Published May 17, 2016
Inside the Beltway: Donald Trump says he is ‘fighting for survival’ like everyone else
It caps off nine months of speculation. At long last "Megyn Kelly Presents" is arriving on the airwaves Tuesday night, featuring the prime-time host's long-awaited personal interview with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The one-hour special showcases the first public encounter between Ms. Kelly and Mr. Trump since they sparred over a strident question or two at the very first GOP debate in August. The pair later clashed on social media, clashed some more, had a meeting, reached an agreement -- and voila. The makings of a new talk show was born, with some promising content. Published May 16, 2016
Republican voters approve of the idea of House Speaker Paul Ryan endorsing Donald Trump
Will Donald Trump win the pivotal endorsement of House Speaker Paul D. Ryan? Though the question is still up in the air, Republican themselves have weighed in; 64 percent of likely GOP primary voters say Mr. Ryan should just go ahead and endorse Mr. Trump for president. Published May 16, 2016
Inside the Beltway: Clarence Thomas on political correctness
The 353 graduates of Hillsdale College won't forget what they heard when Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas gave the commencement address at the Michigan campus Saturday. The graduates hung on every word, as did the greater audience of 5,000 people and an online audience of 12,000. Published May 15, 2016
Historic 1886 Winchester rifle draws world record-breaking $1.2 million at auction
A 19th-century gun has become the most expensive single firearm ever sold at auction according to the Rock Island Auction Company, which recently sent the historic rifle to a new destiny with an undisclosed buyer. The price: $1,265,000. Published May 14, 2016
Donald Trump wins significant endorsement of billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson
After months of press curiosity and public speculation, major GOP donor and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson has made himself clear. The billionaire has endorsed Donald Trump in his bid for the White House. Published May 13, 2016
Inside the Beltway: ‘Congressman X’ dishes up vanity, greed, deceit
Was it inevitable? An anonymous author claiming to be a U.S. lawmaker has weighed in on the state of Capitol Hill -- and it's not good. Here comes "The Confessions of Congressman X: A disturbing and shockingly frank tell-all of vanity, greed and deceit," to be published May 24 by Mill City Press, a vanity publisher located in Minnesota. Published May 12, 2016
Hillary Clinton and UFOs: The political press gets serious about the ‘ET candidate’
Media coverage of what has come to be called the "Hillary Clinton UFO story" has gone from quiet mentions in lesser known publications to bodacious stories from major news organizations. Published May 12, 2016
Marijuana industry leaders lobby Congress
A two-day lobbying effort by marijuana entrepreneurs on Capitol Hill is now underway. Published May 12, 2016
Inside the Beltway: ‘Clinton Cash’ ready to rattle 2016 campaign
Expect a rising buzz and bombast over "Clinton Cash," a new documentary which debuts at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday and opens in the U.S. on the very eve if the Democratic National Convention in late July. But wait. There's a sneak preview of the film for a very select audience in New York City on Thursday night, sure to jump-start the mainstream media narrative about the provocative movie. Sparks could fly. Published May 11, 2016
Inside the Beltway: Donald Trump top choice of small-business owners
They are politically engaged and waiting to be persuaded: 94 percent of American small-business owners plan to vote in the general election in November, says a survey, which has promising news for Donald Trump but little for his rival Hillary Clinton. Published May 10, 2016
Inside the Beltway: Voters agree with Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ foreign policy
Here's a question to ponder. "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: No country has ever prospered that failed to put its own interests first. Both our friends and enemies put their countries above ours and we, while being fair to them, must do the same." Published May 9, 2016
Michael Savage reveals the personal origins of his talk radio calling in new book
Talk radio host Michael Savage has written a surprising new book. "Teddy and Me: Confessions of a Service Human" arrives Tuesday, chronicling the man's friendship with an 11-pound, 11-year-old poodle and revealing the origins of his calling as a broadcaster. Published May 9, 2016
Donald Trump senior adviser Paul Manafort: GOP unity happening ‘even faster then we thought’
The Republican Party can't unify itself overnight, no matter what the news media may expect. That is the message from Donald Trump's senior adviser Paul Manafort, who told impatient GOP leaders and the press to take a breath. Unity, however, is on the way, he said. Published May 9, 2016
Ben Carson’s mission to motivate 25 million Christian voters to go to the polls
Though he dropped out of the White House race in March, former GOP hopeful Ben Carson is not quite done with the election. He has a new calling to persuade Christian voters to get to the polls. Published May 6, 2016
Inside the Beltway: 81 percent of wary Americans now swear off political discussions ‘at all costs’
There used to be a bumper sticker out there that said, "Don't tell Obama what comes after a trillion." That annoying adage still applies. CNS News editor Terence P. Jeffrey reveals that the federal debt has risen by over $1 trillion since then-House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cut a budget deal with President Obama that suspended the legal limit on the federal debt until March 15, 2017. Published May 5, 2016
Inside the Beltway: Bill Nye, Al Gore to attend Climate Action 2016 Summit in D.C.
Step aside now. Bill Nye, Al Gore, Michael Bloomberg and Ban Ki Moon are all in the same place on Thursday, and they are in full activist mode. Yes, the "Science Guy," a former vice president and New York City mayor, plus the secretary-general of the United Nations will gather Thursday at a historic hotel six blocks from the White House for much anxious ado about global warming. Published May 4, 2016
