Jennifer Harper
Articles by Jennifer Harper
Inside the Beltway: Greta Van Susteren: These women ‘convicted’ Lewandowski
Fox News prime-time host and attorney Greta Van Susteren is pondering the ever-evolving legal scenarios for Corey Lewandowski, Republican front-runner Donald Trump's campaign manager, now charged with battery after a less-than-harmonious encounter with a female reporter during a Florida campaign stop. The incident prompted 16 other female reporters to demand Mr. Trump fire his employee. Ms. Van Susteren is not happy with what she sees. Published March 30, 2016
Risk-averse: Hillary Clinton has not held a press conference in 116 days
A formal press conference is a rarity for Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, who has not offered a candid session with the press in 116 days, according to Mediaite.com analyst Joe Concha. Published March 30, 2016
Coalition of free market groups urges Congress to cap and track stifling federal regulations
Big government is getting some big criticism. A coalition of 15 free market groups say that stifling federal regulations can have an effect similar to tax increases, proposing that these regs be capped, tracked and disclosed annually - just like federal spending. The group is now urging Congress to include a regulatory budget in its final budget for 2017, and they've got a role model in mind, spelled out in a letter to lawmakers. Published March 30, 2016
Inside the Beltway: Taking a cue from Gen. Curtis LeMay on enemy behavior
"Every time another mass murder occurs, the media's coverage focuses on the memorials -- piles of flowers, rows of candles and hand-drawn signs -- and the calls for unity and pledges of resolve by national leaders. But all the memorials are totally meaningless. They are merely a stage for politicians to act on, professing emotion, proclaiming unity, and calling for everyone to just keep calm and carry on. Nothing else results from them," says American Spectator columnist and former Defense Department undersecretary Jeb Babbin. Published March 29, 2016
Air pollution linked to premature birth and a $4.3 billion cost to the nation
There is an ecological aspect to the hospital delivery room: Air pollution is now linked to premature births in the U.S., causing over 3 percent of these distressing events -- or about 16,000 each year. Published March 29, 2016
Inside the Beltway: Hillary, Bill and the ‘co-presidency’
Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton Clinton's talking points bristle with such words as "fairness" and "justice" -- with a few jiggers of "progressive" thrown in for good measure. Her efforts are as relentless as her 2008 bid for president -- which was supposed to be her year to win. But some say she was running for the nation's top office almost a quarter-century ago. Published March 28, 2016
Feeling the ‘Bern’ beyond the border: Bernie Sanders wins Global Presidential Primary
After big wins in Washington, Hawaii and Alaska in Saturday's primaries, Sen. Bernard Sanders had a message for fervent followers: "When working people and young people, when people who have given up on the political process get involved, that's how we win." The Democratic presidential hopeful can also relish his outsider appeal beyond our borders. Mr. Sanders has won the Global Presidential Primary. Published March 28, 2016
Inside the Beltway: A legislative win for Rolling Thunder’s ‘chair of honor’ dedicated to MIAs, POWs
Rolling Thunder is known for its patriotic "Ride for Freedom" to the nation's capital each year and an intense interest in veterans' affairs. Now the national motorcycle club has inspired some legislation, based on the organization's unwavering support for the "chair of honor" -- a simple but effective public reminder of some 83,000 troops still missing in action or held as prisoners of war. Published March 27, 2016
67% of voters ‘satisfied’ voting for Clinton or Trump, 21% want third party candidate: Fox Poll
Voters are intensely interested in the presidential election, and it's also making them nervous according to a new Fox News poll. Many also appear to be at either at ease or resigned to the front-runners from both sides of the aisle:67 percent overall would be "satisfied" voting for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump; 63 percent of Republicans, 55 percent of independents and 79 percent of Democrats agree with this. Some are not so satisfied. Published March 26, 2016
Inside the Beltway: 82 percent of voters nervous about politics
Voters may not know it, but "psychographic profiling" has been deployed by some strategists in the presidential election, aimed at homing in on personality traits and crafting precise campaign messages to match. Published March 24, 2016
‘The Young Messiah’ producer Bill Andrew offers free screenings of the film to Congress
"Politicians need a little more God." That is the sentiment from Bill Andrew, executive producer of "The Young Messiah," a feature film currently in theaters chroncling the life and times of Jesus Christ as a seven-year-old child. In a creative push-back against what he calls "gutter politics," Mr. Andrew is offering a free screening of the movie to all 535 members of Congress to get his point across. Published March 24, 2016
Inside the Beltway Weekly March 28, 2016
Published March 24, 2016
Carly Fiorina relaunches her old campaign on new mission to elect ‘conservative outsiders’
Former GOP presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina has re-emerged on the political landscape with a new mission. She has re-branded and repurposed her old campaign "Carly for America" to "help conservative outsiders win in November, restoring citizen government at every level," Mrs. Fiorina notes in an initial announcement. Published March 24, 2016
Inside the Beltway: Hillary Clinton talks terrorism, then goes off to fundraise
It was one of those big speeches, with all the flamboyant trimmings. Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton delivered just that in San Francisco on Wednesday, emphasizing her prowess in counterterrorism, and faulting her Republicans rivals Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz. Some remain unimpressed. Published March 23, 2016
Exploited hens: PETA tells White House to lay off the real eggs at the Easter Egg Roll
Ingrid E. Newkirk, president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, wants the White House to forgo using fresh eggs during the annual Easter Egg Roll on Monday, an event that typically draws 19,000 eager egg-rollers. In an open letter to President Obama, the animal rights group insists that plastic or ceramic eggs should be the accessory of the day. Published March 23, 2016
Inside the Beltway: Dithering GOP Congress has ‘lost touch’
"No wonder Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are winning the Republican primaries: GOP voters are more fed up than ever with their elected representatives in Washington. Seventy-six percent of likely Republican voters say Republicans in Congress have 'lost touch' with GOP voters throughout the nation -- up from 65 percent in January of last year and the worst rating in eight years," says a new Rasmussen Reports survey of 1,000 likely voters released Tuesday. In contrast, a mere 30 percent of Democrats feel their lawmakers have lost touch with the party base. Published March 22, 2016
Sarah Palin signs on to star in daytime courtroom show as the ‘judge’
She's already proved her prowess in reality TV. Now Sarah Palin will be the principal star in a daytime courtroom show, a genre that has proved both popular and lucrative for the nation's networks. Published March 22, 2016
Republican Jewish Coalition on Hillary Clinton: ‘Talk is cheap’
"We may not have always agreed on every detail, but we've always shared an unwavering, unshakable commitment to our alliance and to Israel's future as a secure and democratic homeland for the Jewish people," Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton told the vast audience at the AIPAC policy conference in a wide-ranging speech Monday, "If we face the future side by side, I know for both Israel and America, our best days are still ahead." The Republican Jewish Coalition is not buying it. Published March 22, 2016
Inside the Beltway: Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Rand Paul, former GOP hopefuls nab 2% of the primary vote
Talk about loyalty. Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Sen. Rand Paul may have dropped out of the 2016 Republican race, but their fans continue to vote for them. Published March 21, 2016
Inside the Beltway: Ted Cruz calls Obama’s Cuba trip a ‘gaudy spectacle’
Hola. President Obama's trip to Cuba will likely warrant glowing coverage from a friendly press; Mr. Obama was accompanied by his family and lawmakers for the universally hailed "historic" occasion. Some don't buy into the feel-good moment, though. Published March 20, 2016
