Jennifer Harper
Articles by Jennifer Harper
Inside the Beltway: Anthony Fauci has highest salary of all: report
So how does $417,608 a year sound? That is how much Dr. Anthony Fauci made in 2019, and it is the highest federal salary of all, according to OpenTheBooks — a nonprofit, nonpartisan government watchdog and charity that retrieves its information through Freedom of Information Act requests. Published January 26, 2021
Inside the Beltway: Will Joe Biden pardon Donald Trump?
Now here's a simple question with a complex answer as the presidential impeachment melodrama continues. Will President Biden pardon his predecessor? Published January 25, 2021
Inside the Beltway: The media remains addicted to Donald Trump
He is a hard habit to break. Published January 24, 2021
Inside the Beltway: A ‘cold civil war’ is brewing in America
Anxiety about politics, misleading media coverage and continued partisan discord is not limited to the United States. It's worldwide, according to a wide-ranging survey of 34,000 adults conducted in 28 countries by Edelman, a global communications firm that has created a gauge of public trust. It is not very promising. Published January 21, 2021
Biden White House contact form asks for preferred pronouns
A contact form on the White House's official website now includes a drop-down menu for users to indicate their choice of personal pronouns, a move being hailed by a leading national LGBTQ right group. Published January 21, 2021
Inside the Beltway: Loyal fans greet Trump in Florida
The White House press pool is always at the ready, even when a very long story comes to a close. Here's the final official report on then-President Trump, filed from Palm Beach, Florida, just minutes before he officially left office. Published January 20, 2021
Inside the Beltway: Hey, Democrats: Welcome to the hot seat
The Democratic Party's dream has come true. It now controls the White House, the House and the Senate. In reality, this status also means the Democrats are now on the hottest hot seat of all — shouldering the burden of campaign promises plus all those vows to right every wrong, fix everything and unite everybody. Published January 19, 2021
Inside the Beltway: The ‘post-Trump revival’ begins
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been an unflinching and positive force in President Trump's administration from its earliest days. Published January 18, 2021
Josh Hawley lands new publisher after Simon & Schuster canceled his book deal
It is a quick turnaround in the book publishing world. Sen. Josh Hawley lost a deal on Jan. 7 with Simon & Schuster for his forthcoming book "The Tyranny of Big Tech." The Missouri Republican, however, already has signed a new deal to publish his book just 11 days later. Published January 18, 2021
Inside the Beltway: Hurray: Retail sales jump ‘unexpectedly’
Well, here's news we can all use, courtesy of the National Retail Federation. Published January 17, 2021
Shock poll: 79% of Americans now agree the nation is ‘falling apart’
A new Axios-Ipsos poll reveals that the public fears the nation is in dire straits. Published January 15, 2021
Inside the Beltway: Conservatism remains the top U.S. ideology
Conservatism is still the preferred ideology in the U.S., and its popularity is actually on the rise despite the brutal drama of a contentious election year and shrill partisan differences that have played out nonstop in the news media in the last year. Published January 14, 2021
Inside the Beltway: Somber security replaces inaugural glitz
In another era, preparations for a presidential inauguration included breathless news coverage of major galas and parties around the nation's capital. Not this time around. The riot at the U.S. Capitol has changed the culture of the events in major ways. Published January 13, 2021
Inside the Beltway: Greedy media feasts on Trump troubles
President's Trump's troubles and challenges are a dream come true for the news media, which is now offering a play-by-play accounting of the president's fight to at least retain some semblance of normalcy in his last few days in office. Published January 12, 2021
Inside the Beltway: Details: You can’t impeach a ‘former president’
Voters are now witnessing the Democratic Party racing to impeach President Trump for the second time, less than 10 days before his term is over, and he departs from the White House. Published January 11, 2021
Inside the Beltway: Continue outrage, or return to normal?
The Democratic Party has launched a scorched earth policy against President Trump following his speech at a Jan. 6 rally and the heinous riot at the U.S. Capitol that followed it. Published January 10, 2021
Democrats could turn the nation into ‘United States of California,’ editorial warns
One news organization is now warning that America the Beautiful i about to turn into "The United States of California" An editorial from Issues & Insights suggests that "Californication" is on the way, turning the nation into a supersized version of the Golden State once Democratic forces take hold on Capitol Hill and elsewhere. Published January 9, 2021
Inside the Beltway: ‘Moderate’ Democrats the new political darlings
Americans are weary of many things after facing the perils of COVID-19, an endless election and a dismal new year. People have run out of negative adjectives to describe the first week of 2021, what with riots at the U.S. Capitol, toxic politics, media hysteria and President-elect Joseph R. Biden less than two weeks from taking office. Published January 7, 2021
Heartland calling: Half of Americans now want to live in small town or rural setting: Gallup poll
The nation's heartland appears to have much appeal to many Americans at the moment. A new Gallup poll reveals that half of Americans -- 48% -- now say they would prefer to live in a rural area or a small town, rather than a city or suburbs. Published January 7, 2021
Inside the Beltway: Media covers mayhem at the U.S. Capitol
A six-word phrase summarized President Trump's entire mission this week. He shared this phrase during the Save America March, which spread across much of the National Mall on Wednesday as lawmakers addressed the final outcome of the presidential election within the U.S. Capitol. So what did Mr. Trump say? Published January 6, 2021
