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Jennifer Harper

Jennifer Harper

jharper@washingtontimes.com

Jennifer Harper wrote the daily Inside the Beltway column for The Washington Times.

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President Trump joins Border Patrol San Diego sector chief Rodney Scott before a prototype unit of the border wall just outside San Diego. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: 200 GoFundMe sites trying to raise money for Trump’s border wall

Building a new border wall between the U.S. and Mexico sparks much argument and analysis. Take, for example, the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which compared the total cost of the wall — which the organization placed at $25 billion — to the overall cost of caring for or managing immigrants living in America illegally.

December 18, 2018
White House Christmas portrait by Andrea Hanks.

White House releases the Trump’s Christmas portrait

They are holding hands, beaming with smiles, gazing steadily into the camera and situated among gorgeous Christmas trees in the Cross Hall of the White House. The first couple look happy, and in good spirits.

December 18, 2018
Blaze Media founders Mark Levin and Glenn Beck are flanked by hosts Eric Bolling on the left, and Steve Crowder on the right. (Blaze Media)

Inside the Beltway: Levin, Beck media merger: Up front and honest

The recent media merger between CRTV and TheBlaze - founded by conservative broadcast titans Mark Levin and Glenn Beck, respectively - is fired up, clearly focused on both audience and marketplace, and ready to rumble. The new hybrid is Blaze Media, an appropriate name since the entity drew 2 billion social media views in its first days of existence and is expected to reach 165 million people a month through on-demand broadcast, assorted digital platforms and of course social media itself.

December 16, 2018
Old social media posts from public figures may not sway the American public, says a new poll. However, there is a divide among the parties. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: What? GOP more tolerant than Democrats

Critics of liberals, progressives and Democrats complain that they preach tolerance and acceptance but can still be intolerant and hostile toward those with another political calling — mainly conservatives, fans of President Trump and Republicans. A timely survey now suggests that in reality, the GOP may be more forgiving than their Democratic counterparts.

December 12, 2018
One political adviser suggests former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney run on a "unity" ticket. (Associated Press photographs)

Inside the Beltway: Biden/Romney 2020: It could happen

With his instant name recognition, early-bird polls consistently place former Vice President Joseph R. Biden as the top Democratic contender for president in 2020. Now comes a call for Mr. Biden to go rogue - or at least independent.

December 11, 2018
In this Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, photo, an ornament hangs on an artificial Christmas tree at the Balsam Hill Outlet store in Burlingame, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ** FILE **

74% of Americans say Christmas should be celebrated in public schools

Three-fourths of Americans agree that Christmas should be celebrated in public schools, says a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted the same week that a Nebraska elementary school principal banned Christmas in her school, right down to candy canes, Christmas trees, Santa Claus, the colors red and green and "Elf on the Shelf" items.

December 11, 2018