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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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Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus maintains that, despite a bumpy road, the GOP remains behind Donald Trump. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Cheer up: CPAC registration now open

As the election rages, life goes on. American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp has announced that registration for the Conservative Political Action Conference -- CPAC -- is now up and running. The annual event is a reassuring spring rite for conservatives who are weary of shrill, insistent media claims that America has abandoned its founding principles and is now a progressive, globalist entity in a brazen new world.

October 23, 2016

Voters agree media biased against Donald Trump

Donald Trump claims the news media are against him, and Americans appear to agree. A new Quinnipiac University poll finds that 55 percent of likely voters say the press is biased against Mr. Trump, and that sentiment essentially dominates the survey.

October 20, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, right, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, take the stage for the third presidential debate at University of Nevada in Las Vegas, N.Y., Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Presidential debate draws a record-breaking 67.4 million viewers

The third and final presidential debate pulled in 65 million viewers, according to early numbers from Nielsen Media Research. Additional audience tallies from PBS, Spanish-language outlets and other sources are expected to make the Wednesday night bout between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton a record-breaker.

October 20, 2016
A research study finds liberal bias in the media goes back decades. (Library of Congress)

Inside the Beltway: Liberal media bias has been entrenched for decades

When Donald Trump claims the news media is against him, there are clear numbers to back him up -- and the evidence stretches back decades. It is an entrenched phenomenon. Consider that veteran media researcher Robert Lichter examined the voting records of what he termed the "media elite" to find that 81 percent to 94 percent of the nation's journalists voted Democratic in presidential elections from 1964 to 1976. Mr. Lichter released this research in 1986.

October 17, 2016
Donald Trump continues to wage an aggressive campaign, and plans to continue. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnick)

Inside the Beltway: Trump still in it to win it

The final presidential debate is just over 48 hours away. Despite unprecedented attacks from biased news organizations, partisan pundits and assorted celebrities, Donald Trump continues to wage a relentless campaign. When Hillary Clinton's campaign rhetoric goes low, Mr. Trump goes louder -- and he stays on message. For the sixth time, the nominee is bypassing traditional pollsters and conducting his own voter survey, seeking insight from his followers as the Wednesday night fight approaches.

October 16, 2016
British singer Elton John has been fundraising for Hillary Clinton since the 2008 election, and will do so Thursday at a Hollywood event. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton heads to Hollywood to fundraise with the stars

The West Coast still calls Hillary Clinton, and no wonder. The Democratic presidential nominee has some mighty, moneyed fans standing by, checkbooks at the ready. On Thursday Mrs. Clinton herself heads to the greater Tinseltown area for what is dramatically billed as "the final Los Angeles dinner" before the presidential election, staged in a sumptuous Beverly Hills home with tickets priced up to $100,000. Each.

October 12, 2016