Jennifer Harper

White House photographers honor Times’ Harnik, Geraci

Washington Times photographer Andrew Harnik has won four first-place awards in the White House News Photographers Association's annual "Eyes of History" competition and finished second overall, losing the Photographer of the Year award only on a tiebreaker.

February 26, 2012

Inside the Beltway

While the spell of the Oscars lingers, so do reactions to President Obama's recent apology to Afghanistan for the accidental burning of 70 Korans by servicemen on refuse detail.

February 26, 2012

Inside the Beltway

The mainstream media is bored with Republican presidential discourse and already has declared that CNN's big debate on Wednesday was the "last one." It was not.

February 23, 2012

Inside the Beltway

For better or worse, here comes "Game Change", the big-budget HBO film dramatizing the 2008 presidential election. Because of its scheduling close to the Super Tuesday primaries, another filmmaker smells a partisan rat.

February 22, 2012

Inside the Beltway

Welcome to another Republican presidential debate, the twentieth for the remaining candidates, and the seventh hosted by CNN, which broadcasts the two-hour scrum from Mesa, Ariz., at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, moderated by John King.

February 21, 2012

Inside the Beltway

Whether he likes it or not, Sen. Marco Rubio is still the darling in the vice-presidential derby, emerging time and again as the public's favorite pick for second in command.

February 20, 2012

Inside the Beltway

High noon, Presidents Day, the Washington Monument: a highly charged venue for Veterans for Ron Paul, who will march in military formation from monument to White House on Monday to show their devotion to the Republican presidential hopeful.

February 19, 2012

Inside the Beltway

Talk about military bearing: The U.S. Army is asking male noncommissioned officers (NCOs) to go through a three-day Pregnancy Postpartum Physical Training Exercise Leaders Course.

February 16, 2012

Inside the Beltway

Uh-oh, the Dogs Against Romney thing has legs. First, the independent group protested against Mitt Romney outside the Westminster Dog Show in New York. But it ain't over until the fat dog sings, apparently. The American Kennel Club has joined the chase.

February 15, 2012

Inside the Beltway

"Paulites" are determined to get their man's message out. Fiercely devoted to Rep. Ron Paul, the youthful, noisy tribe continue to place the Republican presidential hopeful's message before the public.

February 14, 2012

Inside the Beltway

A paw of sympathy to Mitt Romney, perhaps: Dogs Against Romney unleash a rally at high noon Tuesday, just outside the prestigious Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York.

February 13, 2012

Inside the Beltway

Newt Gingrich is not done yet, despite gleeful pronouncements by pundits and foes who insist the Republican presidential hopeful is finished, kaput, washed up.

February 12, 2012

Inside the Beltway

A certain melancholia can descend upon conservatives who just can't get to the annual CPAC gathering.

February 9, 2012

Inside the Beltway

"The gift of being underestimated is a great gift."

February 8, 2012

Inside the Beltway

Now on sale through President Obama's re-election campaign, 18 designer garments which are part of the campaign's new "Runway to Win" collection from 23 top designers. The GOP has its own suggestion for an addition — super PAC flipflops.

February 7, 2012

Inside the Beltway

Is another surprise surge for Rick Santorum percolating at the polls? Voters like him personally, and they admire his tenacity and decorum on the campaign trail. "Again, why not Santorum?"

February 6, 2012

Inside the Beltway

Happy 101st birthday to one Ronald Wilson Reagan, still an inspiration for those who believe in the liberty, strength and optimism of the nation, and the inner mettle of Americans.

February 5, 2012

Inside the Beltway

While magnifying Republican gaffes and infighting, the mainstream press also delights in political cliffhangers, speculating on which presidential hopeful will finally blink and drop out of the race, who's flirting with a surprise announcement, who faces the impending doom of scandal.

February 2, 2012

Inside the Beltway

The days of "no-drama Obama" are waning, and hopeful Republicans who entertain the notion that Hollywood has lost its love for President Obama, take heed.

February 1, 2012

Inside the Beltway

"Richer than Romney, cuter than Newt, as slick as Rick and twice as tall as Paul. Why not?"

January 31, 2012