Jennifer Harper

Inside the Beltway

The season of SB 1070 lawsuits is upon us. Friends and foes of Arizona's immigration law - set to take effect in less than two weeks - are in full warrior mode. Seven lawsuits challenging the legislation are already in federal court.

July 15, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Welcome to the long hot summer of "recovery."

July 14, 2010

Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston engaged

Forget the big news that Chelsea Clinton is getting married in a few weeks at a swank New York estate, complete with a guest list that includes Hollywood stars and heavyweight politicos.

July 14, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Can America live with the idea of a $100 million "ground zero mosque" built two blocks from the site of the 9/11 attacks?

July 13, 2010

Mort Zuckerman clarifies Obama speechwriter claim

Well, did a major press patriarch pen a big speech for the president of the United States in secret? The answer is somewhere between sort of and kind of — with a little "maybe" thrown in.

July 13, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Talk radio host Michael Savage has waged a vigorous fight against the British government, hoping to have his name scrubbed from a list of 16 "undesirables" banned from the country, compiled 14 months ago by British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.

July 12, 2010

Michael Savage still banned from UK

Talk radio host Michael Savage has waged a vigorous fight against the British government, hoping to have his name removed from a list of 16 "undesirables" banned from the country on May 5, 2009, by then British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.

July 12, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Lady Gaga recently beat out President Obama in the number of Facebook "friends" she accumulated - 11.9 million for the chanteuse versus 10.4 million for the president.

July 11, 2010

Inside the Beltway

The feminine dynamics will play out upon "the nexus of politics, society, and even race," while a purse-load of explorations explore "how the proximity to political power dictates where one fits within Beltway society," promises Bravo, on confirming that 'The Real Housewives of D.C.' is set to premiere Aug. 5.

July 8, 2010

Inside the Beltway

"The decision is not whether or not we will ration care. The decision is whether we will ration with our eyes open."

July 7, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Was this the big liftoff? Well, no.

July 6, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist recently received a $25 million grant from BP for an "emergency tourism marketing campaign" to counter growing public perceptions that the Gulf oil spill was ruining the Sunshine State.

July 5, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Some say the nation needs more than politics to stay grounded.

July 4, 2010

Inside the Beltway

A busy man this weekend. That would be William Barker, an eloquent actor who portrays Thomas Jefferson at Colonial Williamsburg.

July 1, 2010

Inside the Beltway

For those with BP fatigue or a case of contemporary melancholy, we bring spirited news.

June 30, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Memo to Sen. John McCain. Now that even fake infomercials are viable political strategy, bring on the ginzu knives, a Popiel Pocket Fisherman and maybe some OxiClean next time.

June 29, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Though the American public may not be glued to the play-by-play, the Republican National Committee is keen on the much-ballyhooed confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.

June 28, 2010

Inside the Beltway

It's not just Kaganville. Or Kagantown.

June 27, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Korean War veterans remember exactly where they were some six decades ago. And we pause with them, on the anniversary of the conflict's earliest moments.

June 24, 2010