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Jennifer Harper

jharper@washingtontimes.com

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

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, earned a salary of $417,608 in 2019, according to a watchdog. This makes him the highest paid federal employee. (Associated Press)

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.

January 26, 2021
A worldwide survey found that, "people don't know where or who to turn to for reliable information." Media saw a huge drop in trust. (Associated Press)

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.

January 21, 2021
Former President Donald Trump's supporters greet him as his motorcade passes by on the road to Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday. (The Palm Beach Post via Associated Press)

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.

January 20, 2021
Several news organizations have already predicted that incoming President Joseph R. Biden will only get a brief honeymoon period. (Associated Press)

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.

January 19, 2021
Conservatism remains the nation’s most popular ideology according to a Gallup analysis based on the opinions of over 18,000 Americans. (Associated Press)

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.

January 14, 2021
A person takes a view of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, from behind a security fence that was erected to reinforce security at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)

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.

January 13, 2021
The news media is offering a play-by-play accounting of President Trump’s fight to retain some normalcy in his last few days in office. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert )

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.

January 12, 2021
This Sept. 22, 2015 file photo shows tents used by the homeless lining a downtown Los Angeles street. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) **FILE**

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.

January 9, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat, is one of the moderate lawmakers who will likely have a lot of influence in the new Congress. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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.

January 7, 2021
Serious mayhem occurred at the Capitol on Wednesday. There was a lockdown, gunfire and a fatality. Lawmakers had to be evacuated. (Associated Press)

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?

January 6, 2021