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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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Concerns about the "deep state" continues. A survey reveals that some voters now say federal employees are "members" of the deep state. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Update: Trump voters and the ‘deep state’

Public concern that a "deep state" or shadow government has been working against President Trump has not ebbed, a factor that could irk Democrats determined to impeach Mr. Trump. Consider that much of the public frowns on convoluted impeachment inquiries. Add a gnawing suspicion that a mysterious force is out to undermine the president's efforts to improve life in America. The combination could backfire on the Democrats.

December 1, 2019
Consumers are predicted to spend an average of $1,047.83 each during this major shopping period, a retail group says. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Trump Bump: 165 million shoppers spend $730.7 billion

Well, here we are on Black Friday. Like Thanksgiving, the biggest shopping day of the year somehow arrived despite endless impeachment hearings, partisan discord and a hostile media. Even President Trump's online campaign store is staging a big Black Friday sale, with 35% off all that interesting merchandise with a distinctive Trump theme.

November 28, 2019
The "big three" broadcast networks displayed liberal bias during BIll Clinton's impeachment in 1998, and again for President Trump's impeachment hearings, a study finds. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Impeachment coverage inspires epic liberal media bias

Well, of course it did. A new study finds that the "big three" broadcast networks went wild over House impeachment hearings directed at President Trump — but they selectively ignored significant proceedings associated with former President Bill Clinton during his impeachment in 1998. Yes, there's a study.

November 26, 2019
"Republican voters, so used to being maligned, are loving winning," American Spectator's Melissa McKenzie says of Trump backers. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Inside the Beltway: Republicans warm to Trump-style ‘winning’

Some observers wonder why many Democrats have turned left, embracing radical policies and socialism. Some also wonder why many Republicans appear reserved, offering little response to attacks by partisan rivals or the hostile news media. But there could be some change afoot.

November 25, 2019
A study tracked the media's insults toward President Trump in the last four years. It says the insults have gotten much worse since then. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Inside the Beltway: Unprecedented: Study tracks 223,598 Trump insults

The news media has been insulting President Trump since — when, the dawn of time? Seems like it, particularly to his most ardent fans, who point out that Mr. Trump left a billionaire's life to take on the woes of an entire nation, and endure an unprecedented number of insults from a hostile press. Now there is a study charting this trend, and it found that things are only getting worse.

November 21, 2019
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff talks to the media after an impeachment hearing last week. Voters, meanwhile, say the hearings mean more to the press than to voters. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Inside the Beltway: Voters now leery of media obsession with impeachment

The news media has an appetite for the impeachment hearings against President Trump — and it appears that many journalists are not attempting to quell that craving. This trend is not lost on voters, who must bear witness to relentless coverage that is often repetitive and loaded with the anti-Trump narrative of the day or strategic buzzwords like "collusion" and "bribery."

November 19, 2019
Hello, Main Street. New research from Gallup finds that Americans reject socialism in favor of capitalism, small business and entrepreneurship. (Associated Press)

Sorry Bernie Sanders: Just 39% of Americans approve of socialism, says Gallup poll

Advocates of socialism such as Sen. Bernard Sanders continue to present their case to the American people. Trouble is, the American people are not buying the claims made by the self-described democratic socialist from Vermont. The public instead offers hearty accolades for capitalism and traditional Main Street business according to a new Gallup poll.

November 19, 2019
The Ghost Fleet of the Potomac is one of a dozen sites now listed as the nation's "biggest preservation wins" by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. (Charles County Maryland)

Inside the Beltway: Good news for the Ghost Fleet

It is a fascinating, somewhat eerie stretch of water just 40 miles south of the nation's capital. That would be the historic Ghost Fleet of the Potomac, home to 200 wrecks which have stood like sentinels for decades in the shallows, their hulls clearly visible just below the water's surface -- many bristling with the huge, peg-topped rusty nails of another era. Larger corroding hulks still stand above water level. These boats were towed there decades ago; some were sunk, others burned -- ultimately creating a graveyard that covers 14 square miles.

November 18, 2019
What's happening during the impeachment hearings? The art of the deal perhaps — with President Trump pushing back, just as he outlined in his 1987 bestseller. (Ballantine Books)

Inside the Beltway: The art of the impeachment deal

When President Trump pushes back against the impeachment hearings, millions of his fans are delighted with his rapid response — delivered while he tends the vital business of the White House and his 2020 reelection campaign. However, the Democrats also are ramping up their aggression — now deploying strategic, carefully researched descriptors to convince Americans that wrongdoing has occurred.

November 17, 2019
Some 56% of Americans disapprove of the job that Congress is doing, according to a new poll from The Economist and YouGov. Demonstrators kneel near large banners on the lawn adjacent to the U.S. Capitol, while a top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, during the first public impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Inside the Beltway: The greatest peril of all is a divided GOP

The old phrase "united we stand, divided we fall" now applies to Republicans. We already know that Democrats and Republicans agree on very little, and that's that. The impeachment proceedings, however, are prompting division within the GOP rather than inspiring a united front against an unprecedented challenge.

November 14, 2019
A new poll reveals that 79% of voters say President Trump will not resign from office due to the impeachment process now underway. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: 79% of voters say Trump will not resign

Some partisan analysts pine for President Trump to conveniently resign from office as a result of the impeachment proceedings now underway. After all, the learned folks reason, that is what President Richard M. Nixon did on Aug. 8, 1974, offering a 16-minute resignation speech on live TV from the Oval Office.

November 13, 2019
Evangelist Franklin Graham has issued a judgment on the impeachment hearings — and issued another call for public prayers for President Trump. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Franklin Graham calls impeachment hearing ‘a day of shame for America’

Evangelist Franklin Graham has repeatedly asked the public to pray for Mr. Trump before the 2016 election. The pastor again called for prayer earlier this month as the threat of impeachment loomed against the president. Mr. Graham now has issued both a judgment call and another plea for prayer. He remains straightforward about impeachment hearings that opened Wednesday on Capitol Hill.

November 13, 2019