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Jennifer Harper

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

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The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has unveiled a pair of limited-edition bobbleheads featuring the familiar Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey. The pair commemorate the 2024 Republican and Democratic National Conventions. (Image courtesy of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame)

Convention-season political trinkets get the nod

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has unveiled a pair of limited-edition bobbleheads featuring the familiar Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey. The pair commemorate the 2024 Republican and Democratic conventions, which are being held in Milwaukee and Chicago, respectively.

May 20, 2024
The Memorial Wall is seen in the lobby of the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters building in Langley, Va., on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

CIA honors its fallen at annual Memorial Wall ceremony

The Central Intelligence Agency conducted an annual solemn ceremony to remember, honor, and celebrate courageous CIA officers who died serving their country. The ceremony took place Friday in front of the agency's marble Memorial Wall, which has commemorated fallen officers since its dedication nearly 50 years ago in July 1974.

May 19, 2024
President Biden with then-President Donald Trump during the first 2020 presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

‘Never Biden’ group emerges among liberals over Israel

Eli Lake, a columnist for The Free Press, explains the emerging trend. The title of his analysis says all: "The Rise of the 'Never Bidens': Donors who once worried more about Donald Trump now see the president's bid for a second term as the greater threat to America."

May 15, 2024
Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at an event Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

New report from Pence details threats from regulatory state

Let's all recall what President Ronald Reagan said in a press conference on Aug. 12, 1986: "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I"m from the government, and I'm here to help.'" Let's also consider "Rise Of The Regulatory State: The Growing Maze of Red Tape Straining Our Economy," an informative new report released by former Vice President Mike Pence and his nonprofit group Advancing American Freedom.

May 14, 2024
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump greets North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as he speaks at a caucus night rally in Las Vegas, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Burgum becomes factor as possible Trump running-mate pick

Current media coverage suggests that former president Donald Trump may be eyeing a certain North Dakota resident as his vice presidential running mate. That would be Gov. Doug Burgum -- who with his wife Kathryn -- accompanied Mr. Trump to a jumbo-sized campaign rally Saturday in Wildwood, New Jersey.

May 12, 2024
In this Feb. 26, 2020 file photo, using both the English and Spanish language, a sign points potential voters to an official polling location during early voting in Dallas, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Citizenship question aims to thwart Biden bid to alter electorate

"This week, the U.S. House will vote on legislation to require a citizenship question on the decennial census and prevent noncitizens from being counted for congressional and Electoral College apportionment," said Jake Schneider, director of rapid response for the Republican National Committee, in a brief analysis shared with Inside the Beltway.

May 8, 2024
Arriving Tuesday from William Morrow: "SEND ME: The True Story of a Mother at War" by authors Marty Skovlund Jr. and Joe Kent. It tracks the life of Shannon Kent, who pursued some of the world’s deadliest terrorists — all while navigating the challenges of raising a family with the aforementioned Joe Kent, himself a U.S. Army Ranger and Green Beret — and father of the couple's two children. (Image courtesy of WIlliam Morrow)

New book details heroic account of a mother at war

Arriving Tuesday from William Morrow: "Send Me: The True Story of a Mother at War," by Marty Skovlund Jr. and Joe Kent. It tracks the life of Shannon Kent, who tracked some of the world's deadliest terrorists -- all while navigating the challenges of raising a family with the aforementioned Joe Kent, an Army Ranger, Green Beret and father of the couple's two children.

May 6, 2024
Students protest where they camp outside the entrance to Hamilton Hall on the campus of Columbia University, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. Early Tuesday, dozens of protesters took over Hamilton Hall, locking arms and carrying furniture and metal barricades to the building. Columbia responded by restricting access to campus. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, Pool)

Anuzis warns against professional infiltration of college demonstrations

"Professional agitators are organizing most of these demonstrations across the country ... while so many of the students have no idea what they are demonstrating for or against, let alone the history and circumstances of what is happening in Israel," writes Saul Anuzis, former chairman of the Michigan Republican Party.

May 5, 2024
An angler lands a rainbow trout while fishing on the upper Madison River below Quake Lake near Ennis, Mont., June 15, 2015. (Brett French/The Billings Gazette via AP)

Bill would protect hunters, anglers from Biden regulatory overreach

H.R. 615, otherwise known as the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023, introduced by Rep. Rob Wittman, Virginia Republican, says it "stops the Biden administration's Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture from banning lead ammunition or tackle on federal lands and waters for hunting and fishing, unless the regulation is consistent with state laws and supported by science."

April 30, 2024
Republican presidential candidate former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a Republican campaign event in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, March 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Biden campaign believes Haley fans open to its overtures

Is this a cautionary tale for Republicans? Those working for President Biden's reelection campaign believe that Republican voters who once supported Nikki Haley's bid for the White House are not necessarily transferring their loyalty to Donald Trump. Ms. Haley left the presidential race on March 6.

April 29, 2024
A new documentary film titled "Filming Under Fire: John Ford’s OSS Field Photo Branch” — tells the story of how six-time Academy Award-winning director John Ford and many of its leading filmmakers contributed to America’s victory in World War II through their service in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Field Photographic Branch. (Image courtesy of Charles Pinck)

Film documents OSS World War II contributions from Hollywood’s finest

A round of applause please for the World War II-era Office of Strategic Services -- the first organized U.S. effort to implement a centralized system of strategic intelligence and a new documentary film titled "Filming Under Fire: John Ford's OSS Field Photo Branch." The movie tells the story of how top Hollywood figures contributed to America's victory in World War II through their service in that OSS branch.

April 28, 2024