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Jennifer Harper

Jennifer Harper

jharper@washingtontimes.com

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

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The National Rifle Association logo is shown in this file photo. (NRA logo)

National Rifle Association refuses to politicize mass shootings

The National Rifle Association has refused to politicize the two mass shootings that occurred within 24 hours of one another in Texas and Ohio. The events rocked the nation and prompted many Democratic presidential hopefuls -- as well as activists and operatives -- to use the tragic events for political gain.

August 5, 2019
Talk radio host Michael Savage (middle) hopes President Trump will act to remove his name from a list of undesirables banned in Britain. (Michael Savage) ** FILE **

Inside the Beltway: Michael Savage seeks Trump’s help to remove his name from Britain’s undesirables

A decade ago, talk radio host Michael Savage was banned from the U.K. by Britain's then-Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, who placed Mr. Savage on a list of undesirables that included known terrorists and neo-Nazis. One of the few who defended Mr. Savage was Boris Johnson, then the mayor of London, who called the ban an "utterly demented decision." Now he is prime minister. Things change.

August 4, 2019
People attend a vigil for victims of the shooting Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. A young gunman opened fire in an El Paso, Texas, shopping area during the busy back-to-school season, leaving multiple people dead and more than two dozen injured. (AP Photo/John Locher)

News organizations emphasize political slant to mass shootings

In the last 24 hours, news organizations offered dramatic and competent coverage of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. Many also put a political spin on their accounts of the events -- quickly reflected in headlines which appeared in the immediate aftermath.

August 4, 2019
Rahm Emanuel, President Obama's chief of staff, couldn't believe what he was seeing during the second Democratic debate earlier this week. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Rahm Emanuel jabs Democratic hopefuls over Obama criticism

The 20-plus Democratic presidential hopefuls have been called all sorts of things in recent days. "Deranged" has been a favorite description of this bustling group, deployed daily by the Republican Party - which points out, and rightly so - that the flock of would-be presidents is either fixated on impeaching President Trump, or driven into a frenzy by his latest tweet.

August 1, 2019
New voter surveys from Heritage Action for America had a surprising result. The surveys found that U.S. voters overall clearly agreed with many conservative beliefs. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

U.S. voters agree with conservative beliefs, say Heritage Action surveys

A trio of well-focused new surveys from Heritage Action for America identifies issues that the organization says is pivotal to "victory in 2020." The research -- which surveyed 4,500 likely voters in key congressional districts and around the nation -- also had a surprising result. It found that these voters clearly agreed with many conservative beliefs.

August 1, 2019
A pair of esteemed economists have two words to describe the favorite pet ideology of a new population of Democrats: "Socialism Sucks." The new book is subtitled "Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World." (Regnery Publishing)

Inside the Beltway: ‘Socialism Sucks,’ say economists

A pair of esteemed economists have two words to describe the favorite pet ideology of a certain population of Democrats: "Socialism Sucks," the title of their book, subtitled "Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World."

July 30, 2019
Polls reveals that Democrats are not feeling very patriotic these days. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Democrats abandon their patriotism

On July Fourth, Gallup released a timely poll that found that 45% of Americans said they were "extremely" proud of their country. That finding included 76% of Republicans — but only 22% of Democrats.

July 28, 2019
Democratic presidential hopeful Joseph R. Biden received only 15% of the donations made by 100 of Hollywood's most powerful.

Inside the Beltway: Caution: Angry Democrats ahead

The Democratic Party is now in an identity crisis with all the trimmings, trying to gain some war footing as the clock tick-tocks toward the 2020 election. The trouble is, the press is reporting that there's plenty of "internal warfare" going on among Democrats as the push and pull between establishment leaders and determined, outspoken young newcomers to Congress continues. Eager for a little action, the press already has its eyes trained on next week's Democratic presidential debates in Detroit.

July 25, 2019
Fox News Channel remains the No. 1 network in the cable realm, and has been the top cable news channel for 17 years, according to Nielsen Media Research. (Fox News)

Fox News coverage of Mueller testimony outpaces all cable and broadcast rivals

When it came to testimony TV, the competition could not keep up. Fox News coverage of special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony before both the House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee bested all broadcast and cable news networks according to early data released by Nielsen Media Research.

July 25, 2019