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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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Alex Jones, in the center of a police escort in Cleveland, Ohio, has produced content which raised the ire of major social media providers. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Independent media rallies behind Alex Jones

Things move very quickly in the media realm, and in quirky ways. Despite the fact that Apple, Facebook, YouTube and Spotify banned controversial broadcast host and "Infowars" creator Alex Jones, he still led the national trends on Twitter throughout Monday.

August 6, 2018
Trump supporters (left) and protesters (right) yell at each other during a rally at Freedom Hill County Park in Michigan during a 2017 rally. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Partisan divide over Donald Trump approval now a record-breaking chasm

In theory, Republicans and Democrats agree on a few things not related to the political arena. Endearing pets and fabulous sunsets are good. Toenail fungus and grub worms are bad. Yes, the two sides might agree on these subjects. But Republicans and Democrats do not agree on President Trump, and the divide has grown into a record-breaking chasm according to new research.

August 5, 2018
Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett's newest book "The Russia Hoax" has hit No. 1 on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list. (Broadside Books)

Inside the Beltway: Fox News authors Gregg Jarrett, Jeanine Pirro top NYT bestseller list

The New York Times has just revealed its latest best sellers list. Two Fox News stalwarts now occupy the top spots of this elite and heavily influential list. Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett, author of "The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump," is ranked No. 1 on the Times' non-fiction list.

August 2, 2018
A woman holds her hands in prayer as she watches Pope Francis on a monitor as people await his arrival on Sept. 26, 2015, in Philadelphia. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: U.S. remains the most religious among all Western nations

It is fashionable in some circles to purge the presence of God from everyday life, whether it's by banning religious images or language in public places, or media coverage that implies that faith-based anything is not inclusive. Such thinking is not new. In 1966, Time Magazine published an edition titled "Is God Dead?" -- suggesting that the faith was wavering, and the U.S. was on a path to secularization.

August 1, 2018
President Trump meets the press. A poll suggests that there could be emerging sympathy for him and his confrontations with the media. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: 49 percent of Americans don’t approve of the way media treats Trump

President Trump frequently takes on both the hostile news media and persistent negative coverage. That we know. What's new is this: there could be emerging public sympathy for Mr. Trump's side. Half of all Americans - 49 percent - say they do not approve of "the job the media has done handling Donald Trump"; that includes 77 percent of Republicans, 50 percent of independents and even 28 percent of Democrats.

July 29, 2018
Major General George Armstrong Custer, shown here in May, 1865. He was best man for Confederate Capt. John "Gimlet" Lea's wedding. (Library of Congress)

Inside the Beltway: America’s next ‘civil war’

It is an alarming headline: "America's next Civil War will be worst than our last," writes H.W. Crocker III, a historian and novelist who points out that in summer 1862, Union Capt. George Armstrong Custer attended the wedding of Confederate Capt. John "Gimlet" Lea at Bassett Hall in Williamsburg, Virginia, as best man.

July 26, 2018
Mike Lindell, inventor of My Pillow, is now backing Hollywood films which suit his pro-life beliefs. He has also been a friend and supporter to President Trump, shown here in a 2018 appearance at the White House.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

MyPIllow guy Mike Lindell on Donald Trump: ‘Best president this country has ever had’

President Trump has some high-profile fans who remain completely steadfast in their admiration. Mike Lindell -- the now famous inventor of MyPillow -- is one of those. He has been in the nation's capital this week, making an appearance in an iconic spot -- the main floor of the Trump International Hotel, just three blocks from the White House.

July 26, 2018
A recent friendly arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. A major Gallup poll is now gauging "migrant acceptance" in 140 nations, including the U.S. Iceland tops the list at the most accepting. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: The world wrestles with ‘migrant acceptance’

Gallup has conducted a massive global poll to determine the rate of "migrant acceptance" among the nations of the world. How massive? It took the pollster two years to complete the research, which involved telephone and face-to-face interviews in 140 countries; each sample included at least 1,000 adults, though India, Russia and China warranted larger polls — between 2,000 and 4,000 respondents.

July 25, 2018
Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro now say unprecedented hatred from the left for President Trump could undermine the nation. (Fox News)

Inside the Beltway: Judge Jeanine Pirro says Trump hatred undermines the U.S.

Fox News Channel host Judge Jeanine Pirro's book rules the marketplace. Published last week by Center Street, "Liars, Leakers, and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy" remains No. 1 on Amazon. The author is in the middle of a book tour which takes her to the nation's capital Tuesday for an event at a historic site within blocks of the White House.

July 23, 2018
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman testifies during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on his nomination to become the U.S. ambassador to Russia, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Jon Huntsman slaps back at suggestion that he resign as U.S. ambassador to Russia

Robert Gehrke, a Salt Lake City Tribune columnist, recently suggested that U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman resign his post, calling President Trump a "pawn." Mr. Huntsman -- former governor of Utah and a presidential hopeful -- replied Sunday to this suggestion in a letter to the very same newspaper.

July 23, 2018
Megyn Kelly, host of the daily talk show "Megyn Kelly Today," will showcase an upcoming film on Ronald Reagan starring Dennis Quaid. (NBC)

Inside the Beltway: Megyn meets Reagan, ‘A great man, a humble man’

She was once globally famous for appearing to challenge then-presidential hopeful Donald Trump on the 2016 campaign trail. That would be Megyn Kelly, who was then a Fox News Channel prime time anchor; the pair were must-see TV that year. Consider that the first GOP presidential debate on Aug. 5, 2016, was hosted by a Fox News team which included Ms. Kelly and drew an unprecedented 24 million viewers -- emerging as the highest rated cable news program on record.

July 22, 2018