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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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A new Rasmussen Reports survey says that nearly 60 percent of voters predict that the Republican Party will lose control of Congress next year. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Whoops: 59% of voters predict GOP will lose 2018

Here comes the cautionary tale. The Republican Party controls the House, the Senate and the White House — a promising phenomenon which would suggest the Grand Old Party is industrious, optimistic and united. Wrong. American voters are under the distinct impression that Republicans are losers despite their winning status.

November 16, 2017
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise cites dozens of manufacturers, retailers and interest groups which "strongly support" Republican tax reform, otherwise known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Inside the Beltway: Feisty support emerges for GOP tax reform

The dreaded floor vote looms over Capitol Hill on Thursday. The House will signal yea or nay on Republican tax reform, accompanied by much handwringing from Democrats, who treat the vote like a fearful spectacle - though many supported key components of the bill in a previous era. Much of the news media refuses to frame the legislation as positive or productive, embracing the standard narrative that the bill favors the rich and hurts the poor - or words to that effect.

November 15, 2017
A new study comparing broadcast coverage of Roy Moore and Sen. Bob Menendez finds Mr. Moore garnering 40-times more coverage than the Democratic lawmaker, who faces corruption charges. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Roy Moore gets 40 times more coverage than Bob Menendez

The news media has provided intensive coverage of the ongoing woes of Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore, and the coverage often showcases melodrama, speculation and sensationalism. Reporters and anchors, in fact, frequently repeat the same "damning accusations" and key phrases against Mr. Moore says Rich Noyes, research director of the Media Research Center, a conservative press watchdog now monitoring the news about Mr. Moore produced by the "Big Three" broadcast networks.

November 14, 2017
Talk radio kingpin Michael Savage has written a new book titled "God, Faith and Reason," which follows his 25 other books, which dwelled primarily on politics and culture wars. (center Street Publishing)

Inside the Beltway: Michael Savage leaps into faith with new book

Talk radio kingpin Michael Savage is the first to point out that his newest book is not standard "religious" writing, though it bears the title "God, Faith and Reason," and follows his 25 other books which dwelled on politics, culture wars, national security, immigration issues and science.

November 13, 2017
Fox News anchorman Chris Wallace at the podium after receiving the Founders Award for Excellence in Journalism from the International Center for Journalism. (International Center for Journalism) (International center for journalism)

Inside the Beltway: Chris Wallace: Donald Trump is right about ‘media unfairness’

Fox News anchorman Chris Wallace recently received the Founders Award for Excellence in Journalism from the International Center for Journalism, a 33-year-old organization based in the nation's capital which promotes better news media practices. Mr. Wallace's award was a big deal. So were his closing remarks, made before an audience of 600 people, at an event moderated by CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer.

November 12, 2017
President Trump and first lady in Beijing this week, midway in a five-country trip through Asia. Yes, Mr. Trump has continued to tweet throughout their travels. An organization recently analyzed his tweets. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: World ‘transfixed’ by presidential tweets says new study

President Trump often bypasses the irate news media with his tweets, pushing back against hostile press narratives that overlook such positive nuggets as this: 82 percent of those who voted for him back in 2016 would do so again, according to a tidy new Politico poll. Mr. Trump maintains a conversational tone to his Twitter missives; he appears accessible, unapologetic and in good humor to his fans. And there are many. The president currently has 42.3 million followers and has tweeted over 36,000 times.

November 9, 2017
A new biography of former White House adviser Stephen K. Bannon arriving Monday details his life, influence and "conservative populism." (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Steve Bannon, the book

The press has been fascinated with Stephen K. Bannon for years, penning both fancy prose and damning reviews of the former White House adviser, political strategist, film producer, media kingpin, talk radio host, scholar and combat veteran. Mr. Bannon is many things. He has drawn lots of news coverage -- much of it uneven, speculative and tinctured with venom from journalists who are disenchanted by President Trump. Yeah, well.

November 8, 2017
FILE - In this June 9, 2017 House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speakson Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic Party divisions are on stark display after a disappointing special election loss in a hard-fought Georgia congressional race. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

CNN poll: Views of Democratic Party hit lowest level in 25 years

"Favorable views of the Democratic Party have dropped to their lowest mark in more than a quarter century of polling, according to new numbers from a CNN poll," reported Ryan Struyk, a data reporter for the cable news network, which released the findings on Tuesday.

November 7, 2017
What once was: Donna Brazile brandishes a Hillary Clinton campaign sign at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, 16 months before the publication of her new book "Hacked." (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Inside the Beltway: ‘The Clintons are done in politics’

On Tuesday, the rest of America can get their own copy of Donna Brazile's 288-page tell-all book when it is released by Hachette Books. Excerpts from "Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald Trump in the White House" already have blasted the political landscape, leaving several large craters and plenty of pockmarks.

November 6, 2017
Supporters watch the election results on a larger television monitor during Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's election night rally in the Jacob Javits Center glass enclosed lobby in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Inside the Beltway: Psychologists identify the news media as a major stress for Americans

Americans pine to be well informed. But there's a price to pay. New research from the American Psychological Association finds that majorities of the chronically over-informed public are stressed — "experiencing anxiety, anger and fatigue" — and the news media plays a role in it. Even tracking the news itself is a stressful event for the majority of the public, the study found.

November 5, 2017
"You guys seem completely obsessed with this," said White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to the press on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: The Robert Mueller media marathon persists

The news media is mired in Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation in the Russian collusion matter, prompting critics to suggest it's not only lazy journalism, but built on a selective set of partisan talking points. In a few choice words, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders summarized the press' fixation on the combination of Russia, the 2016 election and President Trump — at the expense of all else.

November 1, 2017