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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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President Trump has not lost contact with grass-roots voters — and one news organization says Mr. Trump also knows exactly what the American public will relate to, and what they will reject outright. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Finesse: Donald Trump still knows his voters

President Trump is honing his prowess as a statesman, policy wrangler and defender of the nation. Despite months of partisan challenges, Mr. Trump has not lost his heartfelt and authentic respect for everyday Americans; he knows what resonates with them, and he has the showbiz sensibility to reach a wide audience. The president has not lost touch with his public, and it plays in his favor.

October 30, 2017
Pro-life advocate Kristan Hawkins - shown with the sign in the center of the group - is president of Students for Life, and will tour college campuses to speak out against views of "aging feminists." (Students for Life)

Inside the Beltway: Berkeley bound: Pro-lifer to test ‘aging’ feminists

Kristan Hawkins begins a "Lies Feminists Tell Tour" at the University of California Berkeley on Thursday. Miss Hawkins is the president of Students for Life, a national organization that boasts 1,176 chapters on college and high school campuses nationwide — and she is prepared to debunk the ideas of "aging, second-wave feminists" who have given students some faulty ideas.

October 25, 2017
It was once referred to as President Richard Nixon's "Western White House." The Spanish Colonial Revival mansion is now up for sale, priced at $63.5 million. (Image courtesy of Sotheby's International Realty)

Richard Nixon’s ‘Western White House’ is up for sale: $63.5 million

It was once referred to as President Richard Nixon's "Western White House." Indeed, the Spanish Colonial Revival mansion with its traditional stucco and ornate tile was built in 1926 in San Clemente, California on six acres overlooking the Pacific. Nixon bought the home -- which he called "Casa Pacifica" -- in 1968 and sold it in 1980, six years after he resigned from office. The 37th president had decided to move to New York to be closer to his grandchildren.

October 24, 2017
Former NPR CEO and author Ken Stern visited tea party meetings, churches and NASCAR races, learning how to "love the right." (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Former NPR kingpin embraces conservatism

A new book with a red, white and blue cover arrives Tuesday, and the title tells all: "Republican Like Me: How I Left the Liberal Bubble and Learned to Love the Right" by Ken Stern has surprised many onlookers in these cranky days of political discord and media mayhem.

October 23, 2017
Americans agree that Congress is not productive, and President Trump may change the "do nothing" culture on Capitol Hill. Here, he addresses a joint session of Congress in February. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Image via AP)

Inside the Beltway: Can Trump change a ‘do nothing’ Congress?

President Trump gets vexed with the dithering Congress, and so does the public. Americans' approval of Congress has dwindled to 13 percent favorability, and it is now at its lowest point since July 2016, just a few percentage points higher than the historic low of 9 percent in 2013, says Gallup analyst Justin McCarthy, citing the pollster's findings both past and present.

October 22, 2017
A sketch of the Empire State Building drawn by President Trump sold for $16,000 at auction on Thursday. The depiction of the iconic New York City skyscraper was created by Mr. Trump for a charity auction in Florida during the time he opened his Mar-a-Lago estate as a private club. (Julien’s Auctions)

Tiny drawing by Donald Trump fetches $16,000 at celebrity art auction

Count President Trump among the nation's "celebrity artists." A small sketch he made of the Empire State Building back in 1994 sold for $16,000 on Thursday night, part of an auction of celebrity-related art objects in Los Angeles that was not without drama.

October 20, 2017
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Inside the Beltway: ‘MAGA Meetups’ for Donald Trump-loving conservatives

MAGA: The familiar acronym stands for "Make America Great Again," the signature phrase of President Trump and millions of his followers that has gained momentum since the 2016 campaign. It is an instant and powerful identifier for those who back the president with gusto -- an oft-used Twitter tag and T-shirt motto. Now it has become a social force, an organization. Behold: MAGA Meetups is now percolating.

October 19, 2017
Donald Trump's prolific tweeting — nearly 2,500 messages since taking office — has changed the way journalists cover the White House and the way Americans experience their president. (Twitter)

Inside the Beltway: Those famous Trump tweets provoke press outrage, study finds

President Trump has transformed his personal tweets into strategic political weapons which launch his messages off to the public, right past the hostile news media, and often over their heads. It's a skill and an art, really. The canny Mr. Trump arms his tweets with content sure to get a rise from the indignant press.

October 18, 2017
The Republican National Committee issued a parody news release on behalf of the Democratic National Committee, which meets this week. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Upping the Ante: RNC trolls the DNC

First, there was fake news. Now, there are fake press releases. The Republican National Committee has issued a parody press release on behalf of the Democratic National Committee, adding a whole new dimension to the battle between the two parties.

October 17, 2017