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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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President Donald Trump speaks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road To Majority conference in Washington, Thursday, June 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Inside the Beltway: 81 percent of faith-based voters still support Trump

The opening act was President Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz, the closing act will be Vice President Mike Pence. Now underway in the nation's capital, it's the Faith & Freedom Coalition's annual "Road to Majority" conference, a gathering of the grass-roots faithful, which packs a powerful political punch.

June 8, 2017
FILE - In this May 3, 2017, file photo, then-FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Comey is making his first public comments since being fired by President Donald Trump and, according to his prepared remarks, will talk about the president's efforts put the investigation behind him. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Inside the Beltway: Comey-palooza: media primed for spectacle

It's all Comey, all the time. Be prepared. Every broadcast and cable network, every anchor and every analyst is now focused on former FBI director James B. Comey and his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday.

June 7, 2017
Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace is among the network's anchors enjoying increased ratings. Despite turmoil, Fox tops its competition. (Fox News)

Inside the Beltway: Believe it: Fox News tops the ratings

It has been suggested that there's is a "war" on against Fox News as the network completes critical personnel changes and launches new programming. Certainly critics hope viewers are under the impression that Fox is suffering in the ratings.

June 6, 2017
The media are gearing up for mammoth coverage of James B. Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday. (CBS News)

Inside the Beltway: Here comes Comey mania

It is the media obsession of the week. Former FBI director James B. Comey testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, addressing the Russia-Trump collusion matter. The coverage will be — in a word — mammoth.

June 5, 2017
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura — author of the new book "Marijuana Manifesto" — will deliver a keynote address at "Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition" in New York City in midmonth, an event organized by the International Cannabis Association trade group. (Elizabeth Flores /Star Tribune via AP)

Inside the Beltway: Weed World: Cannabis stock is up 236 percent

It's news that might stun those who were young and restless during the 1960s, perhaps. New Frontier Data, and Viridian Capital Advisors -- which provide marketing intelligence and investment advice to the emerging "cannabis industry" -- have news. Cannabis stock grew by over 236 percent in 2016, they say.

June 4, 2017
Could Mitt Romney be on the comeback trail? This presidential campaign site is still active, and he's making plenty of appearances. (MittRomney.com)

Inside the Beltway: Mitt Romney strolls along the comeback trail

It's curious to note that former presidential hopeful Mitt Romney still maintains an active campaign website, which bears the notice "Paid for by Romney for President, Inc." There is a public point of contact, social media links and a noble-looking photo of the onetime Republican candidate -- complete with a message that reads "I still believe in the people of America," plus a vow to pray for the nation.

June 1, 2017
Voters appear to agree with President Trump that leaks of classified information to the press is an act of treason. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Voters see leaks of classified information to the press as an act of treason

For weeks, President Trump has condemned persistent leaks of sensitive information to the press, adding credence to the idea that a deep-seated "shadow government" has launched a coup against his administration. Mr. Trump is not alone in his disgust for the practice. The public does not approve of leak-happy culture in the federal government and elsewhere; the majority of Americans, in fact, equate the act with treason.

May 31, 2017
Former President Barack Obama left behind an astonishing number of federal regulations in his last year of office, says a new analysis. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Obama’s unprecedented ‘surge’ of regulations

Big government was not quite good enough, perhaps. As a kind of grand finale, President Barack Obama championed gargantuan government during his last year in office, according to a significant new study by Wayne Crews, a meticulous analyst with the Competitive Enterprise Institute. He's tracked all the pesky federal regulations and the cost of implementing them in a new report appropriately titled "Ten Thousand Commandments." This year's installment arrives Wednesday and is described as a "whopper."

May 30, 2017
"House of Cards" is back for its fifth season on Netflix, its plot now unfolding in "the age of Donald Trump," according to TV critics. (Netflix)

Inside the Beltway: ‘House of Cards’ confronts ‘age of Trump’

Those who adore "House of Cards" are poised for some binge-watching: Tuesday marks the return of the intense political series, which finds fictional U.S. President Frank Underwood in the throes of a re-election campaign with first lady Claire, his vice presidential running mate.

May 29, 2017
President Trump with Navy and shipyard personnel aboard nuclear aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford in Newport News, Virginia in early March. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Trump urges media to honor Memorial Day prayer

In his Memorial Day message, President Trump is mindful that this year marks the 100th anniversary of the nation's entry into World War I — the "Great War" which mobilized 4.7 million Americans, more than 25 percent of the American male population between the ages of 18 and 31 at the time.

May 28, 2017
A view of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House now seeking interns

It's business as usual at the White House, and traditional protocol and programs continue. The Fall 2017 White House Internship Program application is now open for interested parties, though time is of the essence. The process closes at precisely 11:59 p.m. EDT on June 16.

May 26, 2017
Some observers believe there is a strategic war brewing against Fox News Channel, directed at prime time hosts such as Sean Hannity. (Sean Hannity)

Inside the Beltway: The strategic war on Fox News

There are those who believe Fox News has been methodically targeted by critics who would like to see the end of the network's ratings reign and influence. Fox News has been the No. 1 news channel for 15 years and is currently first in the entire cable realm, according to Nielsen Media Research. Yet recent dramatic developments draw much attention, including the departures of prime time hosts Bill O'Reilly and Megyn Kelly, harassment lawsuits from former employees, the unexpected death of Fox News founder Roger Ailes — and now, a new episode. Veteran host Sean Hannity is temporarily off the air after featuring a conspiracy-related story, which the network ultimately retracted. Five advertisers have pulled their commercials from the show.

May 25, 2017
Sen. Bernie Sanders if writing a guide book for "political revolution" for a teenage audience. It is due out in August. (Henry Holt)

Bernie Sanders is writing a guidebook on ‘political revolution’ for teenagers

Sen. Bernie Sanders is not working on a fancy memoir, or a book to launch a new political campaign at the moment. The former presidential hopeful, Vermont independent and self-described socialist is in the middle of penning "The Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution." It is meant for a teenage audience.

May 25, 2017
Artie Muller, national executive director and founder of Rolling Thunder, Inc.

30 years later, still roaring for POW/MIA freedom

For three decades, they have faithfully fired up their machines, raised up Old Glory and taken off on a mission of freedom, remembrance and resolve. This is the true essence of Rolling Thunder, an annual event which draws 500,000 motorcyclists to the nation's capital each year to underscore the rights and importance of veterans who fought our wars, those soldiers missing in action, and the POWs who never made it home.

May 24, 2017