Jennifer Harper
Articles by Jennifer Harper
Donald Trump: ‘The people of this country are amazing’
The hardest working man in politics won his prize fair and square in the earliest hours of Wednesday. President-elect Donald Trump made what was repeatedly billed as a "gracious" and wise speech after winning the 2016 race for the White House - a stunning upset, according to a mostly stunned news media. Published November 8, 2016
This is it: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton await election night fate only blocks apart
After almost 600 days of campaigning, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will be in close proximity on Tuesday night, separated by a mere 20 New York City blocks as they settle in to await the results of the 2016 election. Published November 7, 2016
Franklin Graham asks nation to pray for America on Election Day, calls for ‘Christian Revolution’
Evangelist Franklin Graham is calling for a "Christian revolution" and has issued a formal request to the nation to pray for America as Election Day looms. Published November 6, 2016
Reagan-era organization stands up for 3 conservative candidates ‘ignored’ by establishment GOP
A lobbying group originally founded by Ronald Reagan has taken up the cause of three Republican candidates they say have been "written off, ruled out or flat-out ignored" by the national party. Published November 5, 2016
Clinton campaign blitz: 33 events in 11 states this weekend
It had to end sometime. This is the last of the Inside the Beltway weekend candidate reports -- that is, until we start tracking outgoing and incoming presidents, transition teams, long goodbyes, short tempers, hanging chads, hysterical journalists and everything else looming on the horizon. On this final weekend before Election Day, here's where Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will be. Published November 3, 2016
Parents dip into 401(k) plans, emergency funds to pay for kids’ holiday gifts: Report
American parents can go to heroic levels to buy every last item on their child's holiday wish list when Christmas and Hanukkah arrives. But it'll cost, says a new T. Rowe Price survey of parents and their children. Published November 3, 2016
U.S. Gold Bureau, Wise Food Storage partner on ‘Election Armageddon’ kits
We should never doubt American ingenuity and entrepreneurship in times of uncertainty. Published November 2, 2016
Paul Ryan dreads a Hillary Clinton victory, ‘the worst of all possible things’
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan informed Fox News on Tuesday that he had voted for Donald Trump last week, an advisory which quickly rocketed around media and social media. Published November 1, 2016
Gary Johnson has a Libertarian strategy to win the White House
Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson has a master plan in place "to change history" and win the 2016 election. He maintains that quirky political circumstances, voting variables and polling inaccuracies could play in their favor. Published October 31, 2016
Bias: Broadcast news coverage of Obamacare failures totaled 10 minutes this year, study says
Obamacare has had significant problems this year, a phenomenon all but ignored by broadcast networks, according to a new study. Published October 31, 2016
Donald Trump wins support from Native American coalition
The newly formed Native American Coalition has declared support for Donald Trump and includes members who hail from tribal organizations in 15 states. Published October 31, 2016
Inside the Beltway: Reagan ‘alumni’ unite for Trump
An interesting Gipper moment: Donald Trump himself has announced the support of the 240-member "Reagan Alumni Advisory Council for Trump-Pence." All the members are former advisers to Ronald Reagan> or worked in a senior capacity within his administration. They now see a historic parallel emerging eight days from the election itself. Published October 30, 2016
Americans drop a record-breaking $8.4 billion on Halloween this year
Despite a chaotic presidential election -- or perhaps because of it -- Americans will spend a record-breaking $8.4 billion on Halloween this year, according to the National Retail Federation. Published October 29, 2016
John Stossel takes on elite media, political ‘ruling class’ in prime-time broadcast
Fox Business Network host John Stossel is taking on "the ruling class" of politics, and their strident influence on the 2016 election during a prime-time broadcast Friday night. Published October 28, 2016
The ‘hidden’ Donald Trump vote becomes a formidable force
Despite media hysteria and a daily influx of polls, a persistent conversation has emerged about the huge, hidden population of Americans who could suddenly step forward and vote for Donald Trump. It is a powerful, unknown factor with much potential -- and one which makes Democratic strategists plenty nervous. Published October 27, 2016
Trump vows to reach ‘every single undecided voter across the country’
"The fewest Americans in 20 years favor making it illegal to manufacture, sell or possess semi-automatic guns known as assault rifles. Published October 26, 2016
The hotel: Donald Trump’s splendid new monument in the nation’s capital
"Washington will never be the same." That is the motto for the new Trump International Hotel in the nation's capital, which is staging a private "grand opening" and ribbon-cutting with Donald Trump himself on Wednesday. Published October 25, 2016
Trump-related broadcast news stories negative 91 percent of time, study finds
A new, long-term study by the Media Research Center underscores Donald Trump's claims that the press is against him. Analysts for the conservative watchdog evaluated evening news coverage on ABC, CBS and NBC during a 12-week period from July through mid-October to find that 91 percent of the stories on Mr. Trump were negative. Published October 25, 2016
Ed Asner to moderate presidential debate for alternative White House hopefuls
While Republicans and Democrats duke it out, the political process percolates in the alternative realm. The "United We Stand Festival" at the University of Colorado at Boulder on Tuesday is somewhere between presidential debate, cultural event, and music extravaganza. Published October 25, 2016
American respect for police surges to record levels, Gallup poll finds
"Three in four Americans (76 percent) say they have 'a great deal' of respect for the police in their area, up 12 percentage points from last year," reports Justin McCarthy, a Gallup analyst who notes that this finding is significantly higher now than in any measurement taken since the 1990s, and is just one point below the high of 77 percent recorded in 1967. Published October 24, 2016
