So will former President Donald Trump run for president again in 2024? The question haunts his rivals, delights his fans, and lends a steady stream of story possibilities to the news media. Now comes a CBS News poll released Tuesday which has que…
Author: Jennifer Harper
Inside the Beltway: Michele Tafoya jumps into politics
Longtime NBC sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya has ended her full-time career in the broadcast business with Sunday’s Super Bowl — this after delivering sideline commentary for 327 NFL games. The political world is calling. Ms. Tafoya has i…
Inside the Beltway: Saber-rattling or hybrid war in Ukraine?
Is a potential Ukraine conflict a showcase for saber-rattling, economic soul-searching, or something else far more serious? It could be all of those things. “Russians have already started hybrid war,” reports The Wall Street Journal. &ldquo…
Inside the Beltway: Media ready to march into crisis
Send in the reporters? News outlets and media organizations alike are now demanding that journalists be embedded with U.S. troops bound for Europe. Significantly, the National Press Club has joined the fray. “While American journalists have reque…
Inside the Beltway: Byron Donalds: Democrats forgot civilization
Rep. Byron Donalds is a Black conservative who grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and describes himself as “the proud son of a hard-working and loving single mother.” The Florida Republican also said he is a “Trump Republican” in a …
Inside the Beltway: Greg Abbott, Joe Biden face off in vaccine wars
The vaccine battleground has extended into the Lone Star State. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to issue a preliminary injunction motion protecting nonfederalized members of the Texas National …
Inside the Beltway: Rope-a-dope Republicans
Boxing with Democrats? Could be. The old “rope-a-dope” boxing strategy could prove useful in politics. Some contend that this method of tiring out an opponent through passive inaction — then landing a strategic punch — could wor…
Inside the Beltway: Media ignores ‘lockdown’ revelations
A detailed Johns Hopkins University analysis recently revealed that lockdowns have saved few lives in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, calling the policy “ill-founded” and advising that lockdowns be rejected. The media, however, has been ignorin…
Inside the Beltway: Much ‘nationalism’ at the Olympics
A very large poll conducted in 28 countries reveals that the global audience may be weary of one classic aspect of the Olympics. “A global country average of 57% agree that there is ‘too much nationalism on display’ at the Olympics. A…
Inside the Beltway: Donald Trump’s advice to CPAC is ‘let’s have fun’
The Conservative Political Action Conference — that’s CPAC for short — is just three weeks away, set to take place in Orlando, Florida, Feb 24-27. The annual event is a showcase for conservative luminaries. “We have a packed lin…