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Jenny Beth Martin

jbmartin@123washingtontimes.com

Jenny Beth Martin is president and co-founder of Tea Party Patriots and the Chairman of Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund.

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In this Jan. 15, 2015, photo, a new Qatar Airways Airbus A350 approaches the gate at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany. The United States and Qatar have reached a deal to resolve a years-old quarrel over alleged airline subsidies, seven individuals familiar with the deal said Monday, as Qatar’s government works to defuse tensions with the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

US Open Skies Qatar agreement helps make America great again

From signing tax reform into law, to enforcing our immigration policies to, most recently, enforcing a key international trade agreement, President Trump has already made significant strides with his campaign pledge to "Make America Great Again."

February 9, 2018

Trump revamping Federal Trade Commission with slate of nominees

President Trump's announcement last Thursday of a new slate of nominees to the Federal Trade Commission signifies much more than a simple overhaul of the commission itself. In a much broader sense, he is signaling how serious he is about reversing the regulatory overreach that accelerated during the Obama administration.

February 2, 2018
FISA: A Rubber Stamp to Break the Law Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Pursue FISA scandal, repair Obama immigration cracks

One year into the Trump presidency, Congress confronts two major problems - the possibility of FBI abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act process (FISA), and the dilemma of what to do with illegal immigrants - that are both the residue of the wide-scale lawlessness that characterized the Obama administration.

January 25, 2018
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., pauses for a reporter's question at the Capitol in Washington, as Congress moves closer to the funding deadline to avoid a government shutdown, in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Deliver a federal budget, nix the earmarks

Republican leaders on Capitol Hill have made two related, and stunning, announcements. First, that they are considering foregoing a budget this year, and second, that they may reintroduce earmarks

January 18, 2018
In this Dec. 15, 2017, photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Jeff Sessions, drain the Justice Department swamp

It is no exaggeration to say that, other than the president himself, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been the subject of more criticism than anyone else in the Trump administration over the past year.

January 11, 2018
This photo shows the Comcast logo on one of the company's vehicles in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

ITC patent ruling on Comcast, TiVo

What is a large and powerful company to do when it no longer wishes to pay the licensing fees for the technology it is selling? In the case of Comcast, the answer is simple - just steal the technology and ignore the law.

December 20, 2017

Trump should exercise presidential authority

With the almost-certain passage of tax reform next week, Congress will deliver President Donald Trump's first major legislative victory. It is noteworthy, of course, that the GOP - in charge of both chambers of Congress - has taken so long to achieve a substantive win.

December 15, 2017
U.S. Supreme Court justices.

Justice Neil Gorsuch, patent protection

If the oral arguments in Oil States Energy Services v. Greene's Energy Group are any indication, the most ardent defender of property rights on the Supreme Court now may well be its newest member, Justice Neil Gorsuch.

December 6, 2017
"Please disregard any instructions you receive from [Leandra] English in her presumed capacity as acting director," Mick Mulvaney told employees on his first day at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (Associated Press)

Mick Mulvaney should fire Leandra English

Now that U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly has ruled in favor of President Trump's right to appoint OMB Director Mick Mulvaney as the acting director of the Consumer Protection Financial Board, CFPB deputy-but-not-acting director Leandra English has ensured herself a minor footnote in history - and, if justice and constitutional government reign, a firing at the hands of her new supervisor.

December 1, 2017
Illustration on patents and protection of American intellectual property by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Supreme Court to hear property rights, patent protection case

On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case Oil States Energy Services LLC v. Greene's Energy Group LLC. The case will decide the constitutionality of a little-known government agency called the Patent and Trial Appeals Board. Even more significantly, the case will have far-reaching implications for intellectual property rights, patent protections and the future of innovation in the United States.

November 22, 2017
In this Feb. 27, 2017 file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. meet with reporters outside the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Tax reform: How the GOP can win big

The GOP needs the right kind of win, not a simple "check-the-box" win or a perfunctory "we-finally-did-something" win. No, the GOP needs the kind of win that will give Americans the confidence that Republicans should remain in control of Washington after next year's elections.

November 14, 2017

Congress must review military-women policies

Political correctness, having run roughshod over American universities and institutions, has finally taken hold of the Pentagon - the absolute last place in the world it should be.

November 1, 2017
Get back in there and run the tax cut play! (Illustration by Gary Varvel for Creators Syndicate)

Tax reform, tea party launch campaigns

It was two weeks ago that congressional GOP leaders unveiled their "Unified Framework for Fixing Our Broken Tax System," and its opponents (read: every special interest group that employs a tax lobbyist) have launched their campaigns to protect their loopholes.

October 17, 2017
A solider walks out of the C-17 Loadmaster as various supplies and military vehicles were loaded inside as approximately 150 4th Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division soldiers were deployed to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to provide sustainment support to Hurricane Maria Relief efforts at Fort Carson ADAC/G on Friday Sept. 29, 2017 in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dougal Brownlie/The Gazette via AP)

False narrative amid Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Maria crisis

Puerto Rico's devastation in the wake Hurricane Maria has dominated the news over the past week. But a false narrative has crept in, crowding out the truth about what is actually unfolding. And the true story is worth sharing, even if the politicized narrative is more captivating on social media.

October 5, 2017
AT&T and Time Warner's proposed merger was blocked Monday by the Justice Department.

Justice Department AT&T-Time Warner merger

For good reason, Americans are distrustful of the consolidation of power - and it matters little whether that concentration of power occurs in government or in the private sector. Corporate monopolies are just as insidious to Americans as all-too-powerful government, and the two each pose a threat to individual liberty.

September 21, 2017
Making American Steel Great Again Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Make America great again roadmap

Only a year ago, it seemed inconceivable that Michigan, Wisconsin or Pennsylvania would vote for Donald Trump. And the thought that all three would vote in his favor was pure fantasy. But that's exactly what happened in November.

September 13, 2017