Christopher Bedford

4 days ago | theblaze.com | Christopher Bedford

On Tuesday, April 29, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker called for mass mobilization against President Donald Trump, marking 100 days of the 47th administration with a clarion call that “these Republicans cannot know a moment of peace.” And no one listened. Except for maybe the single-looking white woman walking a dog who spit on acting U.S. Attorney Ed Martin during a Newsmax interview Thursday. The faithful roared and stomped their feet so powerfully you could feel it in the rumbling floor.

1 week ago | theblaze.com | Christopher Bedford

Blue-state Republicans are ready for battle. Their goal is to restore the state and local tax deductions, or SALT, that allow Americans in high-tax states and localities to deduct what they pay locally from the amount of taxes they owe the federal government. Conservatives are loath to let the federal government bail out high-tax blue states and need that revenue to pass President Donald Trump’s budget through the Senate’s reconciliation process.

1 week ago | theblaze.com | Christopher Bedford

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is actively sabotaging President Donald Trump’s pick for Washington, D.C.’s top prosecutor, derailing the hard work to restore safety, law, and order to the capital city — and also threatening to upend the president’s ultimate (and more important) legislative agenda. Ed Martin currently serves as acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia and has been nominated to keep the job permanently.

2 weeks ago | theblaze.com | Christopher Bedford

The Senate moved quickly to confirm President Donald Trump’s Cabinet and several key sub-Cabinet positions, including the FBI director and the director of national intelligence. But now, it appears ready to coast through the spring while critical posts remain unfilled. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) could solve the problem in a week — but only if he’s willing to put in long days and late nights. This isn’t ceremonial work.

2 weeks ago | theblaze.com | Christopher Bedford

We are now 101 days into President Donald Trump’s second administration. The pace has been relentless. No president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has reshaped the federal government so fundamentally. The days of tinkering around the edges are over. The long-overdue conservative revolution has finally begun. Cementing these gains will require discipline and focus. The next 100 days will be critical. The clock is ticking. The president faces major battles in Congress.