Washington Watch

On the Monday, March 4, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative for Texas’ 1^st District, on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee probe into possible obstruction of justice charges against President Trump.
• Scott Rasmussen, editor-at-large of Ballotpedia, on the lack of understanding of socialism among millennials who claim to support it.
• Terry Jeffrey, editor-in-chief of CNS News, on the overwhelming percentage of Christian refugees admitted to the U.S. in fiscal year 2019.
• Edward Graham, son of Franklin Graham, on how Samaritan’s Purse is responding to the deadly tornadoes that ripped across Alabama and the South.

On the Friday, March 1, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• James O’Keefe, Founder and President of Project Veritas, on Facebook’s policing of political speech.
• Miriam ben Shalom, Co-founder of Hands across the Aisle Women’s Coalition, analyzing the military’s spending of $8 million for transgender counseling and elective surgeries.

On the Thursday, February 28, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Dr. Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for Maryland’s 1^st district, on President Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the strong economic growth under President Trump.
• Mark Tooley, President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, on the vote to uphold marriage as being between a man and woman at a special session of the United Methodist Church General Conference.
• Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William G. “Jerry” Boykin, Executive Vice President for the Family Research Council, on the recent lower court decision that found an all-male draft to be unconstitutional.

On the Wednesday, February 27, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Dr. Mark Green, U.S. Representative for Tennessee’s 7^th district, on the testimony today of Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney.
• Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William G. “Jerry” Boykin, Executive Vice President for the Family Research Council, on the astronomical cost to the U.S. military for transgender surgeries and the recent lower court decision that found an all-male draft to be unconstitutional.
• Mike Berry, Deputy General Counsel and Director of Military Affairs at First Liberty Institute, on today’s oral arguments at the Supreme Court in the Bladensburg Cross Case.

On the Tuesday, February 26, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Dr. Roger Marshall, U.S. Representative for Kansas’s 1^st district, on the press conference on Capitol Hill earlier today responding to the Senate’s failure to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
• Tim Scott, U.S. Senator from South Carolina, on his reaction to 44 Senate Democrats voting to allow for the brutal killing of infants born alive after surviving an abortion.

On the Monday, February 25, 2019, edition of Washington Watch, we heard from:

• Josh Hawley, Senator from Missouri, on today’s vote on the Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act.
• Andrew Walther, vice president of communications for the Knights of Columbus, on the latest poll showing a “dramatic shift” in Americans’ attitudes on abortion.
• Shawn Carney, president and CEO of 40 Days for Life, on the “Unplanned” film’s “R” rating.

On the Friday, February 22, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood employee and CEO of And Then There Were None, on her pro-life testimony in the upcoming film “Unplanned.”
• Katie Shaw, a pro-life advocate with Down Syndrome, on her recent visit to the White House and President Trump’s call with over 4,500 pro-life activists.
• Jason Yates, CEO of My Faith Votes, on why he believes Christians should call their Senators to vote for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act.

It’s Thursday, February 21, 2019, and we’re getting ready for another exciting edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, where each day we’re joined by America’s leaders, policy makers, and culture-shapers as we talk about the important issues of the day from a biblical worldview. Listen here live at 5:05 p.m. ET.

Today, we'll hear from:

• Sen. Ben Sasse, U.S. Senator from Nebraska, on the upcoming vote in the U.S. Senate on Monday for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
• Rep. Ted Yoho, U.S. Representative for Florida’s 3^rd district, on the Venezuelan dictator's movement of troops to the border to block the entry of humanitarian aid.
• Rich Noyes, research director at the Media Research Center, on the waning credibility of the media in light of the Covington high schoolers' defamation suit against the Washington Post and the Jussie Smollett hoax.

On the Wednesday, February 20, 2019, edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Rep. Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for Louisiana’s 4^th district, on DOJ preparing for Special Counsel Mueller’s Russia investigation report as well as a push by atheists to urge the democrats to drop “so help me God” from oaths. 
• Elizabeth Johnston, the Activist Mommy, on the overwhelming response to the Day of Mourning she declared in response to New York's late-term abortion law.

On the Tuesday, February 19, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Rep. Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative for Texas’s 1^st district, on the allegations that top FBI and Justice Department officials discussed ways to remove President Trump from office.
• Daniel Beasley, Attorney for the Home School Legal Defense Association, on the growing number of parents choosing to homeschool for non-religious reasons, and the growing pressure to strictly regulate homeschooling.

On Monday, February 18, 2019, we heard from:

• Dr. Mark Green, U.S. Representative for Tennessee’s 7^th district, on why he voted against the spending bill passed by Congress and signed by President Trump last week.
• Larry Solov, President & CEO of Breitbart News, on attempts by big tech companies and social media giants to silence conservatives in the virtual public square.
• Ken Blackwell, former Treasurer & Secretary of State of Ohio and FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance, on the radical “Green New Deal,” and how this would cost the U.S. trillions of dollars more than the present level of spending per year.
• Ken Klukowski, Senior Legal Editor for Breitbart News and Senior Counsel at First Liberty Institute and the American Civil Rights Union, on the president’s emergency declaration to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and what challenges he may face.

On the Friday, February 15, 2019 edition of Washington Watch, we heard from:

Today we’ll hear from:

• Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies, on the National Emergency Declaration.
• Melissa Ohden, author of “You Carried Me: A Daughter’s Memoir" and an abortion survivor, on President Trump's conference call with 4,500 pro-life activists.
• Tim Graham, Executive Editor at Newsbusters.org, on the media blackout about the investigation that found no evidence of wrongdoing by the Covington high schoolers.
• Kaeley Triller Haver, co-founder of the Hands Across the Aisle Women's Coalition, on the transgender ban on free speech and science, and the unlikely partnerships among the women who are suffering as a result.

On the Wednesday, February 13, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Rep. Liz Cheney, U.S. Representative for Wyoming, on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
• Peter Sprigg, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Policy Studies, on his latest report explaining why those with “gender dysphoria” are disqualified from military service.
• Monica Cline, former Planned Parenthood sex educator, on Planned Parenthood’s sex education video series created for children ages four to nine.
• Rep. Paul Gosar, U.S. Representative for Arizona, on Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’ Green New Deal.

On the Tuesday, February 12, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

Sen. Mike Lee on his push back against Senate Democrats' interrogation of judicial nominees over their religious convictions.

Rep. Mike Kelly on his new bill that will protect faith-based foster care and adoption agencies from religious discrimination.

Alexandra McPhee on her latest publication, "Rebels Without A Clause: When Senators Run Roughshod Over the No Religious Test Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

On the Monday, February 11, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Sen. Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator for Missouri, on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
• AG Jeff Landry, Attorney General for Louisiana, on the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocking a Louisiana pro-life law that would require abortionists to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.
• Fran Coombs, Managing Editor for Rasmussen Reports, on a new survey revealing that 44 percent of pro-choice voters oppose their state adopting New York's abortion until birth law.
• Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, Bristol County, Mass. Sheriff, on the dozens of sheriffs who stormed Capitol Hill to demand funding for ICE and President Trump's proposed border wall.

On the Friday, February 8, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Dr. Susan Berry, Breitbart News author, on Planned Parenthood falsely claiming that most late-term abortions are only performed in cases of severe fetal abnormalities and where there are serious risks to the mother.
• Nick Reaves, Becket Fund attorney, on the foster care crisis addressed at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning, and what adoptive parents like Melissa and Chad Buck are doing to fight back.
• Melissa and Chad Buck, adoptive parents of five, on the ACLU's lawsuit against the state of Michigan for partnering with the very faith-based adoption agency the Buck's worked with to adopt five of their children with special needs.
• Ken Klukowski, Senior Legal Editor at Breitbart News, on the Supreme Court 's 5-4 decision to temporarily block a Louisiana pro-life law which requires that abortionists have hospital-admitting privileges nearby.

It's Thursday, February 7, 2019, and we’re getting ready for another exciting edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, where each day we’re joined by America’s leaders, policy makers, and culture-shapers as we talk about the important issues of the day from a biblical worldview. Listen here live at 5:05 p.m. ET.

Today we'll hear from:

• Rep. Ann Wagner, U.S. Representative for Missouri’s 2nd District, on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act she introduced in the House this week.
• Chris Mitchell, CBN Middle East Bureau Chief, on the latest in Syria and America’s commitment to retain troops.

On the Wednesday, February 6, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Sen. Steve Daines, U.S. Senator for Montana, on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
• Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William G. Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President and founding member of the Army's Delta Force, on the top foreign policy takeaways from the State of the Union address.

On the Tuesday, February 5, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Nina Shea, Director of the Hudson Institute’s Center for Religious Freedom, on how Pope Francis’s visit to the UAE is a breakthrough for religious tolerance in the heart of the Muslim world, but severe problems there persist.