https://afr.net/podcasts/washington-watch/2020/november/en-usCopyright (c)2009-2026 AFA.net. All rights reserved.A publication of American Family Association / American Family RadioAmerican Family AssociationAmerican Family Associationafadeveloper@gmail.comno61111NovemberToday’s show features: Roy Blunt, U.S. Senator from Missouri, Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, and the Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, on the contested election, the prospects for Joe Biden’s nominees in the U.S. Senate, and what’s at stake in the Georgia Senate runoffs. Cleta Mitchell, election law attorney, on the recount resuming in Georgia and her filing today with the Georgia Secretary of State. Stephanie Borowicz, Pennsylvania State Representative, on the resolution she is co-sponsoring disputing the Pennsylvania election. Joe Davis, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, on the U.S. Supreme Court blocking strict COVID-19 restrictions on New York houses of worship.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201130.mp3Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:1061110NovemberOn this special "Faith & Freedom" edition of Washington Watch, we feature Senator Kevin Cramer, U.S. Senator from North Dakota, and Rep. Chip Roy, who represents Texas's congressional 21st district. Sen. Cramer discusses how he views public service as a ministry and calling and opens up about keeping an eternal perspective in times of great joy and loss – specifically the tragic loss of his son, Isaac, in 2018. Rep. Roy shares how his faith journey with the Lord informs his passion for defending our fundamental freedoms. He also talks about trusting God and persevering amidst a surprising cancer diagnosis at 39 years old.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201127.mp3Fri, 27 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:0861109NovemberToday’s show features: Dr. Paul Jehle, Executive Director of the Plymouth Rock Foundation, on why the Pilgrims came to America and how they shaped the nation. Michele Bachmann, former U.S. Representative from Minnesota, on the state of religious freedom in the nation today, 400 years after the Pilgrims came to America seeking freedom to worship. Pastor Carter Conlon, General Overseer of Times Square Church, on the way forward to keep the Pilgrims’ founding vision alive and prospering.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201126.mp3Thu, 26 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:1061108NovemberToday’s show features: Jay Richards, Research Assistant Professor in the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, on his new book, “The Prince of Panic: How the Tyranny Experts Turned a Pandemic into a Catastrophe.” John Cribb, author, on his new book, “Old Abe.” Arielle Del Turco, FRC’s Assistant Director of the Center for Religious Liberty, on her new publication, “Criminalizing Conscience: The Status of Apostasy, Blasphemy, and Anti-Conversion Laws Around the World.” David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on a biblical perspective of Thanksgiving.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201125.mp3Wed, 25 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:1061106NovemberToday’s show features: Katherine Beck Johnson, FRC’s Research Fellow for Legal and Policy Studies, on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the right of Texas and Louisiana to end government funding of Planned Parenthood through the states’ Medicaid program, the Sixth Circuit upholding Tennessee law prohibiting abortion based on the race, gender, or diagnosis of Down syndrome of the child. Peter Sprigg, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Policy Studies, on his new publication, "No Proof of Harm: 79 Key Studies Provide No Scientific Proof That Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE) Are Usually Harmful." Caleb Lyman, Director of Research and Analytics at the Becket Fund on Religious Liberty, on their new faith survey showing that Generation Z Americans are more likely to say faith has been ‘important’ during the pandemic than any other generation. John Cooper, Skillet music artist, on his new book “Awake & Alive to Truth -- Finding Truth In A Relativistic World.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201124.mp3Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:1060082NovemberToday’s show features: Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN News, on Israel Prime Minister Benjamin meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, and the potential impact of a Biden presidency on Israel. Samah Norquist, USAID Chief Advisor, on her speech at a recent International Christian Concern event highlighting some of the Trump administration's religious freedom efforts over the past four years and the President’s executive order on international religious freedom. Rebecca Mansour, Senior-Editor-At Large at Breitbart, on totalitarian governors issuing COVID restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Franklin Graham, President of Samaritan’s Purse, on Operation Christmas Child and his reflections on Thanksgiving.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201123.mp3Mon, 23 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:1060069NovemberOn this special "Faith & Freedom" edition of Washington Watch, we feature Randy Weber, U.S. Representative for the 14th district of Texas. He shares how God transformed his life in his twenties and how his faith has equipped him to lead in times of hardship. We also hear from Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4th district of Louisiana and newly-elected Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference. He describes the shared calling he and his wife have to the political arena and offers encouragement to young Christians to confidently stand for their faith.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201120.mp3Fri, 20 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:1060040NovemberToday’s show features: Reince Priebus, President of the Michael Best Law Firm, former White House Chief of Staff to President Trump, and former Chairman of the Republican National Committee, on the Wisconsin rule change following the Trump campaign’s recount filing and other election related oddities. Dr. Andrew Bostom, Associate Professor of Family Medicine at Brown University, on a Danish Mask study finding little protection for the wearer. Tyler O'Neil, Senior Editor at PJ Media and author of Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center, on Thanksgiving and Christmas rules being handed down by totalitarian governors. Dr. Albert Mohler, President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, on the Human Rights Campaign demanding that a Biden administration deny accreditation to Christian colleges and schools.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201119.mp3Thu, 19 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:1060006NovemberToday’s show features: Dr. Victor Davis Hanson, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, on what’s at stake in the Georgia runoff election. Lela Gilbert, FRC’s Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom, on her piece in Providence Magazine, “Multiple Beheadings in Mozambique: Is the World Indifferent?” Andrew Beckwith, President of Massachusetts Family Institute, on newly passed Massachusetts legislation that allows abortion through all nine months of pregnancy and eliminates parental notification requirements. Jonathan Keller, President of the California Family Council, on California Governor Newsom’s latest coronavirus mandates, and how the tide turned in favor of California Republican congressional candidates in the 2020 election.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201117.mp3Tue, 17 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:1059984NovemberToday’s show features: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and one of the authors of the Great Barrington Declaration, on the Moderna coronavirus vaccine announcement. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical, on how Christians should respond to state and local governments reimposing pandemic restrictions. Peter Sprigg, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Policy Studies, on Target reversing its decision to pull Abigail Shrier’s book Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters and the Oxford dictionary redefining “man” and “woman.” Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance, former Ohio Secretary of State, and Board Chairman of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, on efforts to uncover voter fraud in the 2020 election. Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, on the political donations in the 2020 election cycle and what they reveal about the political leanings and priorities of employers and occupations.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201116.mp3Mon, 16 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:1059969NovemberToday’s show features: Maria Keffler, Co-Founder of the Arlington Parent Coalition, on Target’s recent removal of Abigail Shrier’s book, Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters. Connor Semelsberger, Legislative Assistant for Family Research Council, on the status of the election results, including statistical anomalies and what’s been discovered about voter fraud. Matt Carpenter, Director of FRC Action, on what recent polling has revealed about attitudes toward the election results and the potential for abuse in mail-in voting. Quena Gonzalez, FRC’s Director of State & Local Affairs, on the positive state and local developments for faith, family, and freedom across the country.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201113.mp3Fri, 13 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:1059968NovemberToday’s show features: Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip and U.S. Representative for the 1st district of Louisiana, on the Democrats' proposed $3.4 trillion Heroes Act in response to the coronavirus. Dr. John Eastman, Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law and Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence at Claremont Institute, on the Left’s growing intolerance and social marginalization of anyone who represents or supports President Trump. Kevin Freeman, Host of “Economic War Room” and Co-founder of Every Legal Vote, on the Every Legal Vote initiative. Scott Rasmussen, Public Opinion Pollster and Editor-At-Large at Ballotpedia, on his post-mortem on the polling industry after the wildly inaccurate predictions of the 2020 election outcomes.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201112.mp3Thu, 12 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:1059967NovemberToday’s show features: Brian Babin, U.S. Representative for the 36th district of Texas, on Veterans’ Day, how the military has fared under President Trump’s leadership, and what a possible Biden administration might mean for national security. Jeff Landry, Louisiana Attorney General, on why other states have a vested interest in President Trump’s legal challenge in Pennsylvania. Dan Gainor, Vice President of Media Research Center’s TechWatch, on the rampant election-related censorship of conservatives and President Trump. Matt Schlapp, President of American Conservative Union, on new evidence of fraud surfacing in Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201111.mp3Wed, 11 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:1059912NovemberToday’s show features: Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee, on the Judiciary Committee’s Crossfire Hurricane hearing and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s public support for President Trump's legal challenge. Dr. Matt Briggs, Author of Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability, and Statistics, on the statistical anomalies in the 2020 election results. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, on Joe Biden’s dangerous promise to overturn President Trump’s accomplishments by executive order. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, on the administration’s religious freedom agenda, the latest on China, and the world’s reaction to America’s election drama.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201110.mp3Tue, 10 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:1059899NovemberToday’s show features: Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative for the 1st district of Texas and a former district judge, on his view from the ground in Pennsylvania on possible voter fraud and whether he believes the president has a solid legal case. Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance, Chairman of the Board for the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, and former Ohio Secretary of State, on the contested election of 2000 and what Americans can expect 20 years after Bush v. Gore. John Stemberger, President of Florida Family Action, on how the media covered the 2000 presidential election results compared to its dangerous bias in 2020. Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, on the positive election gains in states for conservative messages and policies.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201109.mp3Mon, 09 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:1059890NovemberToday’s show features: John Fund, Columnist for National Review and Author of Stealing Elections: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy, on concerns over ballot counting in the battleground states. Quena Gonzalez, FRC’s Director of State & Local Affairs, on the election victories at the state level. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, on the election victories in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow at Heritage Foundation, on possible post-election scenarios.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201106.mp3Fri, 06 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:1059871NovemberToday’s show features: Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance and Chairman of the Board for the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, on what is happening in the battleground states. Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th district of Arizona, on the controversy over Arizona’s ballot counting. Michelle Fischbach, Congresswoman-elect for Minnesota’s 7th district, on her election victory and the outlook for the U.S. House of Representatives. Jim Lee, CEO and Founder of Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc., on the election results and how the polling industry was so far off base.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201105.mp3Thu, 05 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:1059853NovemberToday’s show features: Reince Priebus, President of the Michael Best Law Firm, Former White House Chief of Staff to President Trump, and Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee, on what comes next in resolving the presidential election. Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance, on the vote counting process in the battleground states. J. Christian Adams, President and General Counsel of the Public Interest Legal Foundation, on the legal fight in the battleground states and what his attorneys are observing on the ground today in Michigan. Connor Semelsberger, FRC’s Legislative Assistant, Mary Beth Waddell, FRC’s Senior Legislative Assistant, Joseph Backholm, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Biblical Worldview and Strategic Engagement, and Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, on the 2020 election results.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201104.mp3Wed, 04 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:1059819NovemberToday’s show features: George Barna, President of Metaformation Inc., FRC’s Senior Research Fellow for Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, and the Director of Research at the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, on the last-minute push by the candidates, an analysis of his surveys and early voting numbers, and on FRC Action’s election resources. Ken Cuccinelli, Acting Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, on the Trump administration’s border security efforts and how DHS is preparing for post-election violence. Chuck Vizthum, FRC Action’s Bold Advance field representative in Michigan, Sue Trombino, FRC Action’s Bold Advance field representative in Florida, and Mark Harris, FRC Action’s Director of Community Impact, on what they are doing to get out the vote in each of those states.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201103.mp3Tue, 03 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:1059796NovemberToday’s show features: Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, on an overview of FRC Action’s get out the vote ground efforts in the battleground states, an analysis of early voting numbers in key counties and states going into Tuesday, and FRC Action’s election resources . James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, on the issues that are at stake in this election. Kurt Weaver, FRC Action’s Bold Advance Pennsylvania field representative and Director of the Church Ambassador Network for the Pennsylvania Family Institute, on what he is seeing on the ground in Pennsylvania as he works to get out the vote. Franklin Graham, President of Samaritan’s Purse, on Samaritan Purse’s relief efforts in Louisiana, and his thoughts on an election offering two two polar-opposite visions for America.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20201102.mp3Mon, 02 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10