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Washington Watch

Washington Watch is a daily program hosted by Family Research Council President Tony Perkins that covers the issues of faith, family and freedom. Tony is your leading source for what is really happening in our nation’s Capital.

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Tyler O'Neil, Leslie Rutledge, Justin Butterfield, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya,
July 13, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Tyler O’Neil, Senior Editor of PJ Media, reports on President Biden’s speech pushing back on the view that the 2020 election exposed ballot fraud issues.
  • Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas Attorney General, shares the contents of a letter from 21 state attorneys general to President Biden concerning his new guidance on education and employment, and reaffirms the necessity of the Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act as the Department of Justice works to overturn the Act.
  • Justin Butterfield, Deputy General Counsel at First Liberty Institute, commends the Fifth Circuit for issuing a stay to allow a judge to have chaplains pray at the start of his court sessions.
  • Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, discusses COVID mask mandates and the vaccination crusade.
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Craig L. Parshall, Mo Brooks, Meg Kilgannon
July 12, 2021
00:53:54

On today's show:

  • Craig L. Parshall, attorney and special counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice and senior advisor of legal policy & civil liberty for the American Principles Project, discusses President Biden’s executive order on Big Tech.
  • Mo Brooks, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Alabama, talks about the implications of a mandatory COVID vaccine for the U.S. military.
  • Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s senior fellow for education studies, gives an update on Chicago Public Schools’ new sex education policy.
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Rob Schwarzwalder, Mark Hancock
July 09, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Rob Schwarzwalder, senior lecturer and director of the Center for Christian Thought and Action at Regent University, gives the history of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and laments how the organization has strayed from its founding ideals and adopted radical ideologies.
  • Mark Hancock, CEO of Trail Life USA, shares the mission of Trail Life USA, a church-based, Christ-focused mentorship and discipleship organization that seeks to encourage and equip boys to carry out the mission for which they were created.
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Greg Steube, Lea Patterson, Dan Bishop
July 08, 2021
00:54:01

On today's show:

  • Greg Steube, U.S. Representative for the 17th District of Florida and member of the House Judiciary Committee, discusses attempts to break up Big Tech and hold the companies accountable, the White House’s fraudulent claims that Republicans are defunding the police, and the latest ransomware attacks targeting American businesses.
  • Sam Brownback, former Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, previews next week’s International Religious Freedom Summit.
  • Lea Patterson, Counsel with First Liberty Institute, applauds the IRS for reversing its decision to deny a religious organization tax-exempt status because their “Bible teachings” are “affiliated with the Republican party.”
  • Dan Bishop, U.S. Representative for the 9th District of North Carolina, urges parents to fight back against the push to include critical race theory in school curriculum.
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Ralph Norman, Pete Ricketts, Stanley Kurtz, Ken Blackwell
July 07, 2021
00:51:02

On today's show:

  • Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative the 5th District of South Carolina, talks about President Biden’s door-to-door vaccination campaign and efforts in Congress to end the mask mandate on public transportation.
  • Pete Ricketts, Governor of Nebraska, declares July “Victims of Communism Remembrance Month.”
  • Stanley Kurtz, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, shares why efforts to stop indoctrination in school curriculum is both necessary and justified.
  • Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance and former Ohio Secretary of State, discusses the surge in crime in major U.S. cities.
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Lisa McClain, Kristen Waggoner, John Bursch, Meg Kilgannon
July 06, 2021
00:54:01

On today's show:

  • Lisa McClain, U.S. Representative for the 10th District of Michigan and member of the House Armed Services Committee, calls out President Biden for refusing to take responsibility after he pulled U.S. troops out of Afghanistan, and U.S. athlete Gwen Berry for disrespecting the flag and anthem of the country she represented during the Olympic Games.
  • Kristen Waggoner, general counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, laments the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to review the Washington Supreme Court decision against floral artist Barronelle Stutzman, who politely declined to violate her religious beliefs by creating a floral arrangement for a same-sex wedding.
  • John Bursch, senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom and attorney representing Thomas More Law Center, celebrates the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of protecting the privacy of donors to nonprofits.
  • Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s senior fellow for education studies, discusses over 5,000 teachers pledging to push Critical Race Theory (CRT) in their classrooms “regardless of the law” and the largest U.S. teachers union vowing to “fight back against anti-CRT rhetoric.”
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Mike Gonzalez, Dr. Ben Carson
July 05, 2021
00:54:01

On today’s Independence Day edition of Washington Watch, Mike Gonzalez, senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy, and Dr. Ben Carson, Founder and Chairman of the American Cornerstone Institute, join Tony Perkins to discuss the necessity of a correct understanding of American history. They compare two very different movements that are battling one another for a spot in our classrooms. The 1776 Commission shares America’s story as an imperfect nation moving towards a more perfect union, built on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The 1619 project catapults on radical ideologies, like Critical Race Theory, in an attempt to reframe history, replacing America’s story with one of division.

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Daniel Dreisbach, Dean Nelson, Ryan Bangert
July 02, 2021
00:54:01

On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm:

  • Daniel Dreisbach, professor of legal studies at American University, sets the record straight on American history.
  • Dean Nelson, FRC’s senior fellow for African American affairs and the executive director of Human Coalition Action, remembers Frederick Douglass’ Fourth of July speech in context.
  • Ryan Bangert, senior counsel and vice president for legal strategy at Alliance Defending Freedom, provides an update on the Jack Phillip’s Masterpiece Cakeshop case and the College of the Ozarks’ fight to keep separate dorms for men and women.
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Brian Kemp, Mark Waltz, Brent Keilen
July 01, 2021
00:54:00

On today's show:

  • Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia, talks about the letter he signed to President Biden opposing the expansion of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Georgia’s election integrity law.
  • Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th district of Florida, discusses the threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the Chinese Communist Party’s 100th anniversary.
  • Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, shares the status of election reform efforts at the state level.
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Roger Wicker, Mary Miller, Gene Mills, Gordon Chang
June 30, 2021
00:40:56

On today's show:

  • Roger Wicker, U.S. Senator from Mississippi, analyzes the infrastructure bill taking shape in the U.S. Senate, and talks about his letter to Secretary Becerra opposing his decision to end the fetal tissue research advisory committee.
  • Mary Miller, U.S. Representative for the 15th District of Illinois, shares what she is observing on her trip to the southern border.
  • Gene Mills, President of Louisiana Family Forum, discusses the efforts in the Louisiana legislature to override Governor Edwards’ veto of the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.”
  • Gordon Chang, author of "The Coming Collapse of China," discusses the GOP House hearing yesterday investigating the origins of COVID, and the breaking news that China is building more than 100 new missile silos in its western desert.
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Mike Kelly, Chris Carr, Dan Grant, Meg Kilgannon
June 29, 2021
00:54:01

On today's show:

  • Mike Kelly, U.S. Representative for the 16th District of Pennsylvania, discusses the rising crime rate across the country.
  • Chris Carr, Georgia Attorney General, calls out the Department of Justice for suing to overturn Georgia's election integrity law and using the lawsuit as a "political campaign flier."
  • Dan Grant, CEO of 2nd Vote, shares the investment options 2nd Vote is offering for the "unwoke."
  • Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, talks about today's FRC Action School Bootcamp broadcast and warns parents after Planned Parenthood gave flyers to 8th graders, informing them that they can get an abortion without parental consent.
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Chip Roy, Mary Szoch, Med Kilgannon
June 28, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Chip Roy, U.S. Representative for Texas's 21st district and Member of the House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs, discusses Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to the southern border, congressional Democrats pushing legislation that uses the Veterans Administration to pay for abortifacient drugs, and his letter to the IRS commissioner demanding the removal of those who denied tax exempt status to a Christian organization.
  • Mary Szoch, FRC’s Director of the Center for Human Dignity, shares necessary tools to defend the unborn when talking to your pro-choice friends.
  • Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, responds to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona refusing to answer when asked “how many genders are there?,” and encourages listeners to sign up for FRC Action’s School Board Boot Camp.
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Dan Bishop, Travis Weber, Jena Powell, David Clossen
June 25, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Dan Bishop, U.S. Representative for the 9th District of North Carolina and Member of the Homeland Security Committee, explains his bill “Combatting Racist Training in the Military Act,” which would ban federal funds from being used to promote and teach Critical Race Theory (CRT) in the military and discusses Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to the southern border.
  • Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy & Government Affairs, responds to North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA).
  • Jena Powell, State Representative for Ohio’s 80th district, celebrates the Ohio House of Representatives passing her bill, the “Save Women in Sports Act,” and responds to the Democrats who jeered and pounded their desks during her floor speech explaining the bill.
  • David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, responds to a Democratic congressman who threatened to strip the Catholic Church of its tax-exempt status if politicians who support abortion are denied communion, and shares what the Bible says about racism.
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Chris Smith, Michael Waltz, Jeff Meyers, Jerry Boykin
June 24, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Chris Smith, U.S. Representative for the 4th district of New Jersey and Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, calls for Congress to take up his bill H.R. 18, which would permanently protect taxpayer dollars from funding abortions, and discusses recent developments on China, including calls for China to be held accountable for how they handled COVID-10 and for shutting down Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy newspaper.
  • Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th district of Florida and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, responds to Joint Chiefs Chair General Mark Milley after he defended the teaching of Critical Race Theory at West Point.
  • Jeff Myers, President of Summit Ministries, shares the findings of a new poll that reveals that an overwhelming majority of Americans support religious freedom and oppose the key provisions of the Equality Act.
  • Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, discusses Senator Tom Cotton’s proposal to change military promotions to a voice vote in the U.S. Senate in an attempt to halt the anti-America indoctrination generals are tolerating and promoting in their commands, and the U.S. Army clearing Chaplain Andrew Calvert’s record after they reprimanded him for expressing a biblical view of biology.
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Virginia Foxx, Tyler O'Neil, Bill Donohue, Gordon Chang, Beth Mizell
June 23, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Virginia Foxx, U.S. Representative for the 5th district of North Carolina and Ranking Member on the House Committee on Education and Labor, instructs parents on how to fight critical race theory and other radical ideologies being pushed into classrooms.
  • Tyler O’Neil, Senior Editor, PJ Media, on the U.S. Senate rejecting legislation that would allow a federal takeover of elections.
  • Bill Donohue, President of Catholic League, responds to a Democrat congressman who threatened to strip the Catholic Church of its tax-exempt status if politicians who support abortion are denied communion.
  • Gordon Chang, author of The Coming Collapse of China and The Great U.S.-China Tech War, shares what could happen if counterintelligence officer Dong Jingwei-China's Vice Minister of State Security-has in fact defected to the U.S.
  • Beth Mizell, Louisiana State Senator, discusses the Louisiana governor's veto of her bill the "Fairness in Women's Sports Act."
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Michael Cloud, Mike Pompeo, Tom Cotton
June 22, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Michael Cloud, U.S. Representative for the 27th District of Texas, calls on President Biden to remove Vice President Harris as the border czar and talks about a new report showing that border officials encountered more than 180,000 illegal immigrants last month.
  • Mike Pompeo, former United States Secretary of State, discusses how President Biden has handled foreign policy, including his weak approach to Vladimir Putin and his pursuit of a nuclear deal with Iran’s newly elected president.
  • Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, shares what he is hearing from hundreds of military service members regarding anti-America indoctrination in U.S. military training.
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Ted Poe, Herbie Newell, Travis Weber, Ken Starr
June 21, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Ted Poe, former U.S. Congressman from Texas, discusses Iran’s newly elected president, Ebrahim Raisi, who has previously been sanctioned by the U.S. for human rights abuses, and the implications of President Biden reentering a deal with Iran.
  • Herbie Newell, President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children’s Services, shares how his Christian adoption agency is reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld the First Amendment right of Catholic Social Services.
  • Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy & Government Affairs, explains the new precedent set when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Catholic Social Services.
  • Ken Starr, distinguished attorney, former U.S. Solicitor General, and former president and chancellor of Baylor University, discusses the state of religious freedom in America.
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Matt Rosendale, Rob Chambers, Ian Rowe, Dean Nelson
June 18, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm:

  • Matt Rosendale, U.S. Representative for Montana, discusses his letter to the Secretary of the Veteran Affairs (VA) Department to continue prohibiting the VA from offering abortions or providing abortion counsel, the pro-abortion agenda being pushed by congressional Democrats, and the cancellation of the Keystone pipeline project.
  • Rob Chambers, Vice President of American Family Association Action, urges conservatives and Christians to fund candidates directly, bypassing the Republican National Committee after its Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel applauded the woke LGBT agenda.
  • Ian Rowe, Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, analyzes the impact that a father has on the outcome of children.
  • Dean Nelson, FRC's Senior Fellow for African American Affairs and the Executive Director of Human Coalition Action, talks about the history and importance of Juneteenth and offers a biblical perspective on race.
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Michael Waltz, Meg Kilgannon, Justin Butterfield, Roger Severino, Mike Kelly
June 17, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th district of Florida and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on concerns about President Biden’s leadership on the international stage.
  • Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, warns parents of what the U.S. Department of Education’s LGBT guidance means for public schools and prepares parents to counter the Left's radical agenda for schools.
  • Justin Butterfield, Deputy General Counsel at First Liberty Institute, urges the IRS to reverse its decision that denies a religious group tax exempt status because their “Bible teachings” are “affiliated with the Republican party.”
  • Roger Severino, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, unpacks guidelines that were unilaterally issued by an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chairwoman on gender identity.
  • Mike Kelly, U.S. Representative for the 16th District of Pennsylvania and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight of the House Committee on Ways and Means, celebrates the unanimous Supreme Court ruling that upheld the First Amendment right of Catholic Social Services (CSS).
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Marsha Blackburn, Steve Daines, Mark Brnovich, Vicky Hartzler,
June 16, 2021
00:54:01

On today's show:

  • Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee, discusses the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration and her support for the Saving American History Act.
  • Steve Daines, U.S. Senator from Montana, talks about President Biden’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and gives an overview of his bill that would protect unborn babies with Down syndrome from selective abortions.
  • Mark Brnovich, Arizona Attorney General, urges U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to respect state sovereignty after Garland vowed to scrutinize GOP-backed election reform laws.
  • Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri and Member of the House Armed Services Committee, warns of the threats posed by China, including military threats and economic threats as well as the human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist Party.
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