Washington Watch

On today’s program:

• Dr. Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Maryland, responds to Democrats who are calling on the Biden administration to defy the Texas federal court ruling on the abortion pill and President Biden signing legislation that declares an end to the COVID emergency.
• Dr. Ingrid Skop, Senior Fellow and Director of Medical Affairs for the Charlotte Lozier Institute, explains why a federal judge was right to block the FDA’s approval of abortion drugs and expose the harm these drugs cause women.  
• Rosaria Butterfield, author of The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert, shares her story of leaving the LGBT lifestyle and why she no longer uses preferred pronouns.

On today’s program:

• Tim Burchett, U.S. Representative for the 2^nd District of Tennessee, reacts to the latest news on tensions between China and Taiwan as well as the Biden administration’s evaluation of its Afghanistan withdrawal.
• Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, pushes back on the Biden administration’s latest policy response to state-level girls’ sports protection bills.
• Bob Fu, Founder and President of China Aid Association and FRC’s Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom, shares good news on the Mayflower Church.
• Lathan Watts, Alliance Defending Freedom’s Vice President of Public Affairs, highlights a federal court’s ruling that found the FDA’s approval of the chemical abortion drug regimen bypassed safety concerns in its rush to put the controversial pills on the market.
• Chris Gacek, FRC’s Senior Fellow, offers insight into a federal court’s recent ruling that puts the FDA’s approval of the chemical abortion drugs on hold.

On today’s special Good Friday program:

• Chris Mitchell, CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief, reflects on Good Friday and contrasts that with the current societal turmoil in Israel.
• Dr. John Plake, Chief Ministry Insights & Innovation Officer at American Bible Society, shares the newest installation of their State of the Bible report.
• Dr. Kenyn Cureton, FRC’s Vice President for Christian Resources, reminds us of the hope we have in Jesus Christ, even in the midst of a dark world.

On today’s program:

• Byron Donalds, U.S. Representative for the 19^thDistrict of Florida, unpacks the latest news on the Trump indictment and reacts to the Chinese Communist Party’s threats to retaliate over House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s meeting with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen.
• Shane Baker, Kentucky State Representative, shares why the legislature overrode the governor’s veto on a bill protecting children from gender transition procedures.
• Eric Schmitt, U.S. Senator from Missouri, recaps his testimony before the House Weaponization of the Federal Government Select Subcommittee.
• Jennifer Bauwens, FRC’s Director of the Center for Family Studies, responds to the White House and the transgender movement’s claims about the gender transitioning of children.

On today’s program:

• Mark Alford, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Missouri, reacts to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s meeting with Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen, and comments on former President Trump’s NYC case. 
• Travis Weber, FRC's Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, discusses state-level laws to protect children from transgender surgery. 
• Stephen Moore, FreedomWorks Senior Economic Contributor, addresses the Social Security Board of Trustee’s recent report projecting the program will become insolvent in a decade without legislative action taken and responds to the decline of the American dollar.
• Arielle Del Turco, FRC’s Assistant Director of the Center for Religious Liberty, shares a new FRC report on this year’s attacks against churches.
• Jim Roguski, member of the Law and Activism Committee at the World Council for Health, unpacks the latest news on the World Health Organization’s pandemic treaty deliberations.  

On today’s program:

• Jarrett Stepman, columnist for The Daily Signal, reports on the arraignment of former President Donald Trump.
• Bob Good, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Virginia, reacts to the arraignment of former President Donald Trump in a Manhattan courthouse on 34 counts of falsifying of business records.
• Phill Kline, Associate Professor of Law at Liberty University School of Law and former Kansas Attorney General, offers a legal analysis of the 34 felony charges against Trump.
• Tom Fitton, Judicial Watch President, comments on former President Trump’s arraignment in Manhattan.
• Jody Hice, former congressman and FRC’s Senior Advisor to the President, shares how Christians should respond to the Trump indictment.

On today’s program:

• Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Louisiana, previews what may happen when former president Trump turns himself into the Manhattan district attorney for arraignment and continues the discussion on the recent House Weaponization of the Federal Government Select Subcommittee hearing.
• Luther Harrison, Vice President of North American Ministries for Samaritan’s Purse, shares about how they are helping Americans affected by widespread tornado activity throughout the country.
• Mike Rounds, U.S. Senator from South Dakota, voices his support for fellow Senator Tommy Tuberville’s continued stand for life.
• Grant Newsham, Center for Security Policy Senior Fellow, reacts to news reports that the Chinese spy balloon was actually able to gather sensitive American data, despite the Biden administration’s claims to the contrary.

On today’s program:

• Thomas Massie, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Kentucky, recaps the recent contentious House Weaponization Committee hearing that devolved into a shouting match.
• Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for Maryland’s 1^st District, comments on Health & Health Services Secretary Xavier Becerra’s defense of the Biden administration’s use of federal funds to pay for ‘gender mutilating surgeries’ for children.
• Mark Taylor, Spotsylvania County Public Schools Superintendent, shares about why he removed 14 sexually explicit books from his district’s school libraries.
• Dr. Jennifer Bauwens, FRC’s Director of the Center for Family Studies, unpacks how to reach out to those struggling with gender dysphoria and how parents can talk to their children about the school shootings.

On today’s program:

• Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5^th District of Arizona, reacts to a New York City grand jury’s unprecedented decision to indict former President Donald Trump.
• Morse H. Tan, Dean of Liberty University School of Law, offers a legal analysis of the Trump indictment.
• Tony Perkins, President of Family Research Council, shares what the Trump indictment means for the nation and why we should pray.
• Travis Weber, FRC's Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, responds to President Biden’s proclamation promoting transgenderism and shares about the wave of legislation across the country protection children from gender transition procedures.
• Dr. Jennifer Bauwens, FRC’s Director of the Center for Family Studies, unpacks how the U.S. medical establishment has been co-opted by the transgender movement.

On today’s program:

• Matt Gaetz, U.S. Representative for the 1^st District of Florida, reacts to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley’s comments on Drag Queen Story Hours on military bases and the Pentagon’s directive that uses taxpayer dollars to facilitate servicemembers’ abortions.
• Jack Hibbs, Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, shares about the National Prayer Gathering he organized in response to the Covenant School shooting.
• James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, comments on reports showing China is buying up U.S. land nationwide and reacts to the Chinese government’s threats over House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s upcoming meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.
• Kirk Cameron, Actor, Author, and Filmmaker, shares about his latest story hour in a D.C. library.
• Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator from Missouri, discusses his Senate resolution condemning The Covenant School shooting in Nashville as a hate crime.

On today’s program:

• Michael Cloud, U.S. Representative for the 27th District of Texas, shares the latest on the Covenant School shooting, assesses President Biden’s push for more gun control in the aftermath of the Nashville tragedy, and pushes back on Biden’s claim that Republicans are trying to slash funding for border security.
• Scott MacLeod, Pastor of Harvest Sound Nashville, shares how the local church body in Nashville is caring for the victims of the Covenant School shooting.
• Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President, reacts to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s criticism of Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville’s blockade of military promotions over the Pentagon’s expansive new abortion policy.
• Steve Scalise, U.S. House Majority Leader and U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Louisiana, highlights a Republican bill on energy and celebrates the House passage of a GOP-led parental rights bill.

On today’s program:

• Tim Burchett, U.S. Representative for the 2^nd District of Tennessee, reacts to the tragic shooting at a Nashville private Christian school and discusses a potential TikTok ban over national security concerns.
• Chris Mitchell, CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief, explains the latest on the intensifying protests, demonstrations, and riots in Israel in reaction to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed reforms.
• Franklin Graham, President & CEO of Samaritan’s Purse, highlights their relief efforts in the wake of Mississippi’s deadly tornado and shares how The Billy Graham Response Team is deploying chaplains to Nashville to minister to those affected by the tragic shooting at The Covenant School.
• Greg Steube, U.S. Representative for the 17^th District of Florida, comments on ESPN celebrating biological male Lia Thomas in its Women’s History Month coverage and highlights his own Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act and the House GOP’s Lower Energy Costs Act.
• Travis Weber, FRC's Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, offers updates on various state-level bills dealing with children and so-called 'gender transition' surgeries.

On today’s program:

• Randy Weber, U.S. Representative for the 14th District of Texas, offers an update on the Parents’ Bill of Rights that was voted on in the House of Representatives and shares the latest on the debt ceiling debate.
• Tim Walberg, U.S. Representative for the 5^th District of Michigan, recaps what happened at the recent House Energy & Commerce Committee hearing where TikTok’s CEO was grilled by both sides of the aisle.
• Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President, shares insight into the recent attack on a US base in Syria.
• Steve Marshall, Alabama Attorney General, highlights a letter he led with 17 other state attorneys general calling on the Senate to decline confirming SPLC attorney Nancy Abudu to the 11^th Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Mike Berry, First Liberty Institute’s Vice President of External Affairs and Senior Counsel, reacts to a recent 5^th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on the Biden COVID vaccine mandate and shares how that will affect his clients involved in vaccine lawsuits.

On today’s program:

• Ron Estes, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Kansas, reacts to the White House’s attacks on House conservatives over the debt ceiling, the Biden administration’s celebration of Obamacare’s anniversary, and previews the next fight for parents’ rights in the House of Representatives.
• Mark Alford, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Missouri, discusses Pentagon officials’ testimonies before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees and shares why he opposes Biden’s gun policies.
• Travis Weber, FRC's Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, highlights a recent legislative win in Nebraska and offers an update on a problematic SPLC-linked lawyer nominated for the 11^th Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Ken Klukowski, a former lawyer in the White House and Department of Justice, exposes the lack of judicial knowledge Biden nominee Kato Crews possesses and why that is problematic for a potential federal judge.

On today’s program:

• Matt Rosendale, U.S. Representative for the 2nd District of Montana, pushes back on the New York City district attorney targeting former President Trump, reacts to the House Committee on Weaponization’s report that there was no legal basis for the DOJ’s anti-parents memo, and applauds DirecTV’s decision to restore Newsmax TV.
• Chris Mitchell, CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief, shares the latest update on a controversial bill in the Israeli Knesset that would outlaw evangelism.
• Buddy Carter, U.S. Representative for the 1^st District of Georgia, reacts to the Federal Reserve’s recent decision to raise interest rates again and shares about the House GOP’s renewed resolve on spending cuts.
• Gordon Chang, author of The Coming Collapse of China, offers his analysis of Chinese President Xi and Russian President Putin’s three-day summit in Moscow.
• Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President, analyzes Putin and Xi’s summit and discusses the possible outcomes of the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Putin.

On today’s program:

• Rich McCormick, U.S. Representative for the 6^th District of Georgia, reacts to President Joe Biden’s first ever veto of a bill that would help to block ESG-investing in pension funds.
• Andrew Bailey, Missouri Attorney General, highlights his new restriction that will protect children from transgender medical procedures.
• Kathleen Kauth, Nebraska State Senator, sheds light on why the Nebraska state legislature came to a standstill over her bill that would protect children from transgender medical procedures.
• Andy McCarthy, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, comments on reports that the Manhattan district attorney will soon be indicting former President Donald Trump.

On today’s program:

• Bill Huizenga, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Michigan, offers insights into the House GOP retreat happening today.
• Bob Good, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Virginia, reacts to the country’s banking industry jitters after the collapses of several major banks.
• Travis Weber, FRC's Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, calls out the Biden administration’s proposed rule that would limit religious freedom on college campuses.
• Tommy Tuberville, U.S. Senator from Alabama, highlights opposition to the Department of Defense’s abortion policy and shares about his Title IX bill.

On today’s program:

• Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for the 5^th District of South Carolina, reacts to the continuing fallout from the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and comments on an admission from a Border Patrol official saying the agency has lost operational control of the Southern border.
• Jim Harden, CompassCare Pregnancy Services president, discusses a recent second attack on his ministry.
• Tim Rosenberger, Stanford Law student, shares what he saw when the mob shouted down Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals judge Kyle Duncan during his speech at Stanford University’s Law School.
• Mike Davis, Article III Project Founder, continues the conversation and previews what the emerging cancel culture at American law schools portends for the legal profession in the future.

On today’s program:

• Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5^th District of Arizona, uncovers how President Biden’s family members have received suspicious and unusual payments from Chinese Energy Company which is connected to the Chinese Communist Party.
• Dr. Kendall Baker, Houston Independent School District Trustee, shares how he will improve the school district’s academic performance.
• Mike Moon, Missouri State Senator, corrects the record on why SAFE Acts are needed to protect minors from permanent transgender procedures and shares about an upcoming rally in support of protecting children from these procedures. 
• David Closson, Director of FRC’s Center for Biblical Worldview, shares about a new book he co-authored titled Male & Female He Created Them.

On today’s program:

• Dr. Greg Murphy, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of North Carolina, reacts to President Joe Biden’s executive order expanding background checks for more types of firearm purchases and shares how congressional Republicans will be addressing the executive order.
• Matt Carpenter, Director of FRC Action, shares an update on FRC Action’s petition to Walgreens to stop dispensing chemical abortion drugs.
• Will Hild, Executive Director of Consumers’ Research, breaks down whether woke policies and donations caused the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.