Washington Watch

On today’s program:

• Harriett Hageman, U.S. Representative for Wyoming, shares how she is combating government weaponization and reacts to the collapse of two banks, which has triggered fears of a 2008-style financial meltdown. 
• Ken Buck,  U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Colorado, highlights his letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanding answers for the State Department’s funding of a global ‘disinformation’ group linked to billionaire George Soros.
• Jon Irwin, writer, producer and director of The Jesus Revolution, shares what he hopes audiences take away from the surprise blockbuster.   
• E. J. Antoni, The Heritage Foundation’s research fellow in regional economics, breaks down what really caused Silicon Valley Bank to collapse.

On today’s program:

• Matt Rosendale, U.S. Representative for the 2nd District of Montana, reacts to the House’s unanimous vote to declassify information regarding the origins of COVID-19 and responds to President Biden’s budget proposal.
• Dr. Dave Brat, Dean of Liberty University’s School of Business, compares and contrasts what President Biden’s budget proposal reveals about the differences between Republicans’ and Democrats’ view of government.
• Bob Good, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Virginia, shares the House Freedom Caucus’s view of the Biden budget proposal.
• Jody Hice, former congressman and FRC’s Senior Advisor to the President, shares what happened when he, along with Jacob Kersey and local pastors, delivered FRC’s petition on behalf of Jacob to Port Wentworth officials.

On today’s program:

• Kevin Hern, U.S. Representative from the 1st District of Oklahoma, offers insights into how President Joe Biden’s budget proposal promotes the indoctrination of children in public schools.
• Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Louisiana, shares about a House hearing on the Twitter Files and his calls for an investigation into the discredited SPLC. 
• Mary Szoch, FRC's Director of the Center for Human Dignity, reacts to First Lady Jill Biden awarding a biological man with the International Woman of Courage Award.
• Dr. Jeff Myers, President of Summit Ministries, highlights his new book Exposing the Gender Lie: Reasons for Concern.
• Brent Keilen, FRC Action Vice President, reviews recent election results in Chicago and Oklahoma and previews the elections later this year.  

On today’s program:

• Pat Fallon, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Texas, reacts to news that President Biden is preparing a new immigration policy and offers updates on the House Select Committee on COVID.
• Mary Miller, U.S. Representative for the 15^th District of Illinois, explains the motivation behind the new Congressional Family Caucus and shares an update on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.
• Haris Alic, reporter for the Washington Times, discusses the reaction to Fox News’ Tucker Carlson airing footage of the Jan. 6^th riot at the U.S. Capitol.
• Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, digs into the Southern Poverty Law Center’s influence in public education.

On today’s program:

• Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President, comments on the chaos at the southern border as well as the arrest of an SPLC attorney for domestic terrorism.
• Tim Griffin, Arkansas Attorney General, shares his successful effort to prevent Walgreens from distributing abortion pills in his state and reacts to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s threat for his state to boycott Walgreens for their decision.
• Mark Brody, State Rep. for the 55^th District of North Carolina, discusses grassroots efforts in his state to censure Sen. Thom Tillis for his vote to approve the (Dis)Respect for Marriage Act.
• Peter Mcilvenna, co-founder of Hearts of Oak, reacts to the news that another UK pro-life advocate has been arrested for praying outside an abortion center.

On today’s program:

• Scott Perry, U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania’s 10^th District, reacts to the growing evidence revealing the Covid-19 pandemic originated at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and how this will affect the United States’ interactions with the Communist Party of China.
• Ben Johnson, Washington Stand Senior Reporter and Editor, discusses his recent article The Lies of the Fact-Checkers.
• Tyler O’Neil, The Daily Signal Managing Editor, comments on the arrest of an SPLC staff attorney for terrorism charges.
• J. Christian Adams, President of Public Interest Legal Foundation, announces a new database that allows voters to review the integrity of the voter rolls in their state.

On today’s program:

• Andrew Clyde, U.S. Representative for the 9^th District of Georgia, reacts to reports that President Biden will not veto a GOP bill overriding portions of the D.C. crime law.
• Steve Riggle, founding pastor of Grace Woodlands Church in Houston, comments on an Arizona school board member saying the district should reject hiring teachers with Christian values.
• Cindy Martin, Mama Bears Chairwoman, highlights her legal win against a school district that promoted highly-sexualized books.
• Arielle Del Turco, FRC’s Assistant Director of the Center for Religious Liberty, shares about New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s surprising comments about school prayer and gun violence.
• Pastor Carter Conlon, General Overseer of Times Square Church, continues the conversation on Mayor Adams’s prayer breakfast comments.

On today’s program:

• Chris Smith, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of New Jersey, shares about the first hearing of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party and about the introduction of his Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023.
• Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, discusses the Parents Bill of Rights Act.
• Jim Roguski, member of the Law and Activism Committee at the World Council for Health, gives an update on the latest meeting of World Health Organization (WHO).
• Jody Hice, former congressman and FRC’s Senior Advisor to the President, shares his thoughts on DirecTV and AT&T dropping Newsmax from their platform.

On today’s program:

• Ron Johnson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, reacts to the U.S. Department of Energy and FBI’s conclusion that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was the likely source of COVID-19 and shares about his reintroduction of the No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act.
• Chip Roy, U.S. Representative for the 21st District of Texas, pushes back on the deception coming from the Department of Justice and FBI about their handling of COVID censorship and highlights the GOP’s introduction of a parents’ bill of rights.
• Keith Self, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Texas, shares about his recent participation in a congressional delegation to Ukraine to visit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
• James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, highlights his reintroduction of the Charitable Giving Act and examines the question: How do we restore the moral and spiritual foundation of America in the wake of government corruption scandals?
• Travis Weber, FRC's Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, discusses FRC Action’s 2022 Scorecard.

On today’s program:

• Andrew Bailey, Missouri Attorney General, highlights the recent U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments on student loan debt cancelation and his investigation into a St. Louis pediatric gender transition clinic.
• Dr. Jennifer Bauwens, FRC’s Director of the Center for Family Studies, explains the necessity for state-level SAFE Acts.
• Lisa McClain, U.S. Representative for the 9^th District of Michigan, shares about how the House Oversight Committee Republicans are tackling censorship related to COVID-19 and reacts to the U.S. Department of Energy’s conclusion that the COVID-19 virus likely came from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China.
• Jim Roguski, member of the Law and Activism Committee at the World Council for Health, comments on the Biden administration’s negotiations on a deal to give the World Health Organization authority over U.S. pandemic policies.

On today’s program:

• Rich McCormick, U.S. Representative for the 6^th District of Georgia, comments on the U.S. Department of Energy’s recent admission about COVID’s origins as well as U.S. policy toward the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
• Aaron Siri, attorney at Siri & Glimstad, reacts to the U.S. Air Force’s announcement on their COVID vaccine mandate.
• Chris Todd, State Representative for Tennessee’s 73^rd District, shares about his bill to protect minors from sexualized performances.
• David Closson, Director of FRC’s Center for Biblical Worldview, discusses Anglican leaders’ rejection of the Archbishop of Canterbury after the Church of England’s same-sex marriage decision and the United Methodist Church’s loss of member churches.

On today’s program:

• Nathaniel Moran, U.S. Representative for the 1^st District of Texas, shares his legislative priorities and evaluates the Biden administration’s handling of Russia and China’s growing alliance over the war in Ukraine.
• Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, reacts to an Arizona teacher’s claim that she knows better than her students’ parents because “[she has] a master’s degree.”
• Dave Yost, Ohio Attorney General, weighs the state’s legal options to address the toxic train derailment and grades Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg’s handling of the crisis.
• Dr. Jay Johnston, FRC’s National Prayer Director, shares about his return to Asbury University for their Collegiate Day of Prayer and where the campus revival goes next.

On today’s program:

• Tim Burchett, U.S. Representative for the 2^ndDistrict of Tennessee, rates Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg’s handling of the East Palestine train derailment and assesses the growing relationship between China and Russia.
• Kris Kobach, Kansas Attorney General, shares about his warning to pharmacy chains not to dispense chemical abortion pills through the mail in his state.
• Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, discusses the Biden administration’s proposed changes to Trump-era rules on religious liberty protection at colleges.
• Dr. David Bell, Brownstone Institute senior scholar, reacts to the Biden administration’s negotiations about a deal to give the World Health Organization authority over future U.S. pandemic policies.
• Dr. Andrew Bostom, academic clinical trialist and epidemiologist, breaks down the science of why masking made no difference in preventing the spread of COVID-19.

On today’s program:

• Dan Bishop, U.S. Representative for the 8^th District of North Carolina, comments on President Joe Biden’s trip to Poland and expresses his concerns regarding the Biden administration’s negotiations on a deal to give the World Health Organization authority over future U.S. pandemic policies.
• Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President and founding member of the U.S. Army’s Delta Force, offers his analysis of the Russian withdrawal from the New START nuclear arms treaty.
• Matt Carpenter, Director of FRC Action, reacts to news that the city of San Francisco is considering repealing a law boycotting official travel to conservative states.
• Ken Klukowski, a former lawyer in the White House and Department of Justice, previews two upcoming U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments related to Big Tech and Biden’s student loan bailout.

On today’s program:

• Pat Fallon, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Texas, reacts to President Joe Biden’s unannounced trip to Ukraine and comments on the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into the Afghanistan withdrawal debacle.
• Michele Bachmann, Dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University, responds to reports that Biden is negotiating a treaty that would give the World Health Organization (WHO) authority over U.S. pandemic response, including allowing surveillance of American citizens.
• Edward Graham, Chief Operating Officer at Samaritan’s Purse, highlights their relief efforts in the wake of the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
• Brent Keilen, FRC Action Vice President, shares about what he saw during his visit to Asbury University to experience their revival.
• Dr. Jay Johnston, FRC’s National Prayer Director, continues the conversation on how God is moving on Asbury's campus and where the outpouring is spreading to. 

On today’s program:

• Bill Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 6^th District of Ohio, offers an update on the Ohio train derailment and toxic spill clean-up.
• Joshua Arnold, Staff Writer at The Washington Stand, comments on how Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has mishandled the toxic train derailment and on a new Congressional Budget Office report showing how net interest payments on the U.S. government’s debt are projected to triple over the next 10 years.
• Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5^th District of Arizona, breaks down the latest news on the stream of illegal immigration at the Southern Border.
• Jay McDonald, an Anchorage, Alaska dad, shares what happened when he spoke out at a school board meeting against sexually explicit materials in school libraries.
• Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, shares the story of a concerned father being silenced by his local school board from speaking out against sexually explicit materials in school libraries and discusses the latest troubling news out of Loudoun County Public Schools.

On today’s program:

• Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President and founding member of the U.S. Army’s Delta Force, discusses President Biden’s response to unidentified objects entering U.S. airspace, and the recent Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about how woke policies are undermining national security.
• Andrew Clyde, U.S. Representative for the 9^th District of Georgia, reacts to the White House’s criticism of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s visit to the Southern border and shares about his resolution of disapproval over D.C.’s crime law.
• Tyler O’Neil, The Daily Signal Managing Editor, comments on the White House’s silence on a retracted FBI memo smearing traditional Catholics.
• Mark Whitworth, Asbury University Vice President of Communications, shares the latest on the ongoing spontaneous revival happening on his campus.
• Bill Elliff, Founding and National Engage Pastor of The Summit Church in North Little Rock, Arkansas, unpacks what revival is and the history of awakenings and revivals in America.

On today’s program:

• Warren Davidson, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Ohio, shares the latest fallout from the Ohio train derailment and Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s handling of the disaster.
• Cindy Hyde-Smith, U.S. Senator from Mississippi, highlights the introduction of her Women’s Bill of Rights as well as her work as Chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus.
• Jay Johnston, FRC’s National Prayer Director, offers his on-site report from the Asbury Revival.
• Jon Schweppe, American Principles Project Director of Policy & Government Affairs, unpacks the latest polling showing an overwhelming majority of Republican primary voters want their party’s presidential contenders to take on wokeness in education and health care.
• Ben Johnson, Senior Reporter & Editor of The Washington Stand, reacts to a Democrat’s claim that advocacy for natural families ‘dangerous and un-American.’

On today’s program:

• Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senator from Iowa, breaks down the latest news on the series of airborne objects that were shot down by the U.S. military and highlights his recent testimony before the House Select Committee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.
• Clint Baldwin, Asbury University Professor, shares about the revival breaking out on his campus.
• Jaron Crane, Idaho State Representative, highlights his bill that would allow parents to sue over sexually explicit books in school libraries.
• David Fowler, Family Action Council of Tennessee President, explains his amendment to a Tennessee bill that would protect minors from gender transition procedures.
• Travis Weber, FRC's Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, outlines the SAFE Act measures that are being considered across the country. 

On today’s program:

• Stephanie Taub, First Liberty Institute Senior Counsel, discusses First Liberty’s efforts on behalf of Jacob Kersey, the former police officer forced from his job over a social media post about his religious beliefs.
• Edward Graham, Chief Operating Officer at Samaritan’s Purse, provides an update on how the ministry is helping victims affected by the massive earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
• Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, reacts to a disturbing report on reading comprehension for U.S. fourth grade students, as well as a student protest in New Hampshire over their school’s transgender bathroom policies.
• Jon Hansen, South Dakota State Representative, shares about the effort to stop an extreme abortion referendum in South Dakota.
• Matt Rosendale, U.S. Representative for the 2nd District of Montana, responds to the U.S. military shooting down at least three unidentified flying objects over the weekend.
• Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President and founding member of the U.S. Army’s Delta Force, offers his analysis on the recent U.S. airspace invasions and the military response.