Washington Watch

On today’s program:

• Ben Cline, U.S. Representative for the 6th District of Virginia, shares House Budget Committee Republicans' plan to cut unnecessary spending, the FBI’s withdrawal of a SPLC-inspired memo targeting Catholics as well as DOJ’s stonewalling of a House Judiciary Committee investigation.
• Norman Woods, Heritage Family Alliance Executive Director, shares about the South Dakota state legislature’s recent passage of a bill protecting minors from gender transition procedures.
• Chris Gacek, FRC’s Coalition Senior Research Fellow, highlights FRC’s amicus brief submitted in a lawsuit against the FDA’s illegal approval of chemical abortion drugs.
• David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, reacts to the troubling performances at the 65^th Annual Grammy Awards.

On today’s program:

• Harriett Hageman, U.S. Representative for Wyoming, shares about the first hearing of the House Select Committee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.
• Liz Murrill, Louisiana Solicitor General, reacts to the recent House Oversight & Accountability Committee hearing featuring former Twitter executives.
• Dave LaRock, Virginia State Delegate, highlights the passage of SAGE’s Law in the Virginia House of Delegates.
• Gordon Chang, author of The Coming Collapse of China, shares new details uncovered about the Chinese spy balloon.
• Ben Johnson, Senior Reporter & Editor of The Washington Stand, continues the conversation on Biden’s State of the Union address regarding abortion and transgender ideology and how that does not square with the administration’s stance against female genital mutilation.

On today’s program:

• Rick Scott, U.S. Senator from Florida, reacts to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address and Biden’s incorrect claims about the GOP’s policy stances during the speech.
• Dan Bishop, U.S. Representative for the 8^th District of North Carolina, also shares his thoughts on Biden’s second State of the Union address and previews the first hearing of the House Select Committee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.
• Edward Graham, Samaritan’s Purse’s Vice President of Operations, shares about how the ministry is helping victims affected by the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
• Pat Fallon, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Texas, discusses the recent House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing with former Twitter executives.
• Scott Shepard, National Center Fellow, continues the discussion on how the Oversight Committee hearing with the former executives will impact the Big Tech industry.

On today’s program:

• John Cornyn, U.S. Senator from Texas, shares the latest on the debt ceiling debate and previews what he expects to hear in President Biden’s second State of the Union address.
• Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Louisiana, also shares what he anticipates in Biden’s address and what the Pentagon knew about previous incursions of Chinese spy balloons.
• Brad Hudson, Missouri State Representative, corrects the record on his bill protecting minors from gender transition procedures.
• Dr. Albert Mohler, President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, pushes back on what the Pope, Anglican, Presbyterian leaders said about South Sudan’s laws on homosexuality being “unjust.”

On today’s program:

• Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator from Missouri, reacts to the latest fallout from President Biden’s handling of the downed Chinese spy balloon that flew over U.S. airspace for days.
• Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President, offers his military expertise about what the spy balloon may have been intended for.
• Michael Cloud, U.S. Representative for the 27th District of Texas, comments on how the Biden administration’s approach to border security is connected to airspace security.
• Jeff Myers, President of Summit Ministries, shares about FRC’s partnership with Summit in producing a joint Biblical Worldview Study Series, 'Now We Live.'

On today’s program:

• Matt Rosendale, U.S. Representative for Montana, shares his concerns about the Chinese spy balloon that is flying over his state.
• Gordon Chang, author of The Coming Collapse of China, offers his take on what the Chinese spy balloon means for U.S. foreign policy and Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s now postponed trip to China.
• Larry Taunton, author and columnist, reacts to the 86 House Democrats who voted against a resolution condemning socialism.
• Dr. Heath Lambert, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida responds to the backlash that his church as received for affirming a biblical stance on sexuality.

On today’s program:

• Chris Smith, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of New Jersey, shares the latest on the debt ceiling standoff, his reflections on the International Religious Freedom Summit 2023, and his introduction of the China Trade Relations Act.
• Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for the 5^th District of South Carolina, reacts to the most recent FBI search of President Biden’s Delaware beach home and highlights his introduction of the Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act.
• Kathleen Kauth, Nebraska State Senator, explains her state’s Let Them Grow bill, which would protect minors from gender transition procedures.
• Christopher Ruddy, Newsmax Media CEO, calls out DirecTV for deplatforming Newsmax from their satellite service.

On today’s program:

• Haris Alic, Washington Times reporter, shares the latest update on President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s White House meeting about the debt ceiling.
• Randy Weber, U.S. Representative for the 14th District of Texas, continues the conversation on Biden and McCarthy's White House meeting and possible next steps for the House. 
• Glenn Youngkin, Virginia Governor, highlights his administration’s participation in this year’s Virginia March for Life.
• Mark Houck, The King’s Men founder, celebrates his legal victory after being prosecuted under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act for protecting his son from an aggressive Planned Parenthood escort who harassed them for praying down the street from the facility.
• Mary Miller, U.S. Representative for the 15^th District of Illinois, shares about her participation in the recent National Gathering For Prayer & Repentance. 
• Joseph Backholm, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Biblical Worldview and Strategic Engagement, shares why Utah’s S.B. 16, the Transgender Medical Treatments and Procedures Amendments Act, is actually a very weak law.

On today’s program:

• Roger Marshall, U.S. Senator from Kansas, addresses President Biden’s plans to end the COVID emergency and to potentially declare a new emergency – on abortion.
• Chris Mitchell, CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief, reacts to Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent visit to Israel and the Biden administration’s Two-State Solution stance.
• Bill Donohue, President of Catholic League, highlights the League’s new documentary, Walt’s Disenchanted Kingdom.
• Jacob Kersey, a former Georgia police offer, shares the latest development in his story.
• Wiley Thompson, former FBI Assistant Director, discusses the moral vacuum being created by incidents like the five Memphis Police Officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols and how America can better address the crisis in policing.

On today’s program:

• Jason Smith, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Missouri, unpacks the where the debt limit and military spending negotiations stand. 
• Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, explains a new lawsuit he is co-leading against a new U.S. Department of Labor rule that prioritizes woke Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing in millions of Americans’ retirement accounts.
• Akil Pano, a leading Albanian pastor, shares his story about being prosecuted by a human rights tribunal for expressing himself on God’s view of family.
• Travis Weber, FRC's Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, previews the upcoming 2023 IRF Summit.

On today’s program:

• Bob Good, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Virginia, highlights how House Republicans are seeking to preserve the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve, how new House rules will affect the way the chamber operates, and shares about the introduction of the CHOICE Act.
• Connor Semelsberger, FRC’s Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, explains FRC’s efforts to stop major pharmacy chains from becoming abortion centers by dispensing chemical abortion drugs and how Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill are showing their true colors on abortion.
• Joseph Backholm, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Biblical Worldview and Strategic Engagement at Family Research Council, discusses why school choice is an issue of discipleship.
• Tony Perkins, President of Family Research Council, reports on the election of a new Republican National Committee chair.
• Gregg Walters, Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel, shares good news in the case of an elementary school student’s legal fight to wear a mask with the message ‘Jesus Loves Me.’

On today’s program:

• Haris Alic, Washington Times reporter, talks about his coverage of President Joe Biden’s recent speech attacking House Republicans over the economy and debt ceiling fight.
• Buddy Carter, U.S. Representative for the 1^st District of Georgia, continues the conversation on Biden’s criticism of House Republicans.
• Peter Mcilvenna, co-founder of Hearts of Oak, reacts to footage of UK police arresting pro-life advocates who were praying outside abortion centers.
• Paul Fitzpatrick, 1792 Exchange President, highlights their new Corporate Bias Ratings, which grades 1,000-plus companies on the likelihood they would cancel conservatives.
• Jacob Kersey, a former Georgia police offer, shares his story after being suspended for sharing his biblical view of marriage on Facebook.
• Travis Weber, FRC's Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, breaks down how the (Dis)Respect for Marriage Act is being used to target Christians like Jacob Kersey.

On today’s program:

• Chip Roy, U.S. Representative for the 21st District of Texas, shares about his appointment to the House Rules Committee and what the changes to the committee mean for the legislative body; about his border security bill and reacts to news of the arrests of two pro-abortion activists for vandalism.
• Dave Yost, Ohio Attorney General, previews how he plans to respond to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s attacks on pro-life state laws.
• Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4^thDistrict of Louisiana, highlights the upcoming National Gathering for Prayer & Repentance.
• Gordon Chang, author of The Coming Collapse of China, reacts to the growing tensions between the U.S. and China ahead of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s expected future visit to Taiwan, comments on China’s outsized influence in Latin America and news that the FBI is investigating Chinese outposts in the United States.

On today’s program:

• James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, addresses Attorney General Merrick Garland’s threat to sue pro-life states for defending the right to life.
• Brent Keilen, FRC Action Vice President, compares and contrasts the RNC and DNC platforms. 
• Katherine Beck Johnson, FRC’s Research Fellow for Legal and Policy Studies, offers legal analysis of transgender school bathroom cases headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, unpacks how parental rights and children’s privacy rights are being threatened in public schools.
• Gary Hamrick, Senior Pastor of Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, Virginia, highlights how God led his church to launch its own school.

On today’s program:

• Pete Sessions, U.S. Representative for the 17th District of Texas, reacts to the FBI’s recent search of President Biden’s Delaware home for classified documents.
• Mike Pompeo, former U.S. Secretary of State, shares about his new book, Never Give An Inch: Fighting For The America I Love.
• Andy McCarthy, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, unpacks the potential legal jeopardy Biden may face due to the stream of classified documents found in his possession dating back to his time in the Senate.
• Tim Barton, WallBuilders President, weighs in on the Biden administration’s pattern of selectively quoting America’s founding documents.

On today’s program:

• Bob Good, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Virginia, reflects on the first post-Dobbs March for Life.
• Quena Gonzalez, FRC’s Senior Director of Government Affairs, recaps the recent March for Life and shares FRC’s pro-life priorities on Capitol Hill. 
• Dr. Jim Garlow, Well Versed Founder and CEO, highlights the upcoming National Gathering for Prayer & Repentance.
• James Comer, U.S. Representative for the 1^st District of Kentucky, previews the House Oversight committee’s investigations into the Biden administration.

On today’s program:

• Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for Maryland’s 1^st District, discusses the latest in the continuing negotiations over the looming federal fiscal cliff.
• Steve Marshall, Alabama Attorney General, shares about a letter he and 21 other Attorneys General signed urging the FDA to reverse its decision allowing pharmacies to dispense abortion pills.
• Dr. Owen Strachan, FRC’s Senior Fellow at the Center for Biblical Worldview, highlights pastor story hours across the country that are drawing huge turnouts.
• Larry Taunton, author and columnist, shares what he saw at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
• Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, unpacks the Biden administration’s push for woke education policies.

On today’s program:

• Lisa McClain, U.S. Representative for the 9^th District of Michigan, shares the latest on Special Counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into recently discovered classified documents from then-Vice President Joe Biden’s home and office as well as impending debt ceiling deadline.
• Doug LaMalfa, U.S. Representative for the 1^st District of California, reacts to the news that Biden’s DOJ is arguing to reimpose the airline mask mandate in court.
• Mike Berry, First Liberty Institute’s Vice President of External Affairs and Senior Counsel, responds to the Pentagon’s announcement that there would be no back pay for servicemembers who were discharged for declining the COVID-19 vaccine.
• Stanley Goldfarb, Do No Harm Chairman, shares why the U.S. is the most permissive country for minors’ gender transition treatments.
• Bethany Soye, South Dakota State Representative, explains why she introduced her bill to protect minors from gender transition procedures.

On today’s program:

• Ronny Jackson, U.S. Representative for the 13^th District of Texas, shares the latest updates on Special Counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into recently discovered classified documents from then-Vice President Joe Biden’s office and home as well as the latest congressional investigation into the origins of COVID-19.
• Travis Weber, FRC's Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, offers his analysis on troubling new Biden administration proposed new rules on faith-based charities.
• Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, reacts to news of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights opening an investigation into a Texas school district over its removal of LGBTQ books.
• Virgil Walker, Executive Director of Operations for G3 Ministries, critiques President Biden’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day sermon.

On today’s program:

• Bob Good, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Virginia, reacts to revelations that more classified documents from President Biden’s time as vice president were recently discovered, Biden’s religious freedom record, and the latest on the government debt ceiling debate.
• Josh Brecheen, U.S. Representative for Oklahoma’s 2^nd District, shares why he ran for Congress and his reflections on the opening weeks of the new Congress and the House Speaker election.
• Stephanie Taub, First Liberty Institute Senior Counsel, explains  their upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case involving a postal worker’s religious freedom.
• Arielle Del Turco, FRC’s Assistant Director of the Center for Religious Liberty, highlights her report showing a spike in attacks on churches in recent years.
• Dean Nelson, FRC’s Senior Fellow for African American Affairs, reflects on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and how the Biden administration is responding to attacks on churches including many black churches.