Washington Watch

On today’s program:

• Chris Smith, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of New Jersey, responds to the Biden administration’s effort to make killing unborn babies a central theme of the 2024 elections and explains why he sent a letter to the World Health Organization asking questions regarding its effort to partner with the Center for Reproductive Care.
• Dr. Dawn Buckingham, Texas Land Commissioner, discusses the showdown between the state of Texas and the Biden administration regarding the invasion at the southern border.
• Ken Klukowski, a former lawyer in the White House and Department of Justice, offers legal analysis of the constitutional standing of the State of Texas as Governor Greg Abbott attempts to secure the state’s border with Mexico.
• Ron Johnson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, shares an update on the Senate border security negotiations and warns against the World Health Organization’s latest power grab attempt.

On today’s program:

• Pete Ricketts, U.S. Senator from Nebraska, provides an update on Senate border security negotiations as the border crisis rises as the top priority for U.S. voters.
• Jeff Helfrich, Oregon House Minority Leader, explains why lawmakers in Oregon want to re-criminalize illicit drugs this legislative session.
• Andy Brenner, Senator for the 19^th Senate District of Ohio, celebrates the Ohio Senate’s successful vote to override Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of the Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act (HB 68).
• Dr. Rich McCormick, U.S. Representative for the 6^th District of Georgia, responds to the pro-abortion rally President Biden held in Virginia as the Democrats appear poised to make killing the unborn a central theme of the 2024 elections.

On today’s program:

• Dr. Roger Marshall, U.S. Senator from Kansas, provides an update on the Senate border security negotiations and corrects the record regarding President Biden’s warnings of threats to democracy.
• Dr. Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Maryland, reacts to the Biden administration’s pro-abortion rallies and encourages Republicans to continue their messaging on protecting life.
• Chris Gacek, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Regulatory Affairs, provides an overview of Family Research Council’s written comment following the Biden administration’s request for comments on the World Health Organization’s proposed Pandemic Preparedness Agreement.
• Caroline Glick, Senior Contributing Editor of Jewish News Syndicate, offers analysis regarding the Biden administration’s tactics to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

On today’s program:

• Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee, provides an update on Senate border negotiations and discusses her re-introduction of the Woman’s Right To Know Act.
• Blaine Luetkemeyer, U.S. Representative from the 3^rd District of Missouri, provides analysis of requests by federal officials for banks to provide information on customers who purchased religious texts, including the Bible.
• Travis Weber, FRC's Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, sounds the alarm on the World Health Organization’s effort to partner with the Center for Reproductive Care.
• Mark Robinson, Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, encourages Republicans to campaign on a message of protecting life.

On today’s program:

• Sarah Holliday, Reporter for the Washington Stand, shares about the atmosphere at the 2024 March for Life.
• Mary Szoch, FRC's Director of the Center for Human Dignity, shines a light on ‘4 Ways Republicans Should Talk about Life in 2024.’
• Ken Blackwell, FRC Action's Special Advisor for Election Integrity, gives an overview of election integrity efforts around the nation.
• Travis Weber, FRC's Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, shares the latest on the World Health Organization and FRC Action's campaign against its latest power grab.
• Macy Petty, NCAA Division 2 volleyball player, speaks out against the NCAA’s dismissive attitude towards female athletes.

On today’s program:

• Larry Taunton, author and columnist, shares what he saw at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
• Bob Fu, Founder and President of China Aid Association and FRC’s Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom, discusses his testimony before Congress regarding the transnational repression threats to homeland security.
• Kevin Hern, U.S. Representative for the 1^st District of Oklahoma, provides an update on the budget negotiations on Capitol Hill and previews the work ahead for Congress.
• Dr. Ben Carson, famed pediatric neurosurgeon and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, responds to legacy media attacks on Christians engaged in the political process as the 2024 elections approach.

On today’s program:

• Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, sheds light on the Biden administration spending nearly $700,000 in taxpayer funds for what the Department of Health and Human Services describes as a “teen pregnancy program for transgender boys.”
• Robert Aderholt, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Alabama, reacts to the White House budget meeting featuring President Biden and House and Senate Leaders and provides an updateon border security negotiations in Congress.
• Robert Malone, Chief Medical and Regulatory Officer for The Unity Project, unpacks reports of Chinese scientists using gain-of-function research to develop a new deadly strain of Covid.
• Kristina Roegner, State Senator for the 27^th District of Ohio, shares an update on the Ohio Senate’s scheduled vote to override Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of the Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act (HB 68).
• Jim Roguski, member of the Law & Activism Committee at the World Council for Health, discusses the World Health Organization’s effort to undermine national sovereignty, free speech, and human dignity with its proposed Pandemic Preparedness Agreement.
• Glenn Grothman, U.S. Representative for the 6^th District of Wisconsin, addresses the growing backlog of more than three million court cases for migrant asylum seekers.

On today’s program:

• Buddy Carter, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Georgia, provides an update on the border security and budget negotiations taking place in Congress.
• Jonathan Gilliam, former FBI agent and former Navy Seal, responds to lawlessness from the Left, including a recent attempt to breach the White House gates by anti-Israel protesters.
• Gordon Chang, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Gatestone Institute, provides analysis on the election of a new president of Taiwan and sheds light on possible responses from China.
• Chris Gacek, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Regulatory Affairs, provides an overview of the World Health Organization’s effort to undermine national sovereignty, free speech, and human dignity with its proposed Pandemic Preparedness Agreement.
• Brent Keilen, FRC Action’s Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, reacts to the Iowa Caucus election results and previews the upcoming presidential primary elections.

On today’s program:

• August Pfluger, U.S. Representative for the 11^th District of Texas, provides an update on the budget and border security negotiations on Capitol Hill.
• Chad Connelly, Founder of Faith Wins, joins the program from Iowa, where the first-in-the-nation Iowa Caucus will kick off the 2024 presidential primary election season.
• Matt Huffman, President of the Ohio Senate, shares an update on the Ohio Senate’s scheduled vote to override Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of the Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act (HB 68).
• David Closson, Director of FRC’s Center for Biblical Worldview, discusses what Christians should consider when casting their ballot.

On today’s program:

• Bob Maginnis, FRC's Senior Fellow for National Security, responds to the U.S.-led airstrike on the Iran-backed Houthi militant group in Yemen.
• Matt Carpenter, FRC Action Director, breaks down the 2024 Iowa Caucus and provides an overview of the 2024 election season.
• Becky Gerritson, Executive Director of the Alabama Eagle Forum, celebrates the decision by a federal appeals court to allow enforcement of Alabama’s law  protecting children from gender procedures.
• Bryan Hughes, State Senator for the 1^st District of Texas, discusses the decision by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to block U.S. Border Patrol agents from an area near the southern border.
• Tyler O’Neil, Managing Editor of The Daily Signal, reports on a leaked video revealing federal agencies coordinated with the Southern Poverty Law Center to silence Americans.

On today’s program:

• Dr. Roger Marshall, U.S. Senator from Kansas, discusses the latest on border security and Ukraine funding negotiations, shares details of his resolution of no confidence in Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and provides an overview of his letter to the Dept. of Health & Human Services regarding a proposed rule that would force foster parents to accept extreme gender ideology.
• Andrew Bailey, Missouri Attorney General, responds to a ruling from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals holding that Missouri can sue China for certain unlawful actions it took with respect to COVID-19 and unpacks his testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee as it considers the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas.
• Dr. Jim Garlow, Well Versed Founder and CEO, highlights the upcoming National Gathering for Prayer & Repentance.
• Stephen Moore, Distinguished Fellow in Economics at The Heritage Foundation and a Senior Economist at FreedomWorks, offers analysis of the budget agreement Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is currently negotiating.
• Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, reacts to former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie suspending his presidential campaign and looks ahead to the upcoming vote in the Ohio Senate to override Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of the Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act (HB 68).

On today’s program:

• Michael Guest, U.S. Representative for 3rd District of Mississippi, discusses the House Homeland Security Committee’s first impeachment hearing for Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.
• Sam Brownback, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, shares about his recent trip to Israel, calls attention to the Biden administration leaving Nigeria off its “Countries of Particular Concern” despite the continuing persecution of Christians within its borders, and previews the upcoming IRF Summit in Washington, DC.
• Walt Heyer, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Family Studies and publisher of sexchangeregret.com, responds to the Ohio House’s vote to override Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of the Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act (HB 68).
• Ben Johnson, Washington Stand Senior Reporter and Editor, reveals the Biden administration’s plan to adopt a dangerous international accord that gives the World Health Organization (WHO) greater control of the way the U.S. responds to global health pandemics.

On today’s program:

• Mike Ezell, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Mississippi, discusses the upcoming impeachment hearing for Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and offers an update on the ongoing border security negotiations.

• Gene Schaerr, Partner at Schaerr Jaffe LLP, provides legal analysis following former President Donald Trump’s appearance before a federal appeals court.
• Gary Click, State Representative for the 88^th District of Ohio, shares an update on the Ohio House’s scheduled vote to override Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of the Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act (HB 68).
• Tony Perkins, President of Family Research Council, responds to the rise in political violence across the United States.
• Kate Anderson, Director of Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Parental Rights, unpacks ADF’s lawsuit on behalf of Michigan parents whose middle-school daughter was treated as a boy at school without their knowledge or consent.

On today’s program:

• Mark Alford, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Missouri, weighs in on the border security negotiations and reacts to growing calls for U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to resign following his failure to notify President Biden of his hospitalization.
• Dave Yost, Ohio Attorney General, discusses the amicus brief that 27 state attorneys general filed in support of former President Donald Trump’s appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court following his removal from Colorado’s presidential primary ballot.
• Tony Perkins, President of Family Research Council, joins the program from Baton Rouge, La., where he delivered the inaugural prayer for Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry.
• Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, Executive Vice President of Family Research Council, responds to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s failure to notify the White House of his hospitalization and provides analysis of Secretary Austin’s performance as Secretary of Defense.

On today's program:

• Ron Estes, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Kansas, reacts to President Biden’s campaign speech in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and shares details from his recent trip to the southern border.
• Jason Snead, Executive Director of the Honest Elections Project, provides an update on efforts to ensure election integrity as the 2024 elections approach.
• Dr. Carol Swain, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Faith and Culture, responds to evidence that her academic scholarship was plagiarized by former Harvard University President Claudine Gay and sets the record straight regarding Gay’s resignation.
• Chris Kachouroff, attorney for Trump 2020 Campaign Aide Harrison Floyd, discusses his client’s recent arrest and the two-tiered system of justice he believes his client is facing.
• Bishop Garland Hunt, Senior Pastor of The Father’s House in Norcross, Georgia, shares his vision for the Douglass Leadership Institute now that he follows Dean Nelson as its President and reacts to details from the arrest of Harrison Floyd.

On today's program:

• Samantha Dravis, Chief Operating Officer & Principal of AxAdvocacy, discusses the Left’s tactic of seeking to remove GOP candidates from the ballot.
• Robert Malone, Chief Medical and Regulatory Officer for The Unity Project, reacts to reports that the highest number of kindergartners on record received vaccine waivers this year and offers analysis of what’s behind the growing public skepticism of vaccines.
• Dave Yost, Ohio Attorney General, shares how the Biden administration’s “whole-of-government” approach to enact policies encourages federal agencies to operate outside the powers granted by the U.S. Constitution.
• Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House and U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Louisiana, provides an update following his trip to the border and discusses how the need for border security will affect spending negotiations on Capitol Hill throughout January.

On today's program:

• Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN News, reports from Jerusalem with the latest news on the Israeli war against Hamas.
• Dr. Tim Durkee, Alderman for the Ward 1 of Rocklin, IL, discusses how the Biden administration’s mismanagement of the border has created crises for local governments throughout the United States.
• Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, discusses the potential impact Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of HB 68 will have for girls’ and women’s sports in Ohio and encourages residents of Ohio to contact their state representatives and urge them to override the veto.
• Dr. Albert Mohler, President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, offers analysis on GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie’s shifting views on same-sex marriage and calls for Christian pastors and leaders to speak clearly on biblical issues.

On today's program:

• Robert Aderholt, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Alabama, discusses his upcoming trip to the southern border with House Speaker Mike Johnson.
• Jeff Clark, Senior Fellow and Director of Litigation for the Center for Renewing America, provides analysis of the Left’s effort to hijack the legal system and undermine elections.
• Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Health Policy at Stanford University and one of the authors of the Great Barrington Declaration, responds to the admission by Francis Collins—the former head of the National Institutes of Health and the current Science Adviser to the President—that the NIH exhibited “narrowmindedness” in its response to COVID-19.
• Gary Click, State Representative for the 88^th District of Ohio, provides an update on his state’s Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act (HB 68), now that Ohio Governor Mike DeWine vetoed this legislation.
• Dr. Jennifer Bauwens, FRC’s Director of the Center for Family Studies, unpacks Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s decision to veto HB 68, and encourages legislators in Ohio to override his veto.

On today’s program:

• George Barna, Senior Research Fellow for FRC’s Center for Biblical Worldview, answers the question: why does the Bible matter?
• Kevin Beall, Associate Pastor of Bethesda Church in Damascus, Maryland, shares why his church participates in FRC’s Stand on the Word Two Year Bible Reading Plan.
• Nina Keegan and Richard Klucznik share why their family participates in FRC’s Stand on the Word Bible Reading Plan.
• Kenyn Cureton, FRC’s Vice President for Christian Resources, encourages audience participation in FRC’s Bible reading plan.

On today’s program:

• James Dobson, FRC’s founder, shares how then-President Jimmy Carter’s 1980 White House Conference on Families inspired the formation of FRC.
• Jerry Regier, FRC’s first president, talks about the initial vision for FRC.
• Gary Bauer, FRC’s second president, comments on why FRC must stand for truth amid a blizzard of lies.
• Michele Bachmann, Dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University and FRC board chairman, offers her take on what the Church needs to be doing in this time of great challenge.