Washington Watch

On today's show:

• Chip Roy, U.S. Representative for Texas's 21^st district, and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, caution against the influx of Critical Race Theory in military training.
• Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky, discusses the small business committee hearing about Planned Parenthood unlawfully obtaining Paycheck Protection Program loans.
• Anthony Wade, Lead Pastor of Faith Building Church in Lebanon, OH, praises the Lebanon, Ohio City Council’s unanimous vote making Lebanon Ohio’s first sanctuary city for the unborn.
• Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, talks about new intelligence showing that three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology became sick enough in November 2019 that they sought hospital care.

On today's show:

• Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, expands upon the situation in the Middle East, including the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire agreement and Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Israel and Gaza.
• Ryan Bangert, Senior Counsel and VP for Legal Strategy for Alliance Defending Freedom, discusses ADF’s case representing the College of the Ozarks who is challenging the Biden order that forces religious schools to open dorms and showers to the opposite sex.
• Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr., President and Founder of the S.T.A.N.D. Foundation, shares his thoughts on the anniversary of George Floyd’s death.
• Carl R. Trueman, Professor of Biblical & Religious Studies at Grove City College, talks about his book, “The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution.”

On today's show:

• Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4^th district of Louisiana, discusses the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire agreement, the Biden Administration’s efforts to revive the Iran deal, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi extending the proxy voting until July.
• Scott Rasmussen, Pollster and Publisher of ScottRasmussen.com, emphasizes the importance of the abortion issue ahead of the midterm elections.
• David Bullard, Oklahoma State Senator, explains his bill that banned Critical Race Theory from being taught in Oklahoma public school classrooms.
• Jonathan Koeppel, a high school Spanish teacher in the St. Tammany Parish Public School System, objects to his school’s radical gender theory curriculum.

On today's show: 

• Tyler O’Neil, Senior Editor for PJ Media, discusses the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement, the House Democrats’ rejection of a measure to give additional funding to Israel for the Iron Dome, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders’ resolutions to halt a U.S. arms sale to Israel. 
• Keisha Russell, Counsel for First Liberty Institute, urges the University of Alabama-Birmingham to exempt a student from the school’s mandated vaccine policy, and shares her thoughts on schools mandating vaccines.  
• George Barna, FRC's Senior Research Fellow for Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview and the Director of Research at the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, goes though the latest release from the American Worldview report highlighting the seismic worldview shift driven by younger Americans, especially Millennials. 
• David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, discusses how Christians can think biblically about judging. 

On today's show:

• Steve Daines, U.S. Senator from Montana, discusses President Biden’s push for electric cars amidst the gas crisis, Biden’s meetings with GOP Senators on infrastructure, and H.R. 1, a federal takeover of elections.
• Elsie Arntzen, Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Montana, shares why she sent a request for the state's Attorney General to determine the legality of teaching Critical Race Theory in public schools.
• Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for the 1^st district of Maryland and co-chair of the GOP Doctors Caucus, discusses the House Republicans’ resolution to update the House mask policy.
• Kevin McCarthy, U.S. Representative for the 23^rd District of California and House Minority Leader, details his opposition to creating a 9/11-style commission to investigate the January 6th breach on the Capitol.

On today's show:

• Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN News and host of “Jerusalem Dateline,” shares the latest on the situation in Israel.
• Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, blasts the Associated Press for claiming to be unaware they were sharing office space with Hamas militants in Gaza, and discusses the U.S. Army’s classification of climate change as a “serious threat” to national security.
• Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel, discusses the legal effort behind the first state-wide permanent injunction in the country against COVID restrictions on churches and places of worship.
• Phil Bryant, former Governor of Mississippi, discusses the significance of the Mississippi abortion law on which the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments.
• Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, unpacks the Equality Act and why it cannot be fixed.

On today's show, guest hosted by Eben Fowler:

• Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6^thdistrict of Florida and member of the House Armed Services Committee, gives an update on the situation in Israel and how President Biden is handling foreign policy.
• Dr. Marty Makary, Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine & School of Public Health, discusses the new CDC guidelines for vaccinated Americans.
• Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, warns of harmful ideologies being pushed on Virginia’s largest school systems.
• Dr. Melanie Conway, Psychiatrist at Little Rock Psychiatry, responds to the ACLU after they slammed the Arkansas SAFE Act, and discusses the science behind prohibiting puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and other gender transition procedures for minors.

On today's show:

• Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 5^th district and Member of the Homeland Security and Oversight & Reform Committees, talks about the gas crisis and his concerns about the Energy Secretary's financial stake in an electric vehicle company.
• John Joyce, U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 13^th district and Member of the Subcommittee on Health of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce, recalls the hearing yesterday at which HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra was asked about partial birth abortion.
• Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, discusses how the Biden administration is pushing hard on abortion while doing little to address mounting crises facing the country.
• Jim DeMint, former U.S. Senator for South Carolina and Chairman of the Conservative Partnership Institute, shares about his new book, "Satan's Dare."

On today's show:

• Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator for Tennessee, responds to the crises facing the Biden administration.
• Mike Berry, Deputy General Counsel and Director of Military Affairs for First Liberty Institute, discusses the U.S. Army's reprimand of a chaplain who used his personal Facebook account to question the repeal of President Trump's transgender military policy.
• Tim Clinton, President of American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) and Executive Director of the James Dobson Family Institute, shares about his new book, “Take It Back: Reclaiming Biblical Masculinity—The Heart and Strength of Being a Man.”
• Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, talks about the open letter he signed together with more than 120 retired generals and admirals, calling on Americans to save the country.

On today's show:

• Jackie Walorski, U.S. Representative for Indiana's 2^nd district and member of the House Ways and Means Committee, answers the question: are unemployment checks keeping people from finding work?
• Roger Severino, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC) and former Director of HHS's Office of Civil Rights, responds to the Biden administration redefining sex discrimination to include "sexual orientation" and "gender identity," threatening to punish medical professionals.
• Ken Harrison, Chairman and CEO of Promise Keepers, reacts to a USA Today columnist calling on the Dallas Cowboys and AT&T to cancel a Promise Keepers rally in their stadium this summer over biblical views of human sexuality.
• David Closson, FRC's Director of Christian Ethics & Biblical Worldview, shares how followers of Christ should respond in situations like the one faced by Promise Keepers.

Today's show, guest hosted by Joseph Backholm, features:

• Mary Szoch, FRC's Director of the Center for Human Dignity, on the House Oversight Committee's hearing on "Birthing While Black: Examining America's Black Maternal Health Crisis."
• Alec Rowlands, Senior Pastor at Westgate Chapel and Founder & President of Church Awakening, on Washington state's new guidance on having "vaccinated sections" in churches.
• Pat McElraft, North Carolina House of Representatives Deputy Majority Whip, on her Human Life Nondiscrimination Act.
• David Closson, FRC's Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on Thinking Biblically About Communication.

Today's show features:

• Mike Rounds, U.S. Senator from South Dakota, on a possible deal between the United States and Iran.
• Paul Coleman, Executive Director of ADF International, on a bishop in Finland who was charged under a hate speech law for sharing what the Bible teaches about human sexuality.
• Greg Steube, U.S. Representative from Florida, on hostilities to religious expression here in the United States.
• George Barna, FRC's Senior Research Fellow for Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, and the Director of Research at the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, on worldview formation and what parents need to do to counter the indoctrination that is accelerating in our culture.

Today’s show features:

• Scott Perry, U.S. Representative for the 10^th District of Pennsylvania and Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, on President Biden’s proposed spending totaling more than $4.3 trillion.
• Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, on foreign policy in the first 100 days of the Biden administration, and Secretary of State Blinken’s interview on 60 Minutes.
• Andy Barr, U.S. Representative for the 6th district of Kentucky and Member of the House Foreign Affairs and Financial Services Committees, on his call for a State Department Inspector General Investigation into John Kerry after audio surfaced of Kerry leaking sensitive intelligence about alleged Israeli military operations in Syria.
• Kelsey Bolar, Senior Policy Analyst at Independent Women’s Forum, on the problems with President Biden’s daycare plan.

Today’s show features:

• Mike Kelly, U.S. Representative for the 16^th District of Pennsylvania and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight of the House Committee on Ways and Means, on President Biden’s first 100 days, the president’s address to Congress, and his thoughts on Biden’s American Families Plan and American Jobs Plan.
• Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, on how the Biden administration is impacting education.
• David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on Thinking Biblically About Religious Freedom.

Today’s show features: 

• James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, on Biden’s upcoming address to Congress, Biden’s latest spending proposals, including using taxpayer dollars to pay for experiments on the body parts of aborted babies, and on his new bill that would keep abortion centers from receiving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
• Dan Bishop, U.S. Representative for the 9^th District of North Carolina, on states that passed laws protecting girls' sports from transgender ideology facing little corporate backlash.
• Stanley Kurtz, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, on his article: Biden Set to Push Critical Race Theory on U.S. Schools.

Today’s show features: 

• Rich Lowry, Editor of National Review, on President Biden’s climate change summit. 
• Steve Soukup, Vice President and Publisher of The Political Forum, and author of “The Dictatorship of Woke Capital: How Political Correctness Captured Big Business,” on shareholders pressing corporations to align their political spending with their stated values. 
• Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, on FRC Action’s new resource "Tracking the Biden Administration" that details 62 total executive actions, including 40 executive orders, taken by President Biden in his first 100 days -- including 32 that undermine life, family, and religious freedom. 
• David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on thinking biblically about identity.

Today’s show features:

• Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6^th District of Florida, on President Biden withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, and on President Biden finally describing what is happening at the border as a “crisis.”
• Jeff Duncan, U.S. Representative for the 3^rd District of South Carolina, on his legislation stripping Major League Baseball (MLB) of its antitrust immunity following its decision to remove the All-Star game from Georgia.
• Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance and former Ohio Secretary of State, on concerns about violence ahead of the Chauvin verdict later this week.
• Larry Taunton, Executive Director of the Fixed Point Foundation, a graduate student of Russian history and Marxism in the 1990s, and author of “Around the World in (More Than) 80 Days: Discovering What Makes America Great and Why We Must Fight to Save It,” on the Marxist takeover of big business.

Today’s show features:

• Dr. David Prentice, Vice President and Research Director of the Charlotte Lozier Institute, on the National Institutes of Health’s forthcoming announcement on fetal tissue research.
• Valerie Huber, Former U.S. Special Representative for Global Women’s Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), on the Biden administration’s proposal to reverse a Trump-era policy on Title X funding.
• Dave Yost, Ohio Attorney General, on his motion to intervene in the case to defend the Trump-era Title X rule.

Today’s show features:

• Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Missouri, on the Pentagon using the Southern Poverty Law Center as a resource.
• Carrie Severino, President of the Judicial Crisis Network, on President Biden’s executive order creating the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court.
• Jay Cameron, Litigation Director at the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, on the Alberta Health Services’ closure of GraceLife Church.
• David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on his article, “Thinking Biblically About the Resurrection and the Social Gospel.”

Today’s show features:

• Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance, on his op-ed: Corporate Wokesters Betray Shareholders’ Trust by Bashing Election Integrity Laws.
• Barry Loudermilk, U.S. Representative for the 11^th district of Georgia, on GOP lawmakers targeting Major League Baseball’s antitrust immunity following its decision to remove the All-Star game from Georgia.
• Quena Gonzalez, FRC’s Director of State & Local Affairs, on pro-family legislation in states across the nation.
• Pat Fagan, Director of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute, on his response to an op-ed that claims, “America’s record godlessness is good news for the nation,” and on what social science actually says on the benefits of religion for individuals and society.