Washington Watch

Today’s show features:

• John Stemberger, former Scoutmaster, Chairman of the Board for Trail Life USA, and President of the Florida Family Policy Council, on the Boy Scouts filing for bankruptcy and the alternative built on biblical morality.
• Tony Perkins, President of Family Research Council and Host of Washington Watch, on his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border.
• Elise Anderson, Senior Program Officer for Research and Advocacy at the Uyghur Human Rights Project, on newly leaked records from the Chinese regime, detailing the invasive, detailed surveillance of Uyghur families.

Today’s show features:

• Virginia Foxx, U.S. Representative for the 5^th District of North Carolina, on the U.S. House of Representatives voting to remove the deadline to ratify the ERA.
• Jackie Walorski, U.S. Representative for the 2^nd District of Indiana, on her Dignity for Aborted Children Act and the moment of silence for aborted babies on the floor of the U.S. House.
• Peter Sprigg, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Policy Studies, on the effect of puberty-blocking drugs on transgender youth.
• David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, to respond to those who make religious arguments in support of abortion and to discuss how the Bible applies to the transgender debate.

Today’s show features:

• Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator for Arkansas, on the origins of the new Chinese coronavirus.
• Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Maryland, on a bill before the House Energy and Commerce health subcommittee that would codify Roe v. Wade.
• Stephen Moore, Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, on the national debt and the dangers of overspending.
• Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, and David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on the pro-life provisions within President Trump’s budget proposal and the latest attempt by House Democrats to codify Roe v. Wade.

Today’s show features:

• Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, on China’s espionage and infiltration inside the U.S.
• Scott Rasmussen, public opinion pollster and editor-in-chief of Ballotpedia, on the results from the New Hampshire primary.
• Jessica Ditto, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of White House Communications, on the one-year anniversary of the Trump administration’s Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative.
• Rev. Dr. Robert Grant, Senior Pastor of The Father’s Way Church, on Democrats in the Virginia House of Delegates inviting him to open the session with prayer and then gaveling him down for praying biblically.
• David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, to discuss how Christians should pray about political issues.

Today's show features:

• Kristan Hawkins, President, Students for Life, on Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg's support for abortion until birth.
• David Closson, FRC's Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on Pete Buttigieg's claim that banning late term abortion subjects the mother to someone else's "interpretation" of Scripture.
• Justin Danhof, General Counsel for the National Center for Public Policy Research, and Director of the Center's Free Enterprise Project, on how Big Business is pushing the far Left's agenda.
• Florida State Representative Thad Altman, on Fifth Third Bank's decision to restore donations to the state's school scholarship program.
• Lakisha Robinson, Principal of Victory Christian Academy in Orlando, FL, on how her school came under attack for its biblical beliefs.

Today’s show features:

• Mark Green, U.S. Representative for 7^th District of Tennessee, on a busy week in Washington, including the State of the Union, President Trump’s acquittal of the impeachment charges, and the National Prayer Breakfast.
• Chad Wolf, Acting Homeland Security Secretary, on the Trump administration’s most recent action to crack down on the illegal “sanctuary” policy of New York State.
• Scott Turner, Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, on President Trump’s efforts to uplift distressed communities across the country through Opportunity Zones.
• Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs, on the National Prayer Breakfast and President Trump’s speech on his acquittal on all counts of impeachment charges.

Today’s show features:

• Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator from Florida, to respond to attacks against Florida’s school tax credit program and smears against religious schools.
• Jessica Ditto, Deputy Assistant to the President and White House Deputy Director of Communications, to preview President Trump’s State of the Union Address tonight.
• Terry Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief of CNS News, to respond to the fallout from the Iowa caucuses.
• Franklin Graham, CEO of Samaritan’s Purse, on how President Trump’s efforts to defend religious liberty at home is helping to defend persecuted believers and promote religious freedom overseas.

Today’s show features:

• Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs, to provide an overview of a jam-packed week in Washington, DC.
• Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance, with an on-the-ground perspective ahead of tonight’s Iowa caucuses. 
• Mark Miloscia, Executive Director of the Family Policy Institute of Washington, on a Washington State bill that would mandate LGBT-focused sex education for kindergartners.
• Mitchell Langbert, Associate Professor of Business Management at Brooklyn College, who co-authored a study showing political contributions from university professors overwhelmingly favor Democrats.

Today’s show features:

• Patrina Mosley, FRC’s Director of Life, Culture, and Women’s Advocacy, on the White House Summit on Human Trafficking and the link between sex trafficking and abortion.
• Elaine Davidson, mother of a 16-year-old daughter harmed by puberty blocking drugs and transgender surgery, on how her parental rights were violated.
• Dr. Andre Van Mol, Co-Chair of the American College of Pediatricians’ Committee on Adolescent Sexuality, on the dangers of gender reassignment surgery and puberty blocking drugs.

Today’s show features:

• Fred Deutsch, State Representative for the 4^th District of South Dakota, who is the sponsor of legislation that passed the South Dakota House yesterday protecting minors from transgender surgery and hormones.
• Brian Walsh, Managing Partner at PLUS Communications, on their new survey showing Americans want companies to invest in the well-being of their employees, not in political causes.
• Jason McGuire, Executive Director of New York’s Family Research Foundation, on a first-grade class in a New York City public school that plans to host a drag queen story hour.
• Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs, and Matt Carpenter, Deputy Director of State and Local Affairs, on pro-life legislation in the states and FRC’s interactive map of pro-life state laws. Travis Weber also discussed South Dakota legislation to protect minors from transgender surgery

Today’s show features:

• Greg Gianforte, U.S. Representative for the at-large district of Montana, on a school choice case from Montana heading to the Supreme Court and Elizabeth Warren’s latest attack on Christian schools.
• Lt. Gen. (Ret). Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President, on West Point’s “woke” new curriculum that trains men to be victims instead of leaders.
• Michael Pack, President of the Claremont Institute and Founder of Manifold Productions, on the upcoming release of his documentary on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
• Scott Rasmussen, editor-in-chief of Ballotpedia, and David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on Bernie Sanders’s rising poll numbers and how Christians should think about socialism.

Today’s show features:

• Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN News, on President Trump unveiling his peace plan for Israel.
• Ted Yoho, U.S. Representative for the 24^th District of Florida, with his reaction to President Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan.
• Emily Chaney, sophomore at East Ridge High School in Lick Creek, Kentucky, who organized a prayer locker in her public high school and persisted in prayer despite complaints from secularists.
• Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs, and David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on why Christians should stand up and defend religious freedom in the public square.

Today’s show features:

• Ted Poe, former U.S. Congressman from Texas, on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and President Trump’s announcement of a peace plan for Israel.
• Jack Hibbs, Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, on his church’s suit against California for violating the pro-life, pro-religious freedom Weldon amendment.
• Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, and David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on why the rise of anti-Semitism should concern Christians, further analysis of President Trump’s Israel peace plan, what Scripture says about Israel and the Middle East, and the sharp contrast between America’s two main political parties on the life issue.

Today’s show features:

• Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, on his analysis of the Democratic case for impeachment and the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
• Alex Azar, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, on HHS’s pro-life efforts under the Trump administration, including their most recent announcement today at FRC’s ProLifeCon that they will enforce the Weldon Amendment against California.
• Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, on the Trump administration’s international pro-life efforts and President Trump’s historic appearance at the March for Life.

Today’s show features:

• Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Louisiana, with an update on the impeachment trial.
• Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader and U.S. Representative for the 23^rd District of California, with his reflections on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
• Dan Forest, Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, on the racist eugenic legacy of Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood.
• Madeleine Kearns, Fellow in Political Journalism at the National Review Institute, and Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President of Policy and Government Relations, on a first-of-its-kind bill in the South Dakota House that would protect minors from life-altering transgender surgery.

Today’s show features:

• John Malcolm, Vice President of the Institute for Constitutional Government and Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, on how the Senate’s impeachment trial process will work.
• Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for the 5^th District of South Carolina, on Members of Congress speaking out against abortion before the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
• Pete Ricketts, Governor of Nebraska, on Nebraska’s statewide day of prayer to end abortion.
• Fred Deutsch, State Representative for the 4^th District of South Dakota, on a bill to ban transgender surgeries on minors.
• Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President, on legislation in the Virginia legislature that attacks the 2^nd Amendment.

Today's show features:

• Dean Nelson, FRC's Senior Fellow for African American Affairs, on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of religious freedom.
• Travis Weber, FRC's Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, on the connection between religious freedom and other civil rights and the attacks on Attorney General William Barr for his strong defense of religious freedom.
• Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, and David Closson, FRC's Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, join Travis Weber to discuss the drastic contrast on religious liberty in the party platforms, and what role FRC and FRC Action hope to play in shaping the platforms in the 2020 election.

Today’s show features:

• Patricia Rucker, State Senator for the 16^th District of West Virginia, on the West Virginia House’s passage of its first ever protections for born alive abortion survivors.
• Mike Berry, Chief of Staff for First Liberty Institute, on the Marine Corps banning faith-based dog tags.
• Andrew Beckwith, President of the Massachusetts Family Institute, on the Massachusetts Senate’s passage of a bill mandating explicit, LGBT sex education for middle schoolers.
• Dr. Qanta Ahmed, Visiting Fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum, on how President Trump is exposing Iran’s insidious influence inside Iraq.

Today’s show features:

• Russ Vought, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on the Trump administration unveiling new rules protecting religious expression in public schools.
• Bob Latta, U.S. Representative for the 5^th District of Ohio, on members of Congress defending human life on the House floor before the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the March for Life.
• Eric Buehrer, President of Gateways to Better Education, on how students can exercise their religious freedom in public school.
• Jewher Ilham, daughter of persecuted Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti, and Travis Weber, FRC's Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, on America’s Religious Freedom Day and the persecution of Uyghur Muslims in China.

Today’s show features:

• Terry Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief of CNS News, on the lackluster performances in last night’s Democratic presidential debate.
• Greg Steube, U.S. Representative for the 17^th District of Florida, on the introduction of the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.”
• Dan Hart, Managing Editor for Publications at Family Research Council, on the absence of true, biblical manhood in a secular culture.
• David Curry, President and CEO of Open Doors USA, on their 2020 World Watch List, documenting persecution of Christians around the world.