Washington Watch

For the Friday, September 20, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we feature:

• Mike Kelly, U.S. Representative for the 16^th District of Pennsylvania, on House Democrats trying to strip tax-exempt status from 60 organizations the SPLC hates, including Family Research Council and American Family Association.
• Bill Marshall, Senior Investigator for Judicial Watch, on colleges admitting students based on social justice criteria instead of merit.
• Jon Scruggs, Senior Counsel and Director of the Center for Conscience Initiatives with Alliance Defending Freedom, to discuss a victory for Christian wedding vendors in the Arizona Supreme Court.
• Dr. Stephen Grcevich, President of Key Ministry and licensed psychiatrist, who recently reacted to the suicide of a prominent pastor.

For the Thursday, September 19, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we feature:

• Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN, on the tied result in Israel’s latest elections.
• Jim Banks, U.S. Representative for the 3^rd District of Indiana, on South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s renewed support for the local abortion clinic, after its late abortionist Ulrich Klopfer was found to have stored thousands of aborted babies on his property.
• Andy Pollack, Father of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting Victim Meadow Pollack, on his book, “Why Meadow Died: The People and Policies that Created the Parkland Shooter and Endanger America’s Students.”
• Sarah Perry, Director of Partnerships at Family Research Council, on the disgraced SPLC’s role in erasing the disciplinary policies that could have stopped the Parkland shooter.

For the Wednesday, September 18, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we feature:

• Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5^th District of Arizona and Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, on the Democrats’ continued failures to justify impeachment of President Trump.
• Michael New, Associate Scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute, on the new data from the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute showing pro-life gains around the country and a decline in the abortion rate to the lowest levels since 1973.
• Jenny Beth Martin, Honorary Chairman of Tea Party Patriots Action, who is hosting a press conference today on Capitol Hill with mass shooting survivors and families of mass shooting victims, to respond to attempts in Congress to restrict l 2^nd Amendment rights.
• Meg Kilgannon, Executive Director of Concerned Parents and Educators for Fairfax County, on the double standard in schools that punish students for protesting abortion, but encourage them to protest climate change.

For the September 17, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we feature:

• Jackie Walorski, U.S. Representative for the 2^nd District of Indiana, to discuss the need for urgent federal legislation to protect the remains of aborted babies after it was discovered that an abortionist kept the remains of 2,246 aborted babies in his house.
• Franklin Graham, Founder of Samaritan’s Purse, to give an update on the steps that Samaritan’s Purse has taken in response to Hurricane Dorian.
• Dr. Mike Chupp, CEO of Christian Medical and Dental Association, on the growing political correctness in American medical schools.
• Steve Bass, Youth Pastor at Trinity United Methodist Church, who urged high schoolers at a football game to recite the Lord’s prayer in unison to defy a secularist lawsuit threat.
• Travis Weber, Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs at Family Research Council, to describe how students can exercise their constitutional rights to freedom of speech and freedom of religion.

For the Monday, September 16, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we feature:

• Ted Yoho, U.S. Representative for the 3^rd District of Florida, to discuss the attack on a Saudi oil field.
• Carrie Severino, Chief Counsel and Policy Director of the Judicial Crisis Network and co-author of Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court, on how the New York Times’ latest hit piece on Justice Kavanaugh completely backfired.
• Analysis of Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s gun confiscation rant from last week’s Democratic presidential debate.
• Richard Noyes, Research Director at Media Research Center and Senior Editor at NewsBusters.org, to discuss the top takeaways from the Democratic Presidential Debate.

For the Friday, September 13, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we feature:

• Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5^th District of Arizona, who was elected this week as the new chair of the House Freedom Caucus, to give his reaction to last night’s third Democratic debate.
• Roger Brooks, Senior Counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, on New York City’s moving to repeal their ban on sexual orientation change efforts.
• Dr. Ingrid Skop, Board Member of the American Associate of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Associate Scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute, on Facebook censoring as “fake news” a Live Action video insisting that abortion is never medically necessary.
• Max Eden, Education Expert at the Manhattan Institute, to discuss his book, “Why Meadow Died: The People and Policies That Created the Parkland Shooter and Endanger America’s Students,” which will be featured next week as part of the FRC Speaker Series.

Today’s show features:

• Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator for Missouri, whose letter to Facebook pressured them to discontinue their censorship of pro-life content.
• Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Louisiana, to highlight the legislative priorities of the Republican Study Committee.
• Amado Huizar, Pastor of South Bay Pentecostal Church in Chula Vista, California, whose church was vandalized with satanic graffiti after he petitioned the mayor to cancel a drag queen story hour.
• Todd Starnes, radio talk show and internet television host for Fox News, on his new book, “Culture Jihad: How to Stop the Left from Killing a Nation."

For the Wednesday, September 11, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we feature:

• Mary Beth Waddell, FRC’s Senior Legislative Assistant, and Debbie Lesko, U.S. Representative for the 8^th District of Arizona, to comment on the House Judiciary Committee approval of several gun control measures.
• Carter Conlon, Senior Pastor of Times Square Church, to reflect on the 9/11 anniversary and the need for spiritual awakening.
• Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President, to discuss America’s security situation since 9/11.
• David Closson, FRC’s Director of Ethics and Biblical Worldview, to discuss the connection between moral decay and declining patriotism.

On the Monday, September 9, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Ron Estes, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Kansas, and Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip, to give a preview of tomorrow’s minority-led hearing on the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
• Gordon Chang, foreign affairs reporter with a special focus on China, to give an update on his recent visit to Hong Kong and the deteriorating situation there.
• Cissie Graham Lynch, daughter of Franklin Graham, to detail how Samaritan’s Purse has stepped in to respond to the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas.

On the Friday, September 6, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Chip Roy, U.S. Representative for the 21^st District of Texas, to discuss the priorities for Congress as their session resumes next week, including President Trump’s funding for the border wall and the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Act.
• Ken Blackwell, Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance at Family Research Council, to comment on the Democratic National Committee passing a resolution celebrating “non-religious” voters and denouncing religious liberty. He will also address the criticism of NFL quarterback Drew Brees for promoting “Bring Your Bible to School Day.”
• Joe Kennedy, football coach at Bremerton High School, who was fired for praying at the 50-yard line, and Mike Berry, Chief of Staff for First Liberty, who is representing his case on appeal.

Today we’ll hear from:

• Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5^th District of Arizona, to preview what’s on the agenda as Congress goes back into session next week.  
• Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, Executive Vice President of Family Research Council, to share his reaction to Former Defense Secretary Maj. Gen. (Ret.) James Mattis’s new book, “Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead.”
• Katrina Jackson, Democratic State Representative for the 16^th District of Louisiana, to discuss a resolution passed by the Democratic National Committee that derided religious liberty in an attempt to woo “religiously unaffiliated” Americans.
• Robert Gagnon, Professor of New Testament Theology at Houston Baptist University, to discuss his latest book, “The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics,” in light of a groundbreaking new study showing there is no “gay gene.”

On the Tuesday, September 3, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Edward Graham, son of Franklin Graham, with an update on how Samaritan’s Purse is prepared to help victims of Hurricane Dorian.
• Roy Smith, Pastor of True Lite Christian Fellowship in Midland, Texas, on how West Texas churches are responding to Saturday’s mass shooting that killed 7 and injured 25.
• Phil Jensen, State Senator for the 33^rd District of South Dakota, and sponsor of the bill that put “In God we Trust” displays in public schools.
• Nick Reaves, Counsel for Becket Law, which has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Catholic Social Services which was removed from the Philadelphia foster care system for not abandoning its religious beliefs about marriage.

On Monday, September 2, 2019, we had a special Labor Day edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins. Tony sat down for an in depth conversation with Dr. Os Guinness, author and social critic, to explore the state of freedom in America in a time of increased conflict, hostility, and incivility. Dr. Guinness shared how this divisive climate is rooted in competing understandings of freedom and how Americans must choose which freedom to follow.

On the Wednesday, August 28, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Roger Severino, Director of the Office of Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which today issued a “Notice of Violation to the University of Vermont Medical Center After It Unlawfully Forced a Nurse to Assist in Abortion.”
• Elizabeth Woning, Co-Founder of the ex-LGBT CHANGED movement, who spoke out at a public hearing against a California state resolution that would condemn sexual orientation change efforts.
• Michael New, Associate Scholar with the Charlotte Lozier Institute, to discuss presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke’s support for abortion up to the day of birth. He also gives his reaction to a federal judge in Missouri temporarily blocking enforcement of a pro-life bill so that a Planned Parenthood clinic may continue to operate without a license.
• Charlie Copeland, President and CEO of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, to discuss where conservatives students should turn for help on college campuses.

On the Monday, August 26, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Gordon Chang, foreign affairs journalist and expert on China, to give an update on the U.S.-China trade war and the ongoing protests in Hong Kong against Chinese authoritarian rule.
• Dan Celia, CEO and President of Financial Issues Stewardship Ministries, who explains the difference between socially responsible investing and biblically responsible investing.
• Dave Brat, Dean of Liberty University’s School of Business, to discuss a new survey showing that patriotism, religion, and having children are notably less popular among younger Americans than they were twenty years earlier.
• Kyle Mann, Editor-in-Chief of the Babylon Bee, a conservative, Christian satire site so effective at depicting liberal hypocrisy that the liberal “fact-checker” Snopes has attempted to discredit and de-platform it as “fake news.”

Today we’ll hear from:

• Debbie Lesko, U.S. Representative for the 8^th District of Arizona, on her visit to an Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement facility near the southern border.
• Jon Uhler, a licensed professional counselor, on his concerns about Drag Queen Story Hours and the discovery of readers with criminal records.
• Priscilla Shirer, who stars in the Kendrick brothers’ new film “Overcomer,” which opens in theaters today and asks the question: what do you allow to define you?

On the Thursday, August 22, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Bishop E. W. Jackson, President of S.T.A.N.D., to respond to the New York Times’ 1619 project, which claims that American history began when the first black slaves arrived in Virginia, and that therefore the country is fundamentally racist.
• Patrina Mosley, Director of Life, Health, and Women’s Advocacy at Family Research Council, to discuss the dangers of the abortion pill, which the FDA confirmed has killed at least 24 women who used it.
• Chris Abington, Senior Pastor at City Church in Russellville, Arkansas, whose church paid off $3 million in medical debt for people in their community.
• Gina Goh, Regional Manager for Southeast Asia at International Christian Concern, on the release of an elder at Early Rain Covenant Church, eight months after he was arrested in a crackdown on Christian worship by the Chinese government.

On the Wednesday, August 21, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• David Thornton, Freelance writer for The Resurgent, on his analysis of Facebook’s changes to work towards regaining the trust of conservatives.
• Sally Burke, President of Moms in Prayer, on their vision to pray for students in every school.
• Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, to respond to an LA Times editorial alleging that the Trump administration’s new rule on religious liberty looks like a “license to discriminate.”
• Cindy Collins, Director of Operation Outcry, to discuss the regret she experienced over her five abortions and the hope, healing, and forgiveness that can be found through Christ-centered, biblically-based abortion recovery programs.

On the Tuesday, August 20, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Ron Estes, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Kansas, on Planned Parenthood’s announcement that it will reject nearly $60 million in federal funding rather than stop referring for abortion. 
• Mayra Rodriguez, whistleblower and former employee of the year and clinic director at Planned Parenthood Arizona, and who won $3 million in a wrongful termination suit after she was fired for reporting ethical violations, medical incidents, and cases of abuse.
• Justin Danhof, General Counsel for the National Center for Public Policy Research, on the Business Roundtable’s declaration that corporations have obligations to liberal social issues, not just shareholders.
• Afshin Yaghtin, Pastor of New Covenant Baptist Church in Spokane, Washington, who was arrested for protesting a drag queen story hour at a public library, and Brad Dacus, President of the Pacific Justice Institute, which is providing him with legal counsel.

On the Monday, August 19, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Gordon Chang, foreign affairs journalist focusing on China, on hundreds of thousands of peaceful protesters who flooded the streets of Hong Kong again in protest of increasing Chinese repression.
• Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5^th District of Arizona, on his resolution (H. Con. Res. 58) to commemorate the 35^th anniversary of the Mexico City Policy – a policy which prevents U.S. taxpayer dollars from being used to perform or promote abortions overseas.
• David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on the efforts of Democratic presidential hopefuls to attract religious voters.