Washington Watch

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

• Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood employee and CEO of And Then There Were None, on her pro-life testimony in the upcoming film “Unplanned.”
• Katie Shaw, a pro-life advocate with Down Syndrome, on her recent visit to the White House and President Trump’s call with over 4,500 pro-life activists.
• Jason Yates, CEO of My Faith Votes, on why he believes Christians should call their Senators to vote for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act.

It’s Thursday, February 21, 2019, and we’re getting ready for another exciting edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, where each day we’re joined by America’s leaders, policy makers, and culture-shapers as we talk about the important issues of the day from a biblical worldview. Listen here live at 5:05 p.m. ET.

Today, we'll hear from:

• Sen. Ben Sasse, U.S. Senator from Nebraska, on the upcoming vote in the U.S. Senate on Monday for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
• Rep. Ted Yoho, U.S. Representative for Florida’s 3^rd district, on the Venezuelan dictator's movement of troops to the border to block the entry of humanitarian aid.
• Rich Noyes, research director at the Media Research Center, on the waning credibility of the media in light of the Covington high schoolers' defamation suit against the Washington Post and the Jussie Smollett hoax.

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

• Rep. Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for Louisiana’s 4^th district, on DOJ preparing for Special Counsel Mueller’s Russia investigation report as well as a push by atheists to urge the democrats to drop “so help me God” from oaths. 
• Elizabeth Johnston, the Activist Mommy, on the overwhelming response to the Day of Mourning she declared in response to New York's late-term abortion law.

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

• Rep. Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative for Texas’s 1^st district, on the allegations that top FBI and Justice Department officials discussed ways to remove President Trump from office.
• Daniel Beasley, Attorney for the Home School Legal Defense Association, on the growing number of parents choosing to homeschool for non-religious reasons, and the growing pressure to strictly regulate homeschooling.

On Monday, February 18, 2019, we heard from:

• Dr. Mark Green, U.S. Representative for Tennessee’s 7^th district, on why he voted against the spending bill passed by Congress and signed by President Trump last week.
• Larry Solov, President & CEO of Breitbart News, on attempts by big tech companies and social media giants to silence conservatives in the virtual public square. 
• Ken Blackwell, former Treasurer & Secretary of State of Ohio and FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance, on the radical “Green New Deal,” and how this would cost the U.S. trillions of dollars more than the present level of spending per year.
• Ken Klukowski, Senior Legal Editor for Breitbart News and Senior Counsel at First Liberty Institute and the American Civil Rights Union, on the president’s emergency declaration to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and what challenges he may face.

On the Friday, February 15, 2019 edition of Washington Watch, we heard from:

Today we’ll hear from:

• Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies, on the National Emergency Declaration.
• Melissa Ohden, author of “You Carried Me: A Daughter’s Memoir" and an abortion survivor, on President Trump's conference call with 4,500 pro-life activists. 
• Tim Graham, Executive Editor at Newsbusters.org, on the media blackout about the investigation that found no evidence of wrongdoing by the Covington high schoolers.
• Kaeley Triller Haver, co-founder of the Hands Across the Aisle Women's Coalition, on the transgender ban on free speech and science, and the unlikely partnerships among the women who are suffering as a result. 

On the Wednesday, February 13, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Rep. Liz Cheney, U.S. Representative for Wyoming, on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
• Peter Sprigg, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Policy Studies, on his latest report explaining why those with “gender dysphoria” are disqualified from military service.
• Monica Cline, former Planned Parenthood sex educator, on Planned Parenthood’s sex education video series created for children ages four to nine.
• Rep. Paul Gosar, U.S. Representative for Arizona, on Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’ Green New Deal.

On the Tuesday, February 12, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

Sen. Mike Lee on his push back against Senate Democrats' interrogation of judicial nominees over their religious convictions.

Rep. Mike Kelly on his new bill that will protect faith-based foster care and adoption agencies from religious discrimination.

Alexandra McPhee on her latest publication, "Rebels Without A Clause: When Senators Run Roughshod Over the No Religious Test Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

On the Monday, February 11, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Sen. Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator for Missouri, on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
• AG Jeff Landry, Attorney General for Louisiana, on the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocking a Louisiana pro-life law that would require abortionists to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.
• Fran Coombs, Managing Editor for Rasmussen Reports, on a new survey revealing that 44 percent of pro-choice voters oppose their state adopting New York's abortion until birth law.
• Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, Bristol County, Mass. Sheriff, on the dozens of sheriffs who stormed Capitol Hill to demand funding for ICE and President Trump's proposed border wall.

On the Friday, February 8, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Dr. Susan Berry, Breitbart News author, on Planned Parenthood falsely claiming that most late-term abortions are only performed in cases of severe fetal abnormalities and where there are serious risks to the mother.
• Nick Reaves, Becket Fund attorney, on the foster care crisis addressed at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning, and what adoptive parents like Melissa and Chad Buck are doing to fight back.
• Melissa and Chad Buck, adoptive parents of five, on the ACLU's lawsuit against the state of Michigan for partnering with the very faith-based adoption agency the Buck's worked with to adopt five of their children with special needs.
• Ken Klukowski, Senior Legal Editor at Breitbart News, on the Supreme Court 's 5-4 decision to temporarily block a Louisiana pro-life law which requires that abortionists have hospital-admitting privileges nearby.

It's Thursday, February 7, 2019, and we’re getting ready for another exciting edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, where each day we’re joined by America’s leaders, policy makers, and culture-shapers as we talk about the important issues of the day from a biblical worldview. Listen here live at 5:05 p.m. ET.

Today we'll hear from:

• Rep. Ann Wagner, U.S. Representative for Missouri’s 2nd District, on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act she introduced in the House this week.
• Chris Mitchell, CBN Middle East Bureau Chief, on the latest in Syria and America’s commitment to retain troops.

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

• Sen. Steve Daines, U.S. Senator for Montana, on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
• Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William G. Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President and founding member of the Army's Delta Force, on the top foreign policy takeaways from the State of the Union address.

On the Tuesday, February 5, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Nina Shea, Director of the Hudson Institute’s Center for Religious Freedom, on how Pope Francis’s visit to the UAE is a breakthrough for religious tolerance in the heart of the Muslim world, but severe problems there persist.

On the Monday, February 4, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: 

• Clare Lopez, Center for Security Policy’s Vice President for Research and Analysis, on keeping U.S. troops in Syria to protect Israel
• Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy, on how life under ISIS has led Syrian Muslims to Christianity
• Rep. Steve Scalise, U.S. Representative for Louisiana’s 1st District, on the Free Speech Fairness Act
• Erik Stanley, Senior Counsel and Director of the Center for Christian Ministries at Alliance Defending Freedom, on the Fairness for All Act
• Rep. Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for Louisiana’s 4th District, on President Trump’s upcoming State of the Union address

On the Friday, February 1, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: 

• Margot Cleveland, Contributor to The Federalist, on Texas AG Ken Paxton's recent announcement that nearly 58,000 non-citizens voted in one or more Texas elections.
• Ismail Royer, Religious Freedom Institute's Director of the Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team, on Asia Bibi finally being reunited with her family in Canada, and the hundreds of other Pakistani Christians who are still facing trumped up “blasphemy charges.”
• Mary Hahn Beerworth, Executive Director of Vermont Right to Life, on Vermont’s extreme abortion bill that removes all limitations on abortion, and would allow an abortion at any point in the pregnancy for any reason.
• Cathy Ruse, FRC's Senior Fellow and Director of Human Dignity, on a panel at The Heritage Foundation that drew a lot of attention, demonstrating that Americans on both the Right and the Left are concerned about the embracing of the Transgender agenda as the next civil rights cause.

On the Thursday, January 31, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Rep. Roger Marshall, U.S. Representative for Kansas’s 1st district and an OB/GYN, on why terminating a pregnancy up until the moment before birth is not only morally abhorrent, but very unsafe and life-threatening to the mother.
• Debbie Chaves, Executive Director of Colorado Family Action, on the dangers of a state bill expanding Colorado’s Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CES) in public and charter schools.

On the Wednesday, January 30, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Sarah Perry, FRC Action's Director of Partnerships, on how the radical abortion laws in NY and other states demonstrate that elections have consequences.
• Chris Mitchell, CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief, on how the Middle East has been thrown into a geo-political "Tug of War" following the U.S. withdrawal from Syria.
• Rep. Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 4^th district, on the Democrats' attempt to eliminate "so help you God" from the witness oaths in a key House committee.

It's Tuesday, January 29, 2019, and we're getting ready for another exciting edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, where each day we're joined by America's leaders, policy makers, and culture-shapers as we talk about the important issues of the day from a biblical worldview. Listen here live at 5:05 p.m. ET.

Today we'll hear from:

• Rep. Garret Graves, U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 6^th district, on the Democrats' attempt to eliminate the words "so help you God" from oaths in a key House committee.
• Travis Weber, FRC's Vice President for Policy, on the good news that Asia Bibi's acquittal has been upheld by the Pakistan Supreme Court.
• Ken Klukowski, Senior Legal Editor at Breitbart News, on how President Trump can build a wall if the Democrats don't negotiate in good faith.
• Patrina Mosley, FRC's Director of Life, Culture and Women's Advocacy, on FRC's analysis of Planned Parenthood's most recent annual report.

It's Monday, January 28, 2019, and we’re getting ready for another exciting edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, where each day we’re joined by America’s leaders, policy makers, and culture-shapers as we talk about the important issues of the day from a biblical worldview. Listen here live at 5:05 p.m. ET.

Today we’ll hear from:

• Rep. Ted Yoho, U.S. Representative for Florida’s 3^rd District, on the Trump administration recognizing Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president.
• Patrina Mosley, FRC’s Director of Life, Culture and Women’s Advocacy, on New York’s new abortion law, which allows a baby to be aborted up until the day of birth.
• John Stemberger, President of the Florida Family Policy Council, on the dangers of a recently introduced Sexual Orientation and Gender Identify (SOGI) bill in Florida.
• Dr. Ingrid Skop, a pro-life OB/GYN, on FRC’s new resource, Top 10 Myths About Abortion.

On the Friday, January 25, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel, on the case against a male athletic coach in Florida who declined to follow a transgender school policy that required him to supervise a 14-year-old girl undressing in the boys’ locker room, without informing the boys’ parents.
• Jon Speed, owner of The Book Scout bookstore in New York, on his decision to shut down his store the day after NY passed an extreme abortion bill to demonstrate his mourning.
• Robert Barnes, attorney for Covington High School students, on his plan to sue media outlets who misreported the Covington teen controversy and have refused to issue a correction.