Washington Watch is a daily program hosted by Family Research Council President Tony Perkins that covers the issues of faith, family and freedom. Tony is your leading source for what is really happening in our nation’s Capital.
Washington Watch is a daily program hosted by Family Research Council President Tony Perkins that covers the issues of faith, family and freedom. Tony is your leading source for what is really happening in our nation’s Capital.
On Wednesday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Washington Watch producer, Russ Jones, guest hosts for Tony. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) joins Russ to talk about Republican leaders’ plan to move forward on tax reform. Writer at Campus Reform, Nikita Vladamirov, joins our guest host to weigh in on the Justice Department's efforts to fight restrictions on freedom of thought and speech on college campuses. Also, Executive Director of the American Culture and Faith Institute and founder of the Barna Research Group, George Barna, joins Russ with his latest poll revealing Americans’ confusion about abortion and he'll give us a glimpse of what he plans to discuss at this year's Values Voters Summit.
On Tuesday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Washington Watch producer, Russ Jones, guest hosts for Tony for the first half of the show. President and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Franklin Graham, joins Russ with the latest on hurricane disaster relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Then, best-selling author and documentarian, Dinesh D'Souza, joins Tony to weigh in on the recent NFL protests taking place during the playing of the National Anthem.
On Monday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is here with the latest on the Graham/Cassidy legislation, which would repeal and replace large portions of Obamacare. Louisiana State Rep. Kenny Havard is here to highlight his proposal to prevent state tax dollars from going to the NFL’s New Orleans Saints because of the team’s protest of the national anthem. Also, See You at the Pole’s National Field Director Doug Clark, joins Tony to highlight this year’s See You at the Pole, on September 27th.
On Friday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Director of Broadcast Operations for Bott Radio Network, Eben Fowler, guest hosts for Tony. Phil Kerpen, President of American Commitment, joins our guest host with the latest news on GOP efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare. NewsBusters Executive Editor Tim Graham joins Eben to expose liberal bias in the media. FRC’s Senior Legal Fellow Cathy Ruse joins Eben to discuss the story of a transgender teacher in Florida. Also, Dr. Michael Brown, Founder and president of FIRE School of Ministry, is here to dispel rumors claiming tomorrow is doomsday.
On Thursday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" president of the National Religious Broadcasters, Dr. Jerry Johnson, guest hosts for Tony. Founder, President, and CEO of the Center for Security Policy, Frank Gaffney, joins our guest host with his analysis of President Trump's speech at the UN. Also, ADF Senior Counsel and Director of the Center for Academic Freedom, Casey Mattox, is here to highlight a new study from the Brookings Institution showing many college students today reject the free speech rights guaranteed in the First Amendment. Also, actress Sam Sorbo joins Dr. Johnson to highlight her new film Let There Be Light.
On Wednesday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" president of the National Religious Broadcasters, Dr. Jerry Johnson, guest hosts for Tony. Dr. Johnson will share his thoughts on President Trump's address to the United Nations yesterday. Also, FRC ‘s Travis Weber, Director of the Center for Religious Liberty, will join Dr. Johnson to highlight Senate Democrats’ anti-religious bigotry.
On Tuesday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Washington Watch producer, Russ Jones, guest hosts for Tony. The Heritage Foundation’s Vice President for the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, Dr. James Carafano, joins our guest host with his reaction to President Trump’s speech today at the United Nations. Investigative journalist at the Center for Security Policy, Jim Simpson, is here to discuss immigration activists interrupting House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s press conference on immigration. President of CDR Assessment Group, Nancy Parsons, joins Russ to talk about Hillary Clinton’s blame game on what happened in the 2016 presidential election. Also, NFL Champion and former safety for the Oakland Raiders, Burgess Owens, joins the show to share with us about his book "Liberalism: Or How to Turn Good Men into Whiners, Weenies and Wimps," and to weigh in on the increase of Leftist political statements being made in the world of sports.
On Monday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Terry Jeffrey, Editor-In-Chief for CNS News, joins Tony to discuss Hollywood's anti-Trump attitude on display at last night's Emmy Awards. Rep. Ted Poe, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee, is here with the latest on the London subway bombing and domestic border security.
On Friday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" author of “Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World" and "The Coming Collapse of China,” Gordon Chang, joins Tony to discuss the latest North Korean ballistic missile launch and to talk about the terrorist attack that took place in the UK this morning. Then, joining Tony at Greenwell Springs Baptist Church in Greenwell Springs, Louisiana at the 2017 Truth Conference, are American Family Association's Public Policy Analyst, Abraham Hamilton III, Fox News Channel's chief religion correspondent, Lauren Green, Christian speaker, writer and apologist, Dr. Alex McFarland, and apologist, speaker, author, and president of CrossExamined.org, Dr. Frank Turek.
On Thursday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), joins Tony to give us a look at FEMA's denial of funds to churches in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, and discuss how this violates religious freedom. Karen England, Executive Director of the Capitol Resource Institute, joins Tony to discuss the recent passage of a bill (SB 219) in California that would criminalize "misgendering" patients at long term care facilities. Also, American Family Association's Public Policy Analyst, Abraham Hamilton III, is here to talk about the upcoming Truth Conference in Baton Rouge.
On Wednesday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" former New England Patriots player and ESPN sports commentator, Craig James, joins Tony to share his thoughts on an ESPN anchor blasting President Trump as a 'white supremacist' and the media's double standard treatment toward conservatives. Terry Jeffrey, Editor-In-Chief for CNS News, joins Tony to discuss the national debt now reaching twenty trillion dollars. Also, apologist, speaker, author, and president of CrossExamined.org, Dr. Frank Turek, is here to talk about the upcoming Truth Conference in Baton Rouge.
On Tuesday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" member of the House Committee on Government Oversight, Rep. Steve Russell (R-Okla.), joins Tony to give his thoughts on President Trump's decision to temporarily raise the nation's debt limit and what reform is needed to fix the deficit. Fox News Channel's chief religion correspondent, Lauren Green, joins Tony to talk about the upcoming Truth Conference in Baton Rouge, and to tell us about her newest book, "Lighthouse Faith: God as a Living Reality in a World Immersed in Fog." Also, former Vanderbilt University Professor, Dr. Carol Swain, is here to discuss her column in the Wall Street Journal addressing how the SPLC attacked her reputation in 2009.
On Monday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" House Judiciary Committee member and chairman of the National Security Subcommittee, Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), joins Tony to weigh in on the Left's attacks on President Trump's federal judge nominees and to give us an update on Hurricane Irma. FRC's Executive Vice President and founding member of the Army's Delta Force, Lt. General (ret.) Jerry Boykin, joins Tony to give his thoughts on the head of NATO's claim that the world is in greater danger than it was in the previous generation, considering North Korea's growing nuclear capabilities. He will also share his thoughts on the critical role of first responders after meeting with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sherriff's Office earlier today. Also, Christian speaker, writer and apologist, Dr. Alex McFarland, is here to share about the this year's upcoming Truth Conference, a gathering focused on defining the absolutes of Biblical truth in our world today.
On Friday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, Dr. Everett Piper, guest hosts for Tony. Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Fl.) is here with the latest on Hurricane Irma heading straight for Florida. Attorney and Managing Partner with Agee Owens Law, Michelle Owens, joins Dr. Piper to discuss issues related to Title IX. Also, Director of TruthXChange, Peter Jones, is here to discuss issues of moral nihilism in the church.
On Thursday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins," President and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Franklin Graham, joins Tony with the latest on hurricane disaster relief efforts. Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) is here to highlight the issue of religious bigotry. Also, Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) joins Tony with the latest regarding the debt ceiling debate in Congress.
On Wednesday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Washington Watch producer, Russ Jones, guest hosts for Tony. Republican National Committee spokeswoman, Kayleigh McEnany, joins our guest host to discuss Sen. Bob Menendez's (D-N.J.) ongoing corruption trial. Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) joins Russ to discuss how the Trump administration and Congress will handle the threats coming from North Korea and the end of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. ADF senior vice president of the U.S. legal division and general counsel, Kristen K. Waggoner, is here to preview the Masterpiece Cakeshop case that will be heard before the US Supreme Court later this term. Also, Campus Reform Media Director, Cabot Philips, is here to highlight challenges conservatives face on college campuses.
On Tuesday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) joins Tony with the latest from Congress. House Armed Services Committee member, Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-La.), is here to discuss news coming out of North Korea. Founder, President, and CEO of the Center for Security Policy, Frank Gaffney, joins Tony to highlight President Trump's decision to end the previous administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Also, Greenwell Springs Baptist Church Executive Pastor, Andy Stafford, is here to highlight how his church is helping out Texas residents affected by Hurricane Harvey.
On the Labor Day edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" we'll take a look back at a recent lecture given by Kim Strassel, a member of the editorial board for The Wall Street Journal, who discussed her newest book "The Intimidation Game: How the Left Is Silencing Free Speech."
On Friday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Director of Broadcast Operations for Bott Radio Network, Eben Fowler, guest hosts for Tony. Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) is here with us from Texas to give an update on Harvey. Founder and national spokesman of The Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, E. Calvin Beisner, is here to talk about the claims that climate change is to blame for Hurricane Harvey. President of Citizens for Community Values, Aaron Baer, joins Eben to discuss Ohio House Republicans decision to introduce the Ohio Campus Free Speech Act on Tuesday. Also, President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, Dr. Everett Piper, joins our guest host to talk about the Nashville Statement released by The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, addressing the issues of sexuality today.
On Thursday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" we have a special program highlighting the many aspects of Family Research Council. We'll hear from FRC's General Counsel for Government Affairs, Mandi Ancalle, Vice President for Government Affairs, David Christensen, Director of the Center for Religious Liberty, Travis Weber, Director of the Center for Human Dignity, Arina Grossu, Culture Impact Team Coordinator, John Mendez, and Director of FRC Action, Brent Keilen, on the work each of them do for FRC.