Washington Watch

On today’s program, hosted by Jody Hice:

• Buddy Carter, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Georgia, discusses the Biden administration’s misguided approach to health care and provides an update on issues facing Congress when they return from recess next week.
• Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for the 5^th District of South Carolina, highlights the need to stand for life in the face of attacks from the Left.
• Dr. Mark Harris, Senior Pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in North Carolina, unpacks the importance of election integrity initiatives.
• David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, responds to the Left’s colonizing the calendar for LGBTQ+ matters and provides a biblical worldview analysis of life issues on the ballot this November.

On today’s program, hosted by Jody Hice:

• Matt Rosendale, U.S. Representative for the 2nd District of Montana, discusses the crisis at the southern border and analyzes the impact of the Biden administration’s border mismanagement throughout the country.
• Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel, shares good news from Florida, where a State Supreme Court decision upheld Florida’s existing 15-week ban on abortion and allows a six-week ban that the state legislature passed last year to take effect on May 1. 
• Trevor Carlsen, Senior Research Fellow, Foundation for Government Accountability, highlights a Wisconsin ballot initiative to strengthen election integrity in the state.
• Dr. Jennifer Bauwens, FRC’s Director of the Center for Family Studies, sheds light on what the Legacy media ignores in their coverage of gender confused children.

On today’s program:

• Tim Burchett, U.S. Representative from the 2^nd District of Tennessee, discusses the latest news from Israel’s war against Hamas and highlights issues Congress will address when they return from recess.   
• Lt. Col. (Ret.) Bob Maginnis, FRC's Senior Fellow for National Security, provides analysis of the United States’ vulnerability to attack following ISIS-K’s deadly terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall.
• Chad Ennis, Vice President at Honest Elections Project, highlights a recent victory for election integrity efforts in a federal appeals court.
• Joel Penton, LifeWise Academy Founder and CEO, celebrates the success of LifeWise Academy’s effort to teach the Bible to public school children despite attacks from the legacy media.
• Colin Smothers, Executive Director of Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, unpacks the Left’s effort to drive out religion from the public square while pushing LGBTQ ideology.

On this special Good Friday show:

• Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, Executive Vice President of Family Research Council, shares his personal testimony at a recent Stand Courageous national conference. 

On today’s program:

• Mark Alford, U.S. Representative from the 4th district of Missouri, reacts to former President Trump's visit to the grieving family of a fallen NYPD officer. He also responds to the Biden administration’s abandonment of Israel in its war against Hamas. 
• Daniel Flesch, President of 202 Advisors, discusses the significance of the U.N. Security Council vote demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.   
• Britt Hancock, Founder & Director of Mountain Gateway, provides on update on how the Left in Nicaragua has jailed pastors and missionaries on trumped up charges following their successful outreach events to preach the gospel.
• Matt Carpenter, FRC Action Director, provides analysis of the Alabama District 10 special election and highlights the lessons it provides for pro-life candidates to speak boldly on the issue.
• Stephen Moore, Principal at the Committee to Unleash Prosperity and Distinguished Fellow in Economics at The Heritage Foundation, sheds light on the business impact that will result from New York State Attorney General Letitia James’s targeting of former President Donald Trump’s business.

On today’s program:

• Steve Scalise, U.S. House Majority Leader and U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Louisiana, shares how House Republican leaders are planning to face the challenges of leading a soon to be one-seat majority.
• Matthew Faraci, Gideon300 President, unveils new polling showing the Biden administration’s pressure campaign on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is backfiring with American voters.
• Michael Whatley, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, highlights the many instances where Democrats denied the results of the 2016 presidential election.
• Jody Hice, FRC Senior Vice President and former congressman, uncovers how the Left’s cancel culture is a cover for their manipulation of the election system.  He also highlights his new book, Sacred Trust.

On today’s program:

• Randy Weber, U.S. Representative for the 14th District of Texas, discusses the tragic accident in the Port of Baltimore and highlights efforts to protect our national infrastructure.
• Ron Estes, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Kansas, unpacks the challenges facing Speaker Johnson in leading a divided House.
• Mary Szoch, FRC's Director of the Center for Human Dignity, discusses the U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in U.S. Food & Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine.
• Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights & Constitutional Government, offers analysis of the growing rift between Israeli leaders and the Biden administration and reacts to the news that NBC News will drop former RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel as a contributor.

On today’s program:

• Pete Sessions, U.S. Representative for the 17th District of Texas, comments on the United Nations Security Council’s approval of a ceasefire resolution – with U.S. support – regarding the war between Israel and Hamas. 
• Tony Perkins, President  of Family Research Council, reacts to the legacy media’s meltdown over NBC News’ hiring of former RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.
• Dr. Dave Brat, Dean of Liberty University’s School of Business, responds to First Lady Jill Biden’s claim that prohibiting sexually explicit content in elementary schools is reminiscent of Nazi Germany.
• Scott Baller, Saturate USA Chief Operating Officer, highlights how his ministry plans to help churches “saturate” their local zip codes with gospel messages.

On today’s program:

• Robert Aderholt, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Alabama, shares the latest on the budget debate on Capitol Hill and explains why he opposes the spending bill. He also reacts to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s filing of a surprise motion to vacate against House Speaker Mike Johnson.
• Lela Gilbert, FRC's Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom, reacts to the failed vote on the U.S.-backed U.N. resolution calling for a ceasefire and the release of the Israeli hostages and shares her thoughts on how American Christians can better support Israel.
• S. A. McCarthy,  Washington Stand News Writer, analyzes what may have led Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar to announce his surprise resignation.
• David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, offers his analysis on a recent POLITICO commentary arguing Christians need to reconsider their pro-life stance.

On today’s program:

• Kevin Hern, U.S. Representative for the 1^st District of Oklahoma, shares an update on the minibus being considered in Congress. He also compares and contrasts the Republican Study Committee’s proposed budget with the Biden White House’s budget proposal. 
• Dave Yost, Ohio Attorney General, urges the U.S. Supreme Court to create a legal test for setting the limits of presidential immunity.
• Dan Schneider, Media Research Center Free Speech America Vice President, uncovers many of the ways Google has interfered in American elections dating back to 2008.
• Mary Szoch, FRC's Director of the Center for Human Dignity, reacts to a recent Senate Judiciary Committee examining a post-Dobbs America. She also comments on a Guttmacher Institute report claiming a record number of chemical abortions in 2023 and shares powerful stories of women harmed by abortions.

On today’s program:

• James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, recaps his recent meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as breaks news from the Senate’s GOP Conference meeting.
• Dr. Greg Murphy, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of North Carolina, shares his thoughts on HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra’s testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee Wednesday. He also offers an update on the impeachment proceedings against President Biden and highlights his bill banning DEI in medical schools.
• Matt Carpenter, FRC Action Director, shines a spotlight on FRC Action’s two recent petition deliveries regarding border security and calling for an end to American funding of the UN Relief and Works Agency.
• Dr. A. J. Nolte, Regent University Associate Professor, unpacks the root of the ongoing crisis in Haiti and the progression that led to the collapse of the judicial system and rule of law there.

On today’s program:

• Mike Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th District of Florida, comments on the latest foreign policy news regarding Haiti and Cuba, as well as the continued fallout from the botched American withdrawal from Afghanistan.
• Jeff Landry, Governor of Louisiana, offers his assessment of Monday’s oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court in the social media censorship case.
• Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, reacts to WPATH’s retraction of its most recent “best practices” in childhood transgender mutilation surgeries.
• Gary Hamrick, Senior Pastor of Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, Virginia, shares a biblical worldview on Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s decision to sign a same-sex marriage bill.

On today’s program:

• Scott Perry, U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania’s 10^th District, reacts to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s comments regarding Democrats’ criticism over his handling of the war against Hamas. 
• Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Health Policy at Stanford University and one of the authors of the Great Barrington Declaration, reacts to a new study assessing the COVID lessons learned. He also comments on today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in the social media censorship case, Murthy v. Missouri.
• Andrew Bailey, Missouri Attorney General, recaps his oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court today in Murthy v. Missouri.
• Frank Gaffney, Center for Security Policy Executive Chairman, comments on President Biden’s plan to put a port in Gaza and shares why that is a bad idea.

On today’s program:

• Tim Burchett, U.S. Representative from the 2^nd District of Tennessee, discusses the ground invasion of Hamas stronghold Rafah and reacts to Sen. Chuck Schumer’s floor remarks providing a green light for Democrats to abandon Israel.
• Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William Caldwell, President of Georgia Military College, reacts to the U.S. Military Institute at West Point removing the phrase “duty, honor, country” from its mission statement.
• Ken Blackwell, FRC Action's Special Advisor for Election Integrity, offers analysis of a judge’s ruling that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must step down from prosecuting former President Donald Trump or remove Nathan Wade as special prosecutor after the exposure of their affair.
• David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, addresses what the Bible says about nations that support and oppose Israel and recaps other news events from a biblical worldview.

On today’s program:

• Randy Weber, U.S. Representative for the 14th District of Texas, responds to Sen. Chuck Schumer’s floor remarks criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and discusses the Biden administration’s continued meddling in the Israeli war effort against Hamas.
• Christina Bennett, Correspondent for Live Action News, reacts to Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign visit to an abortion facility.
• Mary Szoch, FRC's Director of the Center for Human Dignity, discusses a newly-released FRC study on the benefits of perinatal hospice support programs.
• Dr. Jennifer Bauwens, FRC’s Director of the Center for Family Studies, offers analysis on the decision by England’s National Health Service to ban the prescription of puberty blockers to children. 

On today’s program:

• Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator from South Carolina, comments on his continued support for Israel in its war against Hamas.  
• Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN News, joins Tony in Jerusalem to discuss the latest news on the Israeli war against Hamas.
• Amir Tsarfati, President and CEO of Behold Israel, shares his experiences in Israel since the October 7^th terrorist attack by Hamas, encourages Christians to pray for Israel, and discusses his forthcoming book Discovering Daniel.

On today’s program:

• Joshua Arnold, Washington Stand Senior Writer, reports on a federal court's decision blocking the Biden administration from diverting funds away from building a southern border wall.
• Mike Collins, U.S. Representative for the 10^th District of Georgia, discusses the Laken Riley Act and the tragic consequences of the Biden administration’s border crisis.
• Richard Stern, The Heritage Foundation's Director of the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget, provides analysis of President Biden’s 2025 budget proposal.
• Andrew Bailey, Missouri Attorney General, highlights the recent court order blocking the Biden administration from illegally diverting funds away from building the border wall.
• Mike Davis, Founder of the Article III Project, reacts to former Special Counsel Robert Hur’s testimony before Congress.

On today’s program:

• Keith Self, U.S. Representative for the 3^rd District of Texas, responds to President Biden’s recent criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and discusses Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas.
• Gordon Chang, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Gatestone Institute, provides analysis of the congressional response to TikTok as a threat to national security. 
• Victoria Cobb, The Family Foundation President, comments on Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s decision to sign a bill redefining marriage and sheds light on how this bill could be used to punish those with a biblical worldview.
• Tony Perkins, President of Family Research Council, joins from Israel following his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

On today’s program:

• Tim Walberg, U.S. Representative for the 5^th District of Michigan, reacts to President Biden’s State of the Union address.
• Ben Johnson, Washington Stand Senior Reporter and Editor, fact checks the many false statements in the State of the Union address.
• Mary Szoch, FRC's Director of the Center for Human Dignity, responds to the Biden administration placing abortion on demand until birth at the heart of the President’s re-election campaign. 
• David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, provides analysis of the State of the Union address and President Biden’s remarks on the “battle for the soul of the nation.”

On today’s program:

• Ron Johnson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, provides an update on the spending bill in the Senate and shares what he expects from the State of the Union Address.   
• Warren Davidson, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Ohio, discusses the federal government’s collusion with the banking industry to surveil American’s private data.
• Glenn Grothman, U.S. Representative for the 6^th District of Wisconsin, comments on today’s congressional hearing to examine the harmful effects of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion programs in higher education.
• Dr. Albert Mohler, President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, responds to the Left’s increased hostility to Christians participating in the political process.