The CBN News Daily Rundown - Audio Podcast

The full extent of repression faced by women in Middle Eastern countries is hard for Westerners to understand. Senior international correspondent George Thomas recently interviewed two Iranian women who are all too familiar with the challenges faced by their gender--but they say it comes straight from Islamic teaching. George is on today's CBN News Daily Rundown.

There is bipartisan support for legislation providing paid family leave for new parents. The trouble is agreeing on where the funding will come from. Republicans just unveiled a new bill that requires interested new parents to make some changes to their retirement benefits but would not require a tax increase or add to the national debt. Capitol Hill correspondent Abigail Robertson has been monitoring this story. She's on today's CBN News Daily Rundown.

Is the political system our founding fathers came up with outdated? Many of the Democrats running for president in 2020 seem to think so and they're proposing an overhaul. Some of the changes proposed include: doing away with the electoral college, lowering the voting age to 16 and changing up the rules of the Supreme Court. Senior editor John Waage says it may be time for a good ole' fashioned civics lesson. He's on today's CBN News Daily Rundown.

Israel is ramping up security--sending troops and tanks to the Gaza border. This, after nearly two days of rocket attacks and only weeks ahead of Israel's national election. Mid-East bureau chief Chris Mitchell and correspondent Julie Stahl are on the CBN News Daily Rundown today with the latest on this most recent escalation.

The Mueller investigation is over after two years and more than $25 million. The findings are clear: there was no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 presidential election. Conservatives are now questioning when an investigation into the other side will begin--pointing to the dangers of a two-tiered system of justice that investigates Trump, but not Hillary Clinton. Senior editor John Waage is on today's CBN News Daily Rundown explaining why both investigations must take place in order to preserve the Republic.

What is it that causes some communities to thrive, while others fail? According to new research, it's actually the strength of the Church that determines the outcome. Washington correspondent Jennifer Wishon recently sat down with journalist Tim Carney to chat about his new book "Alienated America." Jennifer is on today's CBN News Daily Rundown.

CBN Chief Political Analyst David Brody is traveling in the Middle East with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. After a stop at the new US embassy in Jerusalem, David sat down for a one-on-one interview with Pompeo. He shares details from their conversation on today's CBN News Daily Rundown.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he's on a mission from God to restore faith and family values to his country. He sat down for an exclusive interview with Senior International Correspondent George Thomas Tuesday while he was in Washington to meet with President Trump. George is on today's CBN News Daily Rundown.

Your home or business could soon be powered by energy produced from manure. Two leading companies are working to turn animal waste into natural gas as part of a commitment to look into new sustainable sources of energy. CBN News correspondent Mark Martin recently visited one of their pilot farms. He's on today's CBN News Daily Rundown.

The situation inside Venezuela right now resembles what you'd imagine of a Zombie apocalypse according to CBN contributor Chuck Holton. He's in Colombia with Operation Blessing working to provide aid to Venezuelan's flooding across the border. Last week, as he was getting video at one of the unofficial border crossings, he was actually attacked by gang members sent by President Maduro. Chuck is on today's CBN News Daily Rundown.