Washington Watch

On today's show:

Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee and member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, discusses Attorney General Merrick Garland’s intimidation campaign against parents who speak out at school board meetings, the Senate testimony from former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen, the Democrats’ spending spree and the debt ceiling standoff in Congress, and reports that the Kabul airport bomber was released from the Bagram base prison only days prior.

Chip Roy, U.S. Representative for Texas's 21st District, urges House and Senate Republicans to vote no on the National Defense Authorization Act unless the provision forcing women to register for the military draft is removed.

Nina Schaefer, Senior Fellow in Health Policy at the Heritage Foundation, exposes the hidden healthcare agenda in Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan.

Gary Hamrick, Pastor of Cornerstone Chapel, previews this week’s Pray Vote Stand Summit.

On today's show:

Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky, discusses President Biden’s vaccine mandates and Dr. Fauci’s latest comments, Project Veritas’s undercover video showing Pfizer scientists admitting that natural immunity is “probably better” than their vaccine, and the Biden administration using the Title X program to restore millions of taxpayer dollars to abortion centers.

John Boozman, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, talks about the debt ceiling standoff in Congress and the Biden administration using the IRS to examine transactions over $600.

Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4th district of Louisiana, discusses the Department of Justice’s effort to intimidate parents who speak out against public school officials.

Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, decries the Department of Justice’s intimidation campaign against parents and previews this week’s Pray Vote Stand Summit.

On today's show:

James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma and member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, discusses his newly introduced bill, the “Stop Vaccine Mandates Act,” and the chair of the House Progressive Caucus saying she won’t vote for the reconciliation bill unless the Hyde amendment, which protects taxpayer dollars from funding abortions, is left out.

Tommy Tuberville, U.S. Senator from Alabama, talks about his efforts to stop the dishonorable discharge of U.S. military servicemembers who decline the COVID vaccine and China sending 77 warplanes into Taiwan’s defense zone over two days.

Cathy Scheller, mother of Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller Jr., shares about her son’s imprisonment after he criticized the Biden administration for its handling of the situation in Afghanistan.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, responds to those who say herd immunity “may never happen” and that a 90 percent vaccination rate is needed.

On today's show:

Buddy Carter, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Georgia and member of the House Budget Committee and the GOP Doctors Caucus, discusses the disarray in the Democratic Party over the infrastructure and reconciliation bills, and House Republican’s letter to President Biden over the vaccine mandates.

Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, applauds Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) for insisting that the reconciliation bill include the Hyde Amendment, which keeps taxpayer dollars from funding abortion.

Roger Gannam, Assistant Vice President of Legal Affairs at Liberty Counsel, shares how President Biden’s COVID vaccine mandates have led hundreds of U.S. service members to reach out for help, including one near retirement who faces dishonorable discharge after 29 years of service.

David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, talks about the House Oversight hearing yesterday on abortion and the radical bill that is the focus of his recent blog, “Unconscionable: New Bill Proves Democrats Are Okay With Abortion Up Until Birth.”

On today's show:

Kevin Brady, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Texas and ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, gives an update on the debt ceiling debate and the Democrats’ massive spending bill.

Joel Rosenberg, award winning author and founder and president of The Joshua Fund, previews his new book: “Enemies and Allies: An Unforgettable Journey inside the Fast-Moving & Immensely Turbulent Modern Middle East.”

John Yoo, professor of law at the University of California at Berkeley and a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, shares why President Biden’s vaccine mandate fails the constitutional test.

On today's show:

Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri and member of the House Armed Services Committee, discusses the Pentagon leadership’s testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee over the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan and the atrocities that have followed.

Michael Burgess, U.S. Representative for the 26th district of Texas and Member of the House Budget Committee, gives an update on the debt ceiling debate and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s push for massive spending bills.

Robert Cahaly, Senior Strategist and Chief Pollster at the Trafalgar Group, shares the findings of a poll showing a 65% majority believe Americans who refuse the vaccine should not lose their jobs.

William “Dean” Lee, retired Vice Admiral of the United States Coast Guard, shares his thoughts on the military vaccine mandates and the leaked documents showing how Coast Guard chaplains are being used to enforce the mandate.

On today's show:

Kristina Wong, reporter for Breitbart News, and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, discuss the Pentagon leadership’s testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee over the military’s vaccine mandate.

Thomas Massie, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Kentucky, talks about President Biden weighing a decision over whether to require vaccine passports for domestic airline travel.

Jason Smith, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Missouri and ranking member on the House Budget Committee, gives an update on the debate in Congress over the debt ceiling and the Democrats’ massive spending bills.

Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance and former Ohio Secretary of State, discusses what’s behind the FBI’s reports of an unprecedented murder spike, Massachusetts State Troopers resigning over COVID vaccine mandate, and threats from the NYPD that unvaccinated police officers will be demoted.

Andy McCarthy, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Senior Fellow at the National Review Institute, tells the real story on Durham’s indictment of Lawyer Michael Sussman.

On today's show:

Ron Estes, U.S. Representative for the 4th district of Kansas, talks about the massive spending votes coming up this week in the House of Representatives.

Mike Berry, Deputy General Counsel and Director of Military Affairs for First Liberty Institute, discusses leaked documents showing the Coast Guard plans to grill service members about their religious beliefs over religious vaccine exemptions.

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, shares how imposing a vaccine mandate on the military will harm recruiting and retention.

Arielle Del Turco, FRC’s Assistant Director of the Center for Religious Liberty, talks about the recent March for Martyrs in Washington D.C.

Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, discusses the graphic material a Fairfax High School mother found in school library books and what happened when she read them during a Fairfax County School Board meeting.

On today's show:

Michael Cloud, U.S. Representative for the 27th District of Texas, gives an update on the Southern Border crisis as well as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, discusses a bill that passed the House of Representatives today that codifies Roe v. Wade into federal law.

Mary Szoch, FRC's Director of the Center for Human Dignity, talks about an amicus brief a pro-abortion group filed at the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing abortions help women to advance in the sports world.

Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, talks about Minnesota parents objecting to sexually explicit material in the classroom and also discusses her new publication, "A Concerned Citizen's Guide to Engaging with Public Schools."

On today's show:

Mary Miller, U.S. Representative for the 15th District of Illinois, discusses an upcoming vote in the House on a bill that could block state pro-life laws.

Tate Reeves, Governor of Mississippi, shares how he is fighting back against President Biden’s vaccine mandates.

Robert Destro, Professor of Law and founding Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Law & Religion at The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C., talks about how Christians and pastors can respond to the vaccine mandate.

Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, discusses the Virginia governor’s race and the highlights from FRC Action’s second school board boot camp.