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On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm:

Don Bacon, U.S. Representative for the 2nd District of Nebraska, retired Brigadier General, and member of the House Armed Services Committee, discusses President Biden’s foreign policy as well as the Taliban’s sweeping territorial gains across Afghanistan.

Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, shares the highlights from the U.S. Senate’s vote-a-rama.

Dr. Michelle Cretella, Executive Director of the American College of Pediatricians, talks about the American Academy of Pediatrics refusing to allow doctors who question transgender orthodoxy to set up a booth at their annual conference.

Victoria Cobb, President of Family Foundation, urges parents to rally as the Loudoun County School Board prepares to vote on a transgender policy.

On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm:

Jason Smith, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Missouri and ranking member on the House Budget Committee, discusses the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, the arguments in Congress over the debt ceiling, and the “Love America Act.”

Scott Rasmussen, pollster and editor-at-large at Ballotpedia, shares his latest survey findings on government spending, the pandemic, and lockdowns.

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, talks about the U.S. Defense Secretary's request to President Biden to make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for all U.S. military service members.

Cal Beisner, founder and national spokesman of the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, unpacks the United Nation’s global warming report.

On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm:

Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative the 5th District of South Carolina, discusses President Biden’s push for vaccine and mask mandates, what’s really in the Senate infrastructure bill, and the Biden/Sanders $3.5 trillion spending plan.

Dan Bartkowiak, Director of Communications at Pennsylvania Family Institute, shares what new documents reveal about the University of Pittsburgh’s experimentation on unborn and aborted babies.

Kathy Rapp, Pennsylvania State Representative, calls for a state investigation into the University of Pittsburgh’s Health and Human Service’s grant being used for experimentation on unborn and aborted babies.

Jerry Bowyer, Editor of Townhall Financial and author of "The Maker Versus the Takers," talks about the implications for higher inflation and the economy as Congress moves to spend trillions more.

On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm:

Kat Cammack, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Florida, co-chair of the House Pro-life Caucus, and member of the Homeland Security Committee, discusses why Congress should reject the Senate infrastructure bill and Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s extreme abortion agenda.

Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, talks about FRC’s public comment to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) proposed reversal of the abortion surcharge rule.

Jonathan Saenz, President of Texas Values, discusses Texas Governor Greg Abbott calling a second special session after Texas House Democrats fled the state to avoid voting.

David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, shares new resources from the Center for Biblical Worldview.

On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm:

Michael Guest, U.S. Representative for the 3rd district of Mississippi, vice ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and member of the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations, discusses the McAllen, Texas mayor issuing a disaster declaration after thousands of illegal immigrants—1,500 of whom were COVID-19 positive—were released into the community, President Biden’s Homeland Security budget slashing border security assets by 96 percent, and what’s really in the Democrats’ “infrastructure” bill.

Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel, details how President Biden’s federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate violates civil rights law.

Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy & Government Affairs, gives an update on the status of the Senate infrastructure bill.

Owen Strachan, Senior Fellow with FRC’s Center for Biblical Worldview and author of “Christianity and Wokeness,” talks about the Wokeification of the Tokyo Olympics.

On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm:

Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Arizona and chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, discusses President Biden telling GOP governors who oppose mask mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions to “get out of the way,” and Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s extreme abortion agenda.

Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator from Missouri, talks about why the U.S. Senate should reject the infrastructure “deal.”

Seth Barron, contributor for the City Journal and managing editor of The American Mind, talks about the implications of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio mandating COVID vaccine passport for indoor restaurants, gyms, and movie theatres.

Ramona Bessinger, English teacher in Providence, Rhode Island, shares her story as a teacher who has seen firsthand how critical race theory (CRT) brings division into the classroom.

Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s senior fellow for education studies, provides tools for fighting Critical Race Theory in classrooms and discusses the deadlock vote in the U.S. Senate Committee on Catherine Lhamon’s nomination to serve as assistant secretary in the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.

On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm:

Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri, member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Commissioner of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, discusses her newly introduced legislation to hold China accountable for its persecution of Christians, and shares how teaching critical race theory stifles the growth of children.

Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas and host of TBN’s “Huckabee,” talks about President Biden’s approval rating sharply dropping as concerns grow about how he is handling COVID-19, worsening inflation, and the highest number of illegal immigrants crossing the border in the last two decades.

Max Eden, Research Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, warns parents of President Biden’s nominee to serve as assistant secretary in the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.

Mary Beth Waddell, FRC’s Director of Federal Affairs for Family and Religious Liberty, unpacks the problems in the newly released Senate infrastructure bill.

Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, shares concerns about the appropriations bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and a look ahead to what pro-life Congress will be addressing in the fall.

On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm:

Greg Steube, U.S. Representative for the 17th District of Florida and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, discusses the House Foreign Affairs Committee report that raises further questions about the origins of COVID-19 and also reacts to the Left’s push for vaccine requirements and a return to mask mandates.

Roger Severino, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), shares how President Biden’s COVID-testing mandate violates civil rights law.

Douglas Burton, investigative reporter on terrorism for the Epoch Times and a former U.S. State Department official, discusses a report showing that 17 Christians are killed every day in Nigeria.

Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s senior fellow for education studies, urges parents to organize to take back their public schools, and talks about new transgender policies in state prisons and the Olympics.

On today's show:

Matt Rosendale, U.S. Representative for Montana, discusses Nancy Pelosi’s mask mandate.

Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s senior fellow for education studies, decries the court decision that determined parents lack standing to challenge Virginia’s new transgender school policies and discusses the Guilford Public School parents ousting GOP school board members who were sympathetic to the county’s radical agenda.

Katherine Johnson, FRC’s research fellow for legal and policy studies, talks about FRC’s amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in the abortion case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

Heather Johnston, founder and president of JH Israel and U.S. Israel Education Association, shares about her new book, Uncommon Favor: The Intentional Life of a Disciple.

On today's show:

Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4th district of Louisiana and vice chairman of the House Republican Conference discusses the appropriations bills moving through Congress this week.

Ron Johnson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, talks about the Senate Republicans’ letter to President Biden on Big Tech censorship and responds to California Governor Newsom’s news conference on COVID-19.

Frank Gaffney, founder and executive chairman of the Center for Security Policy, warns on the dangers of the Chinese Communist Party’s influence around the globe.

Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative for the 1st district of Texas and member of the House Judiciary Committee, contrasts how the Department of Justice is treating those who were a part of the January 6th Capitol riot compared to those arrested during the BLM and Antifa riots.