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On today’s program: Gordon Chang, author of The Coming Collapse of China, analyzes China’s warning to the United States regarding a potential trip to Taiwan for Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Dr. Andrew Bostom, epidemiologist and Associate Professor of Family Medicine at Brown University, discusses the possibility of the Biden administration declaring a public health emergency in response to the monkeypox outbreak in light of the World Health Organization’s recent declaration. Connor Semelsberger, FRC’s Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, provides an update on the latest news from Congress. Melissa Ohden, director, Abortion Survivors Network, and Brittany Jones, director of Policy and Engagement, Kansas Family Voice, highlight their efforts to support life with the Value Them Both Amendment introduced to the Kansas Constitution.

On today’s program: Dan Bishop, U.S. Representative for the 9th District of North Carolina, reacts to the U.S. House of Representatives’ vote earlier this week on the so-called Respect of Marriage Act and the House vote codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law. Mary Hasson, Ethics and Public Policy Center Senior Fellow, discusses the threat same-sex marriage poses to free speech, religious freedom. Bob Good, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Virginia, shares why the GOP must fight the bill codifying redefinition marriage into federal law. Lela Gilbert, FRC's Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom, highlights a new book she co-authored, Heroic Faith: Hope Amid Global Persecution. David Closson, FRC's Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, examines the biblical underpinning of what marriage really is.

On today’s program: Dr. Cal Beisner, President and Founder of The Cornwall Alliance, corrects the record regarding President Biden’s executive actions on climate change. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's elite Delta Force, reacts to the Army’s continued recruitment difficulties as well as highlighting a new book he co-authored, Heroic Faith: Hope Amid Global Persecution. Katy Faust, Founder of Them Before Us, answers the question why we must make heart-changing, pro-natural marriage arguments based on the rights of children. Virgil Walker, Executive Director of Operations for G3 Ministries, shares how Christians should respond to the redefinition of marriage, even as polling suggests more Americans are accepting the redefinition.

On today’s program: Mike Braun, U.S. Senator from Indiana, offers his reaction to President Biden’s recent climate speech and shares about his own plan to balance the federal budget within 10 years. Kevin Cramer, U.S. Senator from North Dakota, voices his concern about a CCP-connected company buying up farmland near a U.S. military base as well as sharing about his Unborn Child Support Act. Glenn Grothman, U.S. Representative for the 6th District of Wisconsin, reacts to a recent House vote attempting to codify a “right” to same-sex marriage in federal law and the Biden administration’s grant program promoting atheism abroad. Myron Ebell, director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Center for Energy and Environment, comments on President Biden’s executive actions on climate change as he also considers an emergency declaration. Andy McCarthy, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, shares about how presidents from both parties have abused emergency declarations.

On today’s program: Ron Johnson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, shares about his trip to the Southern Border as well as news about inflation and the economy. Chip Roy, U.S. Representative for the 21st district of Texas, corrects the record on congressional Democrats moving forward with a bill to codify the redefinition of marriage in law. David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, discusses the biblical view of marriage. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, reacts to surprising polling data from Democrats for Education Reform. Kevin Brady, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Texas, breaks down the latest economic data.

On today’s program: Mike Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th District of Florida, offers his analysis of President Biden’s recent Middle East trip and Iran’s nuclear bomb capabilities. Austin Knudsen, Montana Attorney General, reacts to a federal judge’s decision to halt the Biden administration’s policy that allows biological males to compete in girls’ sports, use girls’ locker rooms. Greg Steube, U.S. Representative for Florida’s 17th District, discusses the Biden administration’s policy allowing biologically male prisoners into female prisons. Quena Gonzalez, FRC’s Senior Director of Government Affairs, breaks down what’s behind House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s upcoming House vote on same-sex marriage. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, highlights what parents should know about the Biden administration’s radical rewrite of Title I

On today’s program: Connor Semelsberger, FRC’s Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, highlights the latest news on Democrats’ efforts to codify Roe. Buddy Carter, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Georgia, reacts to Democrats’ efforts to force pro-life pharmacists to dispense abortifacient drugs. Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri, discusses how House Democrats are continuing to prioritize abortion over other more pressing issues. Roger Severino, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, comments on the Biden administration’s efforts to codify Roe and Planned Parenthood’s disturbing online platform promoting sex changes, polyamory, drag queen culture and the occult to teens and young adults. John Kindt, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Professor Emeritus of Business Administration, discusses how state lotteries transfer wealth out of needy communities.

On today’s program: Chris Mitchell, CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief, offers his analysis of President Biden’s Middle East trip. Warren Davidson, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Ohio, comments on the Consumer Price Index hitting a new record high of 9.1 percent as well as the latest news on the National Defense Authorization Act. Brenda Lebsack, a teacher and former school board member who writes at "Brenda4Kids," shares what she witnessed at the National Education Association’s recent convention. Bruce Friedman, father of a student in Florida’s Clay County School District, shares what he experienced at his local school board meeting. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, reacts to a recent American Federation of Teachers-commissioned poll showing voters fed up with woke education.

On today’s program: Roger Marshall, U.S. Senator from Kansas, shares his takeaways from the Senate’s hearings on abortion access after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. Jody Hice, U.S. Representative for the 10th District of Georgia, highlights the House Freedom Caucus' call for House GOP members to oppose the NDAA and responds to the Biden administration’s failure to address the spate of attacks against pregnancy care centers. Dr. Ingrid Skop, Associate Scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute, exposes the harms of chemical abortion. Dr. Laura Haynes, licensed psychologist, sets the record straight after a UC Berkeley professor claimed the term “pregnant women” was violent rhetoric. Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senator from Iowa, comments on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest data as well as the pro-life and pro-religious liberty victories at the U.S. Supreme Court this term.

On today’s program: Mark Green, U.S. Representative for the 7th District of Tennessee, comments on Mexican President Andrés Obrador’s visit to the White House, House Democrats’ continuing efforts to codify a “right to abortion” and continuing NDAA negotiations. Dr. Jeff Barrows, Senior Vice President of Bioethics and Public Policy for the Christian Medical & Dental Associations, reacts to the American Academy of Pediatrics’ silencing of dissent over their recommended treatment plan for children with gender dysphoria. Lt. Col. David “Bull” Gurfein, United American Patriots CEO, breaks down how the politicization of the military’s justice system is destroying the lives of U.S. servicemembers. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, offers her analysis of the Biden administration’s proposed radical rewrite of Title IX protections for women.

On today’s program, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Scott Perry, U.S. Representative for the 10th District of Pennsylvania, comments on the U.S. Army’s decision to stop paying 62,000 unvaccinated service members and the pervasive wokeness in the military. Jackie Walorski, U.S. Representative for the 2nd District of Indiana, reacts to the latest news on inflation and Democrats’ efforts to enshrine a “right to abortion” into law. Connor Semelsberger, FRC’s Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, offers his analysis of President Biden and congressional Democrats’ conflicting strategies to undermine the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. Aaron DiPietro, Florida Family Policy Council’s Legislative Affairs Director, shares about his state’s decision to withhold taxpayer funding from transgender drugs and procedures. Dr. Jennifer Bauwens, FRC’s Director of the Center for Family Studies, highlights the growing number of de-transitioners returning to their biological sex and how the ideology of relativis

On today’s program: Mike Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th District of Florida, addresses the threat China poses to the U.S. and the woke policies that are undermining the military’s effectiveness. Jonathan Mitchell, principal of Mitchell Law, shares about the underlying significance in the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, which returned the question about abortion back to the American people. Dr. Ben Carson, famed pediatric neurosurgeon and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, reacts to President Biden’s executive order expanding access to chemical abortions, as well as Vice President Kamala Harris’ meeting with red state Democratic legislators.

On today’s program: Chad Wolf, former Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, comments on the failure of Leftist prosecutors to enforce gun crime laws as well as the Department of Justice’s current investigation into Texas’ efforts to secure the Southern border. Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, reacts to news that three Texas counties declared a state of emergency at the Southern border. Gordon Chang, author of The Coming Collapse of China, breaks down the FBI and MI5 joint warning that China’s espionage is reaching a critical level. Dr. Donna Harrison, American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists CEO, responds to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s introduction of a bill attacking pregnancy resources centers as well as concerns that President Biden’s plan to expand at-home abortions will endanger women’s lives.

On today’s program: Dan Bishop, U.S. Representative for the 9th District of North Carolina, comments on the misguided woke priorities of the Biden administration while Americans are growing increasingly concerned about the economy and record inflation. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, discusses how the Biden administration is pushing woke ideologies in public schools. Melissa Ohden, saline abortion survivor, highlights Kansas’ Value Them Both referendum. Dr. Owen Strachan, FRC’s Senior Fellow at the Center for Biblical Worldview, offers his analysis on why a recent Gallup poll found that fewer and fewer Americans now see the Bible as the literal word of God.

On today’s program: Steve Marshall, Alabama Attorney General, reacts to state prosecutors defying state pro-life laws around the country and addresses how the Dobbs decision will affect laws protecting children from gender transition surgeries. Stephen Moore, FreedomWorks Senior Economic Contributor, breaks down the latest economic news. Carolyn McDonnell, Americans United for Life staff counsel, highlights resources for state attorneys general in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. Larry Taunton, Executive Director of the Fixed Point Foundation, takes a historical and analytical look at the blatant hypocrisy of the press.

On today’s program: Chuck Fleischmann, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Tennessee, reacts to the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy and the watering down of pro-life protections in House appropriations bills. Mary Szoch, FRC’s Director of the Center for Human Dignity, shares her thoughts on the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision as well as the Biden administration’s push for chemical abortion in light of the decision Dobbs. Carroll Conley, Christian Civic League of Maine executive director, responds to the Maine Attorney General who slammed the Supreme Court’s decision in a school choice case affecting his state. Ben Johnson, Senior Editor & Editor of The Washington Stand, breaks down the political and cultural engagement of evangelicals and shares the inside story of how pro-lifers held the line against Supreme Court moderates. David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, shares how the Church can support moms and dads facing unplanned preg

On today’s program, broadcast from IRF Summit 2022: Chris Smith, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of New Jersey, explains why it’s important to protect religious freedom at home and abroad. Erin Hawley, senior counsel to the appellate team at Alliance Defending Freedom, discusses the Left’s reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling and reacts to President Biden’s call for a carve out of the filibuster in order to codify “a right to abortion” into federal law. Paivi Rasanen, a Finnish MP who faces persecution from her government for simply expressing widely held biblical beliefs, shares why she continues to stand for truth. Mike McClure, Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel San Jose, and Arielle Del Turco, FRC’s Assistant Director of the Center for Religious Liberty, highlight FRC’s new report titled "Free to Believe? The Intensifying Intolerance Toward Christians in the West."

On today’s program: Sam Brownback, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, shares about the ongoing IRF Summit 2022. Mike Farris, Alliance Defending Freedom president & CEO, highlight’s FRC and ADF’s upcoming Celebrate Dobbs, Celebrate Life event. Brent Keilen, Vice President for FRC Action, analyzes the most recent midterm primary and runoff election results. Dr. Gloria Samdi-Puldu, president of the LEAH Foundation, and Lela Gilbert, FRC's Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom, share about ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

On today’s program: Steve Daines, U.S. Senator from Montana, breaks down what the Biden administration is doing in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs and what’s next for pro-life legislation in Congress. Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, unpacks the Left’s court battles against state-level pro-life laws. Tate Reeves, Governor of Mississippi, discusses the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision and why the Left is suing to block his state’s law protecting unborn children. Mike Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th District of Florida, addresses the military’s failure to reach recruiting goals. Brad Wilcox, Professor and Director of the National Marriage Project at UVA, offers his analysis on the consequences of young men growing up without fathers.

On today’s program: Marjorie Jackson, reporter for The Washington Stand, reports live from the U.S. Supreme Court about the Court’s recent decision in Coach Joe Kennedy’s case. Ken Klukowski, a former lawyer in the White House and Department of Justice, offers his assessment of the landmark Dobbs decision which overturned the 49 year old Roe v. Wade, as well as Coach Kennedy’s case. Coach Joe Kennedy and Mike Berry, First Liberty Institute’s Vice President of External Affairs and Senior Counsel, highlights the U.S. Supreme Court recent decision in their Kennedy v. Bremerton School District case. Mary Miller, U.S. Representative for the 15th District of Illinois, shares her reaction to the Court’s recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.