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Tony Perkins is the President of the Family Research Council, host of Washington Watch and a former state legislator. Every weekday, Tony discusses current event issues as well as interviews members of Congress and prominent pro-family leaders from across the nation.
Mike Braun, Andy Barr, Dan Celia, Scott Rasmussen
Today’s show features: Mike Braun, U.S. Senator for Indiana and Member of the Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee, on today’s Senate hearing with members of the Coronavirus Task Force. Andy Barr, U.S. Representative for the 6th district of Kentucky, on a newly formed special congressional task force to investigate China’s global agenda, including its…
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Coronavirus Deception: Made in China
A lot of things about the coronavirus are out of our control — but how we approach China isn’t one of them. And in a country where consensus is as rare as hand sanitizer, the outrage over the outbreak might be the single greatest exception. While Democrats in Washington keep their fingers pointed at President…
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Choosing Faith over Fear
Americans remain highly concerned about the coronavirus, even as parts of the country begin to reopen. While the root cause for these concerns varies — recent polling indicates that a slightly higher percentage of Americans fear the economic effects of a prolonged period of quarantine (49 percent) than the health threat posed by the virus…
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Religious Liberty Means COVID-19 Restrictions Cannot Target Churchgoers
Written by Tony Perkins | Fellowship is to Christianity as air is to the body. It is not just a social nicety, something secondary or even frivolous. Followers of Christ are called to a shared life in their Lord in spiritual community. Not to be in communion with others is to see your spiritual life…
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States Scan Barr Code on Civil Rights
Written by Tony Perkins | There’s federalism, and then there’s overreach. In a crisis like this one, there’s a fine line between the two — but the Trump administration is intent on making officials walk it. As some Americans lose patience with the stay-at-home orders, the Justice Department wants the country to know it’s paying…
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Andy McCarthy, Whitney Westerfield, Fred Lunsford, Cal Thomas
Today’s show features: Andy McCarthy, Senior Fellow at National Review Institute, on bombshell documents proving the FBI schemed to set up National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Whitney Westerfield, Kentucky State Senator and author of Senate Bill 9, the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, on Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear vetoing the legislation. Reverend Fred Lunsford, pastor…
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Historians Doomed to Repeat Themselves
Written by Tony Perkins | The public schools might be closed, but based on the country’s latest history marks, some kids aren’t missing much! In the “Nation’s Report Card” from the Department of Education, U.S. scores took another big dive in subjects like history, part of an alarming trend that’s prompted the Trump administration to…
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Guidelines for Re-Opening Your Church
On April 16, President Trump and the White House Coronavirus Task Force announced a three-phase plan, “Opening Up America Again,” with guidelines for how states can begin scaling back restrictions on movement and meetings as they reopen society and restart their economies as the threat of the coronavirus begins to subside. For FRC’s summary of…
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Russ Crosson, Ryan Tucker, David Closson, Jonathan Butcher
Today’s show features: Russ Crosson, Executive Vice-Chairman of the Ronald Blue Trust and Author of “Money Made Simple: The Key to Financial Freedom,” on what is next for the economy as states begin to reopen. Ryan Tucker, Senior Counsel and Director of the Center for Christian Ministries at Alliance Defending Freedom, on churches prevailing against…
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A Torrent of Tyrants: How Local Churches Are Fighting Back
Written by Tony Perkins | The news came down just in time for Sunday service. For all of the congregations, it had been a frustrating few weeks. Pastors in New York, North Carolina, and Mississippi had been fighting their state for the freedom they should have had all along: the right to gather, in their…
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