Robert Maginnis
<p>Robert Maginnis is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, senior fellow for National Security at Family Research Council, and the author of 14 books. His latest, “The New AI Cold War,” releases in April 2026.</p>
March 23, 2026
The Washington Stand's Casey Harper reports on the Senate floor debate on the SAVE America Act and gives the latest update on Iran. Robert Aderholt, U.S. Representative for Alabama's 4th District, discusses the present status of the SAVE America Act, including the women's sports amendment, and the deployment of ICE agents to airports due to the absence of TSA workers. Admiral Brian Christine, MD, Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), advocates for the conscious protection rights of medical residents who object to performing procedures like abortions and gender transitions and explains the HHS investigation into 13 states that coerced health care providers to provide abortions. Andrea Lucas, Chair for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), provides details that led to Planned Parenthood of Illinois paying $500,000 to end a DEI-related race discrimination and exposes Planned Parenthood's ongoing misinformation campaign. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Bob Maginnis, Author and Senior Fellow for National Security at FRC, explores President Trump's announcement to postpone Iranian infrastructure strikes during negotiations, why Europe is on high alert after Iran launched intermediate-range ballistic missiles toward a U.S.-U.K. military base in the Indian Ocean, and the spreading anxiety among Iran's neighbors as Trump considers winding down Operation Epic Fury.
February 26, 2026
On today's program: Casey Harper, Managing Editor for Broadcast at The Washington Stand and Host of the "Outstanding" podcast, reports on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's deposition on the Epstein files, and the Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Senate Committee hearing on the harms of abortion drugs. Dr. Martha Shuping, Psychiatrist and Adjunct Instructor in Psychology at Belmont Abbey College, reacts to a Texas man charged with secretly administering an abortion drug to his pregnant girlfriend. Admiral Brian Christine, MD, Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), discusses New York University's cessation of gender transition procedures for children after threats that they would lose federal funding and then responds to President Trump's State of the Union comments opposing gender surgeries on minors. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Bob Maginnis, Author and Senior Fellow for National Security at FRC, exposes China's use of ChatGPT to attempt to discredit Japan's Prime Minister, the practice of students using chatbots in school, and his books covering the use and abuse of artificial intelligence moving forward.
01:00:48August 7, 2025
On today's program: Morgan Griffith, U.S. Representative for Virginia's 9th district, talks about the new wave of tariffs that kicked in this week, the president's call for a new U.S. census, and the latest on immigration. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Bob Maginnis, Author and Senior Fellow for National Security at FRC, reacts to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to occupy Gaza and speculates about Vladimir Putin's sincerity on ending the Ukraine war. Tim Griffin, Arkansas Attorney General, warns that Massachusetts is on the verge of passing a shield law to protect abortionists who mail mifepristone into pro-life states and explains what he and other AGs are doing to combat the threat. Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, weighs in on the Texas redistricting plan and what impact a new census might have on congressional seats.