June 11, 2026
The Washington Stand's Casey Harper reports on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act vote in the U.S. House, a hearing in the Senate over Artificial Intelligence, and what is happening in Iran. Dr. Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for Maryland's 1st District, explains why the House failed to pass the short-term extension of Section 702 of FISA, what to expect next from reconciliation proposals, and comments on President Trump's recent demand to pass the SAVE America Act. Tim Walberg, U.S. Representative for Michigan's 5th District, provides insight into a congressional hearing that covered several important issues surrounding parental rights. Catherine Hanaway, Missouri Attorney General, sheds light on an effort by 14 state attorneys general to press the EPA to investigate whether abortion pill chemicals are contaminating wastewater and drinking water supplies. Suzanne Bowdey, Editorial Director and Senior Writer for The Washington Stand, and Casey Harper look into concerns over the possible contamination of our water supply from abortion pill chemicals, analyze congressional efforts to pass a FISA extension, and discuss New York's new law to redesignate mothers and fathers as gestating and non-gestating parents.
January 15, 2026
On today's program: Casey Harper, Managing Editor for Broadcast at The Washington Stand and Host of the "Outstanding" podcast, reports on President Trump's threat to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota, a Senate hearing on the amount of time children spend looking at video and mobile screens, and the U.N. Security Council's meeting on Iran. Tim Walberg, U.S. Representative for Michigan's 5th District, weighs in on the protests in Minnesota, President Trump's threat to remove federal funding for sanctuary cities, and the role of a federal response to domestic unrest. Jonathan Hessen, Senior Fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, delves into the growing protests in Iran as well as the ongoing violence and Christian persecution in Syria. Travis Weber, FRC's Vice President for Policy & Government Affairs, and Suzanne Bowdey, Editorial Director and Senior Writer at The Washington Stand, discuss the Senate hearing on children's screen time, the status of the annual appropriations bills in Congress, and growing concerns over the Chinese Communist Party's influence over Chinese nationals now living in Kazakhstan.