This Week on Capitol Hill

On the newest edition of THIS WEEK ON THE HILL ,  host Tony Perkins interviews Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) chairman of the House Select Committee on Coronavirus to update the committee’s findings released this week and why doctors and scientists who have their own political agenda were allowed to direct public health policy during the pandemic. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti wei...

With Congress out for the Thanksgiving break, this is a replay of last week's episode. Republicans believe the new Trump Administration can’t get here soon enough. House Speaker Mike Johnson says unlike the current Administration, President Trump will be a strong ally to Israel and refuse to act on the International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his forme...

Republicans believe the new Trump Administration can’t get here soon enough.  House Speaker Mike Johnson says unlike the current Administration, President Trump will be a strong ally to Israel and refuse to act on the International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister. Johnson says Matt Gaetz withdrew his name as Donald Trump’s pick f...

After massive wins in the 2024 elections, Congressional Republicans are eager to dive right in and make a difference in 2025. Congresswoman  Lisa McClain , the newly elected Chair of the House Republican Conference, says border security, the economy, and global peace and stability are the top issues on the GOP agenda. John Hart , CEO of the non-profit government transparency group Open the Books,...

In the wake of Tuesday’s GOP sweep in the 2024 elections, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson pulls back the curtain on President Trump’s victory party in Palm Beach…zeroes-in on Congress’s first 100 days during the new administration…and warns America’s adversaries that “they need to retreat” during the transitional weeks ahead.  Mark Mitchell —chief pollster at Rasmussen Reports—looks at why the Leg...

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson joins us on-the-road in Upstate New York during his final push in the 2024 campaign for GOP House candidates. Johnson blasts Democrat fundraising site “ACT BLUE” as a money-laundering scheme to conceal international donations from Russia, Iran and North Korea by listing  names of ordinary Americans as “donors” without their knowledge; Johnson also warns that Christi...

In this week’s episode, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson warns that Kamala Harris cannot be made Commander-In- Chief of America’s armed forces at this most dangerous moment in world history; he also blasts the Vice President’s call for ending the Filibuster in the U.S. Senate as further proof that “she is uniquely unqualified to become President of the United States.” Dr. Victoria Coates, vice pres...

As the 2024 campaign nears its conclusion, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar at the hands  the IDF a “game changer”in the Middle East conflicts; Johnson—who has done 231 events across 40 states campaigning to retain Republican control of the House—also updates listeners on the November 5th outlook. Former Former U.S. Ambassador David Friedman joins us fro...

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) acknowledges public complaints about FEMA’s anemic response to this week’s Hurricane Milton in Florida as well as communities still suffering in the wake of Hurricane Helene; Johnson applauds work by private sources and Christian nonprofits like Samaritan’s Purse , and suggests Democrats will pay a price for FEMA in next month’s elections. Franklin Graham , p...

On this special edition—originating from the annual Pray/Vote/Stand Summit in Washington D.C.—U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) challenges FEMA’s claim it has insufficient funds to respond to Hurricane Helene … noting Congress just last week authorized an additional $20-Billion for FEMA. Speaker Johnson also lauds GOP Vice Presidential  candidate JD Vance for winning a “3-on-1 debate” with Ti...

In this episode, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) blasts Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky for flying to Pennsylvania for a “campaign-style appearance” with Democrats running for the Senate and House …and zeroed-in on Zelensky’s meeting Friday with former President Donald J. Trump. The Speaker also reports on findings of the bipartisan House committee looking into Trump’s shooting in Butl...

On this week’s program, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) reveals his plans to keep the federal government fully funded beyond September 30th, and previews the House GOP’s economic plans for the first 100 days of the next administration. Also, as tensions ratchet-up in the Middle East, we’ll get reaction from former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman . Former U.S. Secretary of State Mik...

With the Presidential election less than two months away, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) warns the SAVE Act is needed to stop illegals from voting in federal elections, so he’s attaching it to a Continuing Resolution needed to keep the government open; he also recaps this week’s Trump/Harris debate, praising President Trump for his action during a “3-on-1” battle with ABC News repeatedly r...

This week, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) joins us from Italy —his first foreign trip as Speaker—where he’s meeting counterparts from the G-7 nations for confabs on security and economic security; Johnson charges that America’s role on the world stage has been undermined by the Harris/Biden administration which “has appeased, apologized, and accommodated America’s enemies.” Congressman Kei...

This week, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) updates us on the House investigation into the assassination attempt on Donald J. Trump’s life…declaring that “ What I’ve seen so far is just an utter amount of incompetence by the Secret Service. It is frightening. ” Also, THIS WEEK host Tony Perkins drills down on the Surgeon General’s advisory that parents face too much stress … which Perkins sa...

On this week’s program, U.S. Congressman James Comer (R-KY) reviews the Democratic National Convention in Chicago as “good theater promoted, as always, by the mainstream media.” Family Research Council Senior Fellow for Education Studies Meg Kilgannon contrasts “reality” with Kamala Harris’s “radical, progressive and Marxist ideas.” Actor/producer Kevin Sorbo recalls Ronald Reagan’s life; Sorbo pl...

On this week’s program, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson previews the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago and contrasts Kamala Harris’s philosophy with GOP House members honeycombing America on behalf of strong values and freedom. Pennsylvania Congressman Scott Perry warns of threats on the international scene that are exacerbated by President Biden’s infirmity. And Gordon Chang sugg...