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William J. Federer is a nationally known speaker, historian, author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc. He's the speaker on The American Minute daily broadcast. He has authored numerous books including, America's God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations, Who is the King in America? Socialism: The Real History from Plato to the Present, Silence Equals Consent: The Sin of Omission and multiple oth...

We need to be understanding of the times in which we live. Here are a few of the headlines from today's program: - Bus crash near Pentagon injures 23, including 10 Defense personnel - Iran says it has seized two ships in Strait of Hormuz after U.S. extends ceasefire - Trump orders Navy to 'shoot and kill any boat' laying mines - IRGC pushes Iran Parliament Speaker to leave ceasefire negotiation te...

Robert Knight is a former Los Angeles Times news editor and columnist for the Washington Times as well as other publications. Robert has had senior positions in a number of pro-family organizations. On Monday, Ken Cuccinelli, the national chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative, was the guest on Crosstalk. He warned about the Virginia vote that was to take place on Tuesday pertaining to a...

Without question there is much turmoil across our nation and around the world. The continued conflict in the Middle East shows no sign of relenting. War with Iran and its surrogates continues. Russia's invasion into Ukraine and the continued war has been going on more than 4 years. China has just sent warships to the Western Pacific for war drills as tensions with Japan are rising. Political divis...

Dr. Richard Schmidt is Pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church and founder of Prophecy Focus Ministries. He is the speaker on the weekly TV program Prophecy Focus and the radio broadcast Prophecy Unfolding. He spent 32 years in law enforcement until his retirement. Dr. Schmidt has authored several books including Are You Going to a Better Place?, Daniel's Gap Paul's Mystery, Tribulation to Triumph: T...

Ken Cuccinelli is the national chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative. He previously was the acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Yesterday morning, Harmeet Dhillon, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice, said that federal officials discovered tens of thousands of dead people and non-citizens on voter rolls. At the present t...

Here's your opportunity to get caught up on what's happening in the news. Hear it all, including any pertinent audio clips as well, on this edition of Crosstalk. --President Trump announced today that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open although the naval blockade against Iran remains in full force. --A major diplomatic push is underway to ease tensions in the Middle East, as President Trump announ...

Being a mom means feeling like you're on top of the world at times. At other times there are challenges, struggles and even heartaches. In the end, the responsibilities and cares of a mother never cease. The circumstances of each mom are different and unique, but God's grace is available to all. So as an encouragement to moms, Crosstalk interviewed Rhonda Stoppe. Rhonda is a speaker and author of...

Iran continues to hold fast to their nuclear aspirations while at the same time a U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is also in place. However, other factors play into this situation. That's why Crosstalk brought back Shahram Hadian to help listeners fully understand the dynamics surrounding events in and around Iran. Shahram is the founder of Truth in Love Ministry. He's a Christian pastor and...

William F. Jasper is an investigative reporter and senior editor at The New American Magazine. He's an author, journalist and commentator. For more than three decades he served as an accredited correspondent at the United Nations in New York and U.N. summits around the world. Wrapping up yesterday in Washington, D.C., was the 72nd Bilderberg meeting, a four-day private event bringing together a wh...

Have you been keeping up with the news cycle? If not, you can count on Crosstalk and the News Round-Up & Comment broadcast. Here's a selection of stories that Jim presented from the first quarter hour: --Jim reported on the historic rescue of a missing weapons system officer on Resurrection Sunday in Iran after he ejected from his aircraft on Good Friday. Jim provided audio from the Secretary of W...

Leah Amico is a three-time Olympic Gold Medalist with the USA Softball Team earning gold in 1996, 2000 and 2004. She is also a two-time World Champion, a three-time NCAA National Champion at the University of Arizona, and a National Softball Hall of Fame Inductee in 2009. Despite all this, her greatest victory happened outside of her sport. Her story isn't just about gold medals…it's about Jesus C...

Usama Dakdok is the founder of the Straight Way of Grace Ministry. He is the speaker on Revealing the Truth About Islam. He is founder of The Straight Way of Grace Ministry. The deadline has passed for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on bridges and their power plants. Eventually, President Trump decided to hold off on the barrage of attacks as he agreed to a two week cease-fire p...

The Department of Homeland Security is still without funding. While the Republican majority is in favor of the funding, their efforts are being stymied by Democratic leadership in the Senate who's refusing to allow such legislation to advance. Despite the lack of funding, the DHS continues to report on apprehensions. You'd think that the nation would respond in gratitude for these efforts to rid t...

Frank Gaffney is president of the Institute for the American Future, president & CEO of Save the Persecuted Christians, Vice Chairman for Committee on the Present Danger: China. He is speaker on the Secure Freedom Minute. Islam has a plan and according to William Federer, who appeared recently on Crosstalk, the steps are: immigrate, increase and eliminate. As former Muslim Shahram Hadian has indic...

Due to a holiday special tomorrow, Jim presented this Thursday edition of the "Round Up." Stories included: --Attorney General Pam Bondi has been fired by President Trump. --President Trump made a prime time address to the nation last evening to talk about the Iran war, describing combat operations as nearly complete. --President Trump has shifted responsibility for opening the Strait of Hormuz to...

Mat Staver is founder & chairman of Liberty Counsel. Mat is a constitutional attorney with three landmark cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. He's an author and the host of the radio broadcasts Faith & Freedom, Freedom's Call and the TV broadcast, Freedom Alive. Jim had Mat comment on the following cases, pertinent to your religious freedom: In an 8-1 decision in the case of Chiles v. Salazar, th...

Andy Ferrier is a Representative of the Midwest Messianic Center. He is burdened with reaching Jewish people with the good news that Jesus (Yeshua) is the Jewish Messiah. Andy served on the staff of a small Christian College in Israel while living and working on a kibbutz, an Israeli farm. He previously served 25 years with the Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry. This week marks the beginning of th...

Here's a look at some headlines from the first 20 minutes of this "Round-Up" broadcast. Later on, listeners were given the opportunity to share their thoughts: --At 2:19am Eastern Time this morning, before adjourning for a 2 week recess, the U.S. Senate passed a bill approving Department of Homeland Security funds to pay TSA agents, but it excludes money for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcemen...

William J. Federer is a nationally known speaker, historian, author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc., He's the speaker on The American Minute daily broadcast. He has authored numerous books. Australia, England, France, Germany and other countries have come under the heavy influence of Islam. Sadly, we're seeing a similar pattern play out here in America. We've been warned about this, but more o...

John Summerville is Director of Radio Partnerships with TWR. John joined TWR in 1988 and has both traveled across our nation and to 30 countries worldwide to share what God is accomplishing through TWR. They are reaching the world for Christ by mass media so that lasting fruit is produced. Here in America we're blessed with bountiful access to resources that proclaim God's Word. Last year there we...

E. Ray Moore is founder and president of the Board of Exodus Mandate, a project of Frontline Ministries which focuses on prayer, revival and Christian Education. He is a retired Army Reserve Chaplain retiring as Lt. Colonel in 1999 and was awarded the Bronze Star for service in Gulf War I. He is author of the book, Let my Children Go. He has also co-authored with his wife, The Promise of Jonadab:...

Dr. Les Ollila is founder and director of Building Great Leaders. As a regular conference speaker, his ministry provides instruction, encouragement and resources for Christian leaders. He's a former pastor, staff evangelist, and former president of the former Northland Baptist Bible College. In addition to his Building Great Leaders ministry, he is campus chaplain at Faith Baptist Bible College an...

With the official arrival of calendar "Spring" there was no shortage of important news stories to share on Friday News Round Up! US Military Sinks More Than 120 Iranian Naval Vessels during Operation Epic Fury Several Nations Help US Guard the Strait of Hormuz Iran Secretary Who Threatened to Kill Donald Trump Killed in Israeli Strike US F-35 Makes Emergency Landing (Iran Claims Shootdown) Iran Ta...

Dr. Alton Beal is executive director of DC Gospel Outreach. He is also an evangelist and is President of Ambassador Baptist College. Dr. Beal appeared on Crosstalk to discuss his plan to reach people in our nation's capital with the Gospel as our country celebrates its 250th birthday. Find out how this initiative was birthed as well as his multi-pronged approach to execute this. It includes isolat...