This Week on Capitol Hill

United Nations Ambassador MICHAEL WALZ outlines how President DONALD J. TRUMP ’s  decisive action on Iran is “drying up the Terrorist Trust Fund that fueled Iran’s terror proxies around the globe” and updates us on internal protests against the regime. U.S. House majority whip  TOM EMMER (R-MN) calls his home state Governor TIM WALZ  “a 21st Century ver...

In the wake of Wednesday’s deadly confrontation with ICE officers in Minneapolis, Daily Wire White House correspondent MARY MARGARET OLOHAN unpacks Trump Administration response to protesters fomenting unrest as they try to impede enforcement of immigration laws;   Congressman SCOTT PERRY (R-PA) unveils how Congress also considers the multi-billion-dollar Minnesota Somali daycare fraud...

As the new year dawns, Tony Perkins is joined by U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA) to unpack challenges facing Congress as it returns this coming week…and the Speaker shares his excitement about our 250th birthday as a nation this year. Former Secretary of State  MIKE POMPEO warns of potential dangers in the Middle East and Ukraine, and looks at the deadly ISIS-inspired attack in...

After hoping listeners and viewers are enjoying the post-Christmas weekend, As prospects for peace in the Middle East are once again front and center, Tony Perkins encores one of 2025’s best editions of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL from Jerusalem. Special guest  U.S. Ambassador MIKE HUCKABEE sat down for an exclusive,  one-on-one interview with topics covering Israel, Iran, and the en...

U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA) unpacks the year-end actions in Congress including GOP plans to lower healthcare costs while expanding choices for Americans. PHILIP WEGMANN , White House correspondent for Real Clear Politics.com also weighs in on President DONALD J TRUMP ’s “warrior dividend” for military members, and what’s on the horizon in D.C. in 2026. Congressma...

Thursday’s rejection of a Congressional redistricting plan advocated by President DONALD J. TRUMP shocked many political observers but  Indiana Lt. Governor MICAH BECKWITH unpacks the vote, saying “We are a Red state, but we don’t have a Red Senate” and says many GOP lawmakers are closer to Mitt Romney than Donald Trump philosophically. U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON&...

U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA) hails Thursday’s  SCOTUS ruling clearing the way for Texas to redraw Congressional districts in advance of 2026 Midterms. JAMES ROSEN —Chief Washington correspondent for NewsMax—offers analysis of Navy Admiral FRANK BRADLEY briefing Congress this week on strikes against NarcoTerrorists in Venezuela. U.S. Senator JOHN CORNYN (R-TX) affir...

On this Thanksgiving Weekend edition, TONY PERKINS welcomes PHILIP WEGMANN , White House correspondent for Real Clear Politics.com to highlight some of the major headlines from the second half of this year. Dr. MARK DAVID HALL , Regent University professor, reflects on Thanksgiving’s meaning from its Pilgrim Roots to its Christian heritage. We’ll revisit  TONY PERKINS ’ one-...

U.S. Senator  TOM COTTON (R-AR)—Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee—unpacks President DONALD J. TRUMP ’s White House visit with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia this week…and how Saudi investments in America will strengthen both nation’s relationships. Congressman STEVE SCALISE (R-LA) goes behind-the-scenes on what prompted the 247-1 House vote to rele...

U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA) joins us from Florida, weighing-in on the end of the government shutdown, which he says accomplished “zero” for Democrats and may be a long-term negative for their party. ELIZABETH MITCHELL —White House correspondent for The Daily Signal—suggests anger over the shutdown might cause Senator CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY) to skip a re-election bid...

Our newest edition features U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA) weighing-in on the continuing federal government shutdown…declaring “ the chasm between the two parties in D.C. has never been starker ” and noting that Marxist ZOHRAN MAMDANI ’s election as 111th mayor of NYC makes him “ the undisputed face of the Democratic Party nationally.” U.S. Senator&nbsp...

On this week’s edition, U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA) sits down with TONY PERKINS at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. urging Americans to “ pray for an end of this bitter partisanship ” which has led to the month-long federal government shutdown; PHILIP WEGMANN , White House correspondent for Real Clear Politics gives his assessment on the standoff, adding &ld...

On this week’s edition, U.S. House Majority Leader  STEVE SCALISE (R-LA) decries the federal government’s Schumer Shutdown heading into its 4th week for no reason other than Democrats “ wanting to demonstrate to their left-wing, nutty base that they’re fighting Donald Trump. ” ELIZABETH MITCHELL , White House correspondent for The Daily Signal , breaks down the l...

On our newest edition, U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON blasts Democrats on Capitol Hill for continuing to block reopening of the federal government—having voted 11 times to keep the shutdown going, inflicting pain on workers, TSA agents, air traffic controllers and our military troops. Also,  Congressman SCOTT PERRY (R-PA) weighs in on Hamas terrorists refusing to comply with the new Pe...

U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON blasts Democrats on Capitol Hill for dragging out the federal government shutdown…and charges Democrats including Senate minority leader CHUCK SCHUMER “ are lying to the American people so they can appease the rising Marxist forces within their party .” Also on this latest edition:   PHILIP WEGMANN , White House correspondent for Real Clear P...

On this latest edition, CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief CHRIS MITCHELL joins us from Jerusalem to report that President DONALD J. TRUMP’s multi-point plan to end Israel’s war with Hamas “is getting high marks from both sides”…and might position Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU for another victory in Israeli elections in March 2026. U.S. Senator RICK SCOTT (R-FL) o...

On this latest edition, TONY PERKINS and U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA) focus on Democratic Party stonewalling and demands for a surge in spending which may lead to a government shutdown; Speaker Johnson also weighs-in on powerful United Nations addresses by President Donald J. TRUMP and Israeli Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU . Russia facing new U.S.-backed forces in Ukraine is highligh...

On this latest edition, TONY PERKINS looks at a possible federal government shutdown at the end of the month; House Majority Leader STEVE SCALISE (R-LA) warns that even with the GOP finalizing a Continuing Resolution, Democrats on the Hill led by Chuck Schumer will try to block the CR “because they oppose anything President Trump wants.” VICTORIA COATES , vice president of The Heritage...

Recorded on-location before a live audience in southern California, TONY PERKINS offers a heartfelt tribute to assassinated Salem Radio Network host CHARLIE KIRK , who was shot on a college campus in Utah this week. U.S. House  Speaker MIKE JOHNSON —who presided over a moment of silence in Kirk’s behalf following the murder—says it was a “very difficult week for Americ...

Daily Signal White House correspondent ELIZABETH MITCHELL says Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer thinks he got “burned” last time staving off a shutdown, so to appease radicals in his party Schumer’s new mission is to avoid doing anything seen as supporting President Donald J. Trump or the GOP; she also updates us on new developments in the Epstein files controversy. Congressm...

Guest host JODY HICE is Senior Fellow at the Family Research Council and served for 8 years as U.S. Representative in Georgia’s 10th Congressional District. Congressman MARLIN STUTZMAN (R-IN, pictured) updates us on momentum building for Congressional redistricting in his state. JEFF MURDOCH , White House reporter for The Washington Times , has the latest developments on this week’s Tr...

Guest host JODY HICE is Senior Fellow at the Family Research Council and served for 8 years as U.S. Representative in Georgia’s 10th Congressional District…making him ideally suited to tackle the Texas and California battles over Congressional redistricting for 2026. Congressman  RANDY WEBER (R-TX) joins us to zero-in on why Texas’s need for new maps differs from “gra...

As President DONALD J. TRUMP vowed during his landslide 2024 campaign, his administration has zeroed-in on violent criminals who rule the streets in D.C.; Assistant Attorney General HARMEET DILLON joins us to map out the tough new war on crime—noting she personally faced TWO attempted muggings while walking near The White House. Former Secretary of State  MIKE POMPEO hopes the Trump/Put...

U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON joins us — while in bumper-to-bumper traffic along the Sea of Galilee — with an update on the latest news from Israel; he condemns Hamas terrorists for stealing food headed into Gaza and re-selling it on the black market. Congressman  ERIC BURLISON has new details on the Oversight Committee’s subpoenas issued in the ongoing Epstein investigati...

U.S. Senator TIM SCOTT joins us to outline how Republicans plan to end Senate Democrats blockade of judicial nominations from President DONALD J. TRUMP ; he also previews his new book “ One Nation Always Under God .” U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON weighs-in on the media deception of hunger in Gaza: he notes Israel has shipped Gazans enough food to feed 2-million people for 2 years but...