This Week on Capitol Hill

This week’s GOP primary wins in Indiana, Ohio and elsewhere prompt House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA) to predict Republicans will “defy history” in this November’s Midterm elections; he also cautions listeners not to put stock in the mainstream media “who root against our leadership every single day.” 

Former U,N. Ambassador JOHN BOLTON  joins us to offer analysis of how President DONALD J. TRUMP has decimated Tehran’s leadership to the point they cannot even “form a coherent negotiating team.”  

Washington Stand managing editor CASEY HARPER  weighs in on good news/bad news for Republicans in this week’s primaries…including a softening of support among Hispanic and pro-life voters; he also suggests that gas prices at-the-pump will need to be lowered of Republicans want to improve their electoral prospects.

And TONY PERKINS’ commentary calls on the Supreme Court and state officials to make a more urgent priority of protecting the unborn in America. That and much more coming up on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins, sponsored by AARP.

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The 6-3 SCOTUS ruling declaring racially-drawn Congressional  districts unconstitutional has U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA) seeing a “game changer” in this Fall’s elections; he also looks back at the White House Correspondents dinner which he attended last week, and was evacuated by Capitol Hill police and Secret Service after Saturday’s shooting incident.

Former Secretary of State MIKE POMPEO joins us to offer a chilling analysis of how there are “no moderates left” in Iran and the challenges facing President DONALD J. TRUMP as he seeks to end the current war.

Newsmax chief Washington correspondent JAMES ROSEN weighs in on FISA reauthorization prospects and how the coarsening of political dialogue in Washington is hampering efforts to actually govern America.

And Admiral BRIAN CHRISTINE—Assistant Secretary for Health at HHS—pulls back the curtain on anti-faith and anti-Christian bias during the Biden Administration.

That and much more coming up on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins, sponsored by AARP.

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Setting the stage for a big Democratic Party defeat next week, U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA) previews passage early next week of funding which has been blocked by Democrats; he also updates efforts to reauthorize FISA.

Congressman MICHAEL McCAUL (R-TX), former chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, offers perspective on the not-yet-resolved war with Iran: “When you kick a hornet’s nest, the nest is down but the hornets swarm and sting others.”

Associate Deputy Attorney General AAKASK SINGH delves into the DOJ’s indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center and funds it spent to smear Christian organizations by falsely labeling them “hate groups.”

CASEY HARPER of The Washington Stand recaps top news stories which broke during the week… and TONY PERKINS’ commentary reminds us why—despite secular actions in Washington and elsewhere—“America still needs help from God above.”

All coming up on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins, sponsored by AARP.

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Taped before a live audience at First Baptist Church in Midland, Texas as part of the Faith, Family and Freedom Tour, U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA) previews the “skinny reconciliation” which passed the Senate and which the House will enact next week to fund Customs & Border Patrol and ICE; the Speaker charges Democrats are “endangering Americans” by continuing the longest shutdown in government history just to score political points.

Congressman SCOTT PERRY (R-PA) — a member of the House Intelligence Committee — says President DONALD J. TRUMP is “remaking the Middle East” as he deals with Iran, Israel and Lebanon.

Congressman CHIP ROY (R-TX) plans hearings on insuring protections of pro-life Americans in the wake of newly-revealed Biden Administration abuses.

Then, Pastor DARREN WOODS of FBC/Midland offers theological perspective on the importance of political and church leaders remaining independent of each other … and refers to the so-called Trump/Jesus meme as “an unforced error” by the President … and TONY PERKINS’ echoes that churches must remain “active in but independent of” political policy.

All coming up on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins, sponsored by AARP.

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On our latest edition, U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON looks ahead to reopening DHS via a Senate/House “reconciliation” procedure…and notes the Democrats will try to advance a pointless restriction on President DONALD J. TRUMP’s ability to conduct military action in Iran.

Meantime, JAMES ROSEN—Chief Washington correspondent for Newsmax—zeroes in on Vice President JD VANCE arriving in Islamabad, Pakistan to lead negotiations with Iran, saying “there’s a tough road ahead;” Rosen also addresses the staggering jump in gas and grocery prices which are concerning voters as the Midterms approach. 

Dr. MICHAEL RUBIN, director of policy analysis at the Middle East Forum, calls Iran negotiations “Vice President Vance’s opportunity to show he has what it takes to lead the free world.”

Dr. MARK DAVID HALL of Regent University outlines the role Christian faith played in founding America 250 years ago, and TONY PERKINS’ commentary warns that “a day or reckoning is coming” after Pro-Life voters have seen the promise by governmental leaders to protect unborn life go unfulfilled despite overturning Roe v Wade.  

All coming up on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins, sponsored by AARP.

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Tony welcomes U.S. House Majority Leader STEVE SCALISE (R-LA) who analyzes why President DONALD J. TRUMP has destroyed prospects for a “nuclear Iran.”

CASEY HARPER adds his perspective on the Trump address to the nation, and also looks at the Supreme Court’s hearing on “Birthright Citizenship.”

U.S. Senator KEVIN CRAMER (R-ND) weighs in on the importance of President Trump’s actions in Iran, but also focuses on the importance of American energy production.

JIM CAMPBELL — chief legal counsel for Christian legal foundation Alliance Defending Freedom—recaps the solid 8-1 victory in the Supreme Court this week knocking down Colorado’s law muzzling counselors from having discussions with confused minors struggling with gender dysphoria.

And TONY PERKINS’ commentary zeroes-in on Pope Leo XIV’s Scripturally inaccurate suggestion that God “does not hear the prayers of those who make wars.”

All coming up on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins, sponsored by AARP.

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Tony welcomes U.S. House Congressman DARREN LaHOOD who “saw progress” this week on resolving the impasse with Democrats over reopening the Department of Homeland Security but adds “there are still challenges ahead” due to the GOP’s razor-thin margin in the House.

JAMES ROSEN—chief Washington correspondent for NewsMax—predicts the war with Iran and high gas prices at the pump will be factors in GOP primaries heading into the midterms.

Former U.N. Ambassador JOHN BOLTON weighs in on the Iran war, noting that security overseas can mean security at home.

TOM TRADUP of the Salem Radio Network zeroes-in on the role of conservative talk radio in shaping America’s national dialogue.

And TONY PERKINS’ commentary remembers his late father, noting that “America’s future rests not in the hands of Washington but in the hands of fathers” …all coming up on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins, sponsored by AARP.

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Guest host JODY HICE welcomes U.S. House Judiciary Committee chairman JIM JORDAN, who blasts Democrats for keeping DHS shut down—and condemning Americans to long lines at airports—while continuing to keep the partial government shutdown going during our war with Iran.

KEN CUCCINELLI of the Center for Renewing America warns that unvetted Islamic radicals—allowed into America during the Biden administration—will endanger our country for decades to come.

CASEY HARPER of the Washington Stand breaks down the Senate debate over the SAVE America Act and other news from D.C., and Congressman JOHN MOOLENAAR (R-M) explains why it is a positive move by President DONALD J. TRUMP to cancel his upcoming meeting with China’s President XI … all coming up on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins, sponsored by AARP.

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U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON—joining us from California—unpacks this week’s GOP Retreat in Miami and how he and President Trump are mapping ways to “defy history” in the 2026 Midterm elections; Speaker Johnson also warns of the need to stop so-called “Sharia Law” in America and how immigrants must be demanded to assimilate into American culture.

Congressman SCOTT PERRY (R-PA) reacts to twin terrorist attacks in America this week…saying if Islamic radicals are not ferreted out and contained “we’re going to lose our way of life.”

Economist JERRY BOWYER reveals how the “DEI bubble is collapsing” and major corporations are returning to their core mission: doing business rather than molding social policy.

Real Clear Politics.com White House correspondent PHILIP WEGMANN looks at the new Homeland Security leadership, observing that former director Kristi Noem “…flew a bit too close to the sun!”

Plus TONY PERKINS’ commentary applauds President DONALD J. TRUMP for finally dealing with Iran after previous Presidents simply kicked the can down the road…all coming up on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins.

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U.S. House Majority Leader STEVE SCALISE (R-LA) states that “America is safer today” thanks to the leadership of President DONALD J. TRUMP in Operation Epic Fury…and he applauds the increases in domestic oil production. 

Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. YECHIEL LEITER says President Trump “is saving not only the Gulf, Israel and our allies in the region but America itself” with our military operations.

Pollster JOHN ROGERS details the hotly-contested Texas U.S. Senate race and other GOP Primary results this week.

And CASEY HARPER of The Washington Stand broadcast recaps the Bill & Hillary Clinton deposition on the Epstein files and how the Iran conflict is playing in early public opinion.

Plus, TONY PERKINS offers a commentary on victory for parental rights in the Supreme Court this week … coming up on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins.

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U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON breaks down President DONALD J. TRUMP’s “State of the Union” address this week…applauding the Chief Executive’s uplifting message to the nation (and explaining who he chose to not expel Democrats who engaged in disruptive tactics.

Pennsylvania Congressman SCOTT PERRY (R-10th) updates us on nuclear negotiations with Iran and why HILLARY CLINTON played dumb in closed door grilling on the Epstein files.

ELIZABETH MITCHELL of The Daily Signal previews the week ahead in Washington and how the partial shutdown may impact air travelers soon.

Louisiana Solicitor General BEN AGUINAGA outlines how his state—along with Texas and Florida—will continue to battle the FDA’s rules allowing chemical abortion pills to be mailed into pro-life states in violation of laws designed to protect women’s health.

And TONY PERKINS offers a  commentary on how the fight against spiraling abortion rates is the preeminent moral issue facing America … on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins.

On a special edition of our program — taped before a live audience at the National Religious Broadcasters conference in Nashville — U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON offered a preview of this Tuesday’s STATE OF THE UNION Address, warning that some Democrats may boycott the speech, while others may seek to disrupt President DONALD J. TRUMP’s remarks in the House chamber.

Also this week, CBN reporter CHRIS MITCHELL—normally checking in from Jerusalem but joining us live in Nashville—updates the latest on tensions between the United States and Iran.

Former  Congresswoman MICHELLE BACHMAN offers her perspective of threats to Israel and America by Iranian intransigence.

And Congressman JOHN ROSE (R-TN) offers the latest in the battle to stop chemical abortion pills from being mailed indiscriminately across state lines, endangering womens health and breaking laws.  All that and more on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins.

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With Democrats’ rejection of a White House outreach on DHS funding, U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON says TSA Agents, FEMA and other essential services will be needlessly impacted…all for a “political sideshow” since ICE was already fully-funded through 2026 by the Big Beautiful Bill.

SARAH HOLLIDAY of The Washington Standard breaks down news stories including a “trans” person committing another mass shooting, and New York State becoming the 13th state to embrace “the culture of Death” by legalizing Euthanasia.

Dr. MICHAEL RUBIN of the American Enterprise Institute updates us on President DONALD J. TRUMP’s plans to reign-in Iran.

And Congressman Keith Self (R-TX) says his Sharia Free America Caucus is continuing to attract members in the U.S. House. All that plus TONY PERKINS’ commentary on how nations—especially ours—are morally accountable to God…our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins.

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Fresh from twin appearances at the annual National Gathering for Prayer & Repentance and the National Prayer Breakfast, U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON joins us to warn that Democratic Party efforts to block ICE funding could endanger everything from TSA agents at airports to FEMA operations.

NewsMax chief Washington correspondent JAMES ROSEN echoes Speaker Johnson’s concerns, adding: “I don’t know anybody in D.C. who sees an offramp from the current gridlock.”

U.S. Ambassador to Israel MIKE HUCKABEE updates us on the latest efforts to disarm Hamas and to rein in IRAN.

Dr. QUENTIN VAN METER of the American College of Pediatricians applauds the $2-million award a jury gave to a young woman mutilated by ‘gender affirming surgery’ which has suddenly prompted the American Medical Association to abandon advocacy of such dangerous surgeries he says are based purely on ideology, not science

And TONY PERKINS’ commentary focuses on that massive financial settlement on gender-affirming procedures…adding that “Children deserve protection, not experimentation.”

All that and more on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins.

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President DONALD J. TRUMP and  Senate Democrats now appear to have struck a deal to avert yet another federal shutdown this weekend. But U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON says Democratic Party brinkmanship was pointless since Congress already funded ICE and DHS through the end of 2026.

Daily Signal White House correspondent ELIZABETH MITCHELL breaks down the political posturing aimed at winning votes in this Fall’s midterm elections.

U.S. Senator TED BUDD (R-NC) applauds President Trump’s decisive actions regarding Iran and Venezuela… as well as the President’s championing of religious freedom around the globe.

DAVID WASSERMAN, senior editor of the Cook Political Report, zeroes-in on erosion of Hispanic and Asian support of the GOP.

And TONY PERKINS’ commentary focuses on violent unrest in Minneapolis….contending that “When shared moral values among Americans are eroded, force alone cannot restore them.”  All that and more on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins.

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In London this week, U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON made history by becoming the first sitting House Speaker to address the British House of Commons and House of Lords; we’ll share excerpts from his Parliament address and get reaction from the Louisiana Republican himself.

Congressman KEITH SELF (R-TX) applauds President DONALD J. TRUMP’s appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland…noting that Greenland will be an integral part of America’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense.

Louisiana Solicitor General BEN AGUINAGA recaps his state’s recent court defense of legislation requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms.

RealClearPolitics.com White House correspondent PHILIP WEGMANN notes that the Trump Administration is “like a dog with a bone” in rooting-out corruption in the state of Minnesota.

And TONY PERKINS delivers a commentary on how last weekend’s Minnesota church invasion by anti-ice malcontents shows MN. Attorney General KEITH ELLISON needs to take a class on basic protections of Freedom of Religion in America.  All that and more on THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL,

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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 version of Jefferson Davis defying the federal government on enforcement of immigration laws.”

Louisiana Attorney General LIZ MULLIN demands the FDA impose restrictions to stop chemical abortion pills from being mailed into states like hers which restrict access to abortion; she is trying to extradite a California doctor “to face Louisiana justice” for doing so.

NewsMax chief White House correspondent JAMES ROSEN delves into the political polarization which divides Americans on multiple issues.

And TONY PERKINS offers a commentary on  how dangerous chemical abortion pills are flooding America “not in speedboats but in mail trucks.”

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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 scandal “just the tip of the iceberg”

in Blue State fraud; U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA)unveils his 6 reasons why Republicans will see victory in the 2026 Midterms; Arkansas U.S. Senator TOM COTTON says “America is safer” after the capture of dictator Nicolas Maduro because Venezuela had been a staging area for potential terrorist attacks on America.

And TONY PERKINS offers a commentary in how the GOP must prevent the Hyde Amendment being stripped from any 2026 legislation so taxpayers “never end up paying public funds to take unborn lives.” 

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 Australia late last year.

PHILIP WEGMANN—White House correspondent for Real Clear Politics.com—suggests a packed Congressional agenda will kick-off 2026…including a looming January 30th deadline for funding the Federal government. Is another shutdown possible?

And TONY PERKINS’ commentary reminds us why New Year’s resolutions need to be rooted in —and guided by —  Scripture.  All this.…plus much more on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL, releasing at 10AM Eastern Saturday on the Salem News Channel. More here: http://thisweekoncapitolhill.com. 

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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 entire Middle East region; he adds that “President Trump will never, ever allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon.”

U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON outlined the “dizzying pace on Capitol Hill as we try to keep up with President Trump” and this week’s Supreme Court case dealing with Charter Schools in Oklahoma.

CHRIS MITCHELL, Christian Broadcasting Network’s Middle East bureau chief focuses on the contrast of Israel’s total confidence in President Trump vs. when Joe Biden was in office.

And TONY PERKINS’ commentary is a clarion call for “the defense of conscience” by people of faith when the actions of government are at odds with their values.…plus much more on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL, releasing at 10AM Eastern Saturday on the Salem News Channel. More here: http://thisweekoncapitolhill.com 

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