This Week on Capitol Hill

As the U.S. House adjourned until after the Midterms on November 3rd, Speaker MIKE JOHNSON calls this session “the most productive since at least 1949” having passed over 900 bills. Texas Congressman MICHAEL McCAUL—Chairman Emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee—joins us to highlight passage of the Lindsey Graham Sanctions Act which allows President DONALD J. TRUMP to impose tariffs of up to 100% on the top five purchasers of Russian oil or natural gas. As the debate over Federal Reserve interest hikes rages on, conservative economist DAVID BAHNSEN warns that even proposing $5,000 checks to every American could “give a permission slip to the Left to start handing out money to its favored groups.” TIM RICE of The Daily Wire recaps the controversy over AI and what pathway could lead to common ground and guardrails for that exploding technology. And TONY PERKINS applauds U.S. Senator JOSH HAWLEY’s just-issued Declaration for Life, noting that Life itself is the most foundational of the unalienable rights granted Americans in the Declaration of Independence. All this—and more—coming up on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins, sponsored by AARP.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We look back 25 years to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 with personal remembrances from Newsmax chief Washington correspondent JAMES ROSEN along with a look at lessons America learned on that tragic day. TONY PERKINS offers a commentary on how the 9/11 attacks “were acts of premeditated evil by followers of an ideology that hates what America was founded upon. Congresswoman ERIN HOUCHIN (R-IN) reports from Dallas—site of the RNC’s first Midterm Convention—on the enthusiasm powering attendees to win the November 3rd Midterms. Congressman SCOTT PERRY (R-PA) offers the latest on the Iran war…and bemoans how “biased media blame America, not Iran” for the conflict; he adds that “we could use some honest reporting on the threat of a “nuclear” Iran. And Louisiana Attorney General LIZ MURRILL gives details on how the abortion-pill industry is operating on a Biden-era “superhighway” sending abortion pills by mail into pro-life states like hers in violation of state laws. All this—and more—coming up on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins, sponsored by AARP.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA) recaps this week’s votes in which House Democrats refused to condemn Socialism and refused to codify the Supreme Court justices should remain at a total of 9. House Judiciary Committee chairman JIM JORDAN (R-OH) says much more oversight is needed to prevent activist groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center from harassing conservative & Christian organizations and falsely labeling them as “hate groups.” U. S. Senator BILL CASSIDY (R-LA) warns abortion-pill manufacturers continue to defy FDA regulations on mail-order abortion drugs being issued without doctor supervisions. CHRISTIAN DATOC, White House correspondent for The Washington Examiner, looks at the latest on the U.S./Iran conflict. And TONY PERKINS offers a commentary commentary on how the younger generation of voters in America apparently have no knowledge of the “Iron Curtain” or why Socialism inevitably leads to repression and censoring information. All this—and more—coming up on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins, sponsored by AARP.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live from the campaign trail in Austin, Texas…U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON updates the latest Midterms news including new developments in the battle over mail-in ballots and more radicals winning primary elections even in red states like Oklahoma; he deems the trend dangerous and calls on conservatives to turn out and stand up for America on November 3rd. ELIZABETH MITCHELL, White House correspondent for The Daily Signal, says President DONALD J. TRUMP really flexed his political muscle on behalf of his endorsed candidates in South Carolina and Oklahoma…and zeroes-in on U.S./Canada trade tensions. Joining us from Kyiv, PAVLO UNGURYAN—former Ukraine parliament member—recaps this week’s national prayer breakfast there and the latest military strikes on the capital by Russia. Congressman RICK CRAWFORD (R-AR), chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, looks at the June 2028 trial date set for 9/11 terrorist Khalid Sheik Mohammad; “It has taken 25 years, but at long last he will face his day in court”; Chairman Crawford also warns of the need to shore up “weaknesses, gaps and vulnerabilities” in our intelligence community to ensure that another 9/11 cannot happen. And TONY PERKINS (just back from a trip to Ukraine) declares in his commentary that as Christians we must pray for Ukraine, where our brothers and sisters in Christ are targeted by Russia for torture and death. All this—and more—coming up on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins, sponsored by AARP.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. Senator KATIE BRITT (R-Alabama) joins us with warnings that pro-abortion groups want to muzzle Free Speech rights of pro-lifers…and zeroes in on Massachusetts newly enacted law allowing abortion right up moment of birth, which she deems “despicable & disgusting.” U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA)—joining us from the campaign trail in New York City this week—looks at this past Tuesday’s primaries including an ultra-radical DSA member winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Florida; he predicts a “crossroads Midterm election for America” this November. U.S. Ambassador to Israel MIKE HUCKABEE in Jerusalem raises new security concerns for Israel as tensions between Turkey and Syria bubble over. JAMES ROSEN, chief Washington correspondent for Newsmax, predicts that internal battles within the Democratic Party will make their dream of retaking the Senate in November more daunting that originally hoped. And TONY PERKINS delivers a commentary focusing on unresolved issues—including high gas prices and the ongoing war with Iran—which could pose real dangers for the GOP heading into November 3rd. All this—and more—coming up on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins, sponsored by AARP. http://aarp.org  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.