This Week on Capitol Hill

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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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.

Congressman MARK HARRIS (R-NC) reflects on this week’s Judiciary Committee hearing on dangers of the liberal Southern Poverty Law Center targeting conservatives like the late CHARLIE KIRK and the Family Research Council; Ambassador MIKE HUCKABEE reports from Jerusalem with a prediction that Hamas will soon be disarmed “because President Trump promised it will happen.”

And Tony’s commentary queries the Administration’s conflicting positions on drugs: naming fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction” while moving to lessen penalties for marijuana.

All that and more on This Week on Capitol Hill.

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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 (R-LA) joins us to assure listeners he’ll campaign just as hard to retain the Republican majority in the ’26 Midterms.

Congressman DARIN LaHOOD (R-IL) updates us on dangers involving both Ukraine and China; Daily Caller WH correspondent ELIZABETH MITCHELL previews the week ahead in D.C.; and Tony’s commentary urges listeners to text ACA to 67742 to join a petition stripping abortion funding from any Obamacare revisions.

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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) affirms that President DONALD J. TRUMP is “absolutely acting within his Constitutional duty to protect America from drug boats”.

ERIN HAWLEY, counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, updates us on her appearance before the Supreme Court defending a New Jersey pregnancy center from attacks by the state’s Attorney General...  and TONY PERKINS’ commentary warms that America’s drug scourge is caused by societal and spiritual emptiness.

All that and more on This Week on Capitol Hill, sponsored by CLEAR PATH and AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY.

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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-on-one conversation with U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA) at the Family Research Council’s “Watchmen Pastors Conference” recorded before a live audience at The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. … and Tony’s commentary  focuses on the seven proven benefits of “gratitude” this Thanksgiving Weekend.

All that and more on TWOCH, sponsored by AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY and CLEARPATH.

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 release the Epstein files.

Also: this week’s U.N. Security Council vote supporting President Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza is examined by Dr. DAN DIKER, President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs.

All that plus analysis from PHILIP WEGMANN—White House correspondent for Real Clear Politics.com, and TONY PERKINS’ commentary  “new seeds of evil” being planted by some in the international community which could “yield a dark harvest” for Israel.

All that and more on TWOCH, sponsored by AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY and CLEARPATH. 

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 in 2026.

U.S. Senator LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-SC) provides perspective on the new U.S. relationship with Syria…but how Israel’s borders must remain secure in any new partnerships.

Congressman ANDY HARRIS (R-MD) who is himself a physician explains how fissures exposed during the shutdown could lead to a major overhaul of Obamacare.

And in his commentary, TONY PERKINS says transparency must be the watchword as D.C. wrestles with the Epstein files…noting that in the Watergate scandal, “it wasn’t the crime but the coverup” that infuriated the American public.

All that and more on TWOCH, sponsored by AARP and AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY.

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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 KEVIN CRAMER (R-ND) offers his perspective on ending the filibuster in the Senate, which he contends “is a safeguard which has as protected our country from impulsive legislation over the years.”

Economist and TOWNHALL.com columnist JERRY BOWYER looks at the Supreme Court’s hearing this week on Presidential tariffs, and Newsmax White House correspondent

JAMES ROSEN warns that following Tuesday’s Democrat victories around the nation, “the fissures between parties on Capitol Hill are worse than ever” making a quick end to the shutdown unlikely.

All that plus TONY PERKINS’ commentary on TWOCH, sponsored by AARP and AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY.

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