This Week on Capitol Hill

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 Peace Agreement; Louisiana Solicitor General BEN AGUINAGA recaps his argument before the Supreme Court this week seeking an eld to race-based gerrymandering for elections; Newsmax chief Washington correspondent JAMES ROSEN predicts Democrats will likely cave on the...

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 Politics focuses on the upcoming release of all Israeli hostages still held by Hamas, and later wryly suggests President DONALD J. TRUMP might need to dispatch Midde East envoy STEVE WITKOFF to negotiate a settlement with Chuck Schumer who is foot-dr...

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) offers his perspective on whether five more Senate Democrats will break ranks with their leadership to end the federal government shutdown.

JAMES ROSEN, Chief Washington correspondent for NEWSMAX says President Trump is cleverly using the shutdo...

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 highlighted by U.S. Senator LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-S.C.) who calls President Trump’s military moves “a game changer” in the war.

PHILIP WEGMANN, White House correspondent for Real Clear Politics zeroes-in on thei...

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 Foundation, weighs-in on the upcoming “meaningless political theater” at the U.N. when American allies like Australia and France will “recognize” a so-called Palestinian state.”

Real Clear Politics.com’s White House correspondent PH...

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 America and for Congress.”

JACK HIBBS, pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills in southern California, lauded the Turning Point USA founder for “exercising the true spirit of the Constitution” by debating campus opponents…and he discusses...

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.

Congressman NATHANIEL MORAN (R-TX) suggests China, Russia and North Korea and worried about the renewed military strength in America what President Trump has restored. CBN News Middle East bureau chief CHRIS MITCHELL has the latest on removi...

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 Transgender shooter who killed two students at a Catholic school in Minneapolis.

Congressman PAT HARRIGAN (R-N.C.) of the House Armed Services Committee offers perspective on options for post-war Gaza.

And TONY PERKIN...

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 “grandstanding” by California Governor GAVIN NEWSOM.

Newsmax chief White House correspondent JAMES ROSEN will delve into Friday morning’s FBI raid on the home of former U.N. Ambassador JOHN BOLTON.

Brigadier General JOHN TEICHERT breaks...

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/Putin summit will produce a cease fire that holds…but warns the Chinese Communist Party will be “in the room” with Putin…and says Russia’s war on Ukraine mirrors the unprovoked Hamas massacres on October 7th.<...

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 investigation.

GOP candidate for Governor of California STEVE HILTON sounds the alarm over AB 495, a bill in the California Assembly which ultimately threatens parents’ rights nationwide.

Former U.N. Ambassador JOHN BOLTON offers perspective...

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 Hamas terrorists hijack it and sell it on the black market.

Johnson’s concerns are echoed by Evangelist the Rev. JOHNNIE MOORE, Executive Director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation which h...

On this week’s program, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemns the French President’s support for a 2-State solution in the Middle East as outrageous and a reward to the Hamas terrorists.

Former U.S Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback believes Iran is ripe for regime change - not by military force, but by an uprising from its people. He urges the U.S. to lend them moral support in their effort.

House Speaker Mike Johnson calls out Democrat hypocrisy over the Jeffrey Epstein matter. He says Democrats weren’t concerned...

On this week’s program, U.S. Senate Budget Committee chairman LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-S.C.) dives into the “$9-Billion Recission” process which led the Senate and House to slash millions from public broadcasting: “We took money away from NPR which is a left-leaning organization” and promised more Recission packages are in our future.

PHILIP WEGMANN, White House correspondent for Real Clear Politics (pictured) explains why the unreleased Epstein files seem to be resonating with — and concerning — President DONALD J. TRUMP’s base supporters because U.S. Attorney General PAM BONDI “has been overpromising and underdelivering on this controversy.”

On our latest edition, former Congresswoman MICHELE BACHMANN — who also serves on the board of the  International Fellowship of Christians and Jews — tells TONY PERKINS that Israeli Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU is “a modern day Winston Churchill” who was destined to lead his nation at this challenging period in history.

And Dr. MORDECHAI KEDAR of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies discusses the unique concept for potential Middle East peace called “The Emerites Proposal.”

Congressman CHIP ROY (R-TX) reports on latest efforts to provide relief for victims of the historic 4th of July flooding in Texas.

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As the 4th of July weekend kicked off, U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON crafted a winning strategy uniting all factions of the Republican caucus to pull off a stunning victory for President DONALD J. TRUMP’s Big Beautiful Bill.

On this holiday edition of TWOCH, Maryland’s Congressman Dr. ANDY HARRIS, Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, discusses behind the scenes negotiations leading to this smashing Trump victory.

Also this week, U.S. Ambassador to Israel MIKE HUCKABEE previews his visit to D.C. next week with Israeli Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU mapping out a fina...

As weekend votes in the U.S. Senate loom,  U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON joins us with his perspective on what’s ahead for President DONALD J. TRUMP’s Big Beautiful Bill…and weighs-in on America’s bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities…which is also a topic analyzed by PHIL WEGMANN, White House correspondent for Real Clear Politics.

Former U.N. Ambassador JOHN BOLTON calls last weekend’s attacks “the right thing and long overdue,” and he believes China and Russia are carefully analyzing United States military power in the wake of the bombings.

U.S. Senator STEVE...

Middle East expert JOEL ROSENBERG — publisher of ALL ISRAEL NEWS —joins us from Jerusalem with updates on the ongoing missile attacks from Iran; he declares “This is the fight that Benjamin Netanyahu was born for”…applauds President DONALD J. TRUMP’s leadership…and predicts that despite “tough and painful days ahead,” these events will change the Middle East forever.

U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON is in constant contact with President Trump and reminds us that America is the only nation on earth with the capacity to destroy Iran’s nuclear development; he also updates us on how the Big Beautiful...

Speaker of the House MIIKE JOHNSON (R-LA) spent five hours in the Situation Room of the White House with President DONALD J. TRUMP on Thursday evening as Israel launched air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. He takes us inside with perspective on what’s likely to happen next in the Middle East.

Former CIA director and Secretary of State MIKE POMPEO applauds Israel’s Operation Rising Lion for a “level of technical and strategic achievement that is unparalleled in the world.”

South Carolina U.S. Senator LINDSEY GRAHAM warns that if Senate Republicans fail to pass the...

On this edition of This Week on Capitol Hill, Tony Perkins welcomes KELLY WRIGHT, senior White House Correspondent for CBN News to discuss the disturbing personal attacks by ELON MUSK on President DONALD J. TRUMP and the House-passed “Big Beautiful Bill” now before the U.S. Senate.

United States Ambassador to Israel MIKE HUCKABEE decries how “fake news” parroting Hamas talking points here in America likely led to murders of Israeli embassy workers in D.C. and this week’s firebombing of a pro-Israel march in Colorado.

Congressman MIKE McCALL (R-TX) updates us on his trip to the...

U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON joins us on-the-road from California to preview the week ahead as the House and Senate return after the Memorial Day recess…including Senate action on the “One Big Beautiful Bill”; he predicts the process in the Senate will be tough, but “from it will emerge compromises which will provide jet fuel for the American economy by cutting taxes, slashing regulations, and codifying DOGE cuts into law.

Economist STEVEN MOORE weighs-in on President DONALD J. TRUMP being a “master negotiator” who has Moore remaining bullish on the U.S. economy.

Former U.N. A...

U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON joins us to recap House passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that is the cornerstone of PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP’s legislative agenda…how he got various House factions to finally reach consensus … and why the bill lines up with both the Constitution and Biblical principles.

PHIL WEGMANN, White House correspondent for Real Clear Politics.com, offers perspective on what’s ahead as the bill moves to the U.S. Senate.

Congressman SCOTT PERRY (R-PA) who serves in the House Foreign Affairs Committee warns the murders of two Israeli Embass...

U.S. House Majority Leader STEVE SCALISE (R-LA) joins us with the latest developments on the “Big Beautiful Bill” codifying President DONALD J. TRUMP’s  legislative priorities; all 11 House committees have completed their work, and Scalise says details are being hammered-out on items such as “No Tax on Tips,” more funding for border security and other key provision to craft a coalition of 218 votes within the GOP since no Democrat will support it.

DANIEL COHEN, Jerusalem-based News Director of Real Life Network, wraps-up coverage of President Trump’s  successful, whirlwind tour of three Arab nations.

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U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA) joins us from Houston, Texas this week with the latest on GOP efforts to craft the “Big Beautiful Bill” codifying President DONALD J. TRUMP’s  legislative priorities; he also notes how in only 100 days, President Trump has “slowed the growth of our national debt by 92%.”  The Speaker adds that 8 of the 11 House committees have tackled issues with the bill despite Democrats “refusing to move one inch toward cooperation.”

U.S. Senator LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-S.C.) warns of the need to stop—not just slow—Iran’s progress toward gaining a nuclear weapon…somethin...

As prospects for peace in the Middle East are once again front and center, Tony Perkins originates our newest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL from Jerusalem. Special guest U.S. Ambassador MIKE HUCKABEE sits 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 outlines the “dizzying pace on Capitol Hill as we try to keep up with President Trump” and this week’s Supreme Court case dealing wit...

U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON zeroes-in on President DONALD J. TRUMP’s first 100 days of his term as our 47th President…noting that from regaining control of our Southern border to creating a blueprint for slashing waste/fraud/abuse in Washington, the President’s first 100 days can best be summed up in four words: “Promises Made, Promises Kept.”

STEVE HILTON—author of ‘Califailure’ and newly- minted GOP candidate for Governor of California, says political realignment on the West Coast makes his campaign “challenging but not impossible.”

COLTEN STANSBERRY—Counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty—offe...

U.S. Senator JOHN KENNEDY (R-LA) offers his best wishes for Easter 2025, and also outlines why President DONALD J. TRUMP is justified in calling for an end to taxpayer subsidies of PBS and National Public Radio; he also weighs in on cutting off federal funds for Harvard University whose ideology he suggests “teaches people on campus how to hurt Jewish students.”

House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON charges Democrats are “outright lying”  about Social Security and Medicare to scare voters, but adds that will not deter him from powering the Trump budget reconciliation measure to a vote before Memorial Day.

Capping a wild week in in Washington and on Wall Street, U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON joins us—live from his car as he honeycombs Texas on a fundraising tour—with the road ahead for House/Senate budget negotiations on the just-passed resolution supporting PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP’s 2017 tax cuts being made permanent as well as trimming the federal deficit.

Asian expert GORDON CHANG offers his perspective on why America holds all the winning cards in the current tariff war with China and predicts “President Trump will never be intimidated by the Chinese government.”

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U.S. Senator MIKE ROUNDS (R-SD) recaps COREY BOOKER’s marathon filibuster this week, contending that Senate Democrats are grasping at straws trying to find a message to counter PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP’s successes.

Economist DAVID BAHNSEN also joins us to drill down on tariffs; he believes “having a more Christian understanding of the economy will help Americans realize that God created us to produce things.”

House GOP Conference chair LISA McCLAIN (R-MI) focuses on the failed stunt to get so- called Proxy Voting in the house for mothers of newborns; she advocates “concentrating on President...

Congressman BRANDON GILL (R-TX) recaps the explosive hearings this week on government funding of Public Broadcasting; he contends “NPR hates Christians, hates America, and especially hates being held to account by Congress for their obvious bias.”

U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON updates the new House/Senate budget cooperation on what he predicts will be “one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in American history.”

Congressman DARIN LaHOOD (R-IL)—a member of the House select Committee on Intelligence—reveals the “actual national security threats America faces from China, Iran and North Korea” vs. the “sideshow” Americans...

On this week’s edition, U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON updates us on the sense of excitement he’s picking up as he honeycombs the nation as President DONALD J. TRUMP’s policies are taking hold in America.

Also, Congressman BURGESS OWENS (R-UT) applauds the decision to close down the U.S. Department of Education, adding: “It is time to get the bureaucrats out of education…parents know better.”

And Congressman PAT HARRIGAN—a member of the House Armed Services Committee—says Iran must not ever gain nuclear weapons, adding: “If we can’t stop them diplomatic...

On this week’s edition, U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON updates us on the pending victory of Republicans on the Continuing Resolution and budget reconciliation process…as well as President DONALD J. TRUMP’s efforts to stamp out anti-Semitism on college campuses in America.  Johnson’s message to foreign students: “Take the molotov cocktails out of your hands or go back to where you came from.”

Also, economist STEPHEN D. MOORE drills down on the Trump administration’s policies which he says are “levelling the playing field” with other nations like China and India.

U.S. Senator KEVIN CR...

On this week’s edition — originating from Jerusalem — TONY PERKINS welcomes DAVID MENCER, spokesman for  Israeli Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU for a discussion of options for crushing Hamas terrorists once and for all; Mercer says “We are facing pure evil. We will put it down and we will be successful.”

Israeli Knesset member AMIT HALEVI regrets that Bibi Netanyahu must spend so much time in legal battles within Israel rather that devoting 100% of his time to defeating Hamas and Iran.

4th-term Congressman BRIAN MAST (R-FL) offers in-depth analysis of President DONALD TRUMP’s address to Congress.

On this week’s edition, U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON updates us on how unified government—with the GOP controlling the White House, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House—shows there is “no daylight” between the Trump agenda and lawmakers on Capitol Hill working to make America great again; he also outlines how rare earth minerals being excavated in Ukraine may help repay America for billions spent on Ukraine’s defense.

Former Secretary of State MIKE POMPEO suggests that this is the right time for Israel to crush Hamas once and for all…and possibly to...

On our newest edition, U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON offers the very latest details on the House and Senate seeking common ground on federal budget reconciliation …w ith the top priority being  to save President DONALD J. TRUMP’s 2017 tax cuts from expiring at the end of this year.

U.S. Senator JAMES LANKFORD (R-OK) has the Senate’s perspective on how Congress can join forces with ELON MUSK’s Department of Government Efficiency to reinforce the multi-billion-dollar cuts in wasteful spending DOGE has unearthed so far.

SIMCHA ROTHMAN—a member of the Israeli Knessett—rep...

PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP has warned Hamas that if all Israeli and American hostages are not released by 12 Noon this Saturday 2/15, “All Hell will break out” for that terrorist organization. Our latest program will air as the President’s deadline approaches, and former U.S. Ambassador to Israel DAVID FRIEDMAN will look at what he calls “Hamas’ last chance to avoid obliteration.”

U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON heads into the weekend outlining promising signs for House/Senate budget reconciliation prospects on Capitol Hill.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman JIM JORDAN (R-OH)—pictured above—zeroes in on actions to dism...

Wrapping up a mind-boggling week in Washington, U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON updates the latest on budget reconciliation talks…his support of President DONALD TRUMP’s new campaign to stamp out anti-Christian bias in America…and his visit with Israeli Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU at the Capitol.

Former FBI agent JONATHAN GILLIAM issues a warning that liberals are already plotting their political return.

Congresswoman CLAUDIA TENNEY(R-NY) explains why Congress must continue battling wasteful spending.

And TONY PERKINS’s commentary calls for an immediate ban on mail-order abortion pills due to serious risks to wo...

U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA) weighs-in on the tragic plane/helicopter collision over Washington Reagan Airport that killed all aboard; Speaker Johnson says suggestions that the airport be permanently closed are “absurd” and declares his confidence in PRESIDENT TRUMP and new Cabinet members like Transportation Secretary SEAN DUFFY being “vocal and assertive in their approach to making all air traffic safer.”

Also, retired Brigadier General JOHN TEICHERT joins us to explain how and why military missions are flown close to Reagan Airport; Congressman SCOTT PERRY (R-PA)—a member of the House Transportation Committee—promises to “get out the tru...

New this weekend: host Tony Perkins delivers a sizzling, compelling interview with JAKE LANG…one of over 1500 January 6th prisoners just released by PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’s Executive Order; Lang—who did not set foot inside the Capitol on January 6th—was held without trial for 4 years and 6 days.

Also, U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA) offers reaction to President Trump being dressed down by an Episcopal bishop at the National Cathedral…and updates us on House & Senate passage of the Laken Riley ACT as well as other legislation on Capitol Hill.

Congressman DARIN LaHOOD (R-IL...

On our latest edition, U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA) previews Monday’s Inauguration of Donald J. Trump as our 47th President which—Johnson says—will usher in a “new Golden Age of legislation” on Capitol Hill; he also addresses why he replaced Conressman Mike Turner as Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.

Alabama U.S. Senator KATIE BRITT recaps PAM BONDI’s confirmation hearing as the next Attorney General and highlights the Laken Riley Act, now passed by the U.S. House and on-track in the U.S. Senate.

And Israeli Knessett member OHAD TAL  expl...