This Week on Capitol Hill

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. More here: http://thisweekoncapitolhill.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. More here: http://thisweekoncapitolhill.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. More here: http://thisweekoncapitolhill.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. More here: http://thisweekoncapitolhill.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. More here: http://thisweekoncapitolhill.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. More here: http://thisweekoncapitolhill.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. More here: http://thisweekoncapitollhill.com   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. More here: http://thisweekoncapitolhill.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. More here: http://thisweekoncapitolhill.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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, More here: http://thisweekoncapitolhill.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.” More here: https://thisweekoncapitolhill.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.  Sponsored by: Americans for Prosperity Clear Path See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Sponsored by: Americans for Prosperity Clear Path Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.