Casey Harper, Andy Harris, Ron Johnson, Carlos Duran, Nadine Maenza, David Wurmser

On today’s program: Casey Harper, Managing Editor for Broadcast at The Washington Stand and Host of the “Outstanding” podcast, provides the latest updates on Minnesota’s uprising and President Trump’s trip to Iowa. Dr. Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for Maryland’s 1st District, discusses the conversations taking place between President Trump and Governor Walz, and whether opposition to funding DHS, along with the continued presence of ICE in Minnesota, may affect a government shutdown and midterm elections. Ron Johnson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, on what prompted the U.S. departure from the World Health Organization, what’s next for the WHO, and the status of government funding as Senate Democrats threaten to block Department of Homeland Security funding. Carlos Duran, President of National Hispanic Pastors Alliance, explains how immigration and ICE operations are affecting some innocent families, as shared in a recent NAHPA statement, and critiques the decades of political failure that have led to a point requiring comprehensive immigration reform, which he suggests should balance law, mercy, and accountability. Nadine Maenza, Co-Chair of the International Religious Freedom Roundtable and Former Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, reviews the continued violence in northeast Syria amid an ISIS reemergence and shares what this means for Christians in the region. Dr. David Wurmser, Senior Analyst for Middle East Policy at The Center for Security Policy, observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day, discusses Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s concerns about antisemitism and ongoing peace efforts between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, and considers the involvement of Turkey, the UAE, and Qatar in the Gaza Board of Peace, along with Hamas's demands regarding its members in security forces.