Casey Harper, Marlin Stutzman, A.J. Nolte, Tyler O’Neil, David Closson

On today’s program: Casey Harper, Managing Editor for Broadcast at The Washington Stand and Host of the “Outstanding” podcast, reports on the government shutdown, continued violent protests at ICE facilities, Middle East concerns with Qatar, Hamas, and Israel, and China’s forced labor and human trafficking of Uyghurs. Marlin Stutzman, U.S. Representative for Indiana’s 3rd District, dissects the Democrats’ funding demands that led to the government shutdown and the potential mass layoffs of federal workers as a result. Dr. A.J. Nolte, Director of the Institute for Israel Studies at Regent University, explores the implications of the U.S. brokered peace deal that Hamas has yet to accept and the executive order on Qatar. Tyler O’Neil, Managing Editor of The Daily Signal, covers the breaking news about the FBI’s decision to cut all ties with the Southern Poverty Law Center. David Closson, Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview at FRC, discusses the FDA’s approval of a generic abortion drug, growing human trafficking concerns, and the shrinking trust of the public in the media.