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EPISODE · Jan 30, 2026 · 54 MIN

Casey Harper, Pete Sessions, Cleta Mitchell, Mike Waller, David Closson

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On today’s program: Casey Harper, Managing Editor for Broadcast at The Washington Stand and Host of the “Outstanding” podcast, Managing Editor for Broadcast at The Washington Stand and Host of the “Outstanding” podcast, reports on Capitol Hill negotiations to avoid a government shutdown, President Trump’s Federal Reserve Chair nominee announcement, and the arrest of former CNN anchor Don Lemon following his involvement in the protest disrupting a St. Paul, MN church service. Pete Sessions, U.S. Representative for the 17th District of Texas, shares where Congress stands on the federal government shutdown with respect to funding DHS and FEMA, reacts to President Trump’s Federal Reserve Chair announcement, and the release of more documents from the Epstein files. Cleta Mitchell, Senior Legal Fellow at Conservative Partnership Institute, provides context on the FBI raid of the Fulton County, GA, election headquarters, concerns over Georgia officials who defended their 2020 election actions with election records, and comments that they are prepared for potential charges. Mike Waller, Senior Analyst for Strategy at the Center for Security Policy, explains tactics agitators use to antagonize ICE agents, discusses the funding mechanisms behind protests with suspected ties to the Chinese Communist Party and dark-money sources, and offers ways ICE should handle professional protesters and their complex operations. Dr. David Closson, Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview at FRC, discusses HHS rescinding the pharmacy abortion pill mandate, President Trump’s drug addiction executive order, and the Don Lemon arrest related to church protests.

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