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Today, Washington Watch explores the Ohio and Indiana primaries, the impact of a SCOTUS decision on congressional redistricting ahead of midterm elections, recent Iranian attacks and the War Powers Resolution amid Project Freedom, how Fairfax County, Virginia, is violating parental rights and federal law, the Happiness Report, and the ideological failures of transgenderism.
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Today, Washington Watch explores the Ohio and Indiana primaries, the impact of a SCOTUS decision on congressional redistricting ahead of midterm elections, recent Iranian attacks and the War Powers Resolution amid Project Freedom, how Fairfax County, Virginia, is violating parental rights and federal law, the Happiness Report, and the ideological failures of transgenderism. ...more Show the full description Show less Today, Washington Watch explores the Ohio and Indiana primaries, the impact of a SCOTUS decision on congressional redistricting ahead of midterm elections, recent Iranian attacks and the War Powers Resolution amid Project Freedom, how Fairfax County, Virginia, is violating parental rights and federal law, the Happiness Report, and the ideological failures of transgenderism.
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In this video 0:00 Iran Ceasefire and Project Freedom22:03 Redistricting Battles Shape 2026 Elections32:01 Schools Hide Transgender Policies from Parents44:44 Biblical View on Transgenderism and Happiness
Iran Ceasefire and Project Freedom 0:00 Hello. I'm Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council and host of Washington Watch. Thanks for tuning in. Every day, we offer a biblical perspective on the news as well as insightful interviews with elected0:12 leaders, newsmakers, and culture experts. We have a great program planned for you today, but first, get up to speed on the top headlines with Washington Stan's news brief.0:27 Welcome to the Washington Stan news brief. I'm Casey Harper bringing you today's big stories. The ceasefire in the Iran war is still intact, at least for now. That's according to Pentagon officials at a press conference0:38 this morning. The Pentagon gave an update on Operation Freedom. That's the plan to use American forces to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and keep the Iranians at bay.0:49 American forces won't need to enter Iranian waters or airspace. It's not necessary. We're not looking for a fight. But Iran also cannot be allowed to block innocent countries and their goods from an1:01 international waterway. Iran is the clear aggressor, harassing civilian vessels, threatening mariners from every nation indiscriminately1:13 and weaponizing a critical choke point for its own financial benefit, at least trying to.1:19 Hegset said this operation is only temporary, and he touted that 6 small Iranian ships yesterday were destroyed trying to cause trouble in the strait, all while fending off Iranian missiles fired at navy
1:30 destroyers. Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Cain, said at the press conference that 22000 people are trapped on more than 1500 commercial vessels in the strait. They're all afraid of Iranian attacks.
1:42 That's putting serious strain on the global economy and spiking oil prices. Iran has also continued to fire missiles at neighbors like the United Arab Emirates. Here's General Cain.
1:53 Since the ceasefire was announced, Iran has fired at commercial vessels 9 times and seized 2 container ships. And they've attacked US forces more than 10 times, all below the
2:05 threshold of, of restarting, major combat operations at this point. Just yesterday, Iran attacked Oman once in the UAE 3 times, including an attack
2:17 on Fujairah oil terminal, which was successfully defeated. They also launched cruise missiles, drones, small boats at US forces defending commercial shipping in the straits.
2:27 Despite these escalations, the Trump administration says the ceasefire is still in effect. President Trump has also renewed his threats against Iran, saying make a deal or face more attacks. 1
2:39 other news, the White House went on lockdown yesterday after a man fired on Secret Service officers near the White House. That man fled but was chased down and shot by law enforcement. The incident occurred when agents
2:51 patrolling the outer perimeter of the White House complex identified a person who Secret Service deputy director Matthew Quinn said was a, quote, suspicious individual that appeared to have a firearm.
3:04 I can tell you that every time. 1, we're patrolling this area in every site we do 24 7, hardcore. Whether or not it was directed to the president or not, I don't know, but we will find out.
3:16 Wasn't recovered? Yes.
3:18 Quinn said the suspect was a juvenile. Law enforcement has been on alert after the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinners Association last month. Well, meanwhile, the Department of
3:30 Justice is demanding answers from hospitals over transgender drugs and surgeries for minors. Last year, president Trump signed an executive order banning trans surgeries for minors. Then last summer, the
3:42 DOJ announced it would subpoena doctors and clinics that were performing transgender procedures on children, calling it child mutilation. Well now a federal judge in Texas has ordered Rhode Island Hospital to
3:53 comply with 1 of those DOJ subpoenas on its gender drugs and surgeries for minors. The DOJ has filed more than 20 similar subpoenas though others have been limited by judges. Well,
4:05 for our last story, another boat strike in the Caribbean. The US military said Monday that it struck a vessel in the Caribbean killing 2 people. They said that the vessel was operated by designated terrorist
4:17 organizations. The latest in a series of controversial strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. You have the US Southern Command said that no US military forces were harmed and that those killed were
4:29 male narco terrorists without more details being offered. Well, that's today's news. I'm Casey Harper. Dive deeper at the Washington stand. And as for us, we're back tomorrow with more stories that
4:41 matter.
4:52 From the heart of our nation's capital in Washington DC, bringing compelling interviews, insightful analysis, taking you beyond the headlines and sound bites into conversations with our nation's leaders and
5:04 newsmakers, all from a biblical world view. Sitting in for Tony is today's host, Jody Heiss.
5:10 The US military is deploying the necessary assets to extend this defensive umbrella over commercial shipping. But there should be no mistake. And as I said this already, this is a defensive operation. I wanna reiterate
5:22 that point. This is important to understand. If no shots are fired at these ships and no shots are fired at us, we're not firing shots. But if we're fired on, we will respond, and we will respond with lethal efficiency.
5:34 Well, that was secretary of state Marco Rubio earlier today addressing the situation with Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Welcome to this Tuesday, May fifth edition of
5:46 Washington Watch. I'm your host, Jody Heights. An honor to be filling the shoes of Tony Perkins today, and thank you for joining us. Alright. Coming up today, Virginia congressman John Maguire will join
5:58 us in just a little while to break down the latest developments out of Iran as the US now closes the chapter on epic fury while embarking
6:10 on project freedom. Plus, just 1 day after Alabama launched a special redistricting session, Tennessee lawmakers are now moving toward, redraw their own
6:22 congressional maps. All this follows last week's major supreme court decision on Louisiana's redistricting, and David Wasserman will be joining us a little bit later with an analysis
6:34 on these changes and how they could potentially shape this year's midterm elections. Also, John, Stonestreet will be joining me. He's from the Colson Center
6:46 for a Christian Worldview. We'll be discussing issues of transgenderism and happiness. So all this and much, much more coming your way straight ahead.
7:03 Redistricting fights are heating up in Alabama and Tennessee, coinciding with primary elections in Ohio and Indiana, where voters will be deciding on congressional maps.
7:15 And joining us now to discuss this and more is Washington stand reporter Casey Harper. Casey, breakdown for us. What do we know?
7:25 Yeah. Thanks, Jody. A lot is going on as you alluded to. First off, Tennessee lawmakers are at the state capitol for a special session where where they're trying to redraw congressional maps to help Republicans get ahead
7:36 of the midterm elections. We're not the only ones. Over in Alabama, lawmakers are considering drawing a map that favors Republicans 7 to 0. And down in Florida, governor Ron DeSantis just signed new congressional
7:47 map into law that could flip 4 seats from Democrat to Republican. Meanwhile, primary elections are now underway in Ohio and Indiana, where voters are gonna make their voices heard on congressional maps
7:59 and election rules. There's actually more more states than that, Jody, but I won't go through all of them.
8:06 Yeah. It's amazing what's going on, and I'm looking forward to diving deeper into this a little bit later in the program, with David Wasserman. Alright, Casey. Let me shift gears with you. In a press conference today,
8:17 the secretary of war Pete Hegseth gave some updates on the conflict with Iran. What's the latest developments happening there?
8:26 Yeah, Jody. I covered this press conference for the Washington stand, and and secretary Hegseth said that the ceasefire with Iran is still in place, which is notable given all the activity. He also said that the US has
8:36 secured a path through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been closed sort of on and off, but generally closed for weeks now. In fact, hundreds of commercial ships are lining
8:50 sank 6 Iranian small boats and intercepted Iranian drones and cruise missiles that were sent to really, stop them from reopening the Strait of Hormuz. And this whole military naval project is called project freedom to
8:58 open the Strait of Hormuz. Now project is called project freedom to open the Strait of Hormuz. Now the US Navy was sent to escort these stranded, tankers through the sea passage, which is now
9:10 just getting underway. In fact, we have a clip from secretary Hegseth at the press conference this morning.
9:16 This is about the straits. This is about freedom of navigation. This is about international waterways. This is about free flow of commerce. All the things that happened before, and only Iran is contesting. So so right
9:27 now, the the ceasefire certainly holds, but, we're gonna be watching very, very closely. Closely.
9:32 Iran is also fired on the United Arab Emirates and is not really making many friends right now. But general Dan Kane, the chairman of the joint chief of staff, said the US forces have been attacked by Iran over 10 times
9:43 since the ceasefire began. But for now, the ceasefire is still in place, Jody.
9:48 Still a very volatile situation. Casey, thank you so much for these updates. I wanna continue this discussion on the US operations in the Middle East. And joining us now by phone to discuss
10:00 this further is congressman John Maguire. He's a member of the House Armed Services Committee. He's also a Navy Seal veteran who did several, deployments to countries around the world
10:12 defending our country. He represents the fifth congressional district of Virginia. Congressman Maguire, welcome back to Washington Watch. Thank you for joining me.
10:23 Yeah. Thanks for having me on the show. Yeah. There's a lot going on in the world, but we've got an incredible leader in the White House, commander in chief, president Donald Trump, Pete Hexa, professional, and we've
10:35 got the secretary of war. We got, general Raisin Kane, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. I mean, these guys are the right people in the right place at the right time, and we're getting results.
10:47 Yeah. It's really a very volatile situation, though. I wanted to bring this up and get your thoughts. Joint chief chairman Dan Cain told reporters today that the recent actions of Iran
10:59 of aggression are below what he said below the threshold of major combat operations. Now in my mind, that means that Tehran, at least in the Trump administration's
11:11 view, has not violated the ceasefire by their actions. What's your take on that?
11:17 Well, I think it's, I think these guys know what they're doing. They know the bigger picture, but it does seem interesting. I think there's been 10 attacks. But I'll leave that to, the commander in chief and the
11:27 secretary of war and, of course, general Kane. They know what they're doing. And like I said, they are like you said earlier, they're starting to get ships lined up to bring them through, and we've gotta get that going
11:38 as soon as possible.
11:41 So tell me your thoughts on Project Freedom. We seem to be transitioning now away from Epic Fury to what's now being referred to as Project Freedom and secretary of state Marco Rubio,
11:53 who I played a clip of just a little while ago, but he reiterated today that the US efforts to reopen the strait is not an offensive operation. I thought he did a good job
12:05 bringing clarification to that. Can you go deeper and explain what what the difference between an offensive and defensive operation might look like?
12:14 Yeah. By the way, I mean, I'm sure we all know. I mean, what is it that Marco Rubio can't handle? I think he's got more job titles than anyone else in this administration, but he's a professional. He's doing a great job.
12:24 And it's more of a we've got it's more of a defensive operation, defend the maritime, fleet, the, ships that are going in from multiple, many different countries to get him through. And they've got
12:36 Apache helicopters, they've got counter drone and of course our destroyers and everything else. But basically it's a defensive mission to reopen the straight permut and get these ships and get these goods and services
12:48 this energy where it needs to get in the world. And they're they I feel confident they're gonna get this done now. Iran, we've taken out their Navy, we've taken out their Air Force, but there's still a threat. I mean,
13:00 they've got missiles hidden in garages and in caves and they're hard to attack. Once they fire them, we identify the launchers and we destroy them. But I think we've knocked out 90 percent of
13:12 their forces. So we've got to be vigilant. We've got to keep an eye on each other. We've got a layered system of short term, midterm, long term, counter drone systems all through the area, but we've got
13:24 the best military in the world.
13:27 I'm not I don't want to just throw a hypothetical out there. And and quite frankly, I don't think this is a hypothetical. I think it is even based on what you just said, a very real possibility.
13:39 But let's suppose Iran does fire on US vessels that who are escorting commercial ships. Does that mean that Iran has started a
13:51 new conflict?
13:54 Well, I again, I would leave that to the commander in chief, but I know 1 thing, if they launch at a ship, they need to destroy their ability to do that again. So like I said, they're hunting the
14:06 missile launchers down, they're going after those fast attack boats that they have and they're taking them out and we've got overwhelming force in the area. So, I'm confident that our
14:17 incredible men and women in our military are gonna be up to the task to stop these threats.
14:23 Yeah. I agree with you. And I think quite frankly, Iran is just, a lot of bark right now. They as you mentioned, 90 percent of their power has been destroyed. So it's kinda hard to have a whole lot of
14:34 bite with that. But what are you hearing, congressman, in regard to the war powers clock? And I know there's a lot of different opinions on this. So what are you kinda
14:46 hearing? If if if an attack comes, let's just say, like we're just talking about Iran, make some sort of attack, an an aggressive president Trump responds defensively.
14:59 Does that mean that a new wars power clock starts because Iran initiated hostilities with the US?
15:08 Well, I think
15:08 What are you hearing?
15:09 So I'm not a lawyer. Obviously, they have incredible lawyers that know this stuff. But I mean, we we have a right to defend American forces at home and abroad. But I would tell you, I was in a committee meeting a week
15:20 ago with Pete Hegseth, and I said that, the Iranians said during negotiations, they have enough uranium to build 11 nuclear bombs. Is that true? He said, yes. And I said, could these
15:32 bombs, if they were to be used, because obviously Iran is a number 1 state sponsor of terror, and they say if they get a bomb they're gonna use it. And I said are we talking 100 dead people, 1000 dead people or 1000000
15:44 dead people? And you say closer to 1000000 dead people. So I said, well thank God we have a commander in chief president Trump, a secretary of war and a chairman of the joint chief of staff, and an incredible military
15:55 has the fortitude to step up and stop that ability. I mean, the the danger was too great to wait. And, you know, President Trump, he, he doesn't want to be at war. He,
16:07 solved 8 conflicts in 8 months. But the intelligence said that the danger was too great to wait. And he stepped up and he did the right thing and hope everybody will support our men and women in
16:19 harm's way right now. I don't I'm not a lawyer, but my opinion is that defending yourself should not enact the War Powers Act. But by the way, many Democrat presidents and Republican presidents believe that
16:31 the War Powers Act is unconstitutional.
16:35 Interesting. Well, that's why I wanted to get your thoughts on that. Listen. While I have you and our our clock's ticking away, but I wanted to get your take on what's happening with your state and as it relates to,
16:47 redistricting the the amendment there. Certification of the results of the vote on that referendum had been delayed at the state board of elections meeting. So what's the latest on what's happening
16:59 in Virginia on the redistricting effort?
17:02 Well, number 1, we need prayers from your audience and and the whole world on this. It's, spiritual warfare in our country, and thank God president Trump and everybody's turning it around. But basically, Virginia has 100
17:14 percent score for the most fair mask in the country, but the Democrats using deception, ignored our constitution, and they put language on a ballot that said vote for fair elections, and it tricked a lot of
17:26 Republicans into voting yes. They spent about 100000000 dollars The Democrats spent 100000000 dollars We spent about 22000000 dollars and they barely beat us. They stopped us. A lower court judge said,
17:37 please don't certify the election. The radical Democrat Attorney General said, keep certifying the election while we figure this out. And last week, the Supreme Court said no, which is a good sign for us.
17:49 But a final decision hasn't been made. We won a battle, we haven't won the war. So please pray that they'll do the right thing. They won't ignore our constitution, and we'll be able to keep the 4
18:01 Republican seats they're trying to get rid of in Virginia.
18:05 Well, I think that is the call to action that is a top priority at this point. We've got to be praying about this. If we lose election integrity in this country, we lose the voice
18:17 of the people to dictate, really, to have oversight over the type of government that we have. So, agree. We are going to be praying. Thank you so much for joining us,
18:29 Virginia congressman John Maguire. We appreciate it a great deal. Alright. Coming up, we're gonna discuss more of this whole redistricting issue.
18:41 It's a big 1, and we'll try to break it all down in an understandable way for you, so don't go anywhere. We'll be right back.
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Redistricting Battles Shape 2026 Elections
22:07 to have a special session on redistricting, Tennessee lawmakers commit commenced their own special session today in an attempt to redraw their state's congressional
22:19 maps. So we've got a flurry of activity following last week's Supreme Court decision that ruled against the racial gerrymandering in Louisiana.
22:31 So I guess the question for everyone is how might all these latest developments impact the upcoming midterm elections? Well, joining me now to discuss this is David Wasserman. He's senior editor and
22:43 elections analyst for the Cook Political Report. David, welcome to Washington Watch. It's, great to talk with you again.
22:51 It's an honor to be here.
22:55 Okay. So no doubt the left has been decrying last week's Supreme Court decision. In fact, senator Chuck Schumer called it, something along the lines of another step towards
23:06 resurrecting the Jim Crow South. So let's try to set the record first. Can you give us a quick recap of the decision so that we're all clear on what
23:19 was actually
23:20 decided? Sure. Well, the majority in this case didn't strike down the Voting Rights Act, entirely. What it did was it narrowed the scope of it so that, the only way that a district map
23:32 can be overturned is if plaintiffs prove that if it that it was drawn with racially discriminatory intent. And what makes that so difficult of for for,
23:43 plaintiffs who are trying to challenge, congressional maps and other maps drawn by, these legislatures across, the south is that they, they have to
23:55 to prove that rather than partisan motivation. And, of course, every state that's redrawing its map is going to claim that it's pressing partisan advantage to counter what blue
24:07 states are doing, which in turn was was countering what states like Texas and Missouri and North Carolina passed last year. This is an ultimate race to the bottom, and every
24:19 every, state is seeking to maximize its part, every every party is trying to maximize its advantage where it can. Ultimately, with this decision, I I believe there will
24:31 be around 3 seats that, are wiped out across the south of, by Republicans, and the ultimate net gain out of this remap
24:42 war for 20 26 is likely to be, a modest Republican gain, probably not enough to save their
24:50 their house majority,
24:51 though. Very interesting. So let's go back to the states, and I wanna come back to what you just said and get down to specifically to the midterm elections and how they may be impacted. But but let's go back to the to
25:03 the states and how they are responding to the Supreme Court decision. Am I hearing you correctly that they're walking through the door that perhaps the Supreme Court
25:14 opened and and but they're walking through it for partisan purposes. Is that what we're seeing both on blue and red states?
25:24 Well, that's correct. And Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee, they're gonna be, drawing their maps, in some cases, delaying primaries to install new maps that,
25:37 expand the Republican advantage in those delegations. Keep in mind that, by 20 29, we could see states across the deep south sending 0 Democrats,
25:48 or or, black representatives to congress, from, from states that have some of the highest, black populations in the country. And so this
26:00 is going to have the effect of eradicating Democrats from red states, and blue states are eradicating Republicans, from their delegations. We we could see, in Illinois, for
26:12 example, Democrats in advance of 20 28 pass a map with 17 Democrats and 0 Republicans by drawing a series of strings from Chicago out, downstate Illinois. Same thing in California.
26:24 Democrats could draw a 52 to nothing map. And so this is further polarizing Congress. What it means is that the battle for control of the house is gonna come down to a small group of states with
26:35 neutral maps that were installed by courts or commissions. And that's why the bulk of the the toss ups in our, our chart right now are in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Iowa,
26:47 states where neither party dominates this process.
26:52 Okay. So with that, let's jump in then to the midterm elections. You said that probably is going to what's happening now is going to favor Republicans, but probably
27:04 not enough to win and to keep the the house majority. Break that down for us.
27:11 Sure. So when the White House launched this strategy of mid decade redistricting last summer, they started with Texas. And Texas Republicans drew a new map to
27:23 target 5 democratic seats. There are only 2 issues with that strategy. The first is that, they drew a number of seats that, have Hispanic majorities that, president Trump would have won by
27:35 around 10 points in 20 24. But with the reversion to democrats we're seeing among Hispanic voters, some of those districts might might not perform as Republican as intended. The other problem was that it
27:47 provokes governor Gavin Newsom to pass a constitutional amendment to permit Democrats to gerrymander California and target 5 Republican seats. And now, of course, you've had Virginia
27:59 where Democrats are seeking to pulverize 4 Republican seats, confine them to just 1 seat out of 11 there. Florida, where governor DeSantis, has passed a map targeting for Democrats.
28:11 And so these largely offset. Now with Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee, you might get, an extra 3 Republican seats, but we believe there are at least 15 Republican
28:22 seats, in the house that are at high risk of flipping considering that the president's approval rating is in the low forties. So Democrats still have the advantage for control of house this time. That may not be the case
28:34 in 20 28.
28:37 Alright. Less than a minute to go. What what kind of timeline are we looking about? I mean, some some states are already, voting's taking place. How can this impact midterms?
28:48 Well, over 40000 votes have already been cast for Louisiana's primary, and the governor there, Jeff Landry, is seeking to delay the congressional primaries and essentially, issue new
29:00 ballots at a at a later date. But we are headed for, for for primaries in a number of of states, that are still in in redistricting limbo.
29:12 In some cases, the lines are gonna be revisited, not this cycle, but in in 20 28. And the clock is ticking on Republicans to
29:24 to turn this around. They are at an enthusiasm deficit relative to Democrats, which is part of what's, what's driving this outlook.
29:34 Alright. Thank you so much for joining us and breaking this down. David Wasserman, senior editor and elections analyst for the Cook Political Report. Fascinating discussion. Alright. Coming up, another Supreme
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