Washington Watch with Tony Perkins - Video
Tony PerkinsWashington Watch with Tony Perkins helps Christ's followers consider current events and issues of our day from a Biblical worldview. Frequent guests include political leaders, statesmen, newsmakers, ministry leaders, and everyday citizens from across the country.
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- 977/1/2026 Reflecting on the Foundational Values of America with a Sober Look at Today’s RealityOn today’s Washington Watch, Tony looks at the troubling rise of Democratic Socialist political candidates, why the SAVE America Act failed again, President Trump’s push for Syria to fight Hezbollah, Iowa's restoration of safeguards on abortion drug distribution amid a growing pattern of women who are unknowingly given the drugs, and Peter Muhlenberg's Pivotal Role in the American Revolution.
- 986/30/2026 Tony Perkins and Guests Discuss Capitol Hill Activities and Landmark Supreme Court DecisionsToday on Washington Watch: Congress seeks passage of the National Defense Authorization Act and the SAVE America Act; Insights into the U.S.-Iran Negotiations; The U.S. Supreme Court issues rulings on birthright citizenship, campaign finance, and protecting women’s sports.
- 996/29/2026 Middle East Negotiations, Domestic Antisemitism, and the Unexpected Consequences of Abortion DrugsToday’s Washington Watch highlights developments in the U.S.-Iran Negotiations, Speaker Mike Johnson’s assessment of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the upcoming Generation Zion Summit, the rise of rampant anti-Israel sentiments, exposing the abortion drug’s presence in American drinking water, and the case of an army officer who secretly dosed his girlfriend with mifepristone.
- 1006/26/26 Following the Top News Stories, We Look at a New PVS Chapter, and the Anniversary of ObergefellOn Friday’s edition of Washington Watch, we look at President Trump’s return to the Washington Hilton after the last assassination attempt, the Israel-Lebanon framework, the status of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the efforts of a new Pray Vote Stand chapter, and he 11th anniversary of SCOTUS’ infamous Obergefell v. Hodges decision.
- 1016/25/2026 Conservatives Attempt to SAVE America and Celebrate Its 250th, While Abortions Increase After DobbsBreaking down the House Freedom Caucus’s press conference on the SAVE America Act, President Trump’s delayed signing of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, why only 1 in 5 Republicans understands the spike in abortion since Dobbs, and Rep. Mary Miller’s ‘In God We Trust’ bill to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. founding.
- 1026/24/2026 Evaluating Primary Elections, the Dobbs Decision Anniversary, and the U.S.-Iran NegotiationsOn Today’s Washington Watch, we review President Trump’s meeting with Senate GOP, analyze several democratic socialist election wins, the SAVE America Act, a potential Reconciliation 3.0, the fourth anniversary of SCOTUS’s Dobbs decision, a new pastors’ letter demanding the reinstatement of Luke Ash in the Baton Rouge Library system, and grade the ongoing U.S.-Iran talks.
- 1036/23/2026 Healthcare Fraud, Vote Counting Anomalies, the SPLC, and Iran’s Future, All Featured Today on WWToday on Washington Watch: Investigating healthcare fraud that runs into the billions of dollars; Looking into the problematic delays in vote counting; the continued firestorm surrounding the Southern Poverty Law Center; the future of Iran’s nuclear ambitions and the Strait of Hormuz.
- 1046/22/2026 Dissecting the Iran-U.S. Agreement and Comparing the Values of America’s Past with Our Present OnesTony Perkins and his guests consider the shake-up in the U.K. as Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation and the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. and Iran from multiple vantage points. They also reflect on the origins of America’s story, the 1976 bicentennial, and contrast the dramatic cultural changes over the past 50 years.
- 1056/19/2026 After Rollercoaster Week Review, We Explore How FRC’s Worldview Workshops Encourage Biblical ThinkingToday we look into the complex relationships between Israel, Lebanon, Iran, and Hezbollah, attempt to understand Israel’s concerns with the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, review a California bill that could challenge parental custody rights, discuss the value of fathers for kids and our culture, and explore the declining support for same-sex marriage and transgender ideology.
- 1066/18/2026 Growing Problems Associated with the Ever-Changing Gambling IndustryToday on Washington Watch: Breaking down the agreement with Iran; Funding important areas of America’s defense; Stopping Antifa terrorists; A new lawsuit against a health association regarding deceptive practices in the treatment of children suffering from gender dysphoria; Growing problems associated with the ever-changing gambling industry.
- 1076/17/2026 President Trump Navigates Delicate Waters at Home and Abroad, as Christians Resist MarginalizationPresident Trump holds back on the Democrat-favored DNI Nominee, insisting on the passage of the SAVE America Act. Questions arise over the leaked 14-point Iranian deal as Israel expresses disappointment in the agreement’s text. A special report breaks down the purpose and history of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and a review of how Christians and Christian values are marginalized.
- 1086/16/2026 Securing America and Its Interests and Living Out One’s Faith in the Public SquareTony Perkins and guests discuss: • Continued analysis and anticipated implications of the U.S.-Iran agreement • Legislative efforts to secure and defend America • MLB controversy surrounding players who express their faith • An Adoption agency that reversed a policy to reaffirm its Christian identity • Federal efforts to combat fraud
- 1096/15/2026 Investigating the Iran Deal, Abortion Drugs Hospitalize a Woman, and Funding Kids’ Trans-ProceduresTony and guests offer analysis on the U.S.-Iran deal, President Trump’s travel to the G7 Summit in France, connecting passage of FISA with the SAVE America Act, troubling charges of another woman given abortion drugs without her knowledge, 550 companies funding children’s gender transition procedures, and a software business using the SPLC hate map to prevent donations from certain charities.
- 1106/12/2026 News from the Hill and in the Middle East and Reclaiming Parental Rights from Trans RadicalismDid FISA’s failure in the House prompt the new nominee for the Director of National Intelligence? Washington Watch looks at that, another run at reconciliation, whether the newly proposed deal with Iran has legs, before considering a biblical perspective on parental rights violations from Virginia to Washington state, and preparing for Father’s Day.
- 1116/11/2026 Tony and Guests Explore Concerns Over Domestic and Foreign Security, as Well as Our Water SupplyFISA failed to pass in the U.S. House as members grapple with balancing security, freedom, and political divides. President Trump insists that Congress pass the SAVE America Act and claims an agreement between the U.S. and Iran may finally be reached this weekend. Multiple state Attorneys General push for the EPA to investigate whether our water supply is polluted with abortion chemicals.
- 1126/10/2026 The End of War is not Near, Violence Veiled in Civil Rights Advocacy, and an Impactful Local ChurchToday on Washington Watch: The future roles of Iran, Israel, and the U.S. in Middle East negotiations, as the U.S. resumes strikes following Iran’s ceasefire violations | Primary elections | Parental rights violations | The disastrous hearing exposing the Southern Poverty Law Center’s deceitful strategies | How local churches can positively impact communities.
- 1136/9/2026 Funding, Fraud, and Framing Public Laws, Policy, and Primary Elections, Today on Washington WatchToday, we review Capitol Hill efforts to fund the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, root out government waste and fraud, and discuss the contentious hearings over the Southern Poverty Law Center. We also examine multiple tensions regarding Israel, the U.S., and Iran, the growing public opinion division over same sex marriage, New York state’s gestating parent law, and primary elections.
- 1146/8/2026 Christians Stand for God-Given Rights While Exposing the Evil Deeds of DarknessToday on Washington Watch: Congressional anti-fraud hearings; Iran-Israel Conflict; Young Americans question our exceptionalism; Congressional debates over Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and reconciliations; Minnesota’s free exercise of religion problem; Exposing the Dark Underbelly of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
- 1156/5/2026 Progress and Regress are Today’s Themes in Government as We Analyze Things from a Biblical WorldviewToday, we look at the Senate’s passage of its version of the reconciliation bill and the upcoming FISA debate, complications surrounding the Iran deal, and what’s next for the SPLC as its leaders are called to testify before Congress. In closing, Dr. David Closson offers a biblical perspective on New York law that blurs parental roles and a Capitol Hill hearing on gender mutilation of minors.
- 1166/4/2026 In Stewarding What God has Entrusted to Us, there is Much Work for Christians in the Public SquareTony and his guests look at efforts on Capitol Hill, including how to address the legal violations of mailing abortion drugs and mutilating children through gender procedures, before Franklin Graham shares his 50-day prayer initiative and Pastor Jack Hibbs discusses the important role Christians should play in American elections.
- 1176/3/2026 Tony and Guests Review Capitol Hill Activities, Primary Election Results, and Redistricting EffortsToday on Washington Watch: Protecting kids from sex mutilation procedures; Assisting kids who age out of the foster care system; Secretary Rubio’s congressional testimony on Iran; DHS funding; Proposed legislation to end government shutdowns; Prime Minister Netanyahu’s support of a U.S. bill that Halts Free Military Aid to Israel; Primary election results; Court decision on redistricting Alabama.
- 1186/2/2026 Capitol Hill Activities, Kentucky’s Pro-Life Controversy, and an MLB Team’s Anti-Christian BiasToday, Washington Watch reviews Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Capitol Hill testimony on Iran, California primaries, the ongoing funding battle for ICE & CBP, the Senate’s consideration of Reconciliation 2.0, a court’s decision that calls Kentucky’s pro-life law ‘internally conflicting’, and anger from fans of the National’s baseball franchise over Anti-Christian Bias.
- 1196/1/2026 As Securing the Middle East Continues, so Does Securing America’s HomelandTony Perkins and guests cover the upcoming U.S. Congressional agendas as Democrats determine to defund crucial aspects of the government, California primary elections, celebrating families in June, how the marathon White House Situation Room meeting impacted the on-again, off-again ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, and the recent incursion of Israel into Hezbollah-controlled Lebanon.
- 1205/29/2026 Addressing Criminal Activity, Pursuing Peace, and Thinking Biblically Amid Conflicting IdeologiesFormer AG Pam Bondi’s testimony on the Epstein probe, exposing government fraud, ICE protests in New Jersey as Democrats seek to defund the DHS, the present status of Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, behind the scenes of the Ukraine-Russia war and its impact on Christians, and responding to highly publicized statements by political and religious leaders from a biblical perspective.
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