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On 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.
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On 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. ...more Show the full description Show less On 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.
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In this video 0:00 Top Headlines: Iran Tensions and Court Rulings4:55 Middle East Peace Deal and Domestic Politics22:00 Obergefell Anniversary and Family Policy Fight32:00 Honoring America's Biblical Roots and PVS42:00 Biblical Worldview on Marriage, Life, Parents
Top Headlines: Iran Tensions and Court Rulings 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 1st, 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 Mary Stackhouse bringing you today's big stories. Beginning with news out of the Middle East, Iran has taken back control over the Strait of Hormuz. This comes after Iranian0:38 forces fired on a cargo ship in the sea passage near Oman. In a post on Truth Social earlier today, president Trump said Iran shot at least 4 1 way attack drones at ships traversing the Strait of0:50 Hormuz. He said that there was damage done to the cargo ship that was hit, but it was able to proceed on its way. He said the US knocked down 3 other drones and said that this was a foolish violation of the ceasefire1:01 agreement by Iran. Now ships were seen passing through the Strait of Hermeuz earlier today on marine traffic tracker after an evacuation effort for ships that was put on hold after the attack. This, of1:13 course, highlights the fragility of a preliminary deal to end the conflict with Iran. In a statement by Iran's foreign ministry earlier today, Iran reiterated its position that the Strait of Hormuz should be governed
1:25 with Oman in lines with the terms of the memorandum of understanding. Oil prices dropped by more than 3 percent today on course for steep weekly losses. This comes despite the conflicting interpretations
1:37 of last week's preliminary peace deal and the slowdown of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Fertilizer shipments moving through the Strait have also picked up. This helps assuage some concerns about a spike in global
1:48 food prices because of the strait's lengthy co closure. Yesterday evening at an event in the Rose Garden, president Trump proposed that the US could soon use unfrozen Iranian assets to buy agricultural
1:59 products from American farmers, which will then be sent to Iran. Here's president Trump.
2:04 The Islamic Republic of Iran, they're having a hard time with food, and we're gonna be taking some of their money and we'll spend it. And we're gonna be buying wheat, soybeans, and corn,
2:16 a lot of it. And, that process is gonna be starting pretty soon. It's gonna be pretty big too. I think it's gonna be very big.
2:24 Despite the president's comment, it it appears that the US and Iran are not fully aligned on what will happen to Iran's frozen assets. Shifting now to other news, the US Supreme Court has ruled that the US is allowed to
2:35 turn away those seeking asylum along the US Mexico border in a 6 to 3 decision. With the lifting of previous court blocks, the Department of Homeland Security can now cancel protected
2:47 status temporary protected status or TPS. That's a designation that allows migrants to work and live in the US until it's safe enough to go back home to their own country. The court's 3 liberal
2:59 justices dissented. In another immigration related decision yesterday, also authored by Alito, the court overturned decisions by federal judges in New York and Washington DC that had halted the
3:10 administration's actions terminating TPS, and that's for more than 350000 people from Haiti and 6100 from Syria. In a press conference yesterday, the White White House senior aide,
3:22 Stephen Miller, was asked if he expects the administration to deport anyone who loses TPS status as a result of the ruling.
3:30 Of course. If you if you no longer have status in this country, then you're supposed to be deported. In particular, in the case of the Haitians, the Biden administration flew over vast numbers. It's hard to know the
3:40 exact cover, but, you know, probably more than 1000000 illegal immigrants from Haiti. That's not counting the border process. Maybe the United States.
3:49 The US 1st provided TBS to Haitians after a major earthquake in 20 10 and to Syrians after their country descended into a civil war in 20 12. For our last story, a group of conservatives have
4:00 promised to bring the house floor to a halt until Republicans pass the Save America Act. This comes after the senate voted to leave for a 19 day recess without voting on the Save America Act. The voter integrity bill
4:13 would require voters to show a photo ID in order to cast their ballots. Democratic opposition over the bill has caused it to stall in the senate. President Trump has repeatedly urged congress to pass the Save America
4:24 Act. He said that it is is his number 1 legislative priority. And that's today's news. I'm Mary Stackhouse. You can dive deeper at the Washington Stand Family Research Council's outlet for news and
4:36 commentary from a biblical worldview. We're back back next time with more stories that 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
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5:04 newsmakers, all from a biblical world view, sitting in for Tony as today's host, Jody Heiss.
5:10 Today is a is a is a good day in that, we're happy to announce the a framework agreement between the sovereign government of of Lebanon and and, of course, the government of Israel
5:22 with a mediation and support of the United States of America that begins to put in place a framework for lasting peace and security.
5:30 That was secretary of state Marco Rubio earlier today announcing a very big deal, a framework agreement that has been reached between the US, Israel, and Lebanon.
5:42 Welcome to this June 26th edition of Washington Watch. I'm your Friday host. Glad to be with you, and thank you for joining us today. Coming up, the US, Israel, and Lebanon signed that framework
5:54 agreement today in Washington, but both sides are saying that this is just the beginning. So what does this deal actually accomplish and what happens next? We'll be discussing
6:06 this with Middle East expert doctor David Wormser of the Center for Security Policy. We'll also get his perspective on the latest developments involving the US and Iran.
6:18 Plus, Wisconsin Congressman Glenn Grossman will be joining me with an update on where things stand as Republicans work to pass yet another reconciliation bill on
6:29 Capitol Hill. All that and much, much more straight ahead on Washington Watch.
6:42 We'll start today with news coming out of the Middle East. The US, Israel, and Lebanon had signed a framework agreement earlier today, which would provide security and put an end to the fighting
6:53 between Israel and Iran backed Hezbollah. And joining us now to discuss this is Washington Watch reporter Mary Stackhouse. Mary, thanks for joining us. What's the latest developments?
7:06 Well, Jody, Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement in Washington following 4 days of talks to end the fighting. Israel will reportedly withdraw from 2 areas in southern Lebanon. The officials did not
7:18 provide details of the framework deal, which was signed in front of secretary of state Marco Rubio, and they did not say how its terms would differ from those included in an April 16th ceasefire deal that preceded
7:28 several rounds of US brokered Israel Lebanon talks. Here's Israel's ambassador to the US earlier today.
7:35 In this performance based trilateral framework agreement, Iran is out, Hezbollah is out, and the road to peace between Israel and Lebanon
7:47 is in. This would not have been possible without the resilience of the people of Israel, and especially the residents of our northern Galilee, who have remained
7:59 resolute in the face of Hezbollah terror.
8:04 The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah broke out when the armed group fired at Israel on March 2nd. That was days after the US and Israel attacked Iran. Jody?
8:15 Let's turn now to Washington DC if we can, Mary. President Trump, I know today addressed the Faith and Freedom Coalition. What were some of the key takeaways that he shared?
8:26 Well, Jody, president Trump touched on a wide range of issues, but he placed particular emphasis on religious freedom. He told the audience that Christians had been unfairly targeted during the Biden administration, and
8:37 he highlighted his administration's efforts to protect religious liberty. Here's part of what he said.
8:43 The last administration carried out a reign of persecution and repression against Christians and people of faith. The radicals responsible for these offenses would have loved nothing more than to mark America's
8:54 250th anniversary by driving God from our public square once and for all, they wanted to do that, is a disaster area.
9:06 The country fails. They always do. And while I am in the White House, I will defend Christians and all Americans of faith 100 percent.
9:20 Now it's worth noting that president Trump delivered his speech at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference at the same venue where the White House correspondent's dinner shooting occurred earlier this year.
9:31 During his remarks, president Trump also warned against socialism and communism, and he criticized policies enacted by Democrats in states such as New York and California. Jody. Yeah. Speaking of New York and Jody?
9:42 Yeah. Speaking of New York and socialism and the socialist policies there, all of that is, as president alluded to, drawing national attention. Can you walk us through what's been actually happening there in
9:54 New York?
9:56 Jody, as our nation celebrates 250 years of freedom, independence, and prosperity that capitalism helped create, New York appears to be heading in a very different direction by embracing socialist policies.
10:07 Those efforts are being led by self described democrat socialist mayors Zoran Mondami. A New York housing board voted yesterday to freeze the rent for about 1000000 regulated apartments. The rent
10:19 will be frozen for up to 2 years. This, of course, fulfills 1 of mayor Mondami's key campaign promises only months into his term. The 7 to 1 vote by the city's rent guidelines board set increases at
10:31 0 on both 1 year and 2 year leases from October. And this, of course, comes after 3 Mondami backed congressional candidates won their democratic primaries on Tuesday. All 3 identify as
10:43 Democratic socialist. Here's what house speaker Mike Johnson had to say about this earlier today at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference.
10:51 There is a dangerous trend going on in the country right now. And the the best way to describe what I've seen is I've said there's just little mini mom dannies popping up all around the country
11:02 running for Congress. Now I started saying this many months ago, and they were like, no. That's not yes. Well, you just saw it. And we cannot look the other way. You cannot take this for granted. It's a serious threat,
11:13 my friends.
11:15 Mondami, a democratic socialist who has promised to make the city more affordable, has appointed 6 of the board's 9 members since he took office in January, choosing people that he believes are sympathetic to tenants.
11:26 Hours before the vote yesterday, a member representing landlords said that this amounted to stacking the board, and she resigned. Jody?
11:35 Mary Sackhouse, I wanna thank you so much for these updates. We appreciate it. I'd like to turn back now our attention to the framework agreement between the US, Israel, and Lebanon. I'd like to get
11:47 an analysis from 1 of our Middle East experts. And joining me now for that discussion is doctor David Warmser. He's a senior analyst for Middle East policy at the Center
11:59 for Security Policy. He has, by the way, served as an adviser and a consultant of Middle East issues for a number of offices in our federal government. Doctor Warmser, welcome
12:11 back to Washington Watch. Thanks for joining us.
12:14 Thanks. It's a pleasure and is always an honor.
12:18 Well, let's start with the whatever details we do know regarding the framework agreement between the US Israel and Lebanon. What do we really know about this?
12:28 Yeah. Yeah. It's an agreement between, essentially between Lebanon and Israel where they also recognize, essentially, the sovereignty of each other in their territory, which is also important because it is a 1st
12:40 step toward peace eventually between the 2 countries. But more importantly, what you have here is that the Israelis essentially threw the ball in the court of Hezbollah and Iran, back into the court of
12:52 Hezbollah and Iran. The terms of the agreement are that Israel gets to stay in its security zone in southern Lebanon as long as there's a threat from Hezbollah, and Hezbollah is not
13:04 disarmed and eliminated from the Lebanese political scene, and also other forces, which, for example, could be, Jilani or others if they intervened. But most importantly, the Israelis now stay in southern
13:15 Lebanon by agreement of the Lebanese government until the Lebanese government moves to eradicate Hezbollah. Now, the Israelis wanted to give the Lebanese government a chance to show
13:27 that it can do it, so Israel's withdrawing from 2 small areas, turning them over to the Lebanese government to see if they can hold it and clear it out completely of Hezbollah. The
13:39 Israelis already more or less cleared it out, so it's more holding. And it's kind of a pilot, a test. It's not a very important strategic territory, so if it fails, the Israelis haven't damaged themselves too much.
13:52 But essentially, it's the beginning of Israel's working it out with Lebanon that if you perform and you help eradicate Hezbollah in your territory, Israel will start withdrawing from
14:04 those territories bit by bit by bit. But on a larger scale, it's a very important agreement because article 1 of the memorandum of understanding with Iran, remember the agreement between Iran and the
14:16 United States signed 2 weeks ago. Essentially, it is the, it is the paragraph that gave many people the most heartburn, because essentially, it said, Iran and the United
14:28 States agree that Lebanon on the Lebanon issue. And it all war, all fighting has to stop there, which includes Israeli actions to defend themselves against Hezbollah. And then the
14:40 territorial integrity of Lebanon has to be established, which is read by the Iranians and others as Israel's withdrawal. So, essentially, we handed Lebanese sovereignty over to Iran and
14:51 gave them the ability to say if Israel doesn't withdraw from Lebanon, then Israel is violating the memorandum of understanding and all the other things that come with it, the Straits of Hormuz opening and so forth go
15:03 away. What this agreement does is it supersedes that. It says, no, no. The Lebanese government has spoken and the Lebanese government has determined that the Israelis can now stay
15:15 until Hezbollah is eliminated.
15:18 Yeah. And Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said as much today, basically stating that this framework is a major blow to Iran as you were just describing.
15:30 Very, very important development there. In fact, turn with you me real quickly to some other news. President Trump, blamed Iran for an attack on a ship near, Oman, which he said violated
15:42 the ceasefire. What do we know about that attack, and where does the situation between the US and Iran stand right now?
15:50 Well, the Omanis went ahead, and they allowed some ships to pass through their passage, which the Iranians do not want anybody passing through the southern passage. They want everybody passing through their territory
16:02 that they control, their their water territory that they control. So they got a little angry and they hit a ship, and they essentially have shut down the Straits, in the in the southern portions again. So the
16:14 United States, did condemn it, said it's a violation of the cease of the memorandum of understanding, which it is. And, but moreover, it it it could elicit an American
16:25 reaction. What really is though that the problem here is that the Iranians are essentially the the key thing that President Trump needed from this agreement is get oil flowing from the Gulf Arab
16:37 states because that will refill petroleum stockpiles, refill the West's coffers of oil, essentially, and allow economic activity to stay,
16:49 to stay undisturbed with oil prices at a reasonable rate. And we were heading toward a catastrophe. We were a couple weeks away from, stockpiles emptying and oil
17:01 prices going through the roof, which would have caused a real meltdown in Western economies. So we're Yes. For us, the whole deal is the oil flow. And the Iranians are playing games here. They're letting
17:13 some through, then they're stopping it, then they're letting some through. And that is the game that is going on now. And it's a game that may not last all the way to November.
17:23 Alright. So, less than a minute to go here, but, so what what's ahead? What are you gonna be keeping an eye on?
17:30 Yeah. What I'll keep an eye on in Lebanon is is the Iranians using Hezbollah now to try to sabotage the agreement with Lebanon because they don't like it. And similarly, the Iranians want to destroy the
17:42 president, both physically, we've seen him send send units to try to kill him, but also politically. And they know the vulnerability of the president's economy and tanking and and high oil prices. So my
17:53 sense is they will string this out, and my bet is around September, October. They're gonna try to do a September, October surprise and cut off the oil again. And then the president isn't in a difficult
18:05 position. But, again, I think the president knows this, so he has time to prepare for it.
18:11 Wow. Very, very interesting. Thank you so much for joining us today, doctor David Wormser from the Center for Security Policy. We appreciate your expertise. Thank you for joining us so much much
18:23 today on Washington Watch. Alright. Don't go anywhere. We've got much more to cover with you. Joining me following the break is congressman Glenn Grossman from Wisconsin.
18:35 We'll be be discussing today's Obergefell anniversary, and a lot going on there. Also, we'll be talking about the potential of another reconciliation package. A lot happening on Capitol
18:47 Hill. We'll bring it your way right after the great statements.
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19:03 Before America was exceptional, America was prayerful. Just as Paul urged Timothy, 1st of all, that prayer, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for all people,
19:15 our founding fathers understood deeply the command to be devoted to prayer. This great American experiment began as a mighty appeal to heaven, petitioning the Lord
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21:55 Thank you so much for joining us today on Washington Watch. Welcome back. I am your Friday host, Jody Heise. Thanks for tuning in with us today. Just a reminder, as part of our defend our
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22:53 7 4 2. Okay. Today marks, if you've been keeping track of it, today's the 11th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Obergefell decision. That was the 1
23:05 that created a legal right for so called same sex marriage. And to be very honest, the the negative consequences, the impact of that
23:17 ruling simply cannot be overstated. And, you know, we obviously, many of us hope 1 day that the Alberta fell decision will be overruled
23:29 just as Roe was overruled. But until then, pro family conservatives and representatives must continue to press for policies that encourage marriage the way God
23:41 designed it, as well as policies that strengthen the family overall. And joining us now to discuss this and more is congressman Glenn Grossman. He serves on the House Budget Committee
23:53 as well as the Education Workforce Committee. He and I, were I was honored to serve alongside of him in the house oversight committee, and, we had a lot of water under the bridge serving together.
24:04 Congressman Grossman, good to see you again. Welcome back to Washington Watch. Glad to be on the show, Jody. Alright. We know that children,
24:16 benefit greatly from having a mother and a father. Yet the culture that we all see today disagrees with that and, in fact, quite frankly, no longer seems to put children 1st.
24:28 So this this decision, Obergefell, the implications of that have been far reaching, haven't it?
24:37 Well, I think it, obviously has effect on the youth. You know, the the reason or the the downside with this decision is it kind of normalizes the LGB
24:49 lifestyle. And, I think we have seen a dramatic increase in the number of people who identify LGB over the last 50 years. And part of that increase has to
25:01 be because of that decision.
25:04 Well, I know you and I have had many conversations along this line over the years, and you have long been a a leader in congress, for efforts to eliminate policies that
25:16 that penalize marriage, and that undermine family stability and so forth. Marriage is at the heart of strong families. How can anyone deny
25:28 that?
25:30 Well, it seems obvious. There are people who wanna break down marriage. They want less and less people to get married, and that's certainly true of the Marxists. Right?
25:42 Karl Marx was certainly anti marriage. I'm sure most of his disciples were as well. Some of the feminists in the sixties who had such an influence particularly on the Democrat party were very
25:53 anti marriage. Kate Millet, the feminist who I think you could describe as the mother of the women's studies departments in this country, she was certainly anti marriage.
26:05 So, you know, I I don't think it's a coincidence what's happened here. It's happened because a lot of very powerful people who are particularly powerful in the progressive movement, they
26:18 they are anti family, particularly. They don't like the men in the family, and, that's where a lot of our problems come from.
26:26 Turning to another LGBT related topic. This month the, Federal Trade Commission, along with several other states, filed a a lawsuit against,
26:37 WPATH, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, and they did so over WPATH's deceptive lobbying for so called gender transition for minors.
26:49 This is another area, congressman, where children are simply not put 1st. In fact, it seems to me what's really being put 1st is profits over over children. So WPATH and others need
27:01 to be held accountable, don't they?
27:04 Well, they shouldn't be allowed to do this. You know, when you're talking about surgeries, dramatic surgeries, removing parts of the human body on 14 and 15 year year olds, which has
27:15 been done, you're you're just dramatically changing what that person's life trajectory is gonna be. And we certainly have heard testimony in congress or heard from people who went through this, who regret it,
27:28 and you really not only have not only does it cause you to wonder about these individual organizations who are doing the surgeries, it calls into question the whole psychiatric or psychological
27:40 professions. I mean these professions are all on board. It's very rare when you see somebody speak out against them. We're paying for them through our, through our insurance. Health insurance
27:52 pays to go these to these people, and quite frankly, they do not have any common sense at all and are in many cases ruining people's lives, ruining their lives by, you know, physically
28:03 altering them and changing their whole life trajectory.
28:08 Before I let you go, let me I've gotta I've gotta get your take on the reconciliation. Of course, president Trump is urging congress to pass this reconciliation 3 as it's being called and to do so
28:20 before midterms. Do you think congress is on track to do that? How how's it looking?
28:26 It's gonna take pressure from the public. You know, as somebody in Congress, when I look at our budgets, 26 percent of our budgets is borrowed. We're about as in debt
28:38 as we were at the end of World War 2, I see nothing but a crisis ahead. The idea that a congressman would look at that budget and say, there's no work. There's no more
28:50 work we have to do on it. We can just kinda hang out, hold hearings, and go home in November. I cannot conceive of that congressman. But nevertheless, it's gonna take,
29:02 218 votes, Republicans on board to pass this reconciliation package. And right now, sad to say I'm informed, there's some Republicans who do wanna go home. So
29:14 if you're listening out there, I would encourage you to lobby your congressman, to lobby your US senator and say, let's cut a little bit of that government spending
29:24 Let's take a look.
29:25 Particular welfare programs which are designed to, hurt the family. But in any event, dealing with the welfare, for example, for illegal immigrants,
29:37 let's see if we can
29:38 Gotta wrap it up. Congressman Glenn Grossman, thank you for joining us on Washington Watch. It's always great to see you. Coming up, we'll discuss the cost of freedom as we approach 250th anniversary. Stay with
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30:22 Have you noticed the upsurge in gambling ads? How could you not? The ads are big, bold, shiny. They virtually glitter with gold. Well, fool's gold Because as they say, the house always
30:34 wins. But some lessons are easily forgotten, and nowhere is this more evident than the rise of the sports betting industry. Since 19 92, 39 states and Washington DC have legalized sports
30:46 betting. And as a result, more than 600000000000 has been wagered on sports since 20 18. Now Christians should be instinctively concerned about the latest growth in gambling. For 1, gambling profits are
30:57 often losses for those least able to afford them, causing unnecessary friction within families. Secondly, it's inherently exploitative. The gambling industry necessarily harms 1 person to
31:09 benefit another. Gambling offers me the chance to gain at your expense. For me to win, you must lose. But even if I win, I lose the dignity and satisfaction of earning what I have. By green lighting
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31:55 Welcome back to Washington Watch. I am Jody Heiss, your Friday host, and so glad to have you joining us today. You are certainly aware by now that we're just 1 week away from America's 250th anniversary.Show more
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