The U.S. military is cutting ties with one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious universities, citing the school's "woke" indoctrination programs and left-wing activism. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced in a video message posted to social media late Friday that all graduate-level fellowships and certificate programs that the Department of War engages in with Harvard University will end.

The Virginia policy landscape is under attack. After a full sweep by Democrats during Virginia&rsquo;s recent elections, they have wasted no time in proposing a list of radical amendments to the state&rsquo;s constitution. To analyze these changes, host Casey Harper is joined by president of The Family Foundation of Virginia, Victoria Cobb, and The Washington Stand&rsquo;s Jared Bridges. No stone has been left unturned in the quest to radicalize public policy in Virginia. The three discuss the proposed changes to laws concerning: abortion, gun control, taxes, private schools, and gambling.

The Virginia policy landscape is under attack. After a full sweep by Democrats during Virginia's recent elections, they have wasted no time in proposing a list of radical amendments to the state's constitution. To analyze these changes, host Casey Harper is joined by president of The Family Foundation of Virginia, Victoria Cobb, and The Washington Stand's Jared Bridges. No stone has been left unturned in the quest to radicalize public policy in Virginia. The three discuss the proposed changes to laws concerning: abortion, gun control, taxes, private schools, and gambling. 

How would you respond if someone came into your office on a mission to kill you? Would it even cross your mind to share the gospel? Host Casey Harper is joined by Virginia Prodan author and international human rights attorney as she shares her story of persecution and saving her assassin. Living in communist Romania, Virginia felt called to share the gospel with her clients, even when it meant putting herself in danger. She tells her story and encourages believers to allow the Lord to use you in ways you may never expect.

How would you respond if someone came into your office on a mission to kill you? Would it even cross your mind to share the gospel? Host Casey Harper is joined by Virginia Prodan author and international human rights attorney as she shares her story of persecution and saving her assassin. Living in communist Romania, Virginia felt called to share the gospel with her clients, even when it meant putting herself in danger. She tells her story and encourages believers to allow the Lord to use you in ways you may never expect. 

How do we define what is? Host Casey Harper is joined by author and pastor, David Schrock, and The Washington Stand&rsquo;s Jared Bridges to unpack how Christians can begin to define the world the way God originally created it. Where do we start to understand what we know? The three discuss what has diluted Truth, the impact of post modernism on understanding what is true, and the definition of humanity.
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<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Business-Ness-Live-World-Made-ebook/dp/B0D3LNJDC1">The Business of Is-Ness: How to Live in the World God Made</a> by David Schrock</li>
<li><a href="https://christoverall.com/">Christ Over All</a>&nbsp;</li>
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How do we define what is? Host Casey Harper is joined by author and pastor, David Schrock, and The Washington Stand's Jared Bridges to unpack how Christians can begin to define the world the way God originally created it. Where do we start to understand what we know? The three discuss what has diluted Truth, the impact of post modernism on understanding what is true, and the definition of humanity.

The Hyde Amendment is crucial - it protects taxpayers from being forced to fund abortion and upholds the dignity of human life. So why is President Trump asking Congress to be "flexible" when it comes to Hyde? To discuss this, host Casey Harper is joined by Chuck Donovan, a pro-life expert who has been in the fight for over 20 years. Having served in the Reagan administration, Chuck details how the Hyde Amendment came to be, what it entails, and the dangers of removing it. The two also unpack the recent actions of the Trump administration and what is causing the sudden shift away from protecting life.

The Hyde Amendment is crucial - it protects taxpayers from being forced to fund abortion and upholds the dignity of human life. So why is President Trump asking Congress to be "flexible" when it comes to Hyde? To discuss this, host Casey Harper is joined by Chuck Donovan, a pro-life expert who has been in the fight for over 20 years. Having served in the Reagan administration, Chuck details how the Hyde Amendment came to be, what it entails, and the dangers of removing it. The two also unpack the recent actions of the Trump administration and what is causing the sudden shift away from protecting life. 

On today's news brief: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump plan to discuss ongoing U.S.-Iran negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program as well as its broader regional sway, The Human Rights Campaign released its 2026 Corporate Equality Index, and anti-ICE protests have been front and center at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

On today's news brief: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump plan to discuss ongoing U.S.-Iran negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program as well as its broader regional sway, The Human Rights Campaign released its 2026 Corporate Equality Index, and anti-ICE protests have been front and center at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The White House has begun advancing an American Freedom Compact for universities in an effort to reaffirm open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and intellectual freedom in higher education. This is an effort that cannot stop at the campus gates.

What is the fundamental difference between those on the Right and those on the Left? It's not a matter of differing economic policies, nor of conflicting social policies. Differing policies are merely symptoms of the fundamental difference between Right and Left. What actually differentiates those on the Right from those on the Left is the allocation of empathy. While the term "empathy" is fairly broad, it's generally understood to be the capacity to understand and relate to another person and thus value and take into consideration the other person's feelings, needs, and well-being. On the Right, empathy is ordered, with greater empathy being afforded to those closest and waning in gravity as the subject becomes more and more distant. On the Left, that order is inverted. And in recent years, it's even been weaponized.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday leveled a scurrilous attack against a bill designed to safeguard the integrity of federal elections by requiring all voters to show proof of citizenship. "It's Jim Crow 2.0," Schumer growled on MS Now's "Morning Joe," in comments he proudly posted to his own website. "What they're trying to do here is the same thing that was done in the South for decades to prevent people of color from voting." The smear is offensive, illogical, and utterly disproven by events - not to mention outdated.

Have you ever caught yourself scrolling endlessly, heart sinking as you compare your real life to someone else's highlight reel? Or maybe you've bent over backward to fit in, only to feel emptier afterward? Let's be real - why do so many of us wrestle with being chronic people-pleasers? Why is it so incredibly hard to actually please people? And honestly... why do we care so much about what others think of us in the first place?

In politics, reporters will ask anything. On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), flushed with victory, held a 10-minute press gaggle after wrangling his caucus of cantankerous cats into passing a spending bill package to end the latest Democrat-initiated government shutdown over federal immigration enforcement. Johnson deftly fielded all the expected questions - on the spending package itself, the prospects for a deal on DHS funding, and a bill to require photo ID in federal elections - before the final question flew out into left field.

Senior Writer, The Washington Stand

Inside the glittery, Hollywood echo chamber that is the Grammy Awards, one unassuming, tattooed star stood out. While a parade of musicians used their time at the microphone for the most unoriginal of purposes - bashing the president or raining down expletives on ICE - Jason DeFord's emotional testimony outshone them all. In those 77 seconds, the man known to the world as Jelly Roll taught us all what it meant to be sold out for Jesus. 

Editorial Director and Senior Writer, The Washington Stand

In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was doomed to eternally roll a boulder uphill, only for it to roll back down whenever it neared the top. In real life, the closest analogue may be the U.S. Congress, which seems trapped in the never-ending process of keeping the U.S. government funded, only for the deals to fall apart. But, on Tuesday afternoon, a narrow vote in the U.S. House put Congress closer to funding the government than it has come in nearly 30 years. And even that triumph nearly failed.

After a historic trial, a civil jury in New York state has awarded malpractice damages to a detransitioner, the first such judgment for victims of transgender ideology's medical experimentation. Fox Varian, a 22-year-old woman, sued her former psychologist, Kenneth Einhorn, and plastic surgeon, Simon Chin, alleging that they deviated from standard medical practice and informed consent in rushing her into a double mastectomy at the age of 16. The verdict in her favor signaled "The end of the transgender experiment," proclaimed Claremont Institute Vice President Andrew Beck.

For the past decade, left-wing Democrats have calibrated their actions by assessing whatever Donald Trump wants, and doing the opposite. This tactic is evident everywhere, but far fewer people understand how close this pattern comes to triggering a constitutional crisis.

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