A New York mother has been arrested after giving birth to a baby boy and leaving him in the bathroom of a supermarket over the weekend. A law was just passed in Massachusetts last month that allows babies to be aborted and discarded up until the moment they are born. Presumably, the only difference between this baby born in New York and a baby killed at nine months gestation in Massachusetts is that one is inside the womb and the other has just entered the world outside of it. 

Returning to the podcast we have Grace Drexel, whose father Pastor Ezra Jin of Zion Church in China was recently released from prison after President Donald Trump personally made the request to China's communist leader, Xi Xinping. We also have the son of Gao Quanfu and Pang Yu, who are still imprisoned for their Christian faith in China. We get the latest on their case, discuss the plight of the church in China and answer the question: What can we do about the persecution of Christians in China?

Returning to the podcast we have Grace Drexel, whose father Pastor Ezra Jin of Zion Church in China was recently released from prison after President Donald Trump personally made the request to China's communist leader, Xi Xinping. We also have the son of Gao Quanfu and Pang Yu, who are still imprisoned for their Christian faith in China. We get the latest on their case, discuss the plight of the church in China and answer the question: What can we do about the persecution of Christians in China?

It&rsquo;s back to school season, and the war for our kids is underway. Joining Host Casey Harper is Victoria Cobb, President of The Family Foundation of Virginia, the largest and oldest pro-family advocacy organization in Virginia.
Together they discuss&hellip;
<ul>
<li>What is the state of the battle for parental rights in education?</li>
<li>What battles has President Trump won, and where are we still seeing resistance?</li>
<li>On the gender issue specifically, how is this playing out in education in Virginia and nationally? (locker rooms, transitioning kids without parental consent, etc.)</li>
<li>Why is abortion is <a href="https://www.familyfoundation.org/blog/tek3eaa067o1s3ffn25wsxb427qmsd">on the rise</a> in Virginia and the nation?</li>
</ul>

It's back to school season, and the war for our kids is underway. Joining Host Casey Harper is Victoria Cobb, President of The Family Foundation of Virginia, the largest and oldest pro-family advocacy organization in Virginia. Together they discuss... What is the state of the battle for parental rights in education? What battles has President Trump won, and where are we still seeing resistance? On the gender issue specifically, how is this playing out in education in Virginia and nationally? (locker rooms, transitioning kids without parental consent, etc.) Why is abortion is on the rise in Virginia and the nation?

On this week&rsquo;s podcast, Jared Bridges, Editor in Chief of the Washington Stand and Bob Maginnis, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, AI expert and author join Casey Harper to discuss artificial intelligence. OpenAI&rsquo;s model broke out of the lab and hacked another model! How important is this latest Open AI &ldquo;escape&rdquo; and hacking? Is AI a good thing or a bad thing? Some are saying A.I. feels like the end of days, like Biblical prophecies coming to life. Do you agree? Given all that, should Christians be using AI?

On this week's podcast, Jared Bridges, Editor in Chief of the Washington Stand and Bob Maginnis, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, AI expert and author join Casey Harper to discuss artificial intelligence. OpenAI's model broke out of the lab and hacked another model! How important is this latest Open AI "escape" and hacking? Is AI a good thing or a bad thing? Some are saying A.I. feels like the end of days, like Biblical prophecies coming to life. Do you agree? Given all that, should Christians be using AI?

On this week's podcast, we discuss annihilationism, the view that hell is not eternal for those who reject God. Is hell real? Who is going there? Will they be there forever? What does the Bible teach?
For this discussion, host Casey Harper is joined by Jared Bridges, Editor-in-Chief of The Washington Stand, and Dr. Stephen Wellum, Editor of The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology and Professor of Christian Theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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On this week's podcast, we discuss annihilationism, the view that hell is not eternal for those who reject God. Is hell real? Who is going there? Will they be there forever? What does the Bible teach? For this discussion, host Casey Harper is joined by Jared Bridges, Editor-in-Chief of The Washington Stand, and Dr. Stephen Wellum, Editor of The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology and Professor of Christian Theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. You can learn more about ActsSocial <a href="https://actssocial.com/?utm_source=frc&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=frc_frontgate_2026&utm_content=banner_homepage">here</a>.

On today&rsquo;s News Brief, federal immigration enforcement cracks down on New York illegal immigrants, the U.S. resumes strikes on Iran, and House Republicans push measure denouncing socialism.

On today's News Brief, federal immigration enforcement cracks down on New York illegal immigrants, the U.S. resumes strikes on Iran, and House Republicans push measure denouncing socialism.

Global pop superstar Olivia Rodrigo joined with fellow female pop stars to raise $10 million for the abortion industry and related causes at the Daisy Chain Fields festival created by Rodrigo over the weekend. Billionaire Bill Gates's ex-wife Melinda matched the funds, leaving a grand total of $20 million in the pocket of the Daisy Chain Fields Fund. 

President Donald Trump's announcement Monday of agreements with nine more drugmakers "to lower prescription drug prices for Americans in line with the lowest prices paid by other developed nations" marks a major step in the chief executive's campaign to ensure "every American gets the lowest prices on prescription medications in the developed world."

The halfway-finished replacement to the East Wing of the Executive Mansion may continue, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday, rejecting a legal challenge from a preservation group. In an unsigned order (National Park Service v. National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States), the court did "not pass upon the legality of the government's East Wing project" but simply ruled that the Trust lacked standing to sue. Thus, a silly lawsuit met a predictable demise.

Ukraine has a terrible manpower problem. Retired Army Lt. General Keith Kellogg thinks he has part of the answer: draft women.

A rare natural disaster struck remote regions of Nepal and China last Wednesday, and casualty counts continue to climb. The death toll is sobering. The strange nature of the incident is even more so. In this sobering moment, Scripture gives Christians uniquely wise counsel on how to respond to tragedies. "It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart" (Ecclesiastes 7:2). So let us visit the house of mourning in the next few paragraphs.

Senior Writer, The Washington Stand

That old maxim "There's no such thing as bad publicity" is being seriously challenged by today's WNBA. Ever since Sophie Cunningham's declaration of basic biology last month, the league's crisis PR firm has been racking up billable hours. That seems lost on Commissioner Cathy Engelberg, who seems intent on turning the league into a $5 billion clown show without any grasp on what fans want or America believes.

Editorial Director and Senior Writer, The Washington Stand

A female police officer is suing the city of Norfolk, Virginia and its police chief for $15 million after allowing a male trans-identified recruit to use the women's locker room and requiring others to use the man's chosen pronouns.

Some progressive politicians have awoken to the fact that their far-left language is hurting them with voters, reports Axios. Terms like "birthing people" (women), "unhoused people" (homeless), "criminal justice-impacted individuals" (inmates), and "substance abuse disorder" (addiction) are just plain weird and make officials who use them seem out of touch. At a Michigan Democratic fundraising dinner in April, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) urged candidates present to "talk like a normal human." That should be a low bar to clear.

As Americans, history instructs us that evil never stands still. The question is not whether Russian tanks will reach America, but whether America is safer in a world where military aggression, religious repression, and forced assimilation are allowed to succeed.

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