The 2026 midterm elections are fast approaching, and political campaigns are locked in fierce debates over a slew of issues, most prevalent of them being the economy. In recent years, Republicans have stressed stubborn inflation metrics as a warning to motivate voters, while Democrats point to steady job growth and stock market resilience as an incentive. Regardless, voters are being met with a much harsher reality on the ground, effectively redefining the concept of affordability in the U.S.

While pregnant with their third child, Catherine Herring never imagined that her husband of 11 years would secretly give her abortion-inducing drugs without her knowledge. In this episode, host Casey Harper sits down with Catherine to discuss the shocking discovery, the legal fallout, and the impact it had on her family. Dr. Christina Francis, a pro-life OB-GYN, also joins the conversation to explain the medical and ethical issues surrounding chemical abortion, abortion pill reversal, and the role of progesterone in supporting a healthy pregnancy.

While pregnant with their third child, Catherine Herring never imagined that her husband of 11 years would secretly give her abortion-inducing drugs without her knowledge. In this episode, host Casey Harper sits down with Catherine to discuss the shocking discovery, the legal fallout, and the impact it had on her family. Dr. Christina Francis, a pro-life OB-GYN, also joins the conversation to explain the medical and ethical issues surrounding chemical abortion, abortion pill reversal, and the role of progesterone in supporting a healthy pregnancy.

REVOLUTION: America's 250th and the fate of the nation. What is America's real history? Why does it matter today? Have we been lied to? Best-selling author Eric Metaxas sits down with Casey Harper to discuss his new book on the American Revolution and how it informs our politics today.

REVOLUTION: America's 250th and the fate of the nation. What is America's real history? Why does it matter today? Have we been lied to? Best-selling author Eric Metaxas sits down with Casey Harper to discuss his new book on the American Revolution and how it informs our politics today.

The Chinese Communist Party is no friend of Christians. While persecution has been happening for decades, in 2018 the CCP drastically accelerated their nationwide campaign to silence Christian leaders by rounding up and arresting many pastors. Among them was Zion Church founder and pastor, Ezra Jin. His daughter, Grace Jin Drexel, and Family Research Council's Travis Weber join host Casey Harper to share her father&rsquo;s story and what life is like for Christians in China. Grace describes what it was like growing up in China, the start of Zion Church, and the eventual arrest and imprisonment of her father. These last few years have not been easy, but Grace&rsquo;s story is one of powerful faith and trust that God is moving in China and among her family.

The Chinese Communist Party is no friend of Christians. While persecution has been happening for decades, in 2018 the CCP drastically accelerated their nationwide campaign to silence Christian leaders by rounding up and arresting many pastors. Among them was Zion Church founder and pastor, Ezra Jin. His daughter, Grace Jin Drexel, and Family Research Council's Travis Weber join host Casey Harper to share her father's story and what life is like for Christians in China. Grace describes what it was like growing up in China, the start of Zion Church, and the eventual arrest and imprisonment of her father. These last few years have not been easy, but Grace's story is one of powerful faith and trust that God is moving in China and among her family.

In a recent Congressional hearing, a current CIA employee exposed just how extensive the government&rsquo;s COVID-19 cover-up was. The Washington Stand&rsquo;s Mark Tapscott joins host Casey Harper to break down the hearing and examine the growing questions surrounding the CIA&rsquo;s role. If COVID-19 was truly a natural accident, why were intelligence documents reportedly changed? Is the CIA monitoring its own employees? And how much did Dr. Fauci know about the origins of the virus? All of this and more on today&rsquo;s episode.

In a recent Congressional hearing, a current CIA employee exposed just how extensive the government's COVID-19 cover-up was. The Washington Stand's Mark Tapscott joins host Casey Harper to break down the hearing and examine the growing questions surrounding the CIA's role. If COVID-19 was truly a natural accident, why were intelligence documents reportedly changed? Is the CIA monitoring its own employees? And how much did Dr. Fauci know about the origins of the virus? All of this and more on today's episode.

With health care fraud schemes at the center of national attention, a pro-life congressman is urging federal authorities to investigate the nation's largest abortion profiteer for fraud. In a letter dated June 11, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) asked Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, who has teamed up with Vice President J.D. Vance and the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, to launch an investigation into Planned Parenthood for allegedly administering gender transition drugs to minors and receiving Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements for doing so.

Major League Baseball is not pleased that they were taken for fools. Soon after several players on the San Francisco Giants restored their team's "Pride Night" rainbow hats to the rainbow's original Genesis context, MLB chief communications officer Pat Courtney responded with a warning, "The writing on the cap violates our rules, and consistent with normal practice, we have warned the players about future violations."

Following what appeared to be a glimmer of hope for the release of imprisoned Chinese Pastor Ezra Jin, communist dictator Xi Jinping's regime expanded its crackdown on Christians over the weekend, raiding a prominent evangelical house church during Sunday worship and detaining dozens of believers.

On June 10, the Trump administration's Department of Health and Human Services issued a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to encourage the adoption of frozen embryos. The history of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the second Trump administration has been a winding road, with broad commitments by President Trump to promote expanded insurance coverage of the practice mixed with widespread resistance by pro-life advocates concerned about IVF practices that lead to the killing of embryonic human beings in the freezing process or by genetic selection. The June 10 notice was received warmly by pro-life groups because of its focus on respect for the life of every human embryo and its stated intention to ensure that each of these children has "the opportunity for life within a stable and loving family."

While President Donald Trump and his administration are working hard to implement commonsense safeguards around immigration into the U.S. and restore American safety and sovereignty, European voters are inching closer to implementing their own immigration restriction policies. The only question is whether Europeans will act in time before their continent is overrun by a mass diaspora from the third world.

If there's one thing we can all take pride in this June, it's that our pushback has been normalized. In these last three years, the march to pull companies back to neutral has outperformed everyone's expectations. But in this process of rolling back decades of corporate radicalism, one thing is clear: this isn't over. No matter how much success Americans have, not every CEO will go quietly. When it comes to transgender activism, some businesses are playing for keeps - and children are their number one targets. 

Editorial Director and Senior Writer, The Washington Stand

In a small town in southern Louisiana, a 17-year-old mom is trying to shake the trauma of an emergency c-section she never should have had. Her baby, weighing just a single pound and fighting for its life, wasn't due for another three months. But the fact that the tiny child is alive at all is a miracle, since the young girl was poisoned by her dad with the abortion drug - the latest in a long line of shocking stories about mifepristone, the murder weapon of choice for angry, predatory men.

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but sometimes just a few words can redefine a picture. While professional sports teams continue to put their players through the ritual humiliation of donning rainbow attire that espouses a pro-LGBT agenda in which many players do not believe, some athletes have turned to understated protest. This weekend, San Francisco Giants pitcher Landen Roupp added context to his team-issued Pride cap by drawing a Bible reference next to the rainbow logo.

Senior Writer, The Washington Stand

U.S. and Iranian officials said they had reached an agreement to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a preliminary pact that sent oil prices falling but leaves the fate of Tehran's nuclear program to further negotiations.

A Minnesota bakery owner from a multigenerational Christian family is offering an alternative to Pride Month and celebrating the biblical model of family life through special doughnut and coffee sales. Joshua Streblow, owner of Carl's Bakery in Granite Falls, Minnesota, said the monthlong promotion intends to "celebrate the beauty of God's design and the beauty of God's declared word with respect to these designs."

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