It sounds like a plotline from an overly dramatized high school television show: a junior at Torrey Pines High School in southern California was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital without cause, according to a federal lawsuit filed August 19. The student, identified in the lawsuit only by the initials M.F., says he and another student, A.F., faced months of retaliation for expressing conservative views at an anti-ICE protest on school property.

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;
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<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 this week's podcast, host Casey Harper discusses the rise of socialism in the U.S. NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani made headlines as the latest Democratic socialist to take public office, but now several others are cropping up. Is this a flash in the pan or a future reality in American politics? How will it affect America and in particular the Church? Casey was joined by Mark Tapscott, Veteran investigative reporter and editor Mark Tapscott of The Washington Stand along with Matt Carpenter, Director of FRC Action. You can learn more about ActsSocial <a href="https://actssocial.com/?utm_source=frc&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=frc_frontgate_2026&amp;utm_content=banner_homepage">here</a>.

On this week's podcast, host Casey Harper discusses the rise of socialism in the U.S. NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani made headlines as the latest Democratic socialist to take public office, but now several others are cropping up. Is this a flash in the pan or a future reality in American politics? How will it affect America and in particular the Church? Casey was joined by Mark Tapscott, Veteran investigative reporter and editor Mark Tapscott of The Washington Stand along with Matt Carpenter, Director of FRC Action. 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's News Brief: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces sanctions on countries that do business with Iran, the U.S. and Canada are in a trade war, and an auto-race coursed through the streets of Washington D.C.

On today's News Brief: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces sanctions on countries that do business with Iran, the U.S. and Canada are in a trade war, and an auto-race coursed through the streets of Washington D.C.

Amid a vacuum of power in the Middle East resulting from a weakened Iran, the Islamist regime of Turkish President Recep Erdogan has begun encroaching into Syria, provoking a response from the Israeli military last week in which it struck an airbase near the Turkish border.

Don't ask the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) how much interest a new spending proposal will add to the current annual budget deficit of $1.7 trillion or to the $40 trillion national debt, both of which are steadily growing as Congress and President Donald Trump continue piling on more new expenditures.

The sun rose over Milan just as it had on every other day. But this Lord's Day in 390 A.D. would be far from ordinary in the new imperial center of the Western Roman Empire. After a half century of religious tumult, the Roman Empire was finally at rest under Emperor Theodosius, a defender of the Nicene Creed. Yet, as he approached the church that day, the Bishop Ambrose blocked his path and took hold of the emperor's purple robes in full public view. "Stand back!" warned Ambrose, according to the fifth century eastern historian Sozomen.

On Sunday, August 23, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins delivered remarks at the Ukraine National Prayer Breakfast in Kyiv, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, members of the Ukrainian Parliament, and other dignitaries in attendance.

A former adviser to infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiring to evade public records laws and conceal government documents related to grant research funding and the COVID-19 pandemic.

In Florida's Democratic primary on Tuesday, voters chose Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon over the establishment favorite, Alexander Vindman (famous for his testimony in the Trump impeachment trial). Nixon is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), a radical organization that openly seeks to hijack the Democratic Party as a means to undermine American power. More than a member, Nixon is a DSA darling, who already has years of standout performances to her name. Below are four of the most astonishing moments from the Angie Nixon highlight reel.

Senior Writer, The Washington Stand

A few days before Jesse Genet's family left for Lake Tahoe, a children's book about boats appeared on her porch. It was the right subject, the right reading level, and it arrived at just the right time. Genet, an entrepreneur and mother in a blended family with seven children, had not ordered it. "Claire" had.

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A coalition of parents in northern California has sued the Palo Alto Unified School District for a high school field trip to a mosque in the fall of 2025. "Students allegedly were encouraged to wear Islamic religious attire, were given Qurans, observed prayer, engaged with participants in a Quran-memorization program, and were exposed to messaging that portrayed Islam as uniquely aligned with social justice work," the August 7 complaint declares. Strikingly, not a single family involved in the lawsuit is Christian.

August recess may be a break for congressional staff, but it's a busy, pound-the-pavement time for members. Nobody knows that better than House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who's on a dizzying 34-district tour across America to hype Republican candidates and keep up his record-breaking fundraising pace. And while the Louisianan knows a little about beating the odds during his time with the gavel, this is no ordinary hill he's climbing. Facing the stiff headwinds of the economy, the Iran war, and a frustrated electorate, it'll take some serious magic for Johnson's party to pull off an upset in November. But then, when it comes to the down-to-earth dad of four, never say never. 

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