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May 16, 2022

Shady Payments Laundered through National Institutes of Wealth
by Joshua Arnold
A usually hum-drum budget hearing turned fiery last Wednesday when Representative John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) took Acting National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Lawrence Tabak to task over special payments made over the past 10 years to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Francis Collins, and other officials. NIH oversees distributing federal grants for scientific research, and many of the payments seemed to come from the same major pharmaceutical companies that received those grants.
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America Tunes in to the Wild World of Sports
by Suzanne Bowdey
With Roe v. Wade on the chopping block, there's an interesting theory popping up in certain media outlets that the end of federal abortion could backfire on Republicans. How the GOP will gin up its base without the 1973 ruling to rally around, some pundits wonder? Simple, conservatives say. Not only would a positive Supreme Court decision kick off a furious battle over life in the states, but thanks to the Left, there's no shortage of cultural outrage to unite the party together. Exhibit A? The transgender debate.
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Beaten and Burned for Praising Jesus: A Nigerian Student?s Tragic Death
by Lela Gilbert
On May 12, a young female student -- Deborah Samuel -- in Sokoto, Nigeria was beaten to death and burned to ashes for praising Jesus on a WhatsApp group chat site. A gang of her radical Muslim classmates saw her post, became enraged, and murdered her. Deborah's "crime?" She was accused of blasphemy against Islam and the Prophet Mohammad -- a crime that calls for a death sentence according to Sharia Law.
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On today's program: Matt Rosendale, U.S. Representative for Montana, responds to Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent comments about Title 42 and her attack on the U.S. Supreme Court in anticipation of its upcoming decision in Dobbs. Justin Danhof, Strive Asset Management's Head of Corporate Governance, shares his assessment on how the nationwide Disney backlash has affected companies' political involvement. Tim Throckmorton, FRC's National Director for Community Impact, highlights the delivery of FRC Action petitions to the Haven, Kansas City Council in support of "In God We Trust" motto. Dr. Dave Brat, Dean of the School of Business at Liberty University, breaks down what's behind the baby formula shortages, labor shortages, rising inflation, and what can be done to resolve these economic concerns.

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