Washington Watch

On today’s program: Casey Harper, Managing Editor for Broadcast at The Washington Stand and Host of the “Outstanding” podcast, reports on steps to halt the expansion of IVF in the National Defense Authorization Act, efforts to increase military pay, and initiatives to exclude abortion funding from health care subsidies and future government funding plans. Randy Weber, U.S. Representative for Texas’s 14th District, explains the importance of Congress excluding abortion funding from health care reforms, Gaza ceasefire negotiations, and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s plans for a future visit with President Trump. Dr. Roger Marshall, U.S. Senator from Kansas, shares how funding expansion for IVF was removed from the National Defense Authorization Act and describes his bill, “The Marshall Plan,” which will include extensive efforts to continue Hyde protections, preventing government funding of abortion, while also defunding gender transition procedures. Mike Johnson, U.S. Speaker of the House, analyzes the re