As the national debt tick upward past $22 trillion, Congress is getting ready to pile on yet more debt as they consider a massive omnibus bill. We discuss with Heritage budget expert Justin Bogie to unpack the good, the bad, and the ugly. Plus: It looks like Republicans called the Democrats’ bluff on the Green New Deal — and they’re relishing it.

We also cover these stories:
• President Trump will sign the omnibus spending, and then declare a national emergency on the border.
• Former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe reportedly said that he Department of Justice was considering whether Trump could be removed from office using the 25th amendment.
• Amazon announces it won’t be opening a second headquarters in New York City,, after all.

Is 55 miles of border wall or fencing enough? Did liberals get too many concessions? The Heritage Foundation’s Hans von Spakovsky joins us to discuss the proposed border deal that, if passed, would avert another shutdown. Plus: We talk about how a journalist got a department store to remove a “Fake News” t-shirt.

We also cover these stories:
• President Trump is calling for the resignation of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.
• Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, announces California will abandon a high-speed rail between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
• A new study finds that voter ID laws had no negative effect on voter registration or turnout,

On today’s podcast, we’re featuring an exclusive interview with Rep. Mark Green. He’s a freshman Republican from Tennessee who shares his first impressions of Congress and his unique role in the capture of Saddam Hussein (whom Green spent six hours interrogating overnight).

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Now that a woman, Vanessa Tyson, is accusing Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a Democrat, of sexual assault, the left’s calls to “believe all women” have abruptly stopped. Amy Swearer, a legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, joins us to discuss that and how as a culture we should respond when a woman puts forward a claim of sexual assault. Plus: Rob Bluey interviews Reps. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, and Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., about infanticide, the wall, and much more.

We also cover these stories:
• Virginia attorney general Mark Herring, a Democrat, says he wore blackface while in college.
• President Trump announces he’s nominating David Malpass to be the next president of the World Bank.
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized Trump’s State of the Union speech, saying, “Presidents should not bring threats to the floor of the House.”

Rep. Denver Riggelman, R-Va. is a former distillery owner, and a veteran. “If you don’t fight for what you think is right, if you’re not willing to stand up, you will get rolled over,” the newly-elected Riggelman tells The Daily Signal, adding that “I don’t want to be in politics, but I think people who hate politics need to get involved with politics.” Plus: We discuss Fox News’ Tucker Carlson’s proposal that the government ban smart phones for teens.

We also cover these stories:
• Lawmakers’ guests to the State of the Union include a transgender military member, and an illegal immigrant.
• New Jersey has a new law on the books, making it the second state to mandate schools teach LGBT history.
• A Hawaii legislator wants to do away with cigarettes for everyone who’s younger than 100.

Building a wall on the southern border was President Donald Trump’s key campaign pledge — and his supporters are serious about it. So how do Trump voters view the recent shutdown over wall funding? We talk to Anne Sorock of The Frontier Lab — she’s got some interesting polling data that paints a helpful picture of where the president’s base is. Plus: We look at The Washington Post’s media bias on abortion this week.

We also cover these stories:
• Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is speaking out against House Democrats’ bill that “would make Election Day a new paid holiday for government workers.”
• Pennsylvania confirms that over 11,000 non-citizens were registered to vote in that state.
• A California restaurant owner says he will refuse to serve any customer who’s wearing a MAGA hat.

There’s a lot to like about the new United States-Canada-Mexico trade deal (also known as the USMCA), says Tori Whiting of The Heritage Foundation. But there’s also some elements that should give conservatives pause, such as minimum wage requirements and liberal social policies on sexual orientation and gender identity. Whiting joins us to explain what’s good and what’s bad in the deal–and what lawmakers can or can’t do to change it. Plus: We discuss how the new Broadway edition of “Oklahoma” will be “gun neutral.”

We also cover these stories:
• The U.S. ignores China and Russia at its peril, warns a new report released by Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats that states, “China and Russia are more aligned than at any point since the mid-1950s.”
• Senate Democrats have delayed a final committee vote on William Barr to be the next attorney general, pushing his likely confirmation to next week.
• A Democrat-run House committee is floating the idea of removing “so help me God” from the oath witnesses take before speaking to the committee.

On today’s show, we feature an interview with pollster Scott Rasmussen. We quiz him on his latest polling numbers, including the president’s approval numbers, and some surprising trends that you’ll want to hear about. Rasmussen is a renowned pollster, author, and co-founder of ESPN. He most recently wrote the book, “The Sun is Still Rising: Politics Has Failed But America Will Not,” and publishes new polls daily at ScottRasmussen.com.

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Washington feels pretty dysfunctional right now, with the partial government shutdown over a month old. And still, Democrats won’t offer President Donald Trump any wall funding. So how did Washington actually get this way? And how did the Democratic Party move so far left? Today, former Ohio Rep. Bob McEwan comments on those questions and explains how his Council for National Policy is uniting conservatives.

We also cover these stories:
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells President Trump he can’t deliver the State of the Union until the government shutdown is over.
• The White House has renominated 51 people as judicial nominees, after the Senate failed to get them through last year.
• Juan Guaido, who is president of the Venezuela National Assembly, declared himself head of state, and President Trump immediately recognized him as interim president

In this day and age of rights movements, we don’t hear too much about children’s rights. Our guest today, Katy Faust, heads up a children’s rights organization called “Them Before Us.” She says the sexual revolution and adult fulfillment have come at a steep price for children. She also points the way forward for healthy parenting in the 21st century.

Enjoy the show.