Category: Mark Houck

House GOP Says Politics Is Behind Lack of Consequences for Pro-Abortion Extremists

With attacks on pro-life organizations around the country on the rise, Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee have charged that the Department of Justice is unequally enforcing the law to the detriment of such groups. “Politics is driving the agenda in far too many agencies in our government, and today, it’s not limited to presidential…


IN-DEPTH: Christians Say Government Targets Them Because They Oppose Left-Wing Agenda

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) issued a subpoena to the FBI earlier this month demanding information on its alleged program to surveil Catholics for “signs of radicalization,” which some say is only one component of a larger agenda by the Biden administration to target people of faith. In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Jordan…


Defending the Right to Protect Life

Commentary According to Shawn Carney, president of the grassroots pro-life organization 40 Days for Life, the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade was one of the greatest days in our history—for everyone but the Biden administration. The White House is mad, Carney told me in a recent episode of “Over the Target Live.” “And…


Newsmakers Full Broadcast (Oct. 26)

Newsmakers—a collaboration between NTD and The Epoch Times—covers the most important stories of the day with trusted and groundbreaking perspectives. Watch leading reporters and newsmakers break and discuss the latest news as well as its impact on our world. Newsmakers is a weekly primetime show airing every Wednesday from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. ET. In…


Newsmakers (Oct. 26): FBI Whistleblower Speaks Out | China’s ‘Message’ to the World | Can We Trust the Midterm Polls?

Newsmakers—a collaboration between NTD and The Epoch Times—covers the most important stories of the day with trusted and groundbreaking perspectives. Watch leading reporters and newsmakers break and discuss the latest news as well as its impact on our world. Newsmakers is a weekly primetime show airing every Wednesday from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. ET. In…


FBI Use of Force in Pro-Life Arrest ‘Shocking’ and ‘Unnecessary’: Heritage Foundation Senior Legal Fellow

A senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation thinktank, Hans von Spakovsky, believes the arrest of pro-life activist Mark Houck by armed agents, based on the facts of the case, did not warrant that level of force by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), saying they went “way overboard.”…


Pro-Life Activist Mark Houck Pleads Not Guilty After Widely Criticized FBI Arrest

Pro-life activist Mark Houck pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal charges after he was arrested by FBI agents in an early morning raid last week that was decried by his wife. Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors accused Houck of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and said he forcefully shoved an…


Arrest of Catholic Pro-Life Speaker A ‘New Low’ for Justice Department: Attorney

The lead attorney in the case involving pro-life speaker Mark Houck said that sending a team of heavily armed federal agents to his client’s home to arrest him in front of his wife and children on Sept. 23 represents a “new low” for the U.S. Department of Justice. “Regular law-abiding citizens should not fear 20…


FBI Raid of Catholic Pro-Life Speaker a ‘New Low’ for Justice Department: Attorney

The lead attorney in the case involving pro-life speaker Mark Houck said that sending a team of heavily armed federal agents to his client’s home to arrest him in front of his wife and children on Sept. 23 represents a “new low” for the U.S. Department of Justice. “Regular law-abiding citizens should not fear 20…


Sen. Hawley Presses AG Garland Over FBI Raid at Pro-Life Activist’s Home

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland over what he called “especially shocking” reports of the FBI’s raiding the Kintnersville, Pennsylvania home of Catholic pro-life activist Mark Houck, according to a Sept. 26 open letter (pdf). The Missouri senator wrote to Garland on Monday, accusing the attorney general of allegedly weaponizing federal agents…