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Scott Turner was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 5, 2025, to be the 19th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Scott Turner previously led the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (WHORC), driving the Opportunity Zones Initiative. He also served as an Associate Pastor at Prestonwood Baptist Church and represented the 33rd District in the Texas State Legislature. Prior to his career in public service, Turner played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

Katy Faust is Founder and President of Them Before Us, a global movement defending children’s right to their mother and father. She publishes, speaks and testifies widely on why marriage and family are matters of justice for children. Her articles have appeared in outlets including Newsweek, USA Today, Fox News, The Federalist, Public Discourse, WORLD Magazine, First Things, and the Blaze. She is on the advisory board for the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship. She detailed her philosophy of worldview transmission in her book, Raising Conservative Kids in a Woke City. Her third book, Pro-Child Politics was published September 2024. She is spearheading Greater Than which aims to retake legal marriage on behalf of children. She and her husband have raised their four children in Seattle.

Grant is part owner and founder of Garrett Excavating, a company with roots dating back to 1950. Raised in the excavation world, he began learning the business at a young age, and as Chief Executive Officer he has led its continued growth. He brings visionary leadership and a people-first approach that encourages innovation and a strong, collaborative culture. Grant earned a Bachelor of Business Administration and Management from the University of Arkansas, where he played football and met his wife, Betsy. He received the 2024 Best Boss Award from Arkansas Money & Politics. Outside of work, he enjoys riding dirt bikes with his son and hunting with his daughter on their ranch.

Sara Carter currently serves President Trump and the American people as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, leading the Administration’s efforts to combat the trafficking of illicit drugs and strengthen public health and safety. She leads the implementation of the President’s National Drug Control Strategy, working with federal, state, local, and tribal leaders to keep dangerous drugs out of American communities. As our nation’s Drug Czar, she is dedicated to serving the American people and protecting families across the country.

She was a Fox News Contributor and wrote for saraacarter.com. She previously worked for Sinclair News group, Los Angeles News Group, The Blaze, The Washington Times, The Washington Examiner, and wrote numerous exclusives for U.S.A. Today, U.S. News & World Report, and Arutz Sheva in Israel. She was the host of the Sara Carter Show podcast.

Carter’s reporting included front line coverage of the Afghanistan, Iraq wars and the ongoing war on terrorism. Her investigations on the U.S. Mexico border uncovered secret tunnels, narcotics trafficking routes and the involvement of Mexican federal officials in the drug trade. Carter received two National Headliner Awards as well as the Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi award for her multiple-part series that uncovered the brutality of cartel wars along the Mexican border.

She writes investigative columns at Foxnews.com. She also wrote, produced and appeared in an award-winning documentary in 2018, “Not In Vein,” investigating the growing opioid and fentanyl crisis in the United States.

Carter’s mother is a Cuban immigrant and her father was a Marine veteran of two wars. She has six children and is married to her war-hero husband, blinded while on a mission fighting terrorists in Afghanistan for the Department of War.

Jake Bennett is the Associate Director of Policy and Desert States Regional Director at StandWithUs, a nonprofit founded in 2001 to educate about Israel, combat antisemitism, and cultivate the next generation of Jewish American leaders. Previously, Jake served as Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs at the Israeli-American Coalition for Action. Originally from New Jersey, Jake holds an MBA from Columbia University and is a veteran of the Israel Defense Forces, where he served in an infantry special operations unit during the Second Intifada. He now lives in Phoenix, Arizona with his wife and two children.

Michael is the Vice President of American Minute Inc. He graduated with honors from Regent University. Michael has traveled the country teaching history with his father, Author and Radio/Television Host Bill Federer, since he was a child. Following in his father’s footsteps. Micheal teaches history by adapting the message for the next generation, and fusing history with insight and Gospel.

Rep. Chip Roy is a devoted husband and father of two currently serving his fourth term in Congress representing Texas’s 21st Congressional District — which includes South Austin, North San Antonio, and the Texas Hill Country. Previously, Rep. Roy served as First Assistant Attorney General of Texas under Ken Paxton, Chief of Staff to Sen. Ted Cruz, senior advisor to Texas Governor Rick Perry, Senate Judiciary Committee staff director under Sen. John Cornyn, and as a federal prosecutor. Prior to the public sector, he worked for nearly three years as an investment banking analyst. Rep. Roy holds a B.S. and M.A from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from the University of Texas.  He serves on the House Judiciary, Rules, and Budget Committees and is the Policy Chair of the House Freedom Caucus.

Confirmed by the Senate in May, 2026, the Honorable Brian Birdwell currently serves as the Assistant Secretary of War for Sustainment (ASW(S)). As the ASW(S), HON Birdwell is the principal staff assistant and advisor to the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition & Sustainment (USW(A&S)), Deputy Secretary of War, and Secretary of War on Department of War (DoW) logistics, materiel readiness, and product support. HON Birdwell also oversees the Defense Logistics Agency and Defense Microelectronics Activity and, on behalf of the USW(A&S), is the principal logistics official for the DoW.

Prior to his swearing in as the ASW(S), HON Birdwell served in elected office, representing the communities in the 12 counties of Texas State Senate District 22. First elected to the Texas State Senate in a special election in June 2010, HON Birdwell served as a State Senator through May 2026. While in the Texas State Senate, HON Birdwell served as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Border Security along with numerous other committee assignments. In 2021, HON Birdwell was selected by his fellow Senate colleagues to serve as the President Pro Tempore of the Texas State Senate for the 87th Regular Session.

Prior to elected office, HON Birdwell had a distinguished career with the U.S. Army. As the Distinguished Military Graduate of the Lamar University Army ROTC program, HON Birdwell was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army in 1984 and served a 20-year career in both Field Artillery and Quartermaster billets with numerous training deployments and two operational deployments.

In 1990, he deployed to Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, where he was awarded the Bronze Star for Exceptional Meritorious Achievement and as part of the 2nd ACR battle group was awarded the Valorous Unit Award for action at the Battle of the 73rd Easting. In 1998, he deployed to Central America as the Joint Operations Officer for Joint Task Force Aguila to execute humanitarian relief operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch.

In 2001, HON Birdwell was serving on the Department of the Army staff at the Pentagon as the military aide to the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management. On September 11th, when American Airlines Flight 77 was crashed just yards away from his second floor Pentagon office, HON Birdwell was critically wounded and severely burned. Of the burns that covered more than 60 percent of his body, nearly half were third degree in severity. HON Birdwell was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received that day. Upon retirement in July 2004, he was awarded the Legion of Merit.

Motivated by his personal experience on September 11th and during his recovery, HON Birdwell and his wife Mel, operated Face the Fire Ministries from 2004 to 2017 which they jointly founded to support critical-burn survivors and wounded service-members and their families.

Born in Fort Worth, Texas, HON Birdwell is a graduate of Lamar University in Beaumont, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he earned a Master of Public Administration degree. HON Birdwell was a 2024 inductee in the U.S. Field Artillery Association Hall of Fame. In 2025, HON Birdwell was inducted in the U.S. Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

The Birdwells have been married for more than 35 years and have one son, Matt, daughter-in-law, Ann Marie, and two grandchildren.

WILLIAM J. FEDERER is a nationally known speaker, best-selling author, and president of American Minute, Inc., a publishing company dedicated to researching America’s noble heritage.

Bill has written or contributed to over 30 books, and is a frequent guest on television, radio and podcasts. He produces the “How We Got Here” video series for TurningPointEd.com. His AMERICAN MINUTE feature is broadcast daily on radio and by the Internet. His Faith in History television airs on the TCT Network.