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July 23, 2025 The Morning Five: Wednesday, July 23, 2025 -- U.S.-Japan Trade Deal, U.S. Olympics Bans Transgender Women from Women's Sports and Associated Press Loses in Federal Court Over WH Access
Today's host was Michael Wear, Founder, President, of Center for Christianity and Public Life.
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Scripture: Psalm 121
Top Headlines:
1) U.S. Trade Deal with Japan
2) U.S. Olympics Bar Transgender Women from Women’s Competition
3) Court Declines to Intervene on WH Blocking AP Access
Today's host was Michael Wear, Founder, President, and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life.
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#politics #faith #prayer #firstamendment #courts #press #journalism #Japan #trade #tariffs #gender #sports #Olympics

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July 22, 2025 The Morning Five: Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025 - CBO Projects New Tax and Spend to Explode Deficit, Speaker Johnson Says No Vote on Epstein Files, and Officer Sentenced in Breonna Taylor Raid
Today's host was Michael Wear, Founder, President, of Center for Christianity and Public Life.
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Scripture: Psalm 111
Top Headlines:
1) CBO Says Big Beautiful Bill Will Add $3.4 Trillion to Deficit
2) Johnson Won’t Hold House Vote on Epstein Files This Summer
3) Officer in Breonna Taylor Raid Sentenced
Today's host was Michael Wear, Founder, President, and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life.
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#politics #faith #prayer #criminaljustice #budget #deficit #BreonnaTaylor #Epstein #Trump #WhiteHouse

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July 21, 2025 The Morning Five: Monday, July 21, 2025 -- New Spending Cuts, Church in Gaza Bombed and Congress Passes Crypto Bill
Today's host was Michael Wear, Founder, President and CEO of the Center
for Christianity and Public Life.
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Scripture: Mark 8
Top Headlines:
1) Rescissions Bill Headed to Trump, Public Broadcasting Cut
2) Church in Gaza Bombed
3) President Trump Expected to Sign Cryptocurrency Bill
Today's host was Michael Wear, Founder, President, and CEO
of the Center for Christianity and Public Life.
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#politics #faith #prayer #crypto #Israel #Gaza #Christians #PEPFAR #publicbroadcasting #Congress #spending

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July 17, 2025 The Morning Five: Thursday, July 17th, 2025 -- Senate Takes up White House's Proposed Spending Cuts, House Republicans Push to Release Epstein Files and Israel Attacks Syrian Defence Ministry
Today's host was Michael Wear, Founder, President and CEO of the Center
for Christianity and Public Life.

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Scripture: Psalm 46
Top Headlines:
1) Senate Begins Vote-a-Rama on White House Spending Cuts
2) House Republicans Push to Release Epstein Files
3) Israel Attacks Syrian Defence Ministry
Today's host was Michael Wear, Founder, President, and CEO
of the Center for Christianity and Public Life.
Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,
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Music by: King Sis
#politics #faith #prayer #Israel #Syria #Senate #House #Spending #PEPFAR

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July 17, 2025 The Morning Five: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 -- Russia Rejects Trump’s Ultimatum, Senate Cuts Deal to Save PEPFAR, Inflation Back Up
Today's host was Michael Wear, Founder, President, of Center for Christianity and Public Life.
Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org.
Scripture: John 6:51-58
Top Headlines:
1) Russia Rejects Trump’s Ultimatum
2) PEPFAR Left Out of Trump's $9 Billion Cuts
3) Labor Department Report Shows U.S. Inflation Rising as Tariffs Take Effect
Today's host was Michael Wear, Founder, President, and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life.
Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife and check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tsfnetwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Music by: King Sis
#politics #faith #prayer #Russia #PEPFAR #Senate #economy #inflation

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10 min
July 15, 2025 The Morning Five: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 -- U.S. to Sell Weapons to NATO for Ukraine, SCOTUS Allows Education Overhaul to Proceed, Andrew Cuomo to Run as Independent in NYC Mayoral Race,
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Scripture: Colossians 2
Top Headlines:
1) SCOTUS Allows Education Overhaul to Proceed
2) Cuomo to Run in NYC Mayoral General Election
3) U.S. to Sell Weapons to NATO for Ukraine
Today's host was Michael Wear, President and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life.
Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife and check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tsfnetwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Music by: King Sis
#politics #faith #prayer #Ukraine #NATO #Trump #WhiteHouse #SCOTUS #education #Cuomo #NYC

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July 14, 2025 The Morning Five: Monday, July 14, 2025 -- Biden Defends Use of Autopen, State Department Mass Firings and EU Prepares for Tariff-driven Economic Recession
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Scripture: Romans 12
Top Headlines:
1) SCOTUS Allows Trump Cuts in Federal Workforce to Proceed
2) Secretary Rubio Has an Impersonator
3) Keep Your Shoes on at the Airport
Today's host was Michael Wear, President and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life.
Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife and check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tsfnetwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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#politics #faith #prayer #StateDepartment #Biden #Trump #POTUS #SecretaryRubio #EU #economy #foreignpolicy #clemency #investigation

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July 09, 2025 The Morning Five: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 -- SCOTUS Allows Trump Fed Workforce Cuts to Proceed, Secretary Rubio Has an Impersonator and TSA Says 'Keep Your Shoes On"
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Scripture: Romans 12
Top Headlines:
1) SCOTUS Allows Trump Cuts in Federal Workforce to Proceed
2) Secretary Rubio Has an Impersonator
3) Keep Your Shoes on at the Airport
Today's host was Michael Wear, President and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life.
Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife and check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tsfnetwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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#politics #faith #prayer #homelandsecurity #SCOTUS #Trump #federalgovernment #POTUS #MarcoRubio #StateDept #airports #airportsecurity #TSA

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July 03, 2025 The Morning Five: Thursday, July 3, 2025 -- "Big, Beautiful Bill" Passes House and Will Become Law, Court Intervenes on Trump Asylum Ban and U.S. Pauses Air Defense Aid to Ukraine
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Scripture: Psalm 46
Top Headlines:
1) "Big, Beautiful Bill" Passes House
2) Court Halts Asylum Ban
3) U.S. Pauses Air Defense Aid to Ukraine
Today's host was Michael Wear, President and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life.
Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife and check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tsfnetwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Music by: King Sis
#politics #faith #prayer #courts #immigration #Trump #WhiteHouse #budget #taxes #spending #House #Ukraine #Russia #defense

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July 02, 2025 The Morning Five: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 -- Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" Passes Senate, AI Moratorium Rejected, and Judge Temporarily Halts HHS Overhaul
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Scripture: Psalm 46
Top Headlines:
1) GOP Senate Passes Tax and Spending Bill
2) Senate Votes to Remove AI Moratorium from Spending Bill
3) Judge Temporary Blocks HHS Reorg
Today's host was Michael Wear, President and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life.
Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife and check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tsfnetwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Music by: King Sis
#politics #faith #prayer #courts #HHS #Senate #taxcuts #MedicaidCuts #budget #AI

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About For the Good of the Public | The Morning Five

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For the Good of the Public brings you daily news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we catch up on the news of the day together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life, for the good of the public.