This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

Part I (00:13 - 10:50)
President Biden’s Farewell Address: President Warns Against What He Called the "Tech-Industry Complex” and an “Oligarchy"

• In exclusive sit-down, Biden reveals his biggest regret and the compliment Trump gave him by USA Today (Susan Page)

Part II (10:50 - 17:41)
The Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas: Agreement is Tentatively Reached in the Middle East

Part III (17:41 - 21:23)
Cuba Off the State-Sponsored Terrorism List, For Now: President Biden Removes Cuba From Important List

Part IV (21:23 - 24:32)
Starbucks is No Longer a Third Place: Famous Seattle Coffee Shop Chain is Changing One of Its Major Business Policies




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Part I (00:13 - 08:04)
Advice and Consent: Why Do Some Presidential Appointees Require Senate Confirmation?

Part II (08:04 - 19:27)
Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing: The Defense Hearing of Trump’s Choice as Secretary of Defense Gets Interesting Fast

Part III (19:27 - 23:55)
The Disappearing Middle of American Media Consumption: The Major Shift of Viewership From Older Media to Social Media Influencers

Part IV (23:55 - 25:33)
A Look at the Adversary Press: The Media in Disagreement with Leadership in the White House Tends to Grow Its Base in Its Opposition

Part V (25:33 - 28:16)
The Left is Lawyering Up: President-Elect Trump is Not Afraid to Sue for Defamation, and It’s Destabilizing Liberal Media

• News Outlets Take Unusual Steps to Prepare for Onslaught From Trump by The New York Times (David Enrich and Katie Robertson)
• New York Times v. Sullivan by The Supreme Court of the United States

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Part I (00:13 - 09:53)
SCOTUS Seems Poised to Uphold TikTok Ban: SCOTUS Could Settle the Issue This Week, But Will President Trump Unsettle It Once Again?

• TikTok v. Garland by The United States Supreme Court

Part II (09:53 - 15:53)
Lotteries are a Tax on the Poor: There is a Great Moral Cost to the Lottery, and the Lottery Preys on the Poor

• Centuries of good and evil: The lottery turns 456 years old by USA Today (Karissa Waddick)

Part III (15:53 - 20:54)
Young Men are Increasingly Addicted to Gambling: Gambling Companies are Targeting Young Men with Online Sports Gaming

• For a new generation of kids, sports and gambling now go hand in glove by The Washington Post (The Editorial Board)

Part IV (20:54 - 24:16)
Nursing Mothers are Saving Lives: God’s Design in Motherhood is an Imperative to Optimize Breastfeeding for Mothers

• A Low-Tech Way to Save Babies’ Lives by The New York Times (Nicholas Kristof)

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Part I (00:13 - 06:14)
The LA Fires are Shaping Up to Be the Costliest Natural Disaster in U.S. History – And the Political Fires Are Just Getting Started

Part II (06:14 - 10:37)
President Biden’s USA Today Interview: The President’s Cognitive Decline was on Display in the Interview – So What Will He Do in His Final Week as President?

• In exclusive sit-down, Biden reveals his biggest regret and the compliment Trump gave him by USA Today (Susan Page)

Part III (10:37 - 14:05)
The Commendation of One Inconsistent Catholic to Another: President Biden Awards Medal of Freedom with Distinction to Pope Francis

Part IV (14:05 - 15:55)
The Pope Appoints Liberal Archbishop to DC: Watch as Legislation and Legislators Move Left as a Result

Part V (15:55 - 19:31)
The Vatican’s New Guidelines Opens Door for Homosexual Priests: The New Guidelines Reveal Identity Politics Plus Moral and Theological Issues

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Part I (00:13 - 18:06)
In the National Cathedral: The State Funeral of Former President Jimmy Carter

Part II (18:06 - 19:11)
The Fires in LA Still Burn Out of Control – We are Praying for All Endangered by the Historic Fires in LA

Part III (19:11 - 21:29)
Why is the Resurrection Essential to the Christian Faith? – Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

Part IV (21:29 - 24:22)
The Bible’s Narratives About the Death of Animals Shocks My 7-Year-Old Son. How Do We Faithfully Bring the Word to Him? – Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

Part V (24:22 - 28:20)
What Does the Bible Say About Dragons and Dinosaurs? – Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 9-Year-Old Listeners to The Briefing




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Part I (00:14 - 02:26)
Former President Carter’s State Funeral Today: What to Look For in the Funeral Service as Our Nation Mourns the Loss of a President

Part II (02:26 - 14:31)
We are Witnessing the Largest and Deadliest Fire in LA County History: Absolute Devastation to Human Lives and Civilization as Fires Rip Through Southern California

• Fish at center of key conservation fight not a distinct species after all by YaleNews (Mike Cummings)

Part III (14:31 - 24:36)
Meta Drops Fact-Checking: Mark Zuckerberg Announces Significant Change to Censorship Policies Across Meta’s Social Media Platforms

• Mark Zuckerberg says ending fact-checks will curb censorship. Fact-checkers say he's wrong. by CBS News (Kate Gibson)

Part IV (24:36 - 27:15)
A Single Bluefin Tuna Just Sold for $1.3 Million in Japan – That’s A Lot of Sushi

• Tuna weighing as much as a grizzly bear sells for $1.3 million in Japan by The Washington Post (Leo Sands)

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Part I (00:13 - 12:18)
Sorry It Happened? : Azerbaijan Furious that Putin Refuses to Admit Russian Military Attacked Airliner on Christmas Day

Part II (12:18 - 21:54)
Biology is Not Bigotry—Amen: Prominent Evolutionary Scientist Causes Controversy by Denying a “Trans Woman” is a Woman

• Freedom from Religion Foundation dissolves honorary board in spat over trans issues by Religion News Service (Yonat Shimron)
• Biology is not bigotry by Freedom From Religion Foundation (Jerry Coyne)
• What is a woman? by Freethought Now (Kat Grant)

Part III (21:54 - 25:05)
The Trans Prisoner Experiment That Didn’t Last: Washington Moves Trans Woman Back to Men’s Prison – For Obvious Reasons (To Most of Us)




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Part I (00:13 - 15:56)
Canada’s Liberal Prime Minister Is Out: Justin Trudeau Announces Resignation as He and His Party Faced Electoral Disaster

Part II (15:56 - 23:33)
Florida, New York, and the ‘Flailing Left’: What the Juxtaposition of the Two States Reveals about the Crisis of Progressive Government

• The crisis of democracy is really a crisis for the left by The Washington Post (Fareed Zakaria)

Part III (23:33 - 26:41)
A Political Controversy from a Cartoonist? The Washington Post Refuses to Run Cartoon of Bezos Bowing to Trump – But Bezos Owns The Post




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Part I (00:13 - 14:47)
The Threat of Terrorism on American Streets: A Deadly Domestic Terrorist Attack in New Orleans and a Car Bomb Outside Trump Hotel in Las Vegas — Both on New Year’s Day

• Special Edition of The Briefing: Former President Jimmy Carter Dies at 100 by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part II (14:47 - 23:28)
Speaker Johnson Wins Re-Election, But Is His Victory Fragile? Republicans Stay the Course After Dramatic Vote

Part III (23:28 - 26:43)
The Death of Florida’s 23-Day Governor: Buddy MacKay Dies at 91




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Part I (00:13 - 04:54)
Special Edition of The Briefing: Former President Jimmy Carter Dies at 100

• Happy birthday, Mr. President: Jimmy Carter celebrates his 100th birthday by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part II (04:54 - 21:57)
A Life on the World Stage: The Political Career of Former President Jimmy Carter

Part III (21:57 - 29:20)
Jimmy Carter’s Understanding of Biblical Authority, the Southern Baptist Convention, and Evangelical Identity

• The Bible Meets the Modern Age: A Conversation with Former President Jimmy Carter by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Former President Jimmy Carter)

Part IV (29:20 - 32:15)
The Evangelical Opposition to Jimmy Carter: The Progressivist Views Held by the Former President Set Him at Odds with Evangelicals




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