DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
(0:0 – 2:45):
──────────────────
The Story Behind Three Great and Urgent Global Challenges to the U.S. — Russia, China, and Iran

PART 2
(2:46 – 6:27):
──────────────────
Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions Threatens Global Safety — And Poses More Than a Regional Threat

PART 3
(6:28 – 16:5):
──────────────────
History and Geography Always Matter: Understanding Putin’s Ambitions to Recover Russian Glory and the Escalating Conflict in Ukraine

PART 4
(16:6 – 24:34):
──────────────────
The Biden Administration Announces It Will Not Send Diplomatic Representatives to 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing — What Is That About?

WALL STREET JOURNAL (ARTHUR HERMAN)
The U.S. Needs a Hypersonic Capability Now

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 02:40)‘I Need Ammunition, Not A Ride’: A Profile of Moral and Political Courage In Ukraine as Brave Nation Continues to Hold Off Russia’s InvasionPart II (02:40 – 08:50)Historic Day for Abortion Issue as Vote on Women’s Health Protection Act—Radical Pro-Abortion Legislation—Fails to Move Forward in U.S. Senate This Bill May be the Only Thing that Guarantees Women’s Reproductive Rights by LA Times (The Editorial Board)Part III (08:50 – 15:11)What is Behind the “Women’s Health Protection Act?” A Bill Far More Radical Than Roe v. Wade and an Attempt at a Complete Reversal of Pro-Life Movement’s Progress of the Last Half CenturyPart IV (15:11 – 20:11)New Research Shows Half of U.S. Abortions Now Performed by Pill in Ominous Development for Life in the WombAbortion Pills Now Account for More Than Half of U.S. Abortions by New York Times (Pam Belluck)South Dakota Governor and Fellow Republicans Take Aim at Abortion Pills by LA Times (Stephen Groves)Part V (20:11 – 24:27)Political Drama Played Out Before Our Eyes: President Joe Biden to Deliver First State of the Union Address and First Primary Election in Texas in Important Day for the American PeopleSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 12:56) The Power of the Administrative State Faces a Reckoning at the Supreme Court? SCOTUS Hears Case That Could Overturn Precedent of “Chevron Deference”Part II (12:56 – 18:02) Why Did Some Conservatives Support Administrative Deference? The Complicated History of This Major IssueChevron Deference Was Fun While It Lasted by Wall Street Journal (Eugene Scalia)Part III (18:02 – 26:05) The 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act: Evaluating the Divided Legacy of This Controversial Legislation50 years ago, Democrats and Republicans agreed to protect endangered species by Florida Today (Jim Waymer)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.