The Briefing with Albert Mohler

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Monday, November 24, 2025 Nov 24, 2025

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Part I (00:14 – 08:48)
A New Urgent Ceasefire Proposal? The Trump Administration Presents President Zelensky with 28-Point Ceasefire Plan
Part II (08:48 – 20:03)
Foreign Policy Realism in Ukraine, Part One: Russia Has Always Considered Ukraine Essential to Its National Interest
Part III (20:03 – 25:22)
Foreign Policy Realism in Ukraine, Part Two: No NATO Country Will March its Own Army to Defeat Russia in Ukraine – The Least Worst End in Ukraine is the Best Real Option
Part IV (25:22 – 26:59)
The Picture of Nuclear War Grows More Complex: It is Now a Three Way Contest Between the U.S., Russia, and China

The Nuclear-Arms Race Is Now a Three-Way Contest by The Wall Street Journal (Yaroslav Trofimov)

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Friday, November 21, 2025 Nov 21, 2025

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On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the morality of movie ratings and children’s tv shows, and he answers questions about using A.I. in the preparation of sermons, trigger warnings for Scripture, and if Judas repented.
Part I (00:14 – 10:24)

How Much Sex, Drugs and Violence Can Be in a PG-13 Movie? by The New York Times (Julia Jacobs)

Part II (10:24 – 13:25)
Part III (13:25 – 19:59)
Part IV (19:59 – 23:59)

God help us! Students given trigger warning about the Bible’s death and violence – including Christ’s crucifixion by Daily Mail (Chris Hastings)

Part V (23:59 – 27:55)
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Thursday, November 20, 2025 Nov 20, 2025

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On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses if abortion will block any agreement on U.S. healthcare, the economic and moral problem of our housing crisis, and a man who was arrested for attempting to smuggle two parakeets into the U.S. from Mexico in his underwear.
Part I (00:14 – 14:29)
The Looming Question: Will Abortion Block Any Agreement on Health Care?

Fight over abortion could doom Congress’s health care plans by The Washington Post (Riley Beggin and Theodoric Meyer)

Part II (14:29 – 24:35)
The Economic and Moral Problem of Our Housing Crisis: The Unraveling of Society is Very, Very Expensive
Part III (24:35 – 26:45)
Lord, Have Mercy on Those Parakeets: Man Arrested After Attempting to Smuggle Two Parakeets Into America From Mexico in His Underwear

Man accused of smuggling protected parakeets in his underwear by The Washington Post (Kelly Kasulis Cho)

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Nov 19, 2025

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On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses Congress’s historic move to set up the release of the Epstein files, the rise of democratic socialists in American politics, and how far the Kennedy name can get Jack Schlossberg.
Part I (00:14 – 13:58)
Historic Moves by Congress Sets Up Release of the Epstein Files: Americans Demanded the Release of the Epstein Materials, But There’s a Chance They Still Won’t Be Satisfied

Senate sends bill to release Epstein files to Trump by Axios (Stephen Neukam)

Part II (13:58 – 22:33)
The Rise of Democratic Socialists in American Politics – A Big Shift to the Left on Both Coasts
Part III (22:33 – 26:16)
How Far Can the Kennedy Name Get Jack Schlossberg? Democrats are Not Sold on President Kennedy’s Grandson
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Nov 18, 2025

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On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the push for advanced reproductive technologies in politics, new research that shows teenage girls want to be married less than their male counterparts, and that 1 in 5 U.S. women say they want to leave the country.
Part I (00:14 – 07:12)
Politics and IVF: There is a Big Push for Advanced Reproductive Technologies, and Politics Makes for Strange Bedfellows

They Can’t Stand Trump. But His I.V.F. Policy Might Help Them Have Children. by The New York Times (Caroline Kitchener)

Part II (07:12 – 16:27)
Motherhood Hopes, Feminist Dreams, and IVF: Feminist New York Times Contributor Makes an Astounding Argument

Here’s What Trump Should Actually Do for Fertility by The New York Times (Ruxandra Teslo)
She Was Ready to Have Her 15th Child. Then Came the Felony Charges. by The New York Times (David Gauvey Herbert)

Part III (16:27 – 21:35)
‘Do You Want to Get Married Someday?’: New Research Shows Teenage Girls Want to Be Married Less Than Their Male Counterparts – This is a Massive Shift

12th grade girls are less likely than boys to say they want to get married someday by Pew Research Center (Dana Braga)

Part IV (21:35 – 25:35)
1 in 5 U.S. Women Say They Want to Leave the Country? This is Political Posturing, But It Makes Headlines

Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S. by Gallup (Benedict Vigers and Julie Ray)

Monday, November 17, 2025 Nov 17, 2025

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On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the fallout at the BBC, the conspiracy web surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, and the importance of the Senate filibuster.
Part I (00:14 – 11:48)
Breakdown at the BBC: Legacy British News Agency Under Fire for Journalistic Catastrophe

Exclusive: BBC doctored Trump speech, internal report reveals by The Telegraph (Gordon Rayner)
Why the BBC Is Facing Its Gravest Crisis in Decades by The New York Times (Mark Landler)

Part II (11:48 – 19:55)
Jeffrey Epstein–Who Knew What and When?: The Simplest Answer is Complex
Part III (19:55 – 28:58)
Conservatives Count on the Filibuster: Without the Filibuster, We Would Be Living in Nancy Pelosi’s World

Keep the filibuster rule by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)
The filibuster is failing us by WORLD Opinions (Hunter Baker)

Friday, November 14, 2025 Nov 14, 2025

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On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the enslavement of young men to online sports betting, and he answers questions about funerals for miscarried children, what makes a war worth fighting, and evangelism for college students.
Part I (00:14 – 14:27)

A New Generation of Gamblers Searches for Help by The New York Times (Erik Vance)

Part II (14:27 – 18:39)
Part III (18:39 – 22:47)
Part IV (22:47 – 26:37)
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Thursday, November 13, 2025 Nov 13, 2025

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On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the push for abortion on demand by the editorial board of the New York Times, UVA’s ceasing of race-based admissions, and Zohran Mamdani’s terrifying vision for government reach in all aspects of life in NYC.
Part I (00:14 – 13:47)
The Editorial Board of the New York Times Calls for Federal Abortion Legislation: We Knew This Was Coming, and It is Now Here – You’ve Been Warned

Abortion Has Remained Mostly Accessible. That May Soon Change. by The New York Times (The Editorial Board)

Part II (13:47 – 18:23)
The University of Virginia Admits to DEI Admissions: UVA Announces It Will Cease Race-Based Admissions

The first university has admitted to race-based hiring by The Hill (Scott Douglas Gerber)

Part III (18:23 – 25:16)
‘There is No Problem Too Large for Government to Solve Or Problem Too Small to Care About’: Mamdani Just Said Some of the Scariest Words Ever Uttered by a Politician
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025 Nov 12, 2025

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On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the shutting down of the government shutdown, Senator Schumer’s leadership at risk, the best county in the U.S. to raise a family, and visit of Syrian President al-Sharaa to the White House.
Part I (00:14 – 08:54)
The Government Shutdown is Shutting Down: And the Future of Senator Chuck Schumer’s Leadership in the Senate is at Risk
Part II (08:54 – 19:02)
What’s the Best County to Raise a Family? It Depends on Who You Ask – The Washington Post Shows Its Bias Toward Liberal Territory

What’s the best place to raise a family? We scored every county. by The Washington Post (Youyou Zhou)

Part III (19:02 – 26:50)
History Can Turn Very Quickly: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa Makes Historic Visit to Meet with President Trump at the White House
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Tuesday, November 11, 2025 Nov 11, 2025

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses SCOTUS’s declination to take case that could have led to overturning of Obergefell, SCOTUS’s allowance of Trump’s transgender passport policy, and the 16 states suing the Trump administration over ‘morality of harm.’
Part I (00:14 – 06:10)
Supreme Court Declines to Take Case That Could Have Led to the Overturning of Obergefell: But This Does Not Mean SCOTUS Won’t Take Up the Issue in the Future
Part II (06:10 – 11:51)
Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration’s Transgender Passport Policy to Proceed: Just Look at the Arguments

Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Transgender Passport Policy by The New York Times (Abbie VanSickle)

Part III (11:51 – 19:50)
No, Biological Designation is Not Meaningless and Useless: The LGBTQ Argument on Gender Identity Reveals the Ideology

The Ruling About Passports Isn’t About ID. It’s About Social Control. by The New York Times (M. Gessen)

Part IV (19:50 – 26:20)
16 States Sue the Trump Administration Over ‘Morality of Harm’: Christians Certainly Care About a Genuine Morality of Harm, But That Cannot Be Defined by LGBTQ Ideologies

US judge to block Trump directive to cut ‘gender ideology’ from states’ sex ed materials by USA Today (Reuters)

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