Thursday, November 20, 2025

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 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)

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