Tuesday, May 5, 2026
5/5/202625 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 10:40)
How Do Pirates Have So Much Power? The Surprising Influence Criminal Gangs Have on the World Scene Right Now
Part II (10:40 – 15:32)
The Battle of Order vs. Disorder in Mexico: The U.S. Indicts Governor of Mexican State of Sinaloa
- The U.S. Indicts a Mexican Governor by The Wall Street Journal (Mary Anastasia O’Grady)
Part III (15:32 – 19:16)
Mayor Mamdani Gives Cold Shoulder to King Charles III and Queen Camilla: Gotham’s Mayor and the Leftism Underneath His Avoidance of UK King and Queen
- Why Mayor Mamdani Didn’t Roll Out the Red Carpet for the Royals by The New York Times (Emma Goldberg)
Part IV (19:16 – 23:03)
Why Did Justice Alito Put a Pause on the Abortion Pill Ban? Justice Alito is Sending a Message: “Start the Paperwork Now.”
- Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Access to Abortion Pill by Mail by The New York Times (Ann E. Marimow and Pam Belluck)
Part V (23:03 – 25:49)
Pro-Life Advocates Press Questions About President Trump – Life and Death is on the Line in This Issue, Mr. President
- The Antiabortion Movement Is Turning on Trump by The Wall Street Journal (Philip Wegmann, Liz Essley Whyte, and Jennifer Calfas)
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[intro music] It's Tuesday, May 5, 2026. I'm Albert Mohler, and this is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. The way the world works is something many of us don't have to think about until all of a sudden we have to think about it. It's quite easy and natural for human beings to be engaged in our everyday activities, and we don't pause often to think about the bigger meaning of things until we have to. Sometimes there are big developments in the world that simply demand our attention, and even so, it's amazing how many Americans can simply move on as if nothing's happening, and they, they basically exhibit no inclination to think about it at any level under the surface at all. So I, I know that's not true. As you're listening to The Briefing, I want us to look a little deeper at a couple of things that are just now inescapable as matters of our attention. And the state of the world is one way to talk about what is on our mind today. And let's just say that we have to start in the Strait of Hormuz. We have to start with the apparent stall in the military action taken by the United States and Israel against Iran, and we're looking at a situation that is quite puzzling to most Americans. Now, it is interesting to see that you have all the media coming out and saying the vast majority of Americans are opposed to the war. That is not all that unusual, and at least a part of what I think President Trump has to be thinking is that, uh, the American people often respond