Wednesday, April 2, 2025

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:54) AG Pam Bondi Moves for Death Penalty in Trial of Luigi Mangione: Look at the Statement by Mangione’s Attorney Attorney General Directs Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty Against Luigi Mangione by The Wall Street Journal (Corinne Ramey and C. Ryan Barber) Part II (13:54 - 22:24) The Speaker Tries to Nix Proposal for Proxy Voting in the House: Having a Baby is Arguably a Reasonable Consideration, But the Failed Proposal Reveals A Lot Speaker Johnson suffers a defeat in his push to block parents in the U.S. House from proxy voting by The Associated Press (Lisa Mascaro and Leah Askarinam) Part III (22:24 - 29:13) Kentucky Bans Cell Phone Use in Schools: House Bill 208 is an Important Move for Kentucky Schools – But Parents Have a Major Responsibility Here As Well Schools must ban cellphones under new KY law. What does that mean for JCPS?