Monday, November 2, 2026

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 a surprising political defection in Michigan’s Senate race, allegations of ballot manipulation in Alaska, California’s proposed billionaire wealth tax, and Virginia pastors speaking out against constitutional amendments concerning abortion and marriage. Part I (00:14 – 05:56) Senate Race in Michigan Takes Unexpected Turn: Defeated Democratic Senate Nominee, Haley Stevens, Changes Her Tune By Endorsing Republican Mike Rogers for Senate The Final, Electric Days of Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate Campaign by The New Yorker (Eliza Griswold) Part II (05:56 – 13:17) NYT Report Reveals Intentional Ballot Confusion Traced to Democrat Campaign in Alaska Senate Race: Unveiling the Flaws of Ranked-Choice Voting and the Potential Democratic Plan to Spoil the Election Inside Democrats’ Secret Effort to Stack Alaska’s Ballot by The New York Times (Kellen Browning) How Alaska Became the Most Chaotic Senate Battleground in America by The Wall Street Journal (Lindsay Wise and Jennifer Hiller) Part III (13:17 – 19:54) California Billionaire Tax Brings Impending Concerns to the Forefront: The Unavoidable Questions Surrounding the Effects of Taxes on Wealth Inside the Billionaires’ War Against California’s Proposed Wealth Tax by The New York Times (Theodore Schleifer and Erin Griffith) Part IV (19:54 – 28:25) Evangelical Pastors in Virginia Speak Out Against Proposed State Amendments on Marriage and Abortion: The Necessity of Standing for Truth in a Deep Blue State and a Darkening Age November 2026 Proposed Constitutional Amendments and Local Referenda by Virginia Department of Elections An Open Letter from Virginia Pastors to the Commonwealth by Pastors of Virginia Virginia’s Ballot Puts Caesar Over God by First Things (Paul D.