Wednesday, February 4, 2026

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 17:44) President Trump Said the Silent Thing Out Loud: The Strange World of International Law Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’ by The New York Times (David E. Sanger, Tyler Pager, Katie Rogers, and Zolan Kanno-Youngs) Part II (17:44 – 20:24) Do You Remember When the Obama Administration Walked Back on the Monroe Doctrine? Even Liberal Administrations are Fuzzy on International Law The US Renounces the Monroe Doctrine?.