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 the Senate runoff in Texas, the populist shift in the Republican and Democratic Parties, the end of the Stephen Colbert Show, and the influence of comedy on the morality of society.Part I (00:14 &#8211; 10:57)Big Shift in Texas: Attorney General Ken Paxton Defeats Senator John Cornyn in Texas GOP Senate RacePart II (10:57 &#8211; 19:37)An Autopsy of the Democratic Party in 2024: Democrats are Reeling, and the 2028 Election Might Be Between Two Populist Parties<ul><li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/dnc-2024-election-autopsy-kamala-harris-b3138cb9">Five Takeaways From the DNC’s 2024 ‘Autopsy’</a> by The Wall Street Journal (Tarini Parti and John McCormick)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/upshot/poll-democrats-times-siena.html">Poll Suggests a Possible Path Forward for Democrats</a> by The New York Times (Nate Cohn)</li></ul>Part III (19:37 &#8211; 26:37)Stephen Colbert’s Last Show: Christians Should Never Underestimate the Power of Comedy on the Larger Society<a href="https://albertmohler.com/subscribe">Sign up</a> to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:<a href="https://twitter.com/albertmohler">X</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/albertmohler/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlbertMohlerSBTS">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzH05TIlVgb3fNFMb10LYvg">YouTube</a>For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to <a href="https://sbts.edu">sbts.edu</a>.For more information on Boyce College, just go to <a href="https://boycecollege.com">BoyceCollege.com</a>.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go <a href="https://albertmohler.com/contact">here</a>.

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