This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (16:32 - 16:32) President Biden Says Pandemic is Over. The Left Cries NO: As President Biden Declares the End of the Pandemic, Why Isn’t His Own Administration Backing Him?

• Biden Says the Pandemic Is Over. But at Least 400 People Are Dying Daily. by New York Times (Sheryl Gay Stolberg)
• No, President Biden, the Pandemic is Not Over by Washington Post (The Editorial Board)
• Is the Pandemic ‘Over,’ or Not? by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)
• No, Mr. President, the Pandemic Isn’t Over by LA Times (Eric J. Topol)

PART II (22:33 - 22:33) Watch Out for the Moral Agenda of “Public Health” — Just Look at the Influence of Anthony Fauci

PART III (25:19 - 25:19) New Data from the CDC Suggest Highest STI Rates in Years: But the Moral Dimension of Sex is Deliberately Excluded from Discussion

• New CDC Data: STD Rates Shot Up in 2021 by Politico (Alice Miranda Ollstein)