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

PART I (15:13 - 15:13) Identity Politics and the Insidious Nature of Racism on Display in LA: President of City Council Steps Down after Racist Remarks

• Los Angeles City Councilwoman Resigns Amid Uproar Over Racist Remarks by New York Times (Jill Cowan and Shawn Hubler)
• Nury Martinez Says Out Loud the Racism and Colorism My Vibrant Oaxacan Community Endures by LA Times (Miriham Antonio)
• Echoes of Latin American Racism Reverberate in the U.S. by New York Times (Miriam Jordan)
• Leaked L.A. City Council Audio Exposes the Racial Underbelly of Local Politics by Wall Street Journal (Will Swaim)

PART II (21:56 - 21:56) Let the Record Show the Words of Nikolas Cruz — And We Must Recognize as a Society What We Have Decided Does Not Deserve the Death Penalty

• Florida school shooter may have been his own worst witness by Associated Press (Terry Spencer)

PART III (25:29 - 25:29) ‘There is Nothing Texas about Texas Pete’: Man Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Hot Sauce Company after He Discovers Its North Carolina Roots

• Makers of Texas Pete Hot Sauce Face Lawsuit Over Product Being Made in North Carolina by USA Today (Camille Fine)