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

PART I (13:36 - 13:36) The Red Wave That Did Not Happen: What Caused the Taming of the Projected Republican Tsunami?

PART II (20:6 - 20:6) An Abject Tragedy and Unmitigated Moral Failure: Citizens in Several States Vote Overwhelmingly in Support of Abortion Rights

  • A Predicted ‘Red Wave’ Crashed Into Wall of Abortion Rights Support on Tuesday by Politico (Alice Miranda Ollstein and Megan Messerly)
  • American Voters Just Sent a Crystal-Clear Message: They Believe in Abortion Rights by The Guardian (Jill Filipovic)
  • Women Remembered to Vote on Abortion by Slate (Dahlia Lithwick)
  • Abortion-Rights Supporters Prevail in Midterm Ballot Measures by Wall Street Journal (Laura Kusisto and Jennifer Calfas)

PART III (24:59 - 24:59) History Is Often Much Closer Than We Think — An Obituary of the (Thought to Be) Last Child of an Enslaved Person Reminds Us of That Fact

  • Daniel Smith, 90, Dies; Thought to Be the Last Child of an Enslaved Person by New York Times (Clay Risen)