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

PART I (16:14 - 16:14) Dangerous Precedent Raises Big Questions: What Justified Raid of Former President’s Residence? Is There A Good Answer? The Proof Better Come Fast

PART II (23:37 - 23:37) Even Liberal Media Acknowledge the Inflation Reduction Act Will Not Actually Reduce Inflation: So Why Are Democrats Touting This as a Legislative Victory?

• What the Inflation Reduction Act Will and Won’t Accomplish by Washington Post (Editorial Board)
• Did Democrats Just Save Civilization? by New York Times (Paul Krugman)

PART III (26:53 - 26:53) ‘I’ve Kept the Most Interesting Company Imaginable with People Long Gone’: Prolific American Historian and Storyteller, David McCullough, Dies at 89

• David McCullough, Best-Selling Explorer of America’s Past, Dies at 89 by New York Times (Daniel Lewis)