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November 30 2022
Good morning from Washington, where the Senate last night passed a same-sex marriage bill after rejecting an amendment protecting religious freedom. We’ve got a prediction from Sen. Mike Lee, that amendment’s author, on what the loss could mean. LGBT activists smear a popular Christian ministry over a mass shooting, Tyler O’Neil writes. On the podcast, a new state auditor unpacks plans to challenge woke investment policies. Plus: a vigil for those suffering in China; a stark warning for illegal aliens; a top Energy Department official’s baggage claims; and Balenciaga ignites outrage. On this date in 1876, Yale defeats Princeton, 2-0, as about 1,000 fans brave rain and wind to attend the first collegiate football game played on Thanksgiving.
A newly elected official says his emphasis as state auditor will be combating left-wing “environmental, social, and governance”—or ESG—policies governing investments.
“If anybody gets a positive [COVID-19] testing, then the entire apartment complex are under lockdown,” says Chen, adding: “I don’t know if they can get enough food.”
Rows of unmarked graves are visible behind Chief Border Patrol Agent Jason Owens as he makes a plea to anyone seeking to cross the southern border to come to America illegally.
Energy Department official Samuel Otis Brinton has been heralded by the Biden administration and media outlets for being one of the first openly “gender-fluid” individuals in a top federal position.
"We have countless numbers of pornography consumers, and they’re going to get desensitized to the mainstream content," warns Lisa Thompson of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation.
Despite a key religious liberty amendment failing, 12 Republican senators and 49 Democrat senators voted in favor of the same-sex marriage bill, which "puts a giant target on people of faith.”
