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Progressive Abdul El-Sayed stuns Michigan Democrats in a Senate primary upset. Trump threatens Iran over the Strait of Hormuz as gas prices bite. Russia's deadliest Kyiv strike this year kills 21 as Ukraine runs low on interceptors.
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed stuns Michigan Democrats with a Senate primary upset over Haley Stevens, while Trump warns Iran over the Strait of Hormuz and Russia's deadliest Kyiv strike this year kills at least 21. We look at restless voters, wallet-level war costs, and how to pray for Ukraine by name.
Stories Covered
• Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeats Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, setting up a fall showdown with Mike Rogers.
• Trump warns Iran will be 'hit very hard' if the Strait of Hormuz doesn't open soon; Brent crude falls nearly 5% as US missile stockpiles run low.
• Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 21 in and around Kyiv as Ukraine's interception rate drops from 67% to 44%.
Scripture References
• 1 Samuel 8 — Israel demands a king 'like all the nations'
• 1 Samuel 8:7 — 'they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me'
• Proverbs 14:12 — 'There is a way that seems right to a man...'
• Romans 12 — 'weep with those who weep'
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Michigan Democrats just fractured overnight.
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed narrowly won the party's US Senate nomination, beating four-term Congresswoman Haley Stevens after vote counting stretched past sunrise. El-Sayed is an epidemiologist and former Detroit health director.
This is The Gospel Briefing. I'm Charles King.
El-Sayed backs Medicare for all and wants to abolish ICE. Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigned with him in Michigan. Stevens had the money and the endorsement of party centrists who argued she was the safer bet in a purple state. Her supporters aren't hiding their frustration this morning.
This fall, El-Sayed faces former Congressman Mike Rogers for the seat being vacated by Democrat Gary Peters. Both parties call it a must-win.
Here's what stands out. Michigan voted Biden in 2020, then Trump in 2024. Same voters. That's not ideology. That's people looking for something they haven't found.
Scripture is candid about that restlessness. In First Samuel eight, Israel demands a king so they can be "like all the nations." God tells Samuel — they haven't rejected you, they've rejected me. Every cycle, we're tempted to believe the right candidate will deliver what only God can. That's not his job. If you want to sit with that today, First Samuel eight is our passage — open it in Bible Copilot and follow along.
To the Middle East. President Trump told Fox News yesterday the Strait of Hormuz will open "very soon" — or Iran will be, in his words, "hit very hard."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent both say talks are progressing. Bessent floated a deal as early as today. Markets moved fast. Brent crude fell nearly five percent, under eighty dollars a barrel.
But the cost is already in your wallet. US gas averages above four dollars a gallon. Diesel, nearly five-forty. And CBS News reports the US has now used nearly all of its global stockpile of long-range precision missiles.
Proverbs fourteen twelve — "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death." Pray for wisdom in the room where this decision is made. Pray we don't confuse leverage with peace.
To Ukraine. Overnight, Russian ballistic missiles and drones killed at least twenty-one people. Seventeen died in Kyiv and the surrounding region — the deadliest strike on the capital this year. A railway station hit. Residential buildings hit. Fires still burning across roughly two hundred thirty thousand square meters.
President Zelensky said interceptors "could have saved lives," and that allied supply has been "significantly reduced" this year. BBC Verify found Ukraine's interception rate has dropped from sixty-seven percent last year to forty-four percent now.
One practice today. Name them in prayer — not "Ukraine" as an abstraction. The rescue workers. The parents pulling children from rubble right now. Romans twelve says weep with those who weep. Do that today, even briefly.
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Here's the verse. First Samuel eight, verse seven: "And the Lord said to Samuel, Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them."
Michigan picked a nominee. Washington is negotiating a strait. Kyiv is burying its dead. And through all of it, a King reigns who was never up for election.
Thanks for listening to The Gospel Briefing. Whoever wins in November, He is already on the throne. I'll see you tomorrow.