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- The Supreme Court said no. This is The Gospel Briefing. I'm Charles King. On Wednesday, the justices refused to let the Trump administration enforce new medical restrictions on transgender inmates in federal prisons. The order was brief. No reasoning given. Justices Alito and Thomas said they would have allowed the policy to move forward. Here's the background. President Trump signed an executive order telling the Bureau of Prisons to stop using federal funds, quote, "for the purpose of conforming an inmate's appearance to that of the opposite sex." The policy would halt surgeries, taper hormones, and end accommodations like makeup and wigs. Mental health services would continue. About six hundred inmates were receiving hormone therapy in 2025. A federal judge, nominated by Ronald Reagan, blocked the policy, noting that untreated gender dysphoria can lead to depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. An appeals court agreed. The Supreme Court has now let that block stand. The lawsuit continues. This is a hard story for Christians. Scripture speaks clearly about how God made us, male and female. Scripture also speaks clearly about how we treat people in prison. Both are true at the same time. Hebrews 13:3 says, "Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them." That verse does not ask whether we agree with the inmate. It asks whether we remember them. If you want to sit with that passage today, open Hebrews 13 in Bible Copilot and follow along. Development two. Democratic leaders and election groups filed a forty-four page lawsuit Tuesday against President Trump and the Justice Department. They want a federal court to block federal officials from pressuring states to purge voters before the November midterms. The complaint accuses the DOJ of relying on, quote, "shoddily compiled lists" and threatening local election officials with criminal prosecution. It cites an October thirteenth demand that California set aside ballots from more than twenty thousand voters suspected of being noncitizens. The DOJ says it is enforcing election integrity. Christians care about honest elections and about not disenfranchising lawful voters. Both concerns are legitimate. Pray for accurate rolls, accurate counts, and officials who fear God more than they fear a phone call. Pray for wisdom today before you repeat what you have heard. Development three. In Michigan, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers held their final Senate debate Wednesday night. The seat is open because Senator Gary Peters is retiring. Decision Desk HQ gives El-Sayed a sixty-seven percent chance of winning. Control of the Senate may hinge on it. The debate turned ugly fast. Rogers again tried to tie El-Sayed, who is Muslim, to the Muslim Brotherhood. El-Sayed, who has disavowed the group, called the attack on his loyalty, quote, "beneath you." El-Sayed told viewers to play, quote, "MAGA bingo" every time Rogers used a buzzword. One concrete practice for today. Pray for one candidate you don't plan to vote for. By name. That is harder than it sounds, and that is exactly why it matters. This episode is presented by Bible Copilot. Open Bible Copilot and study the Verse of the Day first — Hebrews 13:3. You'll get a guided study walking through what the passage says, what it means, what it teaches about God, and how to apply it this week. Three questions each day are free. Start at mybiblecopilot dot com slash gospel. That's mybiblecopilot dot com slash gospel, or search Bible Copilot in the App Store. Here is the Verse of the Day. Hebrews 13:3. "Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body." Every story today was about people under power — inmates, voters, candidates on a debate stage. Scripture tells us to remember them. Not to agree. Not to defend everything they do. To remember them. Because we are flesh too. Thanks for listening to The Gospel Briefing. The courts will rule, the lawsuits will file, the ads will run. And Christ will still be on His throne tomorrow morning. We'll see you then.