Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for August 29, 2026. In today’s top U.S. news, the immigration system continues to face challenges, with mass hearings potentially leading to deportations and the government pausing immigrant visa processing globally. The Trump administration is also pushing for tougher vetting on mail-in voting, an issue still mired […]

August 29

1255: The body of
little boy who had disappeared was found in a well at Lincoln.  The boy would become known as Little Saint
Hugh of Lincoln (England) was the subject of an infamous ritual murder libel.
It was alleged that Jews enticed …