#ourCOG Daily Brief [November 9, 2025]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 9, 2025.

Across the U.S. today, travelers are facing significant delays and cancellations at the nation’s busiest airports, as over 1,000 flights have been cut due to the ongoing government shutdown forcing the FAA to reduce services amid unpaid air traffic controllers calling out. In political news, President Donald Trump is reportedly exploring the Insurrection Act as a means to deploy troops to U.S. streets, having faced legal hurdles with previous attempts to use the National Guard. Upcoming elections could significantly impact both parties’ redistricting strategies, potentially making some Republican seats less secure while emboldening Democrats to push for new maps in more states. Meanwhile, the combined effects of tariffs and the government shutdown are casting a long shadow over economic recovery hopes for business owners and local leaders in battleground Michigan. Adding to the shutdown’s impact, the first Head Start preschools, serving 715,000 children annually, have begun closing their doors as the record-setting government shutdown continues. On the world stage, a complex dilemma surrounds the deportation of convicted non-citizen veterans, raising questions of fairness. In Gaza, Hamas is reportedly seeking common ground with former rivals as it navigates the post-war governance arrangements. And finally, the NFL’s global appeal continues to grow, demonstrated by the Indianapolis Colts and Atlanta Falcons game in Berlin this Sunday, drawing fans from as far away as Brazil.

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From the world of Faith News, we’re seeing stories like “Robeck to Present Azusa Lecture on Evangelism at Azusa Street Mission,” “Decision Point Confronts America’s Cultural Lies,” “Our Faith, Our Family, Our Freedom Conference in Atlanta Nov. 6-8, 2025,” and “Ministry to Israel ‘Lone Soldier Program’ Looks to Welcome One of the Hostages.”

Turning to prophecy news, concerns are rising over “Legalized Abduction” in America, with a focus on Oregon laws that reportedly allow minors to be removed from parents and placed in host homes or foster programs without parental consent. Previously, on November 8th, Turkey issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and 36 other Israelis, accusing them of “systematic” genocide and crimes against humanity, while the remains of additional hostages were also handed over. On November 7th, the U.S. began UN negotiations for an international Gaza force mandate, a draft resolution circulated with reported regional support from countries like Egypt, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. And earlier this week, on November 6th, reports indicated that after Hezbollah’s defeat, Iran is actively building up Iraqi forces with advanced weapons to potentially replace Hezbollah as a regional proxy threatening Israel. Also that day, radical leftist and socialist Zohran Mamdani was slated to become New York City’s next mayor.

Finally, in Jewish history, looking back at November 10th: In 1217, during the Fifth Crusade, King Andrew II of Hungary defeated Sultan Al-Adi on the banks of the Jordan River, though it proved to be a pyrrhic victory as the Moslems held their fortified positions, and the King returned with little more than “relics.” Later, in 1290, the community of Huesca, Spain, prohibited Christians from purchasing meat or poultry from Jews, imposing a penalty of 70 days in jail. And in 1444, at the Battle of Varna, the Ottoman Sultan Murad II decisively defeated a Christian Crusading Army under Polish King Vladislus III, a victory that paved the way for the Ottoman Moslem conquest of parts of Eastern Europe and Constantinople.

That’s your #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 9, 2025. Good night.