Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 4, 2025. In international news, Ukraine’s high schools are modernizing their “Defending Ukraine” curriculum, now incorporating practical skills such as drone operation, first aid, and radio use, moving beyond marching and wooden guns. Meanwhile, Israelis are grappling with the potential deployment of an international force […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 3, 2025. In today’s top stories, Zohran Mamdani is favored to win New York’s mayoral race, though the hard work of implementing big changes will begin after Election Day, potentially without an outright majority. In New Jersey, the closely contested governor’s race is heating up, […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 2, 2025. In U.S. news today, the political landscape is active as former President Trump’s decision to stall funding for New Jersey’s massive Gateway tunnel project is now a significant factor in the state’s closely contested governor’s race. The ongoing government shutdown, while not yet […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 1, 2025. Domestically, several significant stories are unfolding: former President Trump’s involvement in stalling the Gateway tunnel project is intensifying New Jersey’s gubernatorial race, while the ongoing government shutdown threatens to bring widespread disruptions to airports, national parks, and vital programs like SNAP. The U.S. […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for October 31, 2025. In today’s headlines, the U.S. is escalating its military presence in the Caribbean with the USS Gerald R. Ford’s deployment, potentially signaling more than just counternarcotics operations. Domestically, Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood has seen a federal immigration enforcement campaign, “Operation Midway Blitz,” sparking […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for October 30, 2025. Today, U.S. military presence is escalating in the Caribbean, with the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford stirring memories of past interventions, while Argentina expresses wariness over a perceived “economic Monroe Doctrine” following a U.S. bailout. Domestically, federal immigration enforcement campaigns, like […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for October 29, 2025. Today in U.S. news, California is taking steps to counteract Texas’s bid for more Republican House seats by putting its own redistricting plan on the November 4th ballot. Meanwhile, democratic socialists, led by Zohran Mamdani in New York, are finding their voice by […]