Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for October 23, 2025. Today in U.S. news, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, lauded for modernizing the NYPD, may face challenges with mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani due to their differing views on combating crime. In Washington, President Trump’s project to replace the East Wing with a […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for October 22, 2025. In today’s top stories, U.S. efforts to target drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean have many Venezuelans hopeful that these actions could lead to the removal of President Nicolás Maduro. Globally, China is in the process of finalizing its critical five-year economic plan, […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for October 21, 2025. In today’s top stories, partisanship is being set aside in Three Rivers, Michigan, as residents unite to push for clean water, while elsewhere, a government shutdown drags on with no end in sight as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse. Across the […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for October 20, 2025. In today’s top stories, a government shutdown continues to grip the nation, with Republicans and Democrats entrenched in their positions as the effects begin to be felt. Meanwhile, “No Kings” protests against President Trump have swept across cities nationwide, challenging the balance of […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for October 19, 2025. In today’s top stories, a daring heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris saw thieves make off with nine pieces from Napoleon’s jewel collection in just seven minutes, leading to the museum’s closure. Domestically, ‘No Kings’ protests against President Donald Trump’s perceived overreach […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for October 18, 2025. In today’s top stories, Bolivia’s recent runoff election saw the Indigenous party, founded by the country’s first Indigenous leader, fail to make the ballot for the first time since 2005. This shift, however, is being seen as a reflection of how far Indigenous […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for October 17, 2025. In U.S. news, ‘lawfare’ appears to be intensifying, with reports of former national security adviser John Bolton’s indictment being the latest example of the Trump Justice Department pursuing those the President feels have wronged him. President Trump is also reportedly applying lessons from […]