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Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for January 15, 2026. In U.S. news today, debates continue on whether the U.S. needs to own Greenland for national security, with historical precedent suggesting collaboration with Denmark has been sufficient. Opponents of ICE operations are facing increased scrutiny and the label of ‘extremist,’ raising questions about […]

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Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for January 14, 2026. Today in U.S. news, discussions continue around whether the U.S. needs to own Greenland for security, with historical cooperation with Denmark suggesting otherwise. The legal definitions of protest, lawbreaking, and terrorism are under scrutiny as opponents of ICE operations face “extremist” labels, even […]

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Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for January 13, 2026. In today’s headlines, we’re tracking a significant deadline facing the Smithsonian Institution as it navigates a White House demand to address “improper ideology.” Meanwhile, U.S. immigration policy is creating visible fissures, particularly in Minnesota, where state-federal tensions are rising amid a Trump administration […]