Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for August 30, 2026. In today’s top stories, we’re seeing innovative approaches to traffic in the U.S. as some cities like Albuquerque and Portland pilot a ‘rest in red’ program, rewarding good drivers with earlier green lights. On the legal front, immigration courts are increasingly handling initial […]

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 […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for August 23, 2026. We begin with today’s top U.S. and world news. In the U.S., trade tensions are escalating as talks with Canada have collapsed, leading to new Canadian tariffs on American goods like steel, dairy, and electronics beginning September 8th. President Trump has expanded the […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for August 22, 2026. On the U.S. front, trade relations with Canada have soured, leading to a new round of retaliatory tariffs after talks collapsed, targeting a wide range of goods. Meanwhile, the U.S. military’s role in immigration enforcement has expanded, with new legal opinions granting greater […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for August 21, 2026. In today’s top stories, a blend of politics and daily life continues to shape events both here at home and across the globe. In the U.S., the “Freedom 250” IndyCar race in D.C. has fans questioning the intersection of sports and politics, while […]