#ourCOG Daily Brief [November 11, 2025]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 11, 2025.

In U.S. news today, the Senate has moved to end the government shutdown, with eight Democrats crossing the aisle to join Republicans in a vote to reopen federal services; a House vote is expected next. This comes as the Heritage Foundation and the GOP grapple with an uproar over antisemitism, revealing deep divides within the conservative movement in a less gatekept information environment. Questions are also being raised about the legality of the Trump administration’s strikes on suspected drug boats, which have killed dozens, with many experts skeptical of the legal justifications provided. The ongoing shutdown continues to impact travelers, with the FAA forced to reduce services amid unpaid air traffic controllers calling out, leading to over a thousand flight cancellations and delays at major airports. President Trump is also exploring the rare use of the Insurrection Act as a tool to deploy the National Guard in U.S. streets. Turning to world news, Donald Trump’s framing of militant insurgencies in Nigeria as solely targeting Christians is being described as more complex than reality suggests. A complex ethical dilemma has emerged regarding the deportation of noncitizen veterans who, after serving their country, face removal following criminal convictions and prison sentences. Finally, Hamas is reportedly seeking common ground with former rivals as it navigates the delicate Gaza peace process and post-war governance arrangements.

Our latest videos feature encouraging messages, including “You’re NOT A Failure!” with Jonathan Vorce, a “Chapel” session with Daniel Felipe recorded today, November 11, 2025, and a reminder that “The Lord is my help.”

From our FaithNews RSS feed, headlines include Robeck’s upcoming Azusa Lecture on Evangelism at the Azusa Street Mission, “Decision Point” confronting America’s cultural lies, details on the “Our Faith, Our Family, Our Freedom” Conference held in Atlanta from November 6th to 8th, 2025, and the Ministry to Israel’s “Lone Soldier Program” looking to welcome one of the hostages.

In prophecy news, today’s top story notes the Senate’s advancement of a deal to reopen the government after the longest shutdown in American history, despite House Democrats’ opposition, with eight Democratic senators supporting the agreement. This comes as Holocaust survivors, marking the 87th anniversary of Kristallnacht, warn that current levels of antisemitism are disturbingly comparable to those seen in 1938. Other headlines include concerns over “legalized abduction” in America, highlighted by Oregon laws allowing minors to be removed from parental care without consent. Internationally, Turkey has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and 36 other Israelis, accusing them of “systematic” genocide and crimes against humanity, while also reporting that remains of additional hostages have been handed over.

Finally, in Jewish history, looking back at November 12th, 1290, we note the beginning of Al-Ashraf Khalil’s reign as Sultan of Egypt and Syria. He famously drove the Crusaders from their last stronghold in Acre, effectively ending centuries of Christian assaults on the Holy Land which had caused immense suffering for Jews in Europe and Asia Minor. Later, on this day in 1414, the arduous Disputation of Tortosa concluded after nine months. During its final session, Jewish scholars, including the prominent orator Joseph ibn Vidal Labi, were compelled to listen to a treatise by a convert to Christianity, arguing that the Talmud recognized Jesus as the Messiah.