#ourCOG Daily Brief [November 8, 2025]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 8, 2025.

In today’s top headlines, the ongoing government shutdown continues to ripple across the U.S., causing significant travel disruptions with over 1,000 U.S. flights cancelled as unpaid air traffic controllers reduce services. Politically, the shutdown, now record-setting, is forcing Head Start preschools to close, affecting 715,000 children and families. President Trump’s past challenges in deploying the National Guard could see him invoking the Insurrection Act for military deployment within U.S. streets. Meanwhile, upcoming elections might reshape redistricting plans for both parties, potentially creating less safe GOP seats and emboldening Democrats beyond California. In Michigan, battleground communities are struggling, with tariffs and the shutdown casting a long shadow over economic recovery hopes. Globally, a complex dilemma unfolds around whether convicted noncitizen veterans, after serving prison time, should face deportation. In Gaza, Hamas is reportedly seeking assistance from former rivals as it navigates post-war governance. And demonstrating its growing international appeal, the NFL is expanding its global fanbase, with thousands flocking to Berlin for the Colts-Falcons game this Sunday.

Switching gears, here are some of the latest videos you might be interested in: “Kingdom Culture I | 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 | Bishop Jason Ganer,” our “Sunday Morning Service,” and “Joyce Meyer : Unlock God’s Power Through Your Words! #shorts #christianshorts #jesus.”

From the FaithNews RSS feed, we have updates on “Robeck to Present Azusa Lecture on Evangelism at Azusa Street Mission,” “Decision Point Confronts America’s Cultural Lies,” “Our Faith, Our Family, Our Freedom Conference in Atlanta Nov. 6-8, 2025,” and “Ministry to Israel ‘Lone Soldier Program’ Looks to Welcome One of the Hostages.”

Turning to prophecy news, November 7, 2025, saw a deadly tornado devastate Rio Bonito do Iguaçu, Brazil, killing at least five and injuring over 130 with winds exceeding 150 mph. On November 8, Turkey issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and 36 other Israelis, accusing them of genocide, while more remains of hostages were handed over. Earlier, on November 7, the U.S. began UN negotiations for an international Gaza Force mandate with regional support. Finally, news from November 6 indicates Iran is reportedly building up Iraqi forces with advanced weapons to challenge Israel after Hezbollah’s defeat, and radical leftist Zohran Mamdani is set to become New York City’s next mayor.

Finally, in Jewish history for November 9th, we look back to 694 when the Seventeenth Council of Toledo convened. During this meeting, Visigoth Catholic monarch King Egica publicly accused Jews of planning to “exterminate and destroy their homeland.” This baseless charge became the pretext for enacting some of the most severe anti-Jewish laws in Iberia, essentially making Jews and their property possessions of the crown. Any Christian assisting Jews would also be punished. These laws marked the climax of over a century of anti-Jewish legislation. Is it any wonder, then, that the Jewish population greeted the Moors with open arms when they invaded Spain in 711? Also on this day in 1382, the Cambridge Yiddish Codex was published.