Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 21, 2025. In today’s top stories, we’re seeing shifts in the political landscape both at home and abroad. In U.S. news, Indiana Republican state lawmakers are reportedly bucking pressure from the White House to redraw congressional maps mid-cycle, with one senator citing conservative values for […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 19, 2025. In today’s top stories, U.S. news highlights a significant shift in the 54-year war on drugs, with the Trump administration’s new strategy of non-cooperation marked by boat strikes off Venezuela. Domestically, a Washington D.C. nonprofit, Open Goal Project, is working to level the […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 17, 2025. Today in the U.S., federal workers are back on the job after the government shutdown, facing significant backlogs and the looming possibility of another closure. Meanwhile, the Trump administration continues to reshape immigration courts, aiming to accelerate removal proceedings and increase detentions. The […]

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 […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for October 29, 2025. Today in U.S. news, California is taking steps to counteract Texas’s bid for more Republican House seats by putting its own redistricting plan on the November 4th ballot. Meanwhile, democratic socialists, led by Zohran Mamdani in New York, are finding their voice by […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for October 28, 2025. In today’s global news, we’re tracking developments from the Middle East, where Iran has quietly signaled support for the Trump ceasefire plan in Gaza, reportedly accepted by its ally Hamas. Analysts suggest this move is part of Tehran’s efforts to reshape its regional […]