Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for September 17, 2026. Today in U.S. news, we’re seeing a deeper look into how Native American ideas played a role in shaping the American Revolution and modern America, a relationship often oversimplified. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time in three […]

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 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 16, 2026. In today’s headlines, the U.S. government is actively searching for migrant children who arrived without guardians and were released to sponsors. Politically, the Democratic party has decided to place South Carolina first in its 2028 presidential primary calendar, pushing Iowa aside, with party […]