Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for December 30, 2025. In today’s top stories, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that peace between Ukraine and Russia is “closer than ever before” following discussions with President Zelenskyy, even as Russia continued its attacks. On the global stage, China showcased remarkable innovation and resilience throughout 2025, […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for December 29, 2025. In today’s top stories, President Donald Trump claims a Ukraine-Russia peace deal is “closer than ever,” even as Russia continues its attacks and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy visits the U.S. Domestically, journalist Ira Porter found his favorite assignment this year covering the influence of […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for December 23, 2025. In today’s top stories, U.S. news sees President Trump escalating the Venezuela standoff with a ‘blockade’ against tankers, signaling efforts to pressure the Maduro regime beyond just narcotics trade. Looking ahead to 2028, Turning Point USA has endorsed Vice President JD Vance for […]

Readings for Shabbat and the Tenth of Tevet  

This
week’s Torah readings provide another example of the Jewish belief that life is
a combination of the bitter and the sweet, sort of like when we dip the bitter
herbs into the sweet charoset at the…

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for December 19, 2025. Today’s international headlines bring us news from across the globe. In Venezuela, leader Nicolás Maduro has followed in Hugo Chávez’s footsteps by ushering in an early Christmas season, a tactic often used by authoritarian leaders. Meanwhile, in Israel, a remarkable trend has emerged […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for December 14, 2025. Starting with our top stories today, in the U.S., the 2020 ‘fake electors’ scheme is back in the spotlight, with Wisconsin potentially seeing the first trial involving key figures in the effort to overturn the election results. Meanwhile, inflation continues to be a […]