Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for October 23, 2025. Today in U.S. news, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, lauded for modernizing the NYPD, may face challenges with mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani due to their differing views on combating crime. In Washington, President Trump’s project to replace the East Wing with a […]

OCTOBER 22

362: A mysterious fire destroys the temple of Apollo at Daphne
outside Antioch. According to one source, the Christians living in Antioch
who were angry with the Emperor Julian for the favor he showed to Jewish and
pagan rites, and, outrage…

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for October 20, 2025. In today’s top stories, a government shutdown continues to grip the nation, with Republicans and Democrats entrenched in their positions as the effects begin to be felt. Meanwhile, “No Kings” protests against President Trump have swept across cities nationwide, challenging the balance of […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for October 18, 2025. In today’s top stories, Bolivia’s recent runoff election saw the Indigenous party, founded by the country’s first Indigenous leader, fail to make the ballot for the first time since 2005. This shift, however, is being seen as a reflection of how far Indigenous […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for October 17, 2025. In U.S. news, ‘lawfare’ appears to be intensifying, with reports of former national security adviser John Bolton’s indictment being the latest example of the Trump Justice Department pursuing those the President feels have wronged him. President Trump is also reportedly applying lessons from […]