April 3, 2026 - Gov Brief Today

What Happened Today – April 2, 2026

April 3, 2026 by George Bounacos

An armed federal ERO agent in tactical gear drags a limp protester by the arms outside the Broadview USCIS Processing Center in Illinois as demonstrators hold signs reading ICE GTFO of Illinois

A protester went limp as an armed federal ERO agent dragged her by the arms outside the Broadview USCIS Processing Center in Illinois, where masked agents were later linked to 144 uses of force against civilians. (Paul Goyette, CC BY 4.0)

Donald Trump’s criminal defense attorney is now running the Justice Department, and his first act was to kill the law his client was charged under. Todd Blanche defended Trump through two federal prosecutions, including the classified documents case built on the Presidential Records Act. Trump announced today that he had fired Attorney General Pam Bondi, … Read more