April 25, 2026 - Gov Brief Today

What Happened Today – April 24, 2026

April 25, 2026 by George Bounacos

President Donald Trump tours the Federal Reserve renovation site with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Sen. Tim Scott, and OMB Director Russell Vought on July 24, 2025.

President Donald Trump and senior administration officials toured the Federal Reserve renovation alongside Chair Jerome Powell on July 24, 2025; the U.S. Attorney closed the criminal probe that followed today. (Official White House photo)

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche today streamlined how the federal government kills convicts. No modern president executed as many prisoners as Donald Trump did during his first term. The lethal injections he approved then are back. Blanche even okayed death by firing squad. To handle the presumed influx of executions, the Bureau of Prisons has … Read more