April 27, 2026 - Gov Brief Today

What Happened Today – April 26, 2026

April 27, 2026 by George Bounacos

South Carolina Department of Public Health "Stop Measles Now" poster showing a young child with a measles rash on the face and arms

South Carolina's Department of Public Health warned parents about pneumonia, brain swelling, and death during the 200-day measles outbreak that ended tonight at 997 cases, the largest in 35 years. (SC Department of Public Health)

NBC News reported tonight a number the Pentagon has spent weeks refusing to give Congress: $5 billion in damage to American military bases from Iran’s strikes. In 2021, the World Food Program told the world’s richest man it would take six billion dollars to keep 42 million people from starving. Elon Musk passed. The US … Read more