April 29, 2026 - Gov Brief Today

What Happened Today – April 28, 2026

April 29, 2026 by George Bounacos

U.S. passport redesign with Trump portrait over Declaration of Independence text

President Donald Trump's portrait and signature appeared over the Declaration of Independence on the State Department's 250th anniversary passport, joining his face on federal currency and park passes. (Courtesy of the U.S. State Department)

Tim Kaine tried today to stop a war before it started, and 51 senators said he was too early. We have been in an undeclared war in Iran for sixty-two days. Thirteen American servicemembers are dead, gas is at $4.17, and U.S. bases in the region have sustained $5 billion in damage. The Senate had … Read more