April 30, 2026 - Gov Brief Today

What Happened Today – April 29, 2026

April 30, 2026 by George Bounacos

Border Patrol and ICE agents in tactical gear and face coverings massed outside the Broadview ICE detention facility near Chicago

Border Patrol and ICE agents massed outside the Broadview ICE facility near Chicago last September with faces covered and snipers above, the masking practice the Justice Department sued New Jersey today to protect. (Photo by Paul Goyette / CC BY 4.0)

A Secret Service officer fired four times at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, according to a Washington Post analysis of higher-resolution camera footage. The footage doesn’t capture every shot authorities say was fired, but it shows none from the suspect. An officer was wounded by a round the video doesn’t show. The defense calls the … Read more