June 18, 2026 - Gov Brief Today

What Happened Today – June 17, 2026

June 18, 2026 by George Bounacos

Judge Melanie Cradle in her official portrait, wearing black judicial robes before the American and Connecticut state flags

Connecticut Appellate Chief Judge Melanie Cradle was nominated to the state Supreme Court, where she would become the first Black woman to sit on its bench in the court's history. (Official Connecticut Judicial Branch photo)

Marco Rubio’s State Department named it the America First Global Health Strategy, and the name is the confession. For decades the United States helped the world’s sick and asked for nothing, and the world was a little better for it. Now it refuses unless the country hands over the personal health records of its citizens. … Read more