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What Happened Today – June 22, 2026

Nighttime view of a Katy, Texas brick home with a gaping hole in the front wall and debris scattered across the lawn after a Tesla crashed into it

A Tesla Model 3 its driver said was on Autopilot tore through the brick wall of this Katy, Texas home, killing 76-year-old Martha Avila in her own living room. (Photo via Harris County Precinct 5 Constable's Office)

A federal judge ordered the government to shut down a voter database it built knowing it was illegal. The system started as a way to verify immigration status for government benefits, but the administration rebuilt it into a tool to hunt for noncitizens on the voter rolls. More than sixty million people were analyzed. Some … Read more

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