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What Happened Today – June 24, 2026

Tray of official mail-in ballot envelopes moving along a U.S. Postal Service sorting line

Official mail ballots moved along a U.S. Postal Service line the postmaster general now threatens to stop delivering in states that refuse to surrender their absentee-voter lists. (U.S. Postal Service photo)

Only 32 members of the House voted against the housing affordability bill. The Senate passed it 85 to 5. In a Congress that can’t agree on lunch, a margin like that shows real pain back home. Washington moved fast, before the midterms, with something to finally point to. Then Trump pulled the plug without a … Read more

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