July 9, 2026 - Gov Brief Today

What Happened Today – July 8, 2026

July 9, 2026 by George Bounacos

The VC-25B bridge Air Force One aircraft in red, white, and navy presidential livery inside a hangar at Joint Base Andrews beneath an American flag

The Qatari-gifted jet serving as Air Force One sat at Joint Base Andrews; the Secret Service urged President Donald Trump off it today for the flight leg near Iran. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

A federal judge pried loose the $5.8 million Donald Trump has owed E. Jean Carroll for three years and told him it’s time to pay. Judge Lewis Kaplan wrote that Trump “has been stalling this case for years.” A unanimous jury found he sexually abused and defamed Carroll, every appeal failed, and the Supreme Court … Read more