July 15, 2026 - Gov Brief Today

What Happened Today – July 14, 2026

July 15, 2026 by George Bounacos

National Guard soldiers in camouflage cross a city street alongside civilian pedestrians near a Whole Foods in Washington, DC

National Guard troops patrolled a Washington crosswalk near Capitol Hill in June, part of a garrison the Pentagon plans to keep through the 2029 inauguration at $3 million a day. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tianna Wilson)

Senate Democrats just refused to pay for Trump’s war. Congress has passed a defense bill every year since 1961. The streak survived Vietnam, both wars in Iraq, and every shutdown fight since. On Tuesday the Senate blocked this year’s bill rather than hand over $1.15 trillion for a war Congress never authorized. Four senators missed … Read more