July 26, 2026 - Gov Brief Today

What Happened Today – July 25, 2026

July 26, 2026 by George Bounacos

AI-generated image posted by Donald Trump showing a giant air filter wall on the US-Canada border labeled North America Air Filter Barrier

Donald Trump posted this AI-generated air filter wall on the Canadian border Saturday while wildfire smoke kept 100 million Americans under air quality alerts in 18 states. (Image: Donald Trump/Truth Social)

A federal appeals court showed up Saturday morning to stop Donald Trump from deciding who gets a mail ballot. His March executive order told Homeland Security to build citizen lists, ordered the Postal Service to refuse mail ballots to any voter not on them, and told prosecutors to charge election officials who sent ballots to … Read more