August 1, 2026 - Gov Brief Today

What Happened Today – July 31, 2026

August 2, 2026August 1, 2026 by George Bounacos

Workers painting the drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue with the Washington Monument and Capitol dome in the background, April 2026

Contractors painted the drained Reflecting Pool in April, the rushed $14.6 million job prosecutors admitted Friday caused the damage Trump blamed on vandals. (Photo: G. Edward Johnson, Creative Commons)

A lie about paint put a 67-year-old Olympian in handcuffs. We knew nobody in Ohio was eating cats and dogs, and the vice president admitted he would “create stories” to get attention. We knew a Sharpie stretched that hurricane map into Alabama. And we knew there was no 300-foot gash in the Reflecting Pool. Trump … Read more