August 6, 2026 - Gov Brief Today

What Happened Today – August 5, 2026

August 6, 2026 by George Bounacos

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A Ruger pistol fitted with the suppressor a Texas federal judge just freed from 90 years of registration rules, one year after Trump's tax bill erased their $200 tax. (Mitch Barrie / Flickr / CC BY-SA 4.0)

New Mexico sued the Justice Department after waiting seven years for the Epstein files it was promised. In 2019, federal prosecutors asked the state to shut down its investigation of Zorro Ranch and pledged to share everything when their case ended. New Mexico finally reopened the investigation this year and has asked ten times for … Read more