By Andrew DeMillo | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning, Advocate readers! Two Arkansas communities are receiving millions in federal funds to help with pollution cleanup efforts. And in Washington, a bipartisan housing overhaul was derailed at the last minute by President Donald Trump. You can find more Arkansas government and politics news on the Advocate site here.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters is seen on February 13, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Ainsley Platt
Two Arkansas cities were awarded a combined $2.5 million in grants for pollution cleanup activities by the Environmental Protection Agency, the regulator announced Wednesday.
A 250th anniversary flag on the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, location of the vice president’s office, on 17th Street NW in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By DC Bureau
WASHINGTON — Parties, protests, displays of historic documents, odes to the Founding Fathers — and a massive political rally by the president — will mark a deeply polarized nation’s 250th anniversary on this Fourth of July.
Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol on June 24, 2026. The hall was set up for a ceremony in which President Donald Trump would sign into law a broadly bipartisan housing bill, but Trump abruptly canceled the event. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By DC Bureau
President Donald Trump derailed a housing overhaul that he was set to sign into law Wednesday, canceling a signing ceremony for the broadly popular bipartisan bill until Congress passes an election security measure.
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