2019 Day 830: Rod Rosenstein resigned; Jerry Nadler threatened to subpoena Attorney General William Barr if he refuses to testify; Trump accused the New York attorney general's office of "illegally" investigating the NRA; and a pair of legal watchdogs are suing the FEC for failing to act on complaints that claim the NRA illegally coordinated with the Trump campaign. Apr 29, 2019
2020 Day 1196: Trump said existing coronavirus social distancing guidelines – set to expire with the end of April – will not be extended further; Jared Kushner called the coronavirus crisis "a great success story” as the U.S. death toll crossed 60,000, with more than one million COVID-19 cases confirmed; Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that a second round of the coronavirus is "inevitable"; the FDA plans to announce emergency authorization for remdesivir after a federal trial showed the experimental antiviral drug could speed recovery in patients infected with the coronavirus; a separate study, however, concluded that the drug failed to improve patients' condition; and Trump promised that the U.S. will be able to carry out more than five million coronavirus tests per day "very soon" after a Harvard University study said the U.S. needed to carry out at least 5 million tests a day by early June – and 20 million per day by late July – in order to safely reopen the economy. Apr 29, 2020
2021 Day 100: Biden declared that “America is rising anew” in his first address to Congress; another 553,000 Americans filed for initial unemployment benefits last week; the Justice Department charged three white men with hate crimes for shooting and killing Ahmaud Arbery; the Senate voted to restore an Obama-era regulation designed to reduce climate-changing methane emissions from oil and gas fields; and federal agencies are investigating at least two incidents on U.S. soil that appear similar to the “Havana syndrome” attack. Apr 29, 2021
2024 Day 1196: Senior State Department officials warned that they don’t have "credible or reliable" assurances that Israel is using U.S.-provided weapons in accordance with international law; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Biden to help stop the International Criminal Court from issuing arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials – including himself; Israel presented a new hostage deal proposal to Hamas in exchange for a “sustained” 40-day ceasefire in Gaza; Trump's allies are reportedly working on proposals to reduce the Federal Reserve's independence if Trump is re-elected, including letting the president influence interest rate decisions; the Supreme Court rejected former Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s request to be released from prison while he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction; 53% of voters who don’t follow political news say they support Trump; and 55% of Americans say they see Trump’s presidency as a success. Apr 29, 2024
2025 Day 1561: Amazon denied it would post tariff-related price hikes after the White House called the reported plan a “hostile and political act”; Trump retreated on parts of his auto tariffs after automakers warned the levies would wreck supply chains, spike prices, and undercut U.S. jobs; House Republicans blocked Democrats' attempt to investigate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of an unsecured messaging app to discuss military plans; the Trump administration dismissed all 400 scientists and experts working on the next National Climate Assessment; U.S. consumer confidence fell for the fifth straight month to its lowest point since May 2020; 59% of Americans say Trump’s policies have worsened economic conditions; 52% of Americans agree that Trump is "a dangerous dictator whose power should be limited before he destroys American democracy"; and 45% of Americans give Trump an "F" for how he's handled his first 100 days in office. Apr 29, 2025
2026 Day 1926: The Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act, striking down Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district and limiting the law’s main tool against racial vote dilution; Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature approved Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new congressional map, which could give Republicans up to four more House seats in November’s midterm elections; the Supreme Court ruled that a Christian faith-based anti-abortion "crisis pregnancy center" can challenge a New Jersey subpoena tied to a state investigation into whether they misled donors and clients about abortion services; Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will remain a Fed governor when his term as chairman ends; Trump rejected Iran’s offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying the U.S. naval blockade will continue until Tehran accepts a nuclear deal; and the Iran war has cost about $25 billion so far. Apr 29, 2026