2019 Day 806: Trump asked Mitch McConnell to prioritize confirming the chief counsel of the IRS; Trump's lawyers asked the IRS chief counsel's office to reject House Democrats' request for Trump's tax returns; Michael Cohen offered Democrats access to 14 million files that could have "significant value" to congressional investigators; and Barr was invited to meet justice department officials the same day he submitted his unsolicited memo criticizing Robert Mueller's investigation. Apr 5, 2019
2021 Day 76: A record 4 million people in the U.S. received a coronavirus vaccine on Saturday; nearly 200 companies signed a joint statement against proposals that threaten to restrict voting access in dozens of states; Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called for a global minimum corporate tax rate; the Trump campaign refunded 10.7% of the money it raised online in 2020; and 55% of Republicans believe the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was led by left-wing activists "trying to make Trump look bad." Apr 5, 2021
2022 Day 441: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of committing a broad range of "the most terrible war crimes" since World War II; the U.S., European Union, and G7 are coordinating on a new round of sanctions on Russia; the Treasury Department blocked Russia from withdrawing funds held in American banks to pay its debt obligations; Senate negotiators announced a deal on a $10 billion coronavirus aid package; Ivanka Trump testified before the House Jan. 6 committee; and Oklahoma lawmakers approved a near-total ban on abortion. Apr 5, 2022
2023 Day 806: Roughly six hours after pleading not guilty to 34 counts of filing false business records, Trump called the judge overseeing the case “a Trump-hating judge with a Trump-hating wife and family”; Pence will not appeal a court order requiring him to testify before the grand jury investigating Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election; Wisconsin voters elected a liberal candidate to the State Supreme Court, flipping majority control from conservatives; a North Carolina Democratic state lawmaker switched party affiliation, giving Republicans a veto-proof supermajority in the state’s legislature; the EPA proposed stricter rules for pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants; the Florida Senate passed a plan that would ban gender-affirming care for children diagnosed with gender dysphoria; and Elon Musk labeled NPR’s Twitter account as “state-affiliated media.” Apr 5, 2023