2018 Day 574: Giuliani said Trump's legal team are prepared to fight a subpoena all the way to the Supreme Court; Mueller doesn't have to shut down his investigation before the midterms despite claims by Trump's lawyers that he faces a September 1st deadline; Trump admitted that he revoked John Brennan's security clearance because of his role in the Russia investigation; and Democrats have a 75.4% of winning the House in the midterms while Republicans have a 24.6% chances of retaining control. Aug 16, 2018
2019 Day 939: The impact of Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has not generated an increase in overall growth, business investment, or worker pay; Trump claimed that Americans – "whether you love me or hate me" – have "no choice" but to vote for him in 2020 because the stock market will collapse otherwise; Trump body shamed one of his supporters at a campaign rally; and Trump and his national security advisers are considering a deal with the Taliban. Aug 16, 2019
2021 Day 209: Biden stood behind his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan; U.S. military commanders hid fatal flaws with the Afghan forces for more than a decade; the Biden administration is implementing an historic expansion of the food stamps program; Texas COVID hospitalizations went up by 400% in a month; and Pelosi says she wants to pass the infrastructure bill and the broader budget framework simultaneously. Aug 16, 2021
2022 Day 574: The Lower Colorado River Basin crossed an unprecedented water shortage threshold that will require mandatory water cuts; Biden signed the Democrats' landmark climate change, health care, and tax bill into law; the Biden administration will cancel all remaining federal student loan debt for 208,000 students who attended the now-defunct for-profit ITT Technical Institute; the Justice Department objected to releasing the affidavit used to justify the FBI search of Trump’s home; the FBI interviewed Trump's White House counsel and his deputy counsel about the classified documents stored at Mar-a-Lago; and the Trump Organization's longtime chief financial officer is in talks with Manhattan prosecutors to plead guilty to more than a dozen tax-fraud counts. Aug 16, 2022
2023 Day 939: Federal Reserve officials warned of "significant" inflation risks, which could require them to raise rates again this year; the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 7.16% – the highest level since 2001; a paid campaign fundraiser for George Santos was indicted in New York on federal charges for allegedly impersonating Kevin McCarthy’s former chief of staff; a federal appeals court limited access to a widely used abortion pill; Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis proposed a March 4 trial date for Trump and his 18 co-defendants; 35% of Americans have a favorable view of Trump, while 62% have an unfavorable view; 53% of Americans approve of the Justice Department indicting Trump; and 54% of Americans think Trump should be prosecuted. Aug 16, 2023