2018 Day 575: Advisers are worried that Trump will privatize the war in Afghanistan; Trump canceled his military parade and blamed "the local politicians who run Washington, D.C. (poorly)" for inflating the cost; and Trump plans to revoke more security clearances from officials who have been critical of him or played a role in Mueller's investigation. Aug 17, 2018
2020 Day 1306: Nancy Pelosi recalled the House from summer recess to vote on legislation to block changes at the Postal Service that could disenfranchise voters who use mail-in ballots; Postmaster General Louis DeJoy agreed to testify at an "urgent" hearing before the House Oversight Committee; at least six states are preparing to sue the Trump administration to prevent operational changes and funding lapses to the U.S. Postal Service that could affect voting in the 2020 presidential election; and Trump suggested that the FDA should approve an untested experimental coronavirus treatment. Aug 17, 2020
2022 Day 575: The director of the CDC announced a restructuring of the agency to “transform” it to better respond to public health emergencies; Federal Reserve officials indicated that they likely need to continue raising interest rates until inflation comes down substantially; Pence said he would "consider" to testifying before the Jan. 6 committee; Liz Cheney lost her Republican primary for Wyoming’s House seat by more than 35 points to a candidate endorsed by Trump; and the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general refused congressional requests for documents and staff testimony about the deleted Secret Service text messages that agents exchanged during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Aug 17, 2022
2023 Day 940: The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating online threats against the grand jurors who voted to indict Trump on racketeering charges after their names, photographs, phone numbers, and home addresses were purportedly posted on social media; a Texas woman was arrested after threatening to kill the federal judge overseeing Trump’s prosecution on charges of seeking to overturn the 2020 election; special counsel Jack Smith obtained Trump's Twitter direct messages despite a "momentous" effort by Twitter to delay complying with a search warrant; 50% of Americans say Trump should suspend his presidential campaign; and 42% of American's approve of Biden's performance as president. Aug 17, 2023