2018 Day 585: The U.S. and Mexico reached an agreement to end NAFTA and replace it with the United States-Mexico Trade Agreement; a former Trump World Tower doorman is now free to discuss "information regarding Donald Trump's illegitimate child"; Trump refused to approve a White House statement honoring John McCain's military service; and a federal judge struck down most of Trump's executive orders limiting the power of federal employee unions. Aug 27, 2018
2019 Day 950: The Trump administration is pulling $155 million from FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund to temporarily pay for court hearing locations for asylum-seekers; the attorneys general for 19 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration to block a new rule to indefinitely detain migrant families who cross the border illegally; Attorney General William Barr booked Trump's D.C. hotel for a 200-person holiday party in December; and Trump's net approval rating has dropped in every key battleground state since January 2017. Aug 27, 2019
2020 Day 1316: Another 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week; the CDC attempted to clarify its recommendation that people with no symptoms "do not necessarily need a test"; Trump – without evidence – claimed that problems with mail-in ballots on Election Day will come from election officials who are "going to count them wrong"; Trump dismissed the NBA player-led protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake hours after Jared Kushner said the players were "very fortunate" to be "able to take a night off from work"; Biden accused Trump of "rooting for more violence, not less"; and Trump's 271 visits to his own properties has cost taxpayers more than $900,000 since he took office. Aug 27, 2020
2021 Day 220: The death toll from the attack on Kabul's airport rose to 169 Afghans and 13 U.S. servicemembers; Biden vowed to complete the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan despite the attack; seven Capitol Police officers are suing Trump and right-wing extremists for fomenting the 1/6 riot at the U.S. Capitol; the Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration's eviction moratorium; and a Florida judge ruled that Gov. DeSantis' ban on mask mandates is unconstitutional. Aug 27, 2021
2024 Day 1316: Special counsel Jack Smith charged Trump in a superseding indictment in the case involving an alleged conspiracy to obstruct the results of the 2020 election; Democrats sued the Georgia State Election Board over new election rules that could lead to post-election “chaos” in the state in November; Trump added conspiracy theorists Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard to his presidential transition team as co-chairs; and more than 200 Republicans who worked for both Bush presidents, Mitt Romney, and John McCain signed a letter endorsing Kamala Harris for president. Aug 27, 2024
2025 Day 1681: The FDA revoked emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines and restricted access to new shots; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed the CDC director less than a month after her confirmation for “not supporting President Trump’s agenda”; at least 30 FEMA employees were placed on administrative leave after signing an open letter warning that Trump’s leadership left the agency unable to respond to major disasters; Jeanine Pirro, the former Fox News host now serving as U.S. attorney in Washington, failed to secure a felony indictment against a man who threw a Subway sandwich at a federal officer; more than 2,200 National Guard troops deployed under Trump’s “crime emergency” in Washington have been assigned trash collection, mulching, and graffiti removal alongside policing duties; the Trump administration said it will take over control of Washington’s Union Station from Amtrak; 53% of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of crime; 38% of Americans support Trump’s use of National Guard troops to police Washington, D.C.; 56% of voters oppose Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C.; and Democrats flipped a Republican-held Iowa Senate seat in a district Trump won by 11 points last year. Aug 27, 2025