2018 Day 587: White House counsel Don McGahn will step down; Betsy DeVos is preparing new education policies that narrow the definition of campus sexual harassment; Trump accused China of hacking Hillary Clinton's emails; and Trump said his administration "did a fantastic job in Puerto Rico" despite the official death toll rising to 2,975. Aug 29, 2018
2019 Day 952: The EPA plans to roll back regulation of methane emissions; The Trump administration started denying applications by immigrant families for permission to extend their stay in the for medical care not available in their home countries; the Justice Department inspector general found that James Comey violated FBI policies for sharing memos that detailed his interactions with Trump; and Trump attacked Puerto Rico as it braces for Hurricane Dorian. Aug 29, 2019
2022 Day 587: The Justice Department identified "a limited set" of documents seized from Mar-a-Lago that are potentially covered by attorney-client privilege; a heavily redacted copy of the FBI affidavit used to justify the search of Mar-a-Lago revealed that 14 of the 15 boxes Trump returned in January contained 184 documents with classification markings; the U.S. intelligence community will conduct a damage assessment of the possible risks to national security stemming from Trump’s handling of the top-secret documents stored at Mar-a-Lago; a judge ruled that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp must testify in the grand jury investigating Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election; and Democrats have a 67% chance to win the Senate. Aug 29, 2022
2023 Day 952: The Biden administration named the first 10 medicines that will be subject to price negotiations between Medicare and pharmaceutical companies under the Inflation Reduction Act; Hurricane Idalia strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it moved over record-warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico; air pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on planet Earth than smoking or alcohol; the Biden administration weakened regulations protecting millions of acres of wetlands to comply with a Supreme Court ruling; the number of available jobs in the U.S. fell for the third consecutive month; and 57% of likely Georgia Republican primary voters support Trump, while 15% support Ron DeSantis. Aug 29, 2023
2024 Day 1318: The Army defended the Arlington National Cemetery official involved in an incident with the Trump campaign, saying the employee was “abruptly pushed aside” and “unfairly attacked” after she sought to “ensure adherence” to cemetery rules that bar recording for political purposes; JD Vance told Kamala Harris to “go to hell” for comments she didn’t make; the International Association of Fire Fighters booed JD Vance during his speech at their conference; the U.S. economy grew faster in the second quarter of 2024 than first reported; and Harris and Walz’s first major interview is tonight. Aug 29, 2024