2018 Day 693: Maria Butina pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as a foreign agent; Trump claimed he "never directed Michael Cohen to break the law"; Michael Flynn a deal with Sergey Kislyak during the campaign about how Trump and Russia could work together if Trump won; and Trump canceled the White House holiday party for members of the media. Dec 13, 2018
2019 Day 1058: The House Judiciary Committee voted to advance two articles of impeachment accusing Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress; Mitch McConnell said there's "no chance" that Trump will be removed from office; Rudy Giuliani was seen entering the White House just as the House Judiciary Committee voted to approve articles of impeachment against Trump; Trump's senior aides have further restricted the number of administration officials allowed to listen to his phone calls with foreign leaders; and the Supreme Court will hear three separate cases over whether Trump can block the release of his financial records. Dec 13, 2019
2021 Day 328: Joe Manchin signaled concerns about inflation and the cost and structure of the Democrats’ $1.7 trillion climate and social spending bill; the Supreme Court denied an emergency request to block New York’s coronavirus vaccine mandate for health care workers, doctors, and nurses; Mark Meadows turned over a PowerPoint presentation suggesting that Trump could declare a national security emergency in order to delay the certification of the 2020 election to House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol; the select committee said it had "no choice" but to advance criminal contempt proceedings against Meadows; and former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro refused to comply with a Congressional subpoena for documents related to the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus. Dec 13, 2021
2022 Day 693: Biden signed into law a bipartisan bill that codifies same-sex and interracial marriages; Mark Meadows discussed plans for overturning the 2020 election with at least 34 Republican members of Congress; special counsel Jack Smith subpoenaed election officials in Nevada, New Mexico, and Georgia for all communications involving Trump; the Jan. 6 committee will hold its final public meeting on Monday and will vote on whether to refer any individuals to the Justice Department for prosecution; and inflation rose less than expected in November. Dec 13, 2022
2023 Day 1058: The COP28 climate summit ended in a historic deal that committed the world to “transitioning away from fossil fuels” for the first time; the Supreme Court will decide whether to limit access to the commonly used abortion pill mifepristone; the Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to the felony obstruction statute used to charge at least 327 people in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot; the federal judge overseeing Trump’s election interference case temporarily paused all procedural deadlines while he appeals her decision that he's not entitled to "presidential immunity" from criminal prosecution; a federal appeals court rejected Trump's attempt to use presidential immunity in the upcoming defamation lawsuit brought by writer E. Jean Carroll for comments he made while denying her rape accusations in 2019; and the Federal Reserve held interest rates unchanged for a third meeting and signaled that they'll likely cut borrowing costs three times in 2024. Dec 13, 2023