2020 Day 1426: The FDA confirmed that Moderna's two-dose COVID-19 vaccine was “highly effective” and safe for adults; the FDA authorized the first home test for COVID-19 that doesn't require a prescription; Mitch McConnell acknowledged Biden as president-elect for the first time, six weeks after the November election; and the White House refused to follow Mitch McConnell in acknowledging Trump's election defeat. Dec 15, 2020
2021 Day 330: Talks between Biden and Joe Manchin reportedly soured over the size and scope of the $1.75 trillion climate and social safety net legislation; the House voted to hold Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress over his refusal to cooperate with the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol; a federal judge dismissed Trump's lawsuit seeking to block Congress from obtaining his tax returns; and the CDC warned that the Omicron variant is rapidly spreading in the U.S. and that "everything points to a large wave" coming as soon as January. Dec 15, 2021
2022 Day 695: The Biden administration restarted its free Covid-19 test program as cases have increased roughly 55% since Thanksgiving; Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asked the state’s Supreme Court to convene a grand jury to "investigate crimes and wrongdoing committed against Floridians" related to Covid-19 vaccines; an attorney disciplinary committee recommended that Rudy Giuliani be disbarred in Washington, DC; a campaign organized by oil and gas industry groups gathered enough signatures to overturn a California law that banned new oil and gas wells near homes, schools, and hospitals; and 31% of voters hold a favorable view of Trump – his lowest favorability rating in more than seven years. Dec 15, 2022
2025 Day 1791: Trump blamed the stabbing deaths of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife on Reiner’s “massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME; Trump promised to do “big damage” and “very serious retaliation” in Syria after two U.S. Army soldiers and a U.S. civilian interpreter were killed in an ambush; Indiana Republican senators rejected a Trump-backed plan to redraw the state’s congressional map; House Oversight Committee Democrats released the first batch of photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that include pictures of Trump and other prominent figures; U.S. household electricity bills rose 13% in 2025 after Trump took office; 42% of Americans approve of Trump’s job performance, while 58% disapprove; and 33% of Americans say they expect their personal finances to get worse in 2026, up from 23% who said the same about 2025. Dec 15, 2025