2018 Day 698: Trump will close his foundation and give away its remaining $1.7 million in assets; Michael Flynn agreed to delay his sentencing after U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan told Trump's former national security adviser "you sold your country out"; hours earlier, Trump wished Flynn – a confessed felon – "good luck" ahead of his sentencing hearing; the Russian disinformation campaign also targeted Mueller; Roger Stone admitted to spreading lies; and Trump may back down on his demand for $5 billion from Congress for a wall after all. Dec 18, 2018
2019 Day 1063: The House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump for abusing his power and obstructing congressional investigations; Trump sent 45 tweets before noon – hours before the House formally voted to impeach him – calling impeachment "a terrible Thing"; the White House is exploring a way to feature Trump's top House allies in the Senate impeachment trial; the Trump administration is fighting a new package of sanctions on Russia; and a federal appeals court ruled that the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate is unconstitutional Dec 18, 2019
2020 Day 1429: Congress plans to try and pass a two-day government funding extension in order to avoid a government shutdown after midnight as lawmakers struggle to finalize a $900 billion coronavirus relief package; Biden's team of medical advisers warned that getting the coronavirus vaccine to every American could take six months or longer; the suspected Russian hacking campaign hit more than 40 organizations; Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered a Pentagon-wide halt to briefing the Biden transition team; and the Trump campaign spent more than $700 million since 2019 through a shell company that Jared Kushner helped create. Dec 18, 2020
2023 Day 1063: Trump approvingly quoted Putin to support his unfounded claim that his four criminal indictments are political payback; Biden condemned Trump for his repeated statements that immigrants are “poisoning the blood” of America," criticizing the rhetoric as "parroting Adolf Hitler"; a binder containing highly classified information related to Russian election interference disappeared in the final days of Trump’s presidency; a federal appeals court rejected an effort by Mark Meadows to move his Georgia election interference case from state court to federal court; a jury ordered Rudy Giuliani to pay two Georgia poll workers $148 million after he falsely accused them of helping to steal the 2020 presidential election from Trump; and House Democrats called on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from the case examining whether Trump is absolutely immune from federal prosecution. Dec 18, 2023
2024 Day 1429: The House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release its report on Matt Gaetz and allegations of sex trafficking an underage girl and illicit drug use; Trump suggested that Liz Cheney “could be in a lot of trouble”; Elon Musk directed House Republicans to sink Speaker Mike Johnson's bipartisan spending package that would prevent a government shutdown; the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter-point to a range of 4.25%-4.5%, but signaled fewer rate cuts next year; the Senate passed an $895.2 billion defense policy bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender minors of service members; and the Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of a law that would effectively ban TikTok unless the company divests from Chinese ownership. Dec 18, 2024
2025 Day 1794: Trump used an 18-minute prime time address to the nation largely to blame Biden for his own economic performance; inflation unexpectedly eased in November to 2.7% from 3% in September, but economists and the Federal Reserve said the shutdown-delayed CPI report was likely distorted; House Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released another batch of photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate; the Department of Health and Human Services cut seven federal grants worth millions of dollars to the American Academy of Pediatrics after the group sued Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over changes to federal vaccine policy; the Democratic National Committee won’t publicly release its internal "autopsy" of the 2024 presidential election loss to Trump; 18% of voters said they approve of the way Democrats in Congress are handling their job; and 41% of voters approve of the job Trump is doing as president. Dec 18, 2025