2020 Day 1117: The Justice Department is reviewing information Rudy Giuliani gathered from Ukrainian sources claiming to have damaging information about the Bidens; Trump recalled Gordon Sondland from his post as the ambassador to the European Union; Chuck Schumer called on all 74 inspectors general to investigate retaliation against whistleblowers; the Trump administration released a $4.8 trillion budget proposal that would cut funding for domestic and safety net programs; and New York state sued the Trump administration for its policy to exclude New Yorkers from enrolling in federal Trusted Traveler programs. Feb 10, 2020
2021 Day 22: House Democrats opened their impeachment case against Trump arguing that he “assembled, inflamed and incited” the attack against the U.S. Capitol because he “ran out of nonviolent” ways to overturn the result of the election; Trump was reportedly "not happy" and "frustrated" by the performance of his lawyers during the first day of his second impeachment trial; Georgia prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into Trump’s efforts to overturn the state's 2020 election result; and the CDC recommends double masking to reduce exposure to the coronavirus. Feb 10, 2021
2022 Day 387: U.S. inflation accelerated to the steepest year-over-year increase since February 1982; following the inflation report, Joe Manchin assailed the prospect of Biden's roughly $2 trillion social and climate package, saying Congress should not add “more fuel to an economy already on fire”; White House call records do not reflect the calls made to or from Trump during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol; Trump reportedly tried to flush documents he had ripped into pieces down the White House toilet; the Senate passed legislation to end the use of forced arbitration to resolve workplace sexual harassment and assault claims; and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene accused Nancy Pelosi of leading the "gazpacho police," apparently confusing the cold tomato-based soup with the “Gestapo,” the Nazi secret police. Feb 10, 2022
2025 Day 1483: A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated his order to unfreeze billions in federal grants and directed the White House to restore the funds immediately; JD Vance and Elon Musk attacked the federal judge who blocked the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department payment systems; the newly appointed acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered an immediate halt to nearly all agency operations; Trump announced a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports; Trump is reportedly "angry" that deportations haven’t met his expectations, with ICE struggling to meet daily quotas; Trump said Palestinians displaced from Gaza under his proposal would not be allowed to return, reiterating his plan for U.S. "ownership" of the territory and permanent resettlement elsewhere; the Department of Government Efficiency gained administrative access at the Department of Education, including email systems and potentially sensitive databases; and Trump’s approval rating stands at 53%, with supporters describing him as “tough,” “focused,” and “effective.” Feb 10, 2025
2026 Day 1848: The Trump administration will rescind the EPA’s 2009 “endangerment finding,” stripping the core legal basis for federal limits on greenhouse gas pollution under the Clean Air Act; a newly unsealed FBI search warrant affidavit showed that the seizure of Fulton County, Georgia’s 2020 election ballots and records began with a referral from a Trump-appointed “director of election security and integrity”; acting ICE Director Todd Lyons defended ICE and told the House Homeland Security Committee that he would press ahead with Trump’s “mass deportation” campaign; Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna disclosed the “hidden” names of six wealthy men they say are “likely incriminated” by their inclusion in the Jeffrey Epstein files; Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told senators he had lunch with Jeffrey Epstein on Epstein’s private Caribbean island in 2012; Trump reportedly told the Palm Beach police chief in 2006 that “everyone has known” what Jeffrey Epstein “has been doing”; 59% of Americans said they’re optimistic about the future – a record low since Gallup started asking the question two decades ago. Feb 10, 2026