2019 Day 756: Trump will declare a national emergency to build his border wall and sign spending legislation to prevent another government shutdown; a federal judge ruled that Paul Manafort violated the terms of his cooperation deal by repeatedly lying; the Senate confirmed William Barr as attorney general; and the former deputy F.B.I. director said Justice Department officials discussed recruiting cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump from office. Feb 14, 2019
2020 Day 1121: Trump declared that he has the “legal right” to ask Attorney General William Barr to intervene in federal criminal cases; Barr assigned an outside prosecutor to review the criminal case against Michael Flynn; Trump admitted that he ordered Rudy Giuliani to go to Ukraine to dig up dirt about his political opponents after denying it during the impeachment inquiry; and Trump will be the guest of honor at a reelection fundraiser that costs $580,600 per couple to attend. Feb 14, 2020
2022 Day 391: The White House said it believes Russia could invade Ukraine at "essentially any time"; the Western U.S. and northern Mexico are experiencing their driest period in at least 1,200 years; Trump's long-time accounting firm cut ties with the Trump Organization last week; Rudy Giuliani is in discussions with the House Jan. 6 committee about testifying; and 45% of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters want the party renominate Biden in 2024. Feb 14, 2022
2023 Day 756: Inflation climbed 6.4% in January, down from 6.5% in December, and well below the June peak of 9.1%; Pence will challenge a federal grand jury subpoena issued by the special counsel investigating Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election; South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed a bill prohibiting gender-affirming care for transgender minors; the Florida legislature expanded a program used to fly migrants to Democratic-led cities and states; Gov. Ron DeSantis wanted to ban weapons from a campaign event but suggested that the city take responsibility for the firearms ban; Nikki Haley announced that she will run for president; and Trump reportedly wants to expand the use of the death penalty and bring back death by firing squad, by hanging, and by guillotine if re-elected. Feb 14, 2023
2024 Day 1121: Democrats won a special election and flipped George Santos' seat in the House; House Republicans voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on their second try by a single vote; and the head of the House Intelligence Committee warned of a “serious national security threat” and called on Biden to “declassify all information” related to it. Feb 14, 2024