2021 Day 35: Officials in charge of Capitol security on Jan. 6 blamed "intelligence failures" by the federal government for the “coordinated, military-style” attack on Congress that threatened the peaceful transfer of power; the House is expected to approve Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief proposal this week, after the House Budget Committee advanced the bill on Monday; the Biden administration is preparing sanctions to punish Russia for poisoning and jailing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as well as the SolarWinds hacked on government agencies and private companies; and Democrats accused Sen. Joe Manchin – a conservative Democrat – and Republicans of having a "double standard" when it comes to confirming the women and people of color that Biden has nominated. Feb 23, 2021
2022 Day 400: The Pentagon said 80% of the 190,000 Russian troops near Ukraine are now in combat-ready positions; Biden said he would issue economic sanctions on the company building the gas pipeline connecting Russia to Germany; two prosecutors leading the Manhattan District Attorney’s criminal probe into Trump and his business resigned from their positions; Ivanka Trump is negotiating with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack about voluntarily appearing for an interview; and The Justice Department said it’s ending the Trump-era "China Initiative." Feb 23, 2022
2026 Day 1861: The European Union demanded that the U.S. honor last summer’s EU-U.S. trade deal, saying “a deal is a deal,” after the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s emergency tariffs and he moved to replace them with new, temporary global levies; U.S. economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter, with real GDP up at a 1.4% annual rate; a federal judge permanently blocked the Justice Department from releasing Volume II of former special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on Trump’s handling of classified records at Mar-a-Lago; the Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy that could decide whether cities and states can sue fossil fuel companies for climate-damages in state court under state law; 32% of Americans said Trump has had the right priorities, while 68% said he hasn’t paid enough attention to the country’s most important problems; and 39% of Americans said they approve of Trump’s job performance, while 60% said they disapprove. Feb 23, 2026