2019 Day 767: Paul Manafort "repeatedly and brazenly" broke the law; Trump asked his outside legal team to stay on after the Mueller probe ends; former national security officials will issue a joint statement denouncing Trump's national emergency declaration; the White House will select a group of scientists to challenge the scientific consensus about global warming; A former Trump campaign staffer is suing Trump of forcibly kissing her. Feb 25, 2019
2020 Day 1132: Trump demanded that Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg recuse themselves from "all Trump, or Trump-related" cases; Trump suggested that the coronavirus is "going to go away"; the CDC warned that the spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. appears "inevitable"; the Trump administration asked Congress to approve $2.5 billion in emergency spending to address the coronavirus; and Trump confirmed that he wants “no help from any country” with his re-election bid. Feb 25, 2020
2021 Day 37: The House passed the Equality Act; Biden ended Trump's ban on legal immigration; The Biden administration reopened a tent facility in Texas to house up to 700 immigrant teenagers; A new coronavirus variant is spreading rapidly in New York City and contains a mutation that may weaken the effectiveness of vaccines; another 730,000 people filed for initial unemployment benefits; and Trump's tax returns and other financial documents were turned over to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. Feb 25, 2021
2025 Day 1498: House Speaker Mike Johnson lacks the Republican support needed to pass the party’s budget ahead of today's a planned vote; 21 federal technology staffers resigned from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, citing concerns over dismantling public services; nearly 40% of federal contracts canceled under Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are expected to yield no savings; Trump confirmed that tariffs on Canada and Mexico will take effect next month, ending a 30-day suspension; and consumer confidence declined in February as concerns about inflation and new tariffs grow. Feb 25, 2025
2026 Day 1863: Trump used his first State of the Union of his second term to insist that “our nation is back,” calling it “a turnaround for the ages,” and that “the roaring economy is roaring like never before,” even as 39% of Americans say they approve of Trump’s handling of the economy; Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, wellness influencer Dr. Casey Means, refused to recommend routine measles and flu vaccines for children during her confirmation hearing; the Justice Department said it’s reviewing whether it improperly withheld Epstein-related records listed in evidence logs, including FBI notes and summaries tied to allegations that Trump sexually abused a minor; the Trump administration will not provide Congress with the unredacted intelligence behind a whistleblower complaint involving Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, citing executive privilege; a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deporting migrants to “third countries” they’re not from; and a White House staffer appears to have operated a large anonymous pro-Trump X account that amplified official Trump administration messaging. Feb 25, 2026