2020 Day 1096: The Senate impeachment trial is set to begin tomorrow; Trump's legal team called on the Senate to "swiftly reject" the "flimsy" impeachment charges and that Trump "should immediately be acquitted" because of a "rigged process" by House Democrats; Adam Schiff accused the White House of pressuring the NSA and CIA of withholding documents about Ukraine from Congress; and 51% of Americans say the Senate should vote to convict Trump and remove him from office. Jan 20, 2020
2021 Day 1: Biden was sworn as the 46th president of the United States, moments after Kamala Harris took her oath of office; Trump, who refused to concede, never congratulated Biden and skipped his successor's swearing-in, held a small, socially distanced military-style send-off for himself before leaving for his Florida resort; Trump granted clemency to 143 people in his final hours as president and rescinded his administration's ethics pledge intended to "drain the swamp"; and Biden plans to make immediate and extensive use of executive orders to undo much of the last four years under Trump. Jan 20, 2021
2022 Day 366: Senate Republicans blocked voting rights legislation for the fifth time and then Democrats failed to unite behind changing the Senate’s filibuster rules to pass it anyway – despite all 50 Democrats supporting the voting rights bill; Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis requested a special grand jury to help investigate Trump and his efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results; the Supreme Court rejected Trump's request to block the release of more than 750 pages of his White House records related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol; the Jan. 6 Committee requested voluntary testimony from Ivanka Trump; and 5% of Americans say Biden's presidency has been better than expected. Jan 20, 2022
2025 Day 1462: Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States after defeating Kamala Harris in the 2024 election; Trump reportedly plans to pardon nearly all Jan. 6 defendants and commute sentences for those convicted of serious crimes; Trump plans to declared a national energy emergency, revoke clean energy policies, and withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement; Trump will sign executive orders to end birthright citizenship, declare a national emergency at the southern border, and reinstate his "Remain in Mexico" policy; Trump is expected to sign executive orders recognizing only two biological sexes and ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in federal agencies; Trump launched a cryptocurrency memecoin, $Trump, days before his inauguration; 46% of American have a favorable opinion of Trump; and 37% of Americans approve of the job Biden did as president. Jan 20, 2025
2026 Day 1827: Global markets fell sharply after Trump threatened 10% tariffs on imports from Denmark and seven other European countries if they refuse to support his effort to acquire Greenland; Trump said he was confident the U.S. would acquire Greenland and declined to set any limits on his approach, saying "You’ll find out"; Trump, in a text message to the Norwegian prime minister, wrote that losing the Nobel Peace Prize made him feel less obligated to “think purely of Peace”; federal prosecutors served grand jury subpoenas to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and at least three other Democratic officials; the Justice Department said it discovered evidence suggesting members of DOGE improperly accessed and shared Social Security data with a political advocacy group seeking to overturn election results in certain states; and 58% of Americans call the first year of his second term a failure. Jan 20, 2026