2019 Day 715: House Democrats approved a bill to reopen the federal government without Trump's border wall money; Trump floated the idea of declaring a national emergency in order use $4 billion in Department of Defense funds to build his wall while threatening to keep the government partially shutdown for "months or even years"; meanwhile, hundreds of senior Trump administration officials are scheduled to receive a $10,000 raise tomorrow. Jan 4, 2019
2021 Day 1446: Trump pressured Georgia's secretary of state to “find” him enough votes to overturn the state's presidential election results; Trump's call may have violated laws that prohibit interference in federal or state elections; a top election official in Georgia accused Trump’s legal team of "intentionally misleading" voters about voter fraud; a group of at least 11 Republican senators and senators-elect plan to challenge Biden’s Electoral College win; and Covid-19 cases in the United States eclipsed 20 million as Trump falsely tweeted that the coronavirus cases and deaths are "exaggerated." Jan 4, 2021
2022 Day 350: The U.S. reported more than 1 million new Covid-19 infections; the U.S. doubled its order of Pfizer’s coronavirus antiviral pills; a record 4.5 million Americans voluntarily left their jobs in November; Joe Manchin said he's had "no negotiations" with Democrats about reviving Biden's $1.75 trillion social and climate spending bill; the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is running out of time as Trump and his allies block or slow down the committee’s subpoenas and document demands; and 29% of Republicans say the Jan. 6 attack by Trump supporters was not violent. Jan 4, 2022
2023 Day 715: House Republicans, despite being in the majority, were unable to elect a speaker – again – as Kevin McCarthy lost his 4th, 5th, and 6th bids for the gavel; the FDA expanded access to the abortion pill mifepristone; and the WHO warned that the coronavirus Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 “is the most transmissible form of Omicron to date.” Jan 4, 2023
2024 Day 1080: Trump’s businesses received at least $7.8 million from foreign governments – most of it from China – during his time in office; the Justice Department sued Texas over the state's new law that would allow police to arrest, jail, and prosecute migrants who illegally enter the U.S.; Florida’s surgeon general – citing widely debunked misinformation – called for a halt to using mRNA coronavirus vaccines; federal prosecutors accused Sen. Bob Menendez of using his political influence to benefit Qatar and Egypt; and 25% of Americans falsely believe the FBI “probably” or “definitely” instigated the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Jan 4, 2024