2019 Day 718: As the partial government shutdown continued into its 17th day, the ability of the IRS to issue tax refunds and the USDA to issue SNAP benefits hung in question; Trump called for more money for the wall and is seeking a prime-time address; and the president of the World Bank resigned without explanation. Jan 7, 2019
2020 Day 1083: Mitch McConnell told Republicans he had the votes needed to begin Trump's impeachment trial without committing to calling new witnesses or admitting new evidence; Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Trump's threat to bomb Iranian cultural sites would constitute a war crime; Mike Pompeo called killing Iranian General Qasem Soleimani "the right decision, we got it right"; Iran is considering 13 scenarios to inflict a "historic nightmare" on the U.S. for killing Soleimani; and the Pentagon mistakenly released a memo that said the U.S. would pull troops out of Iraq. Jan 7, 2020
2021 Day 1449: Congress confirmed Biden's presidential victory after a violent mob loyal to Trump stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn the election; Trump agreed to "an orderly transition"; Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer called on Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to immediately remove Trump from office; the Justice Department said it would not rule out pursuing charges against Trump for his role in inciting a mob of his supporters to march on the Capitol and storm the building; Trump told aides and advisers that he wants to pardon himself before leaving office; Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram suspended Trump; multiple Trump administration officials resigned; a record 3,915 people died of Covid-19 in the United States on Wednesday; and Trump awarded Medals of Freedom to three golfers. Jan 7, 2021
2025 Day 1449: A federal judge in Florida temporarily blocked the Justice Department from releasing special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Trump’s classified documents investigation; a New York appeals court judge denied Trump’s request to delay his Friday sentencing in the election interference case involving falsified business records, rejecting arguments that presidential immunity applies; Trump didn’t rule out using the U.S. military to seize the Panama Canal and Greenland, saying "we need them for economic security"; and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will end the third-party fact-checking program that will impact billions of users across Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Threads. Jan 7, 2025
2026 Day 1814: An ICE agent fired three shots into a car and killed 37-year-old Renee Good in Minneapolis during a federal immigration operation; the Trump administration will control Venezuelan oil sales “indefinitely”; U.S. forces boarded and seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic; Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Danish officials next week after Trump’s rhetoric about "acquiring Greenland"; the Trump administration issued new Dietary Guidelines that urge Americans to cut “highly processed” foods and added sugar while endorsing full-fat dairy and red meat; Trump said he was “immediately taking steps” to ban large institutional investors from buying additional single-family homes; and U.S. employers posted fewer job openings in November, with vacancies falling to about 7.1 million. Jan 7, 2026