2018 Day 539: FBI agent Peter Strzok rejected accusations that he let his personal political views bias his actions in the Hillary Clinton email and Russia investigations; Trump threatened NATO allies with "grave consequences," warning alliance members that the U.S. could "go our own way"; NATO allies dispute Trump's claim that they pledged to "substantially" raise their defense budgets; the Trump administration reunited 57 of the 103 children under age 5 who were "eligible" to be reunited with their families; and Trump called recognizing Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea "an interesting question." Jul 12, 2018
2021 Day 174: Texas Democrats plan to risk arrest by fleeing the state in order to block GOP-backed voting restrictions; Trump lawyers might be penalized over a Michigan election lawsuit; Republicans are moving to ban "discrimination" against unvaccinated people; the EPA in 2011 approved so-called "forever chemicals" used in fracking; the FDA will attach a new warning to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine; and Biden upheld Trump's rejection of China's claims to the South China Sea. Jul 12, 2021
2022 Day 539: The Jan. 6 committee detailed how divisions between White House lawyers and outside advisers pressing Trump to pursue election fraud conspiracy claims exploded into an “unhinged” meeting that featured screaming, personal insults, accusations of disloyalty, and a challenge to physically fight; the committee notified the Justice Department that Trump contacted one of its witnesses who hasn’t publicly testified yet; the Biden administration told hospitals that they "must" provide women access to abortions in emergencies; Biden still plans to nominate an anti-abortion Republican to a lifetime appointment as a federal judge in Kentucky despite several Senate Democrats promising to vote against Chad Meredith's confirmation; the Biden administration is working on a plan to allow a second Covid-19 booster shot to all adults; and Jill Biden apologized for comparing the Latino community to breakfast tacos. Jul 12, 2022