2018 Day 529: Michael Cohen will "put family and country first," saying his "first loyalty" isn't to Trump; North Korea has increased its production of enriched uranium for nuclear weapons; the Trump administration drafted a bill that would abandon America's commitment to the World Trade Organization; Trump said he won't sign the revised NAFATA deal until after the midterm elections; and Trump tried to pretend that he never urged House Republicans to vote for an immigration bill — even though he tweeted that exact thing just three days earlier. Jul 2, 2018
2019 Day 894: House Democrats sued for Trump's tax returns; the Trump administration dropped its plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census; the Department of Homeland Security sent out fines for nearly $500,000 to some immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally; and Trump threatened to increase ICE raids and deportations of undocumented immigrants after the Fourth of July holiday. Jul 2, 2019
2020 Day 1260: The United States set a single-day coronavirus case record for the fifth time in eight days; Texas issued a statewide mandate requiring face masks in public in any county with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases; another 1.427 million Americans filed unemployment claims last week; the Congressional Budget Office's 10-year forecast expects the U.S. unemployment rate to stay above its pre-pandemic levels through the end of 2030; and 50% of voters have ruled out voting for Trump. Jul 2, 2020
2021 Day 164: The U.S. military vacated Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan after nearly 20 years; Attorney General Merrick Garland suspended federal executions; Biden endorsed major changes to the military justice system that would remove investigating and prosecuting sexual assault cases from the chain of command; about 11% of people in the U.S. have missed their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine – nearly 15 million people; and 67% of Americans believe democracy in the U.S. is under threat. Jul 2, 2021
2024 Day 1260: Biden denounced the Supreme Court's decision to grant convicted felon Trump broad immunity from prosecution, warning that it sets "a dangerous precedent" and "undermines the rule of law"; Trump threatened to prosecute his perceived political enemies in a second term; the judge in Trump’s election interference trial involving falsified business records delayed sentencing until Sept. 18, at the earliest, to weigh the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity; and the New York state Supreme Court disbarred Rudy Giuliani over his failed effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election, saying the seriousness of Giuliani’s misconduct couldn’t be overstated. Jul 2, 2024
2025 Day 1625: Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax and spending bill stalled in the House as Republican leaders struggled to secure enough votes amid opposition from both conservatives and moderates; a federal judge blocked Trump’s attempt to shut down asylum claims at the southern border; the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the state’s 1849 abortion ban; the U.S. reached a preliminary trade deal with Vietnam that will impose a 20% tariff on Vietnamese imports; Paramount agreed to pay Trump $16 million to settle a lawsuit over the editing of a 2024 “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris; and Trump blocked nearly $7 billion in federal school funding days before the academic year begins, impacting after-school programs, English-language support, and teacher training. Jul 2, 2025