2018 Day 554: Michael Cohen says Trump knew in advance about Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer promising dirt on Clinton; Trump tweeted that he "did NOT know" in advance about Trump Jr.'s meeting; Russians unsuccessfully hacked Sen. Claire McCaskill re-election campaign; and 19 months into the Trump presidency, there is no single person or agency in charge of combatting foreign election interference. Jul 27, 2018
2020 Day 1285: Trump's national security adviser tested positive for COVID-19; Senate Republicans are planning to lower supplemental unemployment benefits from $600 to $200; an experimental COVID-19 vaccine entered Phase 3 clinical trials; one of the largest television station operators in the country delayed its broadcast of a baseless conspiracy theory suggesting that Dr. Anthony Fauci was responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic; and Trump administration will send 100 more deputy U.S. Marshals to Portland. Jul 27, 2020
2022 Day 554: The Justice Department is investigating Trump’s actions leading up to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol as part of its criminal probe; the Jan. 6 committee and the House Oversight Committee called for a new inspector general to lead the investigation into erased Secret Service text messages related to the Capitol attack; the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 75 basis points for the second straight month to cool inflation that is running at a 40-year high; Joe Manchin – in a sudden reversal – reached a deal with Democrats on legislation to reform the tax code, combat climate change, and lower health care costs; and Democrats have a 52% chance to win the Senate. Jul 27, 2022
2023 Day 919: Trump's attorneys met with prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smith's office ahead of a potential indictment in connection with his efforts to overturn the 2020 election; Ron DeSantis cut more than a third of his presidential campaign staff; Mitch McConnell was escorted away from cameras after he suddenly froze mid-sentence and stopped speaking for about 25 seconds during a press conference; the U.S. economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace during the second quarter; and the Supreme Court allowed work to resume on the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Jul 27, 2023