2018 Day 558: Trump repeated Rudy Giuliani's defense that "Collusion is not a crime, but that doesn't matter because there was No Collusion"; Paul Manafort's tax and bank fraud trial started today; John Kelly agreed to remain chief of staff through Trump's 2020 reelection campaign; and Trump lashed out at the Koch brothers, calling them "globalists" who "have become a total joke in real Republican circles." Jul 31, 2018
2019 Day 923: The Trump administration separated more than 900 migrant children after a judge ordered the government to stop the practice in June 2018; the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point; two of Mitch McConnell's former staffers lobbied for the development of a $200 million investment in a Kentucky aluminum mill backed by a Russian company; and a former congressional staffer who worked to discredit the Mueller investigation has been promoted on the National Security Council staff. Jul 31, 2019
2020 Day 1289: Nearly 30 million Americans are set to lose $600 per week in federal unemployment benefits after talks between Congress and the White House stalled; Dr. Anthony Fauci told the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis he is “cautiously optimistic” that a “safe and effective” coronavirus vaccine will be available to the public by the end of 2020; Trump defended his suggestion that the U.S. should delay the November election; and Trump threatened to send the National Guard to Portland to clear out protesters, which he described as a "beehive of terrorists." Jul 31, 2020
2023 Day 923: A Georgia judge denied an effort by Trump to toss out evidence gathered by a special grand jury and remove the district attorney from the criminal investigation into his attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state; a federal judge dismissed Trump's $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN; special counsel Jack Smith accused Trump of trying to delete security camera footage at Mar-a-Lago; Trump's political committee has spent more than $40 million this year defending him, his aides, and other allies; and 54% of Republicans said they prefer Trump to be the GOP's presidential nominee. Jul 31, 2023
2024 Day 1289: Trump questioned Kamala Harris’ racial identity at the National Association of Black Journalists conference, falsely suggesting that Harris had misled voters about her race; Kamala Harris dared Trump to "say it to my face" and commit to a presidential debate; the Trump campaign forced the architect of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 to resign; the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, but suggested a rate cut could come as soon as September; 48% of voters in the swing states that will likely decide November’s election support Harris, compared to 47% for Trump; and 79% of Democrats are satisfied with Harris as the Democratic nominee for president after Biden dropped out. Jul 31, 2024
2025 Day 1654: Only 10 of about 60 countries have secured trade deals with the U.S. ahead of Trump’s August 1 tariff deadline; Trump delayed a planned tariff increase on Mexican goods for 90 days; Trump threatened new tariffs and cast doubt on a trade deal with Canada after Prime Minister Carney said the country will recognize a Palestinian state at the UN in September; Trump gave 17 major drugmakers 60 days to voluntarily lower U.S. prices to match the lowest rates in other wealthy countries; inflation rose 0.3% in June and 2.6% from a year earlier, as tariff-driven goods prices jumped 0.4% and core inflation hit 2.8%; the Trump administration is paying more than 154,000 federal workers not to work through its deferred resignation program; and Trump announced plans to demolish the East Wing of the White House to build a $200 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom modeled after Mar-a-Lago and funded by private donors he called “patriots.” Jul 31, 2025