2019 Day 872: The Justice Department agreed to provide Congress with "key evidence" collected by Robert Mueller; Jerry Nadler agreed to delay a vote to hold Barr and McGahn in contempt of Congress; Trump backed off his threat to impose tariffs on all Mexican goods; and the White House blocked a State Department intelligence agency from submitting written testimony that human-caused climate change is "possibly catastrophic" to national security. Jun 10, 2019
2020 Day 1238: At least 19 states are seeing a rise in the number of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in at least nine states have been on the rise since Memorial Day; the White House coronavirus task force hasn't held a daily briefings in more than a month; more than 1,250 former Justice Department workers called on the agency’s inspector general to investigate Attorney General William Barr’s role in clearing peaceful demonstrators from Lafayette Square so Trump could walk across the street for a photo op at St. John’s Church; the White House press secretary defended Trump's baseless tweet that a 75-year-old man injured by police "could be an ANTIFA provocateur," saying Trump was just raising "questions that need to be asked"; and Trump's campaign demanded that CNN retract and apologize for a poll showing him trailing Joe Biden. Jun 10, 2020
2021 Day 142: The Interior Department's inspector general concluded that U.S. Park Police did not clear the park outside the White House of protesters on June 1, 2020, so Trump could walk to a nearby church for a photo op; former White House counsel Don McGahn testified behind closed doors about Trump's attempts to obstruct the Russia investigation; the U.S. reportedly lost more than $400 billion to fraudulent unemployment claims over the past year; and 75% of respondents from 12 nations said they were confident that Biden would “do the right thing regarding world affairs.” Jun 10, 2021
2024 Day 1238: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas belatedly disclosed that a Republican billionaire paid for his two vacations in 2019; Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was caught on tape candidly discussing his views on the ideological battle between the left and the right; the United Nations Security Council passed a U.S.-sponsored ceasefire resolution aimed at ending the eight-month war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza; Biden visited a World War I cemetery outside Paris where American troops are buried (the same cemetery Trump said was filled with "losers" and "'suckers' for getting killed"); Trump told rally-goers not to die in blazing heat in Las Vegas, saying "I don’t care about you, I just want your vote"; and Trump complained that electric boats are heavy and prone to sinking, but then veered off into a rant about sharks. Jun 10, 2024
2025 Day 1603: Trump deployed 700 Marines and ordered 2,000 more National Guard troops to Los Angeles; California sued to "immediately" block the deployments, arguing they were unconstitutional, but a federal judge denied the request; Gov. Gavin Newsom accused Trump of using military force to create "more chaos" in Los Angeles and intimidate political opponents; the deployment of 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles will cost $134 million; Trump threatened to use “very big force” against “any” protesters at Saturday’s military parade in Washington; the World Bank cut its U.S. growth forecast to 1.4% for 2025 – down from 2.8% in 2024 – citing “a substantial rise in trade barriers” from Trump’s tariff policies; and 47% of Americans disapprove of Trump deploying the Marines to Los Angeles. Jun 10, 2025