2019 Day 876: Trump backtracked on his willingness to accept help from foreign governments; Mitch McConnell downplayed Trump's willingness to accept foreign dirt on political opponents; Senate Republicans blocked a bill requiring campaigns to tell the FBI about any offers of foreign assistance; and the head of the Federal Election Commission reiterated that foreign assistance is illegal in U.S. elections. Jun 14, 2019
2021 Day 146: Biden reaffirmed NATO’s Article 5 – a central tenet of collective defense – calling it "a sacred obligation," and adding that the alliance is "critically important for U.S. interests"; the Trump Justice Department subpoenaed Apple for information about an account that belonged to the sitting White House counsel; former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said he was not aware of a subpoena that targeted Democratic members of Congress; Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department will tighten its rules around seizing information about members of Congress; and Mitch McConnell threatened to block any Supreme Court nominee put forward by Biden during the 2024 election cycle if Republicans regain control of the Senate next year. Jun 14, 2021
2022 Day 511: Attorney General William Barr told the Jan. 6 committee that Trump had "become detached from reality" while pursing efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results; Giuliani denied that he was drunk when he urged Trump to declare victory on election night; the chairman of the Jan. 6 committee said the panel will not make a criminal referral of Trump or anyone else to the Justice Department; the Jan. 6 committee postponed its public hearing scheduled for Wednesday; coters have nominated at least 149 Republican candidates for state and federal office who have either repeated Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was rigged or campaigned on “election integrity” platforms; a bipartisan group of senators reached a tentative agreement on legislation to combat gun violence; and the S&P 500 fell further into bear market territory ahead of Wednesday's Federal Reserve decision on interest rates. Jun 14, 2022
2023 Day 876: Federal Reserve officials agreed to hold interest rates steady after 10 consecutive increases; at least 11 state have enacted 13 restrictive voting laws in 2023 so far; a Fox News chyron referred to Biden as a “wannabe dictator” who had "his political rival" arrested; and House Democrats killed a Republican effort to censure Adam Schiff and fine him $16 million for investigating allegations that Trump’s 2016 campaign colluded with Russia. Jun 14, 2023