2018 Day 526: Trump wants the US to withdraw from the World Trade Organization; the Trump administration ran a family separation "pilot program" months before the announcement of the "zero tolerance" policy; the Justice Department wants to prevent people from getting asylum if they entered the country illegally; and Justice Anthony Kennedy's son worked at Deutsche Bank and helped Trump secure more than $1 billion in loans at a time when other banks wouldn't lend to him. Jun 29, 2018
2020 Day 1257: Russian intelligence officers offered bounties to Taliban militants to kill U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan; Trump denied receiving an intelligence briefing on the alleged Russian bounty program; the White House insisted that Trump still “has not been briefed on the matter"; Trump promoted a video of a supporter shouting "White power! White power!” from a golf cart bearing “Trump 2020” and “America First” signs; Trump retweeted a video of a white man and woman aiming a semiautomatic rifle and a handgun at peaceful black protesters; Twitch temporarily suspended Trump's channel and Reddit banned its biggest community devoted to Trump; and the World Health Organization warned that the coronavirus pandemic is "speeding up" and the “worst is yet to come.” Jun 29, 2020
2021 Day 161: Joe Manchin agreed to support the use of budget reconciliation to pass a broader tax and social spending bill; Maricopa County will replace all of the voting equipment that was turned over to contractors hired by the Republican-controlled state Senate to conduct its audit of 2020 presidential election results; the House will vote to remove statues honoring Confederate and other white supremacist leaders from public display in the Capitol; Trump Organization attorneys met with New York prosecutors to argue why Trump's company should not be criminally charged; and the Justice Department is investigating Rudy Giuliani over possible foreign lobbying for Turkish interests. Jun 29, 2021
2022 Day 526: Virginia Thomas – the conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas – told the Jan. 6 committee she saw no reason testify; Harris called for abortion-rights supporters "to stand together" and "win the midterms," but declined to support the idea of term limits for Supreme Court justices; consumer spending was weaker in early 2022 than previously reported; Justice Stephen Breyer will retire from the Supreme Court tomorrow; and 85% of Americans say the country is on the wrong track. Jun 29, 2022
2023 Day 891: The Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, undercutting 45 years of legal precedent; Biden assailed the Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action in college admissions, calling it a "severe disappointment" because "discrimination still exists in America"; the Supreme Court's liberal justices blasted the court’s decision on affirmative action, warning that it “makes things worse, not better” for the country; the Koch Network has raised more than $70 million to stop Trump from winning the Republican nomination for president in 2024; and 53% of Americans believe Trump has done something illegal regarding the classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago. Jun 29, 2023
2026 Day 1987: The Supreme Court rejected Trump’s Justice Department and the Republican National Committee's effort to force states to throw out mail ballots that arrive after Election Day so long as voters cast them on time; the Supreme Court declined to consider Trump’s attempt to overturn a 2023 jury verdict holding him liable for the sexual abuse and defamation of writer E. Jean Carroll; the Supreme Court expanded presidential authority over independent federal agencies; Trump said the U.S. and Iran will meet this week in Qatar for negotiations after the two agreed to “stand down for now” following attacks over the weekend; Trump nominated former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as director of ICE; Trump's former national security adviser pleaded guilty to mishandling classified information; Trump plans to renovate Washington, D.C.’s public East Potomac Golf Links starting Sept. 1, despite a pending federal lawsuit to stop Trump from unilaterally renovating the golf course; and 33% of Americans say they are “extremely proud” to be an American – a 25-year low. Jun 29, 2026