2020 Day 1149: Trump declared a national emergency, blamed the Obama administration for the situation, and shook hands with members of his team; the Trump administration blocked states from using Medicaid to expand medical services as part the response to the COVID-19 pandemic; the FDA granted emergency approval for a new coronavirus test; Jared Kushner tapped his brother's wife's father to crowd-source coronavirus response recommendations from physicians on Facebook; and Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House would vote on a multi-billion dollar aid package to address the coronavirus pandemic. Mar 13, 2020
2023 Day 783: The Biden administration approved the Willow oil-drilling project in the Alaskan Arctic; the Biden administration took emergency measures to ensure that all depositors of Silicon Valley Bank – which failed Friday – and Signature Bank – which failed Sunday – would be paid back in full; Trump has "no plans" to appear before the Manhattan grand jury investigating the hush money payment to Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign; West Virginia’s Republican-majority Legislature passed a bill banning health care for transgender minors in the state; and a Texas man filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against three women who allegedly helped his ex-wife terminate her pregnancy. Mar 13, 2023
2024 Day 1149: A Georgia judge threw out six charges in the Georgia election meddling case against Trump and his allies; the House overwhelmingly passed a bill to force TikTok's Chinese owner to sell the app or face a U.S. ban; Biden and Trump both won enough votes in their respective primary races to be their parties' nominees in the 2024 election; and 63% of respondents blame recent price increases on "large corporations taking advantage of inflation" — up from 54% in November. Mar 13, 2024