2019 Day 784: The Senate voted to overturn Trump's national emergency declaration; the House voted 420-0 for the public release of Robert Mueller's report; Steven Mnuchin suggested that he would protect Trump's privacy if House Democrats request Trump's tax returns; federal prosecutors requested documents about Michael Cohen's alleged "back channel" discussion with Rudy Giuliani about the possibility of a pardon; and a New York appellate court ruled that a former contestant on The Apprentice can proceed with her defamation lawsuit against Trump. Mar 14, 2019
2022 Day 419: NATO Secretary General warned that Russia’s false claim that the U.S. is working with Ukraine to develop biochemical weapons could be used by the Kremlin as a pretext for the use of chemical weapons; the Kremlin instructed Russian state media to feature Fox News host Tucker Carlson "as much as possible"; Russia asked China for military equipment as well as economic assistance to circumvent the sanctions; the Biden administration approved an additional $200 million in arms and equipment for Ukraine; and Joe Manchin said he opposes Biden’s nominee for the Federal Reserve’s top job overseeing banks over her focus on climate change and its threat to financial stability. Mar 14, 2022
2023 Day 784: Inflation eased for the eighth straight month; the Justice Department and SEC opened investigations into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank; the EPA proposed limiting the amount of harmful "forever chemicals" in drinking water; Biden signed an executive order designed to increase background checks before firearm sales; and Russian fighter jets intercepted and collided with a U.S. drone over the Black Sea. Mar 14, 2023
2024 Day 1150: The Manhattan DA agreed to delay the start of the hush money case against Trump by 30 days; a federal judge rejected a motion to dismiss Trump's classified documents case; Chuck Schumer criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a speech on the Senate floor and called for new elections in Israel; the Biden administration imposed unprecedented sanctions on two Israeli settler outposts and three individuals in the West Bank; an American company that paid indicted FBI informant Alexander Smirnov $600,000 in 2020 has ties to a UK firm owned by Trump business associates in Dubai. Mar 14, 2024