2020 Day 1152: Trump recommended all Americans avoid groups for 10 or more people, stop discretionary travel, avoid bars, restaurants, gyms, and other public places for the next 15 days; the House passed a coronavirus aid package; the Dow had its third-worst day ever; Trump offered "large sums" of money to a German company for exclusive access to a COVID-19 vaccine; and the Dept. of Health and Human Services was hit with a cyberattack. Mar 16, 2020
2021 Day 56: Putin authorized operations to interfere in the 2020 election by conducting an influence campaign aimed at "denigrating" Biden and the Democratic Party; the Army initially rejected Washington, D.C.'s request for the National Guard ahead of the Jan. 6 rally that led to the Capitol riot; the U.S. is on pace to see the largest number of migrants apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in two decades; Mitch McConnell threatened to go "completely scorched earth" if Democrats weaken or eliminate the filibuster; and Democratic senator suggested that the FBI's 2018 background check of Brett Kavanaugh may have been "fake." Mar 16, 2021
2022 Day 421: Ukraine President Zelensky invoked Pearl Harbor and the Sept. 11 terror attacks as he pleaded with the U.S. Congress for more help, telling lawmakers "we need you right now [...] I call on you to do more"; Biden called Putin a "war criminal" and said he will commit $800 million more in military aid to Ukraine; the International Court of Justice ordered Russia to “immediately suspend” its military operations in Ukraine; the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point; the RNC sued its own email vendor in an effort to stop it from complying with a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee; and 35% of Americans approve of the U.S. “taking military action even if it risks a nuclear conflict with Russia.” Mar 16, 2022
2023 Day 786: The Biden administration threatened to ban TikTok if the app's Chinese owners refuse to sell their stake in the U.S. version of the app; the Fulton County special grand jury heard an audio recording of Trump pressuring the then-Georgia House speaker to call a special legislative session to overturn the 2020 election results in the state; federal prosecutors investigated Trump’s social media company for money laundering in connection with $8 million in loans with suspected Russian ties; Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Congress that the U.S. "banking system is sound" after the collapse of three regional U.S. banks last week; and leaked tax records show CEOs making millions through well-timed trades of competitors' stock, likely using nonpublic information. Mar 16, 2023
2026 Day 1882: Trump demanded that other countries help reopen the Strait of Hormuz; U.S. allies largely rejected Trump’s demand that they help reopen the Strait of Hormuz; “We don’t need anybody," Trump said after allies rejected his demand for help opening the Strait of Hormuz; FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over coverage of the Iran war; a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s slimmed-down list of recommended childhood vaccines; Trump publicly disclosed Rep. Neal Dunn’s terminal illness, then took credit for saving his life; and in two late-night Truth Social posts, including one that ran about 950 words, Trump attacked the Supreme Court and Judge James Boasberg, and repeated his false claim that the 2020 election was stolen. Mar 16, 2026