2019 Day 795: Attorney General William Barr concluded that Robert Mueller's investigation found no evidence that the Trump campaign "conspired or coordinated" with Russia; Trump declared that Mueller's report was "a complete and total exoneration" despite Mueller saying the report "does not exonerate him"; Mueller told the Justice Department three weeks ago that he wouldn't reach a conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice; Trump said it "wouldn't bother me at all" for Mueller's report to be released in full; and Mitch McConnell blocked a non-binding resolution to make Mueller's full report public. Mar 25, 2019
2020 Day 1161: Senators reached an agreement on a $2 trillion stimulus package to combat the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic; Trump's businesses are prohibited from receiving loans or investments from Treasury programs under the coronavirus stimulus package; the Trump administration has not released unemployment funds to three states Trump has formally declared coronavirus disaster areas; and the global death toll from the new coronavirus surpassed 20,000. Mar 25, 2020
2021 Day 65: The Biden administration expects to distribute 200 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines in its first 100 days; another 684,000 people filed for initial unemployment claims last week; the U.S. could have limited coronavirus deaths to under 300,000 had it adopted widespread mask, social distancing, and testing protocols; the Georgia House passed a sweeping election overhaul bill to limit voting access in the state; and Joe Manchin said he had “legitimate” concerns over some of its provisions in the For the People Act, the most significant federal election and voting rights expansion in a generation. Mar 25, 2021
2024 Day 1161: The U.N. Security Council passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during the month of Ramadan and the release of all hostages; Trump’s hush money trial – his first of four criminal trials – will start April 15 in Manhattan; Trump only needs to post a bond of $175 million – not the original $454 million – while he appeals the verdict in his civil fraud case; House Republicans are down to a one-vote majority; Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson after the House passed a $1.2 trillion government funding deal with mostly Democratic votes; and the Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on whether to roll back the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone. Mar 25, 2024
2025 Day 1526: Trump dismissed concerns over a potential national security breach after an editor at The Atlantic was added to a Signal group chat where top officials discussed U.S. airstrikes in Yemen; top U.S. intelligence officials denied leaking classified war plans in a group chat that included a journalist while senators accused them of downplaying a serious national security breach; several Trump officials who criticized Hillary Clinton for using a private email server participated in the group chat discussing sensitive military plans; Russia and Ukraine separately agreed with the U.S. to limit military activity in the Black Sea and stop strikes on energy infrastructure; Greenland’s government denied Trump’s claim that officials invited a U.S. delegation to the island, calling the visit “unwanted” and part of a "unacceptable pressure" by the U.S. to assert control over the territory; Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security Administration told senators he doesn’t support privatizing the agency; a White House adviser claimed the U.S. could sell gold reserves to fund large-scale Bitcoin purchases; and Trump family's crypto firm announced the launch of a stablecoin backed by U.S. Treasurys, dollar deposits, and cash equivalents. Mar 25, 2025
2026 Day 1891: Trump’s daily Iran war briefing includes a roughly two-minute military video montage showing the “biggest, most successful strikes” on Iranian targets; Iran rejected Trump’s ceasefire offer, saying the Americans were “negotiating with yourselves”; former special counsel Jack Smith’s team wrote in a 2023 memo that Trump kept classified documents “pertinent to certain business interests” after leaving office; Trump's Justice Department agreed to pay Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn about $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit alleging he was maliciously prosecuted in the Russia investigation; Senate Republicans rejected Democrats’ latest offer to reopen the Department of Homeland Security; Democrats flipped a Republican-held Florida House seat that includes Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort; 59% of Americans say Trump's military action against Iran has gone too far; 58% of voters disapprove of Trump's military action against Iran; and 42% of voters think the war with Iran will make the world less safe. Mar 25, 2026