2020 Day 1139: The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the first major abortion case to come before the court since Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch took the bench; the Trump administration is considering paying hospitals for treating uninsured patients with coronavirus; Trump's secretary of defense warned commanders not to make any decisions related to the coronavirus that might surprise the White House; the Trump administration added a Trump-focused litmus test that candidates for political appointments must now complete; and why I'm not covering Super Tuesday. Mar 3, 2020
2021 Day 43: Biden called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to relax coronavirus restrictions "Neanderthal thinking”; Biden and Senate Democrats agreed to limit the number of people who are eligible for $1,400 stimulus checks; Homeland Security and the FBI warned of a “possible plot” by a militia group to breach the U.S. Capitol and "remove Democratic lawmakers on or about" March 4; Maj. Gen. William Walker testified that he had National Guard troops at the ready for more than three hours on Jan. 6, while he waited for Trump's Defense Department to authorize their deployment; and Trump's White House physician made "sexual and denigrating" comments about a female subordinate, violated policy for drinking alcohol during presidential trips, and took Ambien while working that prompted concerns about his ability to provide proper care. Mar 3, 2021
2022 Day 408: The Jan. 6 committee says Trump and his allies "engaged in a criminal conspiracy to defraud the United States" when they tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election; Bill Barr says Trump blew up at him when he told Trump during a private meeting that his claims of widespread election fraud were unfounded; Biden accused the governor of Texas of "government overreach at its worst" after Texas announced it would investigate the parents of trans children for child abuse; and the White House imposed new sanctions on eight Russian oligarchs and their families. Mar 3, 2022
2025 Day 1504: Trump confirmed that 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada would take effect Tuesday, ending a one-month delay; Congress has less than two weeks to pass a funding bill and prevent a government shutdown, but negotiations have stalled over Trump’s attempt to expand executive control over spending; Congressional Republicans are urging Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to repair relations after an Oval Office meeting devolved into a heated argument and cast doubt on the future of the U.S.-Ukraine relationship; the U.S. suspended offensive cyber operations against Russia as Trump seeks to end Putin’s war in Ukraine on terms that are widely seen as favorable to Moscow; Russia and China are actively trying to recruit recently fired or at-risk federal employees; the Pentagon is deploying 3,000 more active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border; 52% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s job performance; 53% of Americans believe the state of the union is not strong; and 80% of Americans want Trump to focus more on inflation and the economy, but only 29% say he’s prioritizing inflation “a lot.” Mar 3, 2025
2026 Day 1869: Trump warned that "I guess the worst case" from U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran would be “somebody takes over who’s as bad as the previous person”; Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed the U.S. attacked Iran first because “we knew that there was going to be an Israeli action” and that it would “precipitate an attack against American forces”; Sen. Thom Tillis threatened to block Trump administration nominees and stall committee work unless Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem answers his questions about the Charlotte’s Web immigration operation; Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick agreed to a voluntary, closed-door House Oversight interview on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein after Justice Department records contradicted his Senate testimony; the Justice Department abruptly reversed itself and will defend Trump’s executive orders targeting four law firms, less than 24 hours after telling the same court it wanted to drop the appeals; the Interior Department threatened to hold employees “accountable” after an internal database leaked showing National Park Service staff flagging hundreds of items that could “disparage” Americans for possible revision or removal; the Supreme Court temporarily blocked California from enforcing a 2024 law that limited when educators could tell parents about a student’s gender identity or sexual orientation; and voters in Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas head to the polls today to kick off the 2026 midterm season. Mar 3, 2026