2018 Day 483: Trump marked Mueller's one-year anniversary as special counsel by offering "congratulations" to America on "the greatest Witch Hunt in American History"; Mueller's office filed under seal an unredacted memorandum that outlines the scope of his probe; Trump referred to some undocumented immigrants as "animals"; and Trump blamed Democrats for immigration laws that force federal immigration agents to break up families. May 17, 2018
2019 Day 848: Michael Flynn told Robert Mueller that people tied to Trump and Congress tried to obstruct the Russia investigation; a judge ordered public release of what Flynn said in call to the Russian ambassador; Trump wants his border barrier to be painted black with spikes; and Trump's tariffs are equivalent to one of the largest tax increases in decades. May 17, 2019
2021 Day 118: The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to a Mississippi law that prohibits nearly all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy; the U.S. will send at least 20 million doses of the Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccine abroad by the end of June; the Biden administration approved the sale of $735 million in precision-guided weapons to Israel; about 39 million American families will start receiving monthly child tax credit payments starting July 15; and attorneys for Rudy Giuliani accused federal authorities of treating Trump's former personal attorney "as if he was the head of a drug cartel or a terrorist" after learning that investigators had obtained access to his iCloud account with an undisclosed 2019 search warrant. May 17, 2021
2023 Day 848: Biden said he is "confident" the U.S. will avert a default as negotiations over raising the debt limit continue; the North Carolina legislature banned most abortions after 12 weeks; the National Archives will turn over 16 records to special counsel Jack Smith that show Trump and his advisers knew the correct declassification process while he was president; about 39% of American households say they struggle to make ends meet; between 2019 and 2020, the overall mortality rate for young Americans rose by 10.7%; and the World Meteorological Organization warned there is a 66% chance that annual average global temperatures will exceed the Paris climate agreement threshold. May 17, 2023