2021 Day 126: The Justice Department appealed a district court ruling that ordered it to release the entire memo used in 2019 to justify not charging Trump with obstruction of justice in the Russia investigation; Trump’s former White House counsel agreed to testify behind closed doors about Trump’s efforts to obstruct the Russia investigation; Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell both condemned Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for comparing Covid-19 safety measures to the treatment of Jews during the Holocaust; Moderna said its Covid-19 vaccine provided strong protection in teens ages 12 to 17; and half of the adults in the U.S. are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. May 25, 2021
2023 Day 856: The leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia was sentenced to 18 years in prison for orchestrating a seditious conspiracy on Jan. 6 to keep Trump in power after he lost the 2020 election; the Supreme Court limited the EPA's authority to protect wetlands and waterways under the Clean Water Act; Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's Twitter livestream announcing his presidential campaign was marred by technical issues; 53% Republican primary voters prefer Trump for the party’s presidential nomination; and 60% of Democratic voters said they favor Biden for the party's presidential nomination. May 25, 2023