2018 Day 651: Roger Stone was in communication with Steve Bannon about upcoming WikiLeaks disclosures during the 2016 presidential race; Trump tweeted a racist video falsely accusing Democrats of allowing a man who murdered two police officers into the country; Trump's deployment of an additional 5,200 troops to the southern border could cost as much as a million dollars per day; and, after claiming without evidence that he "wouldn't be surprised" if George Soros is funding the caravan of Central American migrants, Trump said he "always" tries to "tell the truth" – when he can. Nov 1, 2018
2019 Day 1016: A senior White House lawyer instructed the national security official who heard Trump's July 25 conversation with the Ukraine president to keep his concerns secret; Trump wants to host a"fireside chat" toread the White House's version of the transcript from his July 25 call; Democratic leaders directing the impeachment investigation see the Trump administration's stonewalling as obstruction of Congress; and 49% of Americans agree that Trump should be impeached and removed from office. Nov 1, 2019
2021 Day 286: Joe Manchin refused to endorse Biden’s $1.75 trillion social policy and climate package; a majority of Supreme Court justices seemed willing to let abortion providers in Texas challenge the state's abortion law; Biden warned world leaders at global climate summit that "climate change is already ravaging the world"; during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, a Trump attorney blamed Pence for the violence for refusing to block certification of Trump’s election loss; and 30% of Republicans believe violence may be necessary "to save our country." Nov 1, 2021
2022 Day 651: Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked a House committee from accessing Trump’s tax records; the Supreme Court refused to block a Georgia grand jury subpoena seeking Lindsey Graham's testimony about efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state; the Justice Department said “vigilante ballot security efforts” in Arizona “raise serious concerns of voter intimidation” and likely violate the federal Voting Rights Act; Twitter limited employee access to content moderation tools used to enforce its misinformation and civic integrity policies ahead of the midterm elections; and Biden warned that Republicans will put entitlement programs, including Social Security and Medicare, at risk if they take control of Congress. Nov 1, 2022
2023 Day 1016: The Rafah border crossing opened for the first time since Israel imposed a siege on the Gaza Strip; the House Republican plan to fund $14 billion in emergency aid for Israel with cuts to the IRS would end up costing taxpayers $26 billion over 10 years; the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at a 22-year high for the second straight policy meeting; the Biden administration will spend $1.3 billion to build three large electrical transmission lines across six states to upgrade the nation’s power grid; and infant mortality rates in the U.S. increased 3% last year – the largest increase in two decades. Nov 1, 2023