2018 Day 662: Trump called for Florida to suspend its legally required recount and declare the Republican candidates winners; Trump properties received at least $3.2 million during midterms; Saudi intelligence officials discussed using private companies to assassinate enemies of the kingdom a year before Jamal Khashoggi was killed; North Korea has continued its ballistic missile program at 16 hidden bases; and Michael Cohen and his criminal defense lawyer met Robert Mueller's investigators. Nov 12, 2018
2019 Day 1027: Trump considered firing the intelligence community's inspector general for reporting the whistleblower's complaint to Congress; House Republicans plan to argue that "the President's state of mind" made it impossible for Trump to have committed an impeachable offense; Mick Mulvaney withdrew his request to join a federal lawsuit seeking a decision on whether top Trump officials can be compelled to testify; and Roger Stone first told one of Trump's top aides as early as spring 2016 that WikiLeaks would release materials that could damage Hillary Clinton. Nov 12, 2019
2020 Day 1393: Dr. Anthony Fauci urged Americans to “double down” on precautions as the U.S. recorded more than 145,000 coronavirus cases; Corey Lewandowski tested positive for the coronavirus; Biden formed a COVID-19 transition team to coordinate the coronavirus response across the government; several Senate Republicans warned that Trump's continued refusal to concede and allow Biden to begin the transition jeopardizes national security; and Trump told friends that he wants to start a digital media company to "wreck" Fox News. Nov 12, 2020
2021 Day 297: A federal grand jury indicted Steve Bannon on charges of contempt of Congress; Mark Meadows refused to appear for a deposition before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack; a federal appeals court temporarily blocked the National Archives from turning over Trump's White House records to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol; Trump justified his supporters' chants to “hang Mike Pence” during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol; and House Democrats introduced a resolution to censure Republican Paul Gosar for tweeting an altered video that depicted him killing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and swinging two swords at Biden. Nov 12, 2021
2024 Day 1393: A New York judge postponed his decision on whether to dismiss Trump’s 34 felony convictions of orchestrating an illegal conspiracy to influence the 2016 presidential election by falsifying business records; the Supreme Court denied Mark Meadows’ request to move his Georgia election interference case to federal court; Trump appointed Mike Waltz as national security adviser, Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel, Lee Zeldin to lead the EPA, Kristi Noem as secretary of Homeland Security, Marco Rubio as secretary of state, and Steve Witkoff as special envoy to the Middle East; Trump’s team is weighing a draft executive order to create a “warrior board” of retired officers to review and remove three- and four-star generals based on “leadership capability”; Democrat Ruben Gallego defeated Republican Kari Lake in Arizona’s U.S. Senate race; and Justice Samuel Alito intends to remain on the Supreme Court, dismissing speculation that he might step down to allow Trump to appoint a younger conservative successor. Nov 12, 2024
2025 Day 1758: Jeffrey Epstein wrote that “of course [Trump] knew about the girls”; after a 50-day delay, Rep. Adelita Grijalva was sworn into Congress, immediately providing the final signature needed to force a House vote on releasing the Justice Department’s Epstein files; the House returned to session for the first time in 54 days to vote to end the 43-day government shutdown after the Senate advanced the measure yesterday with help from eight Democrats; House Republicans plan to overturn a provision in the shutdown-ending funding package that allows senators to sue the federal government for at least $500,000 if their electronic or phone records are obtained without their knowledge; the White House was caught off guard after Trump promoted a 50-year mortgage idea that Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, who oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, had pitched to him without vetting; Fannie Mae ethics officials were pushed out after they examined whether Pulte improperly obtained mortgage records for Democratic officials; and 33% of Americans approve of Trump’s management of the government. Nov 12, 2025