On This Day: November 19

6 posts spanning 2018–2025

2018

• Day 669: The CIA concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; Trump probably won't sit down for an in-person interview with Robert Mueller; a group of Senate Democrats are suing to block Whitaker from serving as acting attorney general; and the White House reversed course and "fully restored" Jim Acosta's credentials. Nov 19, 2018

2019

• Day 1034: Two national security officials testified publicly that Trump's July 25 call with the Ukrainian president was "improper," "unusual," and overtly political; the former special envoy to Ukraine testified that he didn't realize the push for a probe into a Ukrainian gas company was connected to Biden; Tim Morrison testified that he was "not concerned that anything illegal was discussed" during Trump's call with Zelensky; Trump's decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria allowed the Islamic State to strengthen its position; and the House passed a short-term spending resolution to keep the government funded through Dec. 20. Nov 19, 2019

2020

• Day 1400: The CDC warned Americans against traveling for Thanksgiving, citing record rises in new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths; more than 743,000 workers filed new unemployment claims; after the Wayne County Board of Canvassers certified the presidential results, Trump called both of the Republican board members who now say they want to "rescind" their votes to certify the election in the Michigan county; and the Trump campaign dropped its federal election lawsuit in Michigan seeking to block certification of the results, falsely claiming that the Wayne County Board of Canvassers certification had declined to certify the results, which had already been certified in favor of Biden. Nov 19, 2020

2021

• Day 304: The House passed Biden's roughly $2 trillion social and climate spending package to “build back better”; all American adults are now eligible for coronavirus vaccine boosters; Trump endorsed Rep. Paul Gosar a day after he was censured and stripped of his committee assignments for tweeting an anime video that depicted him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and swinging swords at Biden; a Wisconsin jury found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty of homicide, attempted homicide, and other charges; and 60% of Republicans want Trump to run for president in 2024. Nov 19, 2021

2024

• Day 1400: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg asked to postpone Trump's criminal sentencing in his hush money case; an unidentified hacker gained access to files containing containing unredacted sworn testimony from a woman who said Matt Gaetz paid her for sex when she was 17; Trump will nominate celebrity TV doctor Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Republican Nancy Mace introduced a resolution to ban transgender women from using women’s bathrooms at the Capitol after Sarah McBride became the first transgender woman to be elected to Congress; and Ukraine fired at least six U.S.-made ATACMS missiles at a weapons depot in Russia. Nov 19, 2024

2025

• Day 1765: The Justice Department admitted that the full grand jury never saw the final two-count indictment against former FBI Director James Comey; Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department will release its Epstein-related records within 30 days and promised to “follow the law” with “maximum transparency,” while also confirming that “new information” prompted her to reopen an investigation the department had previously closed; Fed officials split over whether to cut interest rates again in December; Trump threatened to fire Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent if he can’t convince the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates; a federal judge said he would move ahead with a criminal contempt inquiry into whether Trump administration officials defied his order by flying 137 Venezuelan migrants to a prison in El Salvador in March; 55% of voters say they would back the Democratic candidate for Congress in their district; and 38% of Americans approve of Trump’s job performance. Nov 19, 2025