On This Day: November 24

3 posts spanning 2020–2025

2020

• Day 1405: Biden introduced six of his top foreign policy and national security appointments and nominees, saying "the team meets this moment"; Pennsylvania and Nevada certified their 2020 election results; Trump made an impromptu appearance in the White House briefing room to celebrate the Dow surpassing 30,000 points for the first time; the White House coronavirus task force called for "significant behavior change of all Americans"; and about 5.8 million Americans are expected to face eviction by the end of the year. Nov 24, 2020

2021

• Day 309: The Biden administration will require all foreign travelers crossing U.S. borders to be fully vaccinated by Jan. 22; weekly unemployment claims were the lowest total in 52 years; Biden authorized the release of 50 million barrels of crude from its strategic reserves to help offset a surge in gasoline prices; a federal appeals court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Nov. 30 about whether Congress can receive Trump's White House records related to the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol; the RNC paid $121,670 to a lawyer representing Trump in the criminal investigations into his real estate company's financial practices; and 42% of Americans approve of the job Biden is doing as president – his lowest since taking office. Nov 24, 2021

2025

• Day 1770: A federal judge ruled that interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed and dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James; the Pentagon opened an investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly after “serious allegations of misconduct” he appeared in a video reminding service members they can refuse illegal orders; Justice Samuel Alito temporarily allowed Texas to use its newly drawn congressional map for the 2026 elections, pausing a lower court order that blocked the plan as a likely racial gerrymander; the Justice Department renewed its request for two Manhattan federal judges to unseal grand jury materials from the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases; Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally ordered the CDC to change its website so it no longer endorses its longstanding statement that vaccines do not cause autism; U.S. and Ukrainian officials rewrote Trump’s 28-point peace plan, cutting it to about 19 points and softening provisions that mirrored long-standing Kremlin demands and appeared be influenced by Russia; in a reversal, the Coast Guard reinstated swastikas and nooses as prohibited hate symbols; 58% of Americans said prices are still rising and 60% felt that Trump makes the economy sound better than it really is; 70% of Latinos disapprove of Trump’s job performance and 78% say his policies hurt Hispanics; and 45% of Americans say groceries are "the most challenging" to afford, followed by housing (38%), health care (34%), and utility bills (31%). Nov 24, 2025