2018 Day 620: The U.S., Mexico, and Canada reached a deal to revise NAFTA; Trump said he supports a "comprehensive" but "quick" FBI investigation into the allegations against Kavanaugh; 48% of American voters say Kavanaugh should not be confirmed; and Trump told a female reporter: "You're not thinking. You never do." Oct 1, 2018
2019 Day 985: Mike Pompeo told House Democrats that the five State Department officials scheduled depositions before the committees conducting the impeachment inquiry would not appear; the State Department's inspector general is expected to give an "urgent" briefing on Ukraine to several House and Senate committees tomorrow; Trump asked why he was not "entitled to interview" the whistleblower despite laws designed to protect the confidentiality of whistleblowers; the White House upgraded the security of the National Security Council's top-secret codeword system in the spring of 2018 to prevent leaks; and lawyers for the House of Representatives believe that Trump lied to Robert Mueller about his knowledge of his campaign's contacts with WikiLeaks. Oct 1, 2019
2020 Day 1351: Around 837,000 people filed for first-time jobless benefits last week; Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin failed to reach a deal on a new pandemic relief package; Trump is the "single largest driver of misinformation" about COVID-19; and Trump suggested that he won't "allow" the non-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates to change the format of the debates. Oct 1, 2020
2021 Day 255: Biden signed a short-term spending bill to keep the government running through Dec. 3; Biden met privately with House Democrats in an effort to salvage both the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan and the $3.5 trillion social spending and climate change package; a federal judge questioned Texas’s defense of the nation’s most restrictive abortion law following the Justice Department's emergency request to block the controversial law; Brett Kavanaugh tested positive for the coronavirus; and starting today, the U.S. Postal Service will begin slowing mail service. Oct 1, 2021
2024 Day 1351: Iran fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel after Israel launched a ground invasion into Lebanon to pursue Hezbollah; nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association are on strike over wages and guarantees that automated technology won’t be used to replace human workers; Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said "the economy is in solid shape," adding that while more rate cuts are expected, the size and speed "will depend on the data"; and Tim Walz and JD Vance will face off in a 90-minute debate hosted by CBS News tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern. Oct 1, 2024
2025 Day 1716: The federal government shut down after Trump and Republicans refused to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies and Democrats blocked a temporary funding bill; the White House told House Republicans that mass firings of federal workers would start in “one to two” days; the Trump administration directed federal employees to blame Democrats for the shutdown using taxpayer-funded websites, agency emails, and out-of-office replies; U.S. companies cut 32,000 jobs in September and August’s previously reported 54,000 job gain was revised down to a 3,000 job loss; the Supreme Court ruled that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can keep her seat while it considers Trump’s attempt to fire her; and Trump signed an executive order pledging a U.S. security guarantee to Qatar after Israel’s strike in Doha last month targeting Hamas leaders. Oct 1, 2025