2018 Day 630: The Saudi crown prince ordered an operation to coax Jamal Khashoggi back to the kingdom in order to capture him; Trump pledged to "weed out" individuals inside his administration who he doesn't like; Melania Trump claimed she is "the most bullied person on the world"; Trump is considering as many as five candidates to replace Jeff Sessions if he leaves as attorney general; and Kanye West plunged into a 10-minute rant in the Oval Office. Oct 11, 2018
2019 Day 995: Federal district and appellate judges rejected Trump's attempt to enforce the so-called "public charge" rule against immigrants who receive public assistance, ruled his emergency declaration over funding for his border wall illegal, and blocked his attempt avoid complying with a House subpoena seeking eight years of his tax returns and accounting records; the former ambassador to Ukraine told Congress that Trump personally pressured the State Department to fire her; and Giuliani's business relationships are the subject of an ongoing federal criminal investigation. Oct 11, 2019
2021 Day 265: A Capitol Police whistleblower accused the agency’s two senior leaders of significant "failures" surrounding the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol; a federal appeals court temporarily reinstated the nation’s most restrictive abortion law; Merck asked the FDA for emergency authorization for its antiviral pill for treating Covid-19; the Biden administration canceled the remaining Trump-era border wall contracts; the Biden administration has reunited 52 families separated by the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" border policy; and Trump’s Washington, D.C., hotel lost more than $70 million while he was in office despite taking in an estimated $3.7 million from foreign governments. Oct 11, 2021
2022 Day 630: The International Monetary Fund warned that the world economy was headed for “stormy waters” and "the worst is yet to come"; the Biden administration suggested that the U.S. needs to "re-evaluate" its relationship with Saudi Arabia; Biden pledged to “continue providing Ukraine with the support needed to defend itself, including advanced air defense systems”; the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to reject Trump’s appeal over classified documents seized from Mar-a-Lago; and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' decision to fly migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard may have violated the state's program for transporting undocumented individuals. Oct 11, 2022
2023 Day 995: Republicans nominated Steve Scalise to be the next speaker, but then the House recessed without voting; federal prosecutors charged George Santos with 10 additional counts in a superseding indictment; the Biden administration plans to ask Congress to approve a funding package for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, and U.S. border security; the North Carolina Republicans overrode the Democratic governor’s veto of two election bills and enacted vote-count restrictions and weakened the governor's ability to oversee elections; and the world is "less likely than ever" to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C. Oct 11, 2023