2018 Day 635: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman will support a "thorough, transparent, and timely investigation" into the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi; Trump said that Saudi Arabia being blamed for the disappearance Khashoggi is "another case of "guilty until proven innocent"; a federal judge dismissed Stormy Daniels' libel lawsuit against Trump, who celebrated the dismissal of the suit by calling Daniels a "Horseface" and threatening to "go after" her; and Mitch McConnell called the rising federal deficits "not a Republican problem." Oct 16, 2018
2019 Day 1000: The White House is conducting its own investigation into why a rough transcript of Trump's July 25 call with Ukrainian President Zelensky was placed into a secret server for secure storage; Mick Mulvaney put Gordon Sondland, Kurt Volker, and Energy Secretary Rick Perry in charge of managing the U.S.-Ukraine relationship instead of diplomats at the National Security Council and the State Department; the federal investigation into Giuliani's business dealings with two men indicted last week on campaign finance charges in Ukraine includes a counterintelligence probe; the House voted to condemn Trump's withdrawal of American forces from northern Syria; and Democratic leaders walked out of a White House meeting with Trump after he had a "meltdown" and called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "third-grade politician." Oct 16, 2019
2020 Day 1366: The U.S. passed 8 million coronavirus cases three weeks after passing the 7 million case mark; U.S. intelligence agencies warned the White House – twice – last year that Rudy Giuliani was the target of a Russian influence operation; federal investigators are examining whether the emails allegedly describing Hunter Biden's business dealings in Ukraine and China are linked to a foreign intelligence operation; Trump and Biden held simultaneous town halls on competing TV networks in instead of a second presidential debate; and Trump earnestly shared a story from a satirical news site claiming that Twitter had “shut down its entire social network” to stop the spread of negative news about Biden. Oct 16, 2020
2023 Day 1000: A federal judge imposed a narrow gag order on Trump; the Biden administration reached a settlement with the more than 4,000 migrants who were separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border by the Trump administration; Biden warned Israel that occupying Gaza would be a "big mistake"; and Jim Jordan will force a House vote on Tuesday in his bid for speaker after winning the support of several key Republican skeptics. Oct 16, 2023
2024 Day 1366: A Georgia judge blocked a new state rule that would have required counties to hand-count ballots cast on Election Day; Trump’s top general called him a “fascist to the core” and "the most dangerous person to this country"; Trump, repeatedly dismissing concerns by economists that his policies would have a net-negative impact on the economy, called tariffs “the most beautiful word in the dictionary” and claimed “I was always very good at mathematics” while discussing his economic agenda; and Kamala Harris will sit for an interview with Fox News tonight. Oct 16, 2024
2025 Day 1731: A federal judge in Chicago ordered ICE agents involved in Operation Midway Blitz to wear body cameras during encounters with protesters; former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith defended his prosecutions of Trump, calling Republican allegations of political bias “ludicrous”; Trump urged that “they” investigate “Deranged Jack Smith,” calling him a “criminal,” as Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and FBI Director Kash Patel stood beside him; former national security adviser John Bolton was indicted on 18 counts of mishandling classified information; the Trump administration is preparing to remake the IRS to make it easier to investigate left-leaning groups and Democratic donors; the Senate failed for the 10th time to pass the House stopgap bill to reopen the government; the White House claimed it’s “winning” the government shutdown, citing internal polling that shows Democrats losing support; and 58% of Americans say Trump and Republicans have “a great deal” or “quite a bit” of responsibility for the government shutdown, while 54% say the same about Democrats. Oct 16, 2025