2018 Day 638: The Justice Department charged a Russian national with conspiracy; U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies warned that they're concerned about "ongoing campaigns" to interfere with the midterm elections; Saudi Arabia acknowledge that Jamal Khashogg is dead; conservative commentators are attempting to smear Khashoggi in order to protect Trump; and Trump praised Rep. Greg Gianforte for body-slamming a reporter. Oct 19, 2018
2020 Day 1369: Health experts say the fall surge is here with COVID-19 hospitalizations increasing by 5% or more in 37 states; Trump attacked Dr. Anthony Fauci as a "disaster," called his other public health officials "idiots," and claimed that "people are tired of coronavirus"; the Health and Human Services department's general counsel warned that Trump's plan to give seniors $200 discount cards to buy prescription drugs could violate election law; a federal judge blocked the Trump administration's plan to strip food stamps from nearly 700,000 jobless Americans, calling it "arbitrary and capricious"; and Trump’s campaign accused the Commission on Presidential Debates of “pro-Biden antics” and demanded changes to the format of Thursday's debate. Oct 19, 2020
2022 Day 638: Putin declared martial law in the four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine that it doesn't entirely control; Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused China of planning to seize Taiwan on a “much faster timeline” than previously thought; mortgage applications dropped to a 25-year low as mortgage rates reached a 20-year high; a Wisconsin taxpayers group asked the Supreme Court to block Biden's student loan forgiveness plan; Trump appeared for a deposition as part of the defamation lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll; and a federal judge ordered John Eastman to turn over four emails to the Jan. 6 committee because they are related to an attempted crime. Oct 19, 2022
2023 Day 1003: Trump's co-defendant Sidney Powell pleaded guilty in the Georgia election subversion case; Jim Jordan told Republicans he would suspend his bid to become speaker after two failed efforts but hours later reversed course, saying he was “still running for speaker” after a plan he endorsed to empower a temporary speaker collapsed; Biden will address the nation on the U.S. response to the Hamas terror attacks Thursday at 8 p.m. Eastern; and mortgage rates climbed to 8% – a level last seen in 2000 – causing demand for home loans to drop to the lowest level since 1995. Oct 19, 2023