2018 Day 641: Saudi Arabia's foreign minister denied that the crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi's killing; surveillance video shows a Saudi agent walking out of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul wearing Khashoggi's clothes, a fake beard, and glasses; Jared Kushner said the White House is still in "fact-finding" mode about Khashoggi's death; the Trump administration plans to redefine the legal definition of gender as strictly biological; and Robert Mueller's team continues to pursue conflicting accounts about Roger Stone's communication with WikiLeaks. Oct 22, 2018
2019 Day 1006: The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine told House impeachment investigators that Trump held up security aid and refused a White House meeting with Ukraine's president until he agreed to investigate Tump's political rivals; Trump's effort to pressure Ukraine came as he was being urged to adopt a hostile view of that country by Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban; Trump compared the House impeachment inquiry to a "lynching"; and Trump lectured reporters for more than 70 minutes during a cabinet meeting, during which he made at least 20 false or misleading statements. Oct 22, 2019
2020 Day 1372: Another 787,000 workers filed new unemployment claims last week; Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in a 12-0 vote; Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe accused Iran of sending fake, but menacing emails to voters; U.S. intelligence officials are reportedly more concerned with Russian cyberattacks than Iran's fake emails; Trump has repeatedly discussed firing FBI Director Christopher Wray after the election with his advisers; and Trump posted an unedited 38-minute video of his "60 Minutes" interview that he abruptly walked out of. Oct 22, 2020
2021 Day 276: The Supreme Court – again – refused to block the Texas law that bans most abortions in the state after six weeks; Kyrsten Sinema won't support raising taxes on businesses, high-income earners, or capital gains, derailing the revenue-increasing provisions that finance Biden's social safety net and climate plan; five veterans on Kyrsten Sinema's advisory board resigned from their roles, accusing her of “hanging your constituents out to dry”; and the White House, intelligence agencies, and Pentagon concluded "no country will be spared" from the effects of climate change. Oct 22, 2021
2024 Day 1372: 14 days until Election Day; more than 400 doctors and health professionals called on Trump to release his medical records, questioning his mental and physical fitness to serve; Trump has made more than 100 threats to investigate, prosecute, imprison, or punish his perceived opponents since 2022; Elon Musk, Trump’s billionaire backer, told the Life Center megachurch "that no one’s even bothering to try to kill Kamala" because it would be "pointless"; Trump’s plans for mass deportations, tariffs, and tax cuts would drive Social Security to insolvency by 2031 – three years earlier than currently projected; the Biden administration proposed a rule requiring private health insurance plans to cover over-the-counter birth control at no cost to patients; 79% of Republicans favor putting undocumented immigrants in encampments; and 60% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 support Harris for president. Oct 22, 2024
2025 Day 1737: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sued the House in federal court to force Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva; Trump told Republicans to “hold the line” on the government shutdown, saying “We will not be extorted” and that he would meet Democratic leaders “only” after they vote to reopen the government; 59% of Americans say they are “extremely” or “very” concerned about rising health care costs in the next year; Sen. Jeff Merkley spoke for more than 18 hours on the Senate floor, accusing Trump of “shredding our Constitution” and acting as an authoritarian; North Carolina’s Republican Legislature approved a new U.S. House map designed to add one Republican seat; the U.S. military carried out its eighth strike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel; Trump will host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House in November; the White House began demolishing the entire East Wing for Trump’s planned ballroom before submitting construction plans to the National Capital Planning Commission; and 62% of Americans say the country is headed in the wrong direction. Oct 22, 2025