2018 Day 648: A man armed with a semiautomatic assault-style rifle shot and killed 11 at a Pittsburgh synagogue; Trump said "an armed guard inside the temple, they would have been able to stop him"; The former president of the synagogue called Trump the "purveyor of hate speech"; and Trump called for unity but blamed the media, accusing the press of being "the true Enemy of the People." Oct 29, 2018
2019 Day 1013: House Democrats released their impeachment resolution; the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council registered objections on two separate occasions regarding Trump's handling of Ukraine and contradicted the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union's testimony; a top aide to Rep. Devin Nunes has been trying to unmask the anonymous whistleblower at the heart of the House's impeachment inquiry; and the House Judiciary Committee argued that it has an "urgent" need for access to Robert Mueller's grand jury secrets. Oct 29, 2019
2020 Day 1379: The U.S. economy is about 3.5% smaller than it was before the pandemic; the Supreme Court allowed extended deadlines for receiving mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania and North Carolina; states lack federal funding needed to prepare sites to receive and distribute a coronavirus vaccine whenever the FDA authorizes one; and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, his wife, and his son repeatedly emailed State Department officials about personal matters. Oct 29, 2020
2021 Day 283: House Democrats – again – postponed a vote on the $1 trillion Senate-approved infrastructure bill; the FDA authorized Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in children 5 to 11; Facebook relaxed its content moderation efforts before the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol; at least 12 Republicans who participated in the Jan. 6 rally are running for office next week; the House select committee investigating the Capitol attack is reportedly weighing criminal contempt charges for former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and any other witness who defies a subpoena; and the Supreme Court agreed to consider limiting the EPA's authority to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Oct 29, 2021
2024 Day 1379: Kamala Harris will challenge Americans to “turn the page” on Trump in a speech from the Ellipse in Washington; Trump and his allies insist he's "not a Nazi" and when urged to apologize for the racist comments made at his Madison Square Garden campaign rally, Trump responded that it was an “honor to be involved” and called it "an absolute lovefest"; two ballot drop boxes were set on fire; the Supreme Court declined to let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdraw his name from ballots in Michigan and Wisconsin; Steve Bannon was released from prison; the federal judge overseeing the prosecution of a man accused of trying to assassinate Trump denied a request to recuse herself in the case; and 86% of voters said they’re personally prepared to accept the outcome of the 2024 presidential election – regardless of who wins – while 66% said Trump is not prepared to accept the results of the election. Oct 29, 2024
2025 Day 1744: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the government shutdown will permanently reduce U.S. economic output by up to $14 billion if it continues through November; SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans will lapse on November 1 for the first time in the program’s history as the government shutdown; premiums for Affordable Care Act plans will rise about 26% next year; the White House found about $5.3 billion to pay U.S. troops during the shutdown; the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to a range of 3.75% to 4%; Senate Democrats demanded a “complete accounting” of private donations funding Trump’s $300 million White House ballroom; Maryland’s Democratic Senate president blocked his party’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional map to counter Republican gains in other states; a Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly impeding an ICE agent during a protest; two weeks after millions of Americans joined “No Kings” protests in the U.S., South Korea presented Trump with a replica gold crown; and Trump finally acknowledged that “it’s pretty clear, I’m not allowed to run” for a third, unconstitutional term, after months of suggesting he might try anyway. Oct 29, 2025