2018 Day 649: Local and congressional leaders skipped Trumps' visit to Pittsburgh; in an attempt to energize his base before the midterm elections, Trump claimed he can defy the constitution and end birthright citizenship via executive order; the consensus among legal scholars is that Trump cannot end birthright citizenship by executive order; and Mueller asked the FBI to investigate a claim by a woman who was offered money to make up sexual harassment claims against him. Oct 30, 2018
2019 Day 1014: Two career diplomats testified before House impeachment investigators behind closed doors; House impeachment investigators asked former National Security Advisor John Bolton to testify; a former Republican congressman turned lobbyist repeatedly attempted to get the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine fired for her association with Democrats; the National Security Council's top Ukraine expert testified that a Devin Nunes associate "misrepresented" himself to Trump as the NSC's Ukraine expert; and Trump's pick for ambassador to Russia told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that it would not be "in accord with our values" for a president to ask a foreign government to investigate a political rival. Oct 30, 2019
2020 Day 1380: The U.S. set another pandemic record with 90,456 new COVID-19 cases reported in a single day; Trump Jr. falsely claimed that COVID-19 deaths have dwindled to "almost nothing" the same day that at least 1,000 Americans died from the coronavirus; the Department of Health and Human Services has withheld COVID-19 data from the public about which hospitals in which communities are reaching capacity; government scientists and physicians are attempting to push back against Trump's political agenda on the coronavirus; and Trump canceled his campaign’s election night party at the Trump International Hotel because gatherings of more than 50 people in Washington are prohibited by the city. Oct 30, 2020
2023 Day 1014: The Israel Defense Forces has “expanded” and will "continue and intensify" its ground operation in the Gaza Strip; a federal judge reinstated Trump's gag order in his election subversion criminal case; Ivanka Trump will have to take the witness stand in the $250 million New York civil fraud case against Trump, Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and the Trump Organization; Pence suspended his presidential campaign, saying "it’s become clear to me that this is not my time"; the first of two trials to determine whether Trump is eligible to be president for his role in the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, kicked off in Denver. Oct 30, 2023
2024 Day 1380: House Speaker Mike Johnson promised a “massive reform” of the Affordable Care Act if Trump is reelected and Republicans retain control of the House; Trump promised to give Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “control” of several public health agencies, and appoint Elon Musk to a new “government efficiency commission” that would “necessarily involve some temporary hardship”; the economy grew at an 2.8% annual rate during the third quarter; Trump, if re-elected, plans to withhold federal grants from local law enforcement agencies that refuse to support his proposed mass deportation of undocumented immigrants; the Supreme Court allowed Virginia to remove about 1,600 people from the state’s voter registration rolls less than a week before the presidential election; Biden referred to Trump's supporters as "garbage"; and Kamala Harris, delivering her closing message to a crowd of 75,000 people at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., urged Americans to embrace a “new generation of leadership.” Oct 30, 2024
2025 Day 1745: Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to a one-year trade truce after meeting in South Korea; Trump ordered the U.S. military to restart nuclear weapons testing “on an equal basis” with Russia and China; the Senate voted to end the “national emergency” Trump declared to justify global tariffs of up to 50% on nearly all imports; the U.S. carried out its 14th strike on an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific, killing four people and bringing the death toll to more than 60; a classified State Department watchdog report found “many hundreds” of possible Israeli human rights violations in Gaza that could take years to review; the Pentagon ordered every state and territory to form “quick reaction” National Guard units to respond to civil unrest by January; a federal judge said she would likely order the Trump administration to use emergency funds to at least partially fund November SNAP benefits, saying “It’s hard for me to understand how this isn’t an emergency”; 45% of Americans blame Trump and Republicans in Congress for the government shutdown; and 56% of Americans oppose Trump’s decision to demolish the White House’s East Wing to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom. Oct 30, 2025