On This Day: October 5

4 posts spanning 2017–2022

2017

• Day 259 Oct 5, 2017

2018

• Day 624: The Senate voted 51-49 to advance Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination; Susan Collins and Joe Manchin will support Kavanaugh's nomination, effectively ensuring enough votes for his confirmation; Kavanaugh, meanwhile, said that he "might have been too emotional" during his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee; and Trump mocked Al Franken for folding "like a wet rag" when faced with sexual misconduct allegations. Oct 5, 2018

2020

• Day 1355: On Saturday, White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said Trump was "doing very well," that his fever had subsided, his symptoms were improving, and that he wasn’t receiving supplemental oxygen; minutes later, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters that Trump's "vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning and the next 48 hours will be critical"; Dr. Conley attempted to address the contradictory statements, telling reporters "I didn't want to give any information that might steer the course of illness in another direction" because he wanted to reflect the "upbeat attitude" of the White House; Trump unexpectedly left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Sunday for a motorcade drive-by to wave to supporters; Trump downplayed the seriousness of his coronavirus diagnosis, tweeting "Don't be afraid of Covid. Don't let it dominate your life," while also announcing that he was being discharged from Walter Reed; and the CDC updated its guidance about how COVID-19 spreads, confirming that the coronavirus is airborne. Oct 5, 2020

2022

• Day 624: The World Trade Organization warned that the outlook for global trade next year has "darkened considerably"; a coalition of oil-producing nations led by Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day; U.S. mortgage rates jumped to a 16-year high; a federal appeals court granted the Justice Department’s request to expedite its challenge of the appointment of a special master to review the documents recovered by the FBI from Mar-a-Lago; the Republican nominee for a Georgia Senate seat – who has called for a total ban on abortion – paid for a girlfriend's abortion in 2009; and Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, killed over 320 dogs, 31 pigs, and 661 rabbits and other rodents between 1989 and 2010. Oct 5, 2022