On This Day: September 13

6 posts spanning 2017–2023

2017

• Day 237 Sep 13, 2017

2018

• Day 602: Sen. Feinstein referred a letter to the FBI about potential sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh, and the Senate postponed his vote; the DHS inspector general is investigating the head of FEMA; Trump quietly gave $200 million from various DHS programs to ICE; there are 12,800 children detained at the southern border; and Trump accused the Democrats of inflating the death toll from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Sep 13, 2018

2019

• Day 967: A federal appeals court revived a previously-dismissed lawsuit that accused Trump of violating the Constitution's emoluments clause; Trump's plan to pay for his border wall using funds from more than four dozen Air Force construction projects poses a variety national security risks; and Trump complained that energy efficient light bulbs make him "always look orange." Sep 13, 2019

2021

• Day 237: House Democrats outlined their proposed tax increases on corporations and wealthy people to help offset the costs of Biden’s $3.5 trillion economic plan; Joe Manchin – again – said he will not support the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package to expand the nation's social safety net; a group of leading U.S. and international scientists suggested that Covid-19 vaccine booster shots are “not appropriate at this stage in the pandemic”; the U.S. ranks last among the world’s seven wealthiest democracies in Covid-19 vaccination rate; George W. Bush compared the Jan. 6 Capitol rioters to international extremists; and Capitol Police arrested a man armed with multiple knives, a bayonet, and a machete near the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington. Sep 13, 2021

2022

• Day 602: Lindsey Graham introduced a bill that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy nationwide; inflation rose 8.3% in August compared with a year earlier; at least 97 current members of Congress reported trades by themselves or family in stocks or other financial assets that intersected with the work of congressional committees on which they serve; a potential national railroad strike threatens to further disrupt supply chains and cause billions of dollars in economic damage; more than 15,000 nurses in Minnesota went on strike; the National Archives is not certain whether all of Trump's presidential records are in its possession even after the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago club; and 47% of Americans could name all three branches of government. Sep 13, 2022

2023

• Day 967: Inflation accelerated for a second consecutive month; a federal judge denied Mark Meadows’ request to pause court proceedings in Fulton County while he appeals the ruling; a federal judge refused to give Trump permission to discuss classified documents at Mar-a-Lago; Trump privately discussed impeaching Biden with House Republicans; Mitt Romney will not seek re-election, saying it's time for a “new generation of leaders” beyond Trump and Biden; and 66% of voters support maximum age limits for president, members of Congress (68%), and Supreme Court justices (67%). Sep 13, 2023