2018 Day 608: The Trump administration can't account for another 1,500 migrant children; Christine Blasey Ford wants the FBI to investigate her allegations against Kavanaugh; Sen. Grassley canceled a committee meeting to vote to move Kavanaugh's confirmation forward; the FBI and DOJ are expected to defy Trump and only release redacted versions of his declassification request; and a new federal court ruling requires political nonprofits to reveal more of their political donors. Sep 19, 2018
2019 Day 973: The whistleblower complaint by an intelligence officer was triggered by a "promise" Trump made to a foreign leader; the White House and the Justice Department both advised the director of national intelligence that the whistleblower complaint is outside intelligence activities; Adam Schiff threatened to sue the Trump administration over its refusal to turn over the whistleblower complaint; and Trump sued his accounting firm and the New York district attorney to block eight years of his personal and corporate tax returns from being sent to state prosecutors. Sep 19, 2019
2020 Day 1339: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died of metastatic pancreatic cancer; following news of Ginsburg's death, Mitch McConnell released a statement announcing that "Trump’s nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate." Sep 19, 2020
2022 Day 608: Biden said he believes "the pandemic is over"; Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin restricted the rights of transgender students in the state's schools; the Justice Department asked an appeals court to let the FBI regain access to about 100 classified documents taken from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home; Trump's longtime accounting firm started turning over documents to the House Oversight Committee; and at least a dozen Republican candidates for governor and Senate wouldn't commit to accepting the results of their contests. Sep 19, 2022
2023 Day 973: Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on world leaders to remain united in defending Ukraine against Russian aggression; Kevin McCarthy postponed a key procedural vote on a short-term spending bill aimed at averting a government shutdown amid opposition from more than 15 Freedom Caucus members; House Republicans plan to hold their first hearing next week in their impeachment inquiry into Biden; 64% of voters feel that a Biden-Trump rematch means the political system is broken; and 65% of Americans say they feel exhausted when thinking about politics. Sep 19, 2023
2024 Day 1339: House Republicans rejected their own funding bill after Trump demanded that the government be shut down if legislation requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote isn’t passed; Trump criticized the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower interest rates for the first time in four years during a campaign stop at a Bitcoin-themed bar; 48% of registered voters in Pennsylvania support Harris, while 47% support Trump; and if the 2024 presidential election were held today, 50% of voters in Pennsylvania say they’d vote for Harris, while 46% say they’d support Trump. Sep 19, 2024