2019 Day 984: Trump called the whistleblower "a fraud," suggested that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff be arrested for "Treason," and warned of a "civil war-like fracture" in America if he's removed from office; the House Intelligence Committee subpoenaed Rudy Giuliani; Attorney General William Barr privately met overseas with foreign intelligence officials seeking help in a Justice Department investigation that Trump hopes will discredit U.S. intelligence related to Russian interference; Trump pressured Australia's prime minister to help Barr gather information for a Justice Department investigation into the origins of the Mueller investigation; and the White House restricted access to Trump's calls with Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Sep 30, 2019
2020 Day 1350: Trump refused to condemn white supremacists during the first presidential debate and instead directed the nation's biggest domestic terrorist groups to "stand back and stand by"; Biden called Trump’s behavior at the debate a "national embarrassment"; the Commission on Presidential Debates will implement rule changes "to maintain order" for the remaining debates after host Chris Wallace failed to control Trump; and Trump will hold two large campaign rallies in Wisconsin despite the White House Coronavirus Task Force recommending "maximal" social distancing in the state. Sep 30, 2020
2024 Day 1350: Biden may call Congress in for a special session to pass supplemental disaster funding to address the “broad and devastating impacts” of Hurricane Helene; a Georgia judge struck down the state’s abortion law that effectively banned abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy; Biden expanded his "temporary" asylum restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border, effectively making the strict immigration policy impossible to lift; Trump called for the police to be given “one really violent day” to combat crime; the Justice Department sued Alabama for removing voters from its election rolls too close to the presidential election; and the Republican National Committee is involved in more than 120 lawsuits across 26 states as part of a strategy to preemptively challenge potential losses, undercut the legitimacy of the election, and lay the groundwork to challenge results after the Nov. 5 vote. Sep 30, 2024
2025 Day 1715: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth assembled hundreds of the U.S. military’s top leaders at Quantico to demand they accept his agenda or “do the honorable thing and resign”; Trump followed Hegseth’s address by telling the generals that the U.S. is under attack by an “enemy from within” and urged the military to use “dangerous cities as training grounds”; Trump gave Hamas “three or four days” to accept his Gaza plan or face a “sad end"; a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration illegally targeted noncitizens for pro-Palestinian speech; U.S. consumer confidence fell in September to its lowest level since April; the U.S. government is on track to shut down at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday for the first time in nearly seven years with no funding deal in place; 38% of Americans said they would blame Republicans if the government shuts down; and 43% of voters approve of Trump’s job performance, while 54% disapprove. Sep 30, 2025