2019 Day 831: The Justice Department and the House Judiciary Committee are at an impasse over Attorney General William Barr's scheduled testimony; Trump mocked national security officials preparing for Russian interference in the 2020; the House Intelligence Committee will make a criminal referral to the Justice Department about potential false testimony by Erik Prince; Trump, his family, and the Trump Organization are suing Deutsche Bank and Capital One to block their compliance with subpoenas from House Democrats seeking his financial records; and Trump ordered new restrictions on asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. Apr 30, 2019
2020 Day 1197: Another 3.8 million Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week; Trump claimed he's done a “spectacular job" handling the coronavirus pandemic, despite more than 60,000 Americans dead, a million infected, and 30 million filing jobless claims; Trump erupted at his campaign manager after seeing polling data that showed him trailing Joe Biden in several swing states; Trump claimed that China’s handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing “will do anything they can” to make him lose his re-election bid in November; and the Trump administration pressured U.S. intelligence agencies to provide evidence supporting White House claims that the coronavirus outbreak originated in state-run laboratory accident in China. Apr 30, 2020
2021 Day 101: The FBI warned Rudy Giuliani in late 2019 that he was the target of a Russian disinformation operation aimed at damaging Biden ahead of the election; the Trump administration's firing of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine is at the center of the federal criminal investigation into Rudy Giuliani; Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz's close friend wrote a “confession” letter last year detailing how he and Gaetz paid for sex with multiple women, including a minor who was 17 at the time; Mitch McConnell and 37 Republicans called on Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to remove the "1619 project" from federal grant programs; and the Biden administration returned more than $14 billion to the Pentagon, which was diverted by the Trump administration for the construction of a wall at the southwestern border. Apr 30, 2021
2024 Day 1197: Trump was held in contempt of court and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order; House Democrats said they’d block Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson; universities across the country called on campus, city and state police officers to quell civil disobedience by students protesting the U.S.-backed Israeli military offensive in Gaza; the Biden administration will ease federal restrictions on cannabis; and Trump refused to commit to vetoing a national abortion ban, said he'd "absolutely" consider pardoning the hundreds of criminals convicted in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol, and refused to rule out the possibility of political violence following the presidential election. Apr 30, 2024
2025 Day 1562: The U.S. economy shrank 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025 as Trump’s tariffs triggered a surge in imports and dragged down growth; Trump blamed Biden for the U.S. economy’s first quarterly contraction in three years, saying: “This is Biden. That’s not Trump”; Trump suggested that American kids may have to live with “two dolls instead of 30” as his tariffs on China drive up prices and limit imports; Trump told the U.S. Court of International Trade that judges have no authority to question his use of emergency powers to impose tariffs; a federal judge ordered the release of Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi, who was detained by ICE during his citizenship interview; and Trump said he “could” bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador but won’t. Apr 30, 2025
2026 Day 1927: Trump signed legislation funding most of the Department of Homeland Security; Louisiana suspended its U.S. House primaries after the Supreme Court struck down its congressional map, giving the Republican-controlled Legislature time to redraw districts before November; Trump withdrew Dr. Casey Means as his surgeon general nominee and named Dr. Nicole Saphier, a longtime Fox News contributor and radiologist; oil prices briefly hit their highest level since the Iran war began; the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge jumped to 3.5% in March; 56% of Americans oppose Trump tearing down the East Wing to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom; and the Senate unanimously banned senators and staff from trading on prediction markets, codifying the idea that lawmakers shouldn't gamble on events they may might shape. Apr 30, 2026