2019 Day 722: The government shutdown entered day 21 as Congress left for the weekend; 800,000 federal employees missed their first paycheck due to the shutdown; the administration is laying the groundwork to declare a national emergency and using the Army's disaster fund to pay for the wall; Trump, however, he is not looking to declare a national emergency "right now" for his border wall. Jan 11, 2019
2021 Day 1453: House Democrats introduced an article of impeachment against Trump for “incitement of insurrection”; White House counsel Pat Cipollone and former Attorney General William Barr warned Trump against pardoning himself; the FBI warned law enforcement agencies of possible "armed protests" at all 50 state Capitols and at the U.S. Capitol; Twitter permanently banned Trump “due to the risk of further incitement of violence”; Trump urged Georgia’s lead elections investigator to “find the fraud” in a December phone call; and about 2% of the U.S. population has been vaccinated since the FDA approved the first two vaccine candidates a month ago. Jan 11, 2021
2022 Day 357: Biden endorsed "getting rid of the filibuster" in order to pass voting rights legislation; a record 145,982 people are in U.S. hospitals with Covid-19; the CDC is considering updating its mask guidance to recommend that people opt for N95 or KN95 masks rather than cloth face coverings; and 55% of Americans believe returning to their normal pre-coronavirus life poses no or little risk to their health. Jan 11, 2022
2023 Day 722: House Republicans approved the formation of the Weaponization of the Federal Government select committee; Republicans on the House Oversight Committee asked the Treasury Department for suspicious activity reports related to financial transactions by the Biden family; House Republicans filed articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for his handling of immigration and the border; George Santos refused to resign despite top New York Republican officials demanding he step down over the multiple inquiries into his finances, campaign spending, and fabrications about his background; and the Supreme Court allowed New York to enforce a gun control law that places restrictions on carrying a concealed gun while legal challenges play out. Jan 11, 2023
2024 Day 1087: Trump defied the judge presiding over his $370 million civil fraud trial and delivered a brief courtroom speech claiming that he's an "innocent man" and that the lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James is "a fraud on me"; South Africa formally accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza; the House Freedom Caucus continued to hold the chamber hostage while pressuring Speaker Mike Johnson to renege on the bipartisan spending deal to avert a government shutdown; and the Pentagon failed to properly track $1 billion worth of military equipment sent to Ukraine for its defense against Russia. Jan 11, 2024