2019 Day 740: Trump dismissed climate change as a hoax; U.S. intelligence chiefs contradicted Trump's claims about North Korea, Iran, and ISIS; Roger Stone pleaded not guilty to witness tampering, obstruction of justice and lying to Congress; and The Senate Judiciary Committee delayed a vote on William Barr's nomination for attorney general. Jan 29, 2019
2020 Day 1105: Trump's impeachment trial moved to written questions; Alan Dershowitz argued that Trump cannot be impeached because his re-election is in the public interest; the White House moved to block publication of John Bolton's book; three moderate Senate Democrats are reportedly undecided on whether to vote to remove Trump from office; Rudy Giuliani claimed he "never ever" discussed Ukraine military aid with Trump; and the Senate will return Thursday for another question-and-answer session. Jan 29, 2020
2021 Day 10: Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine was 66% effective overall at preventing moderate to severe illness; the Trump administration spent $200 million to send more than 8,700 ventilators to countries around the world last year with no way to keep track of where they ended up; there are currently 106 pending Republican-backed bills across 28 states that would restrict access to voting despite the 2020 election being "the most secure in American history"; and the FBI said two pipe bombs discovered on Jan. 6 near the Democratic and Republican party headquarters were planted the night before the insurrection at the Capitol. Jan 29, 2021
2024 Day 1105: House Republicans released two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; Biden promised to "shut down the border when it becomes overwhelmed" if Congress passes a border security package; Trump must pay writer E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in damages for repeatedly defaming her; Biden is reportedly looking into slowing down weapons sales to Israel as leverage to get Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to scale back military operations in Gaza; and American air defenses failed to intercept a drone attack that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan because it was confused with a U.S. drone that was returning to base at the same time. Jan 29, 2024
2025 Day 1471: The White House rescinded an order freezing federal grants and loans after facing legal challenges and widespread confusion; the Trump administration offered buyouts to roughly 2 million federal workers; the Justice Department dropped its appeal of Judge Aileen Cannon’s ruling that special counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed and had no authority to prosecute Trump; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revoked retired Gen. Mark Milley’s security detail and clearance, and ordered an inspector general investigation into his conduct as the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Trump cut federal funding for gender-affirming medical care for transgender individuals under 19; Trump plans to order the Pentagon and Homeland Security to prepare Guantanamo Bay as a detention facility for up to 30,000 undocumented migrants; and 45% of Americans approve of Trump's performance as president – down from 47% a week ago. Jan 29, 2025
2026 Day 1836: Trump and Senate Democrats said they reached a tentative agreement to fund most federal agencies through Sept. 30 while splitting Department of Homeland Security funding from the broader government spending package; earlier in the day, Senate Democrats blocked a six-bill spending package from advancing, demanding new limits on the Department of Homeland Security and ICE after the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis; Trump’s border czar said federal agencies were drafting a plan to “draw down” the roughly 3,000 ICE and Border Patrol officers deployed to Minnesota under Operation Metro Surge; Trump held a White House Cabinet meeting, but didn’t call on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem or Attorney General Pam Bondi, and he ended the session without taking reporters’ questions; and 37% of Americans approve of Trump’s job performance, down from 40% in the fall. Jan 29, 2026