2019 Day 914: The Trump administration plans to use a fast-track deportation process to bypass immigration judges in order to quickly deport undocumented immigrants; House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler said there is "very substantial evidence" in Robert Mueller's report that Trump is "guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors"; Trump doesn't think Mueller should be allowed to testify before Congress about his ties to Russia and possible obstruction of justice; and Mueller will offer his entire 448-page report as his official statement when he testifies. Jul 22, 2019
2020 Day 1280: The U.S. reported more than 1,000 daily deaths from the coronavirus for the first time since May; Trump will expand "Operation Legend," sending a "surge" federal law enforcement officers to Chicago and Albuquerque; the Trump administration has been detaining migrant children in hotels and then deporting them despite federal anti-trafficking laws; and Trump offered the accomplice of accused sex trafficker and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein well-wishes. Jul 22, 2020
2024 Day 1280: Harris applauded Biden and his "legacy of accomplishment over the past three years" in her first public remarks since he dropped out and endorsed her for president; Nancy Pelosi endorsed Harris to replace Biden as the nominee for president; Republican and Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee called for Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign after she refused to answer specific questions about the security failures that led to the assassination attempt on Trump Jul 22, 2024
2025 Day 1645: The Justice Department plans to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, amid growing pressure to release more details about Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes; Speaker Mike Johnson sent the House home early for the August recess to avoid votes on measures tied to Jeffrey Epstein; Trump accused Obama of “treason” and told the Justice Department to prosecute him and other former officials in an effort to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein case; Federal judges in New Jersey voted not to extend Alina Habba’s term as interim U.S. attorney, replacing her with career prosecutor Desiree Leigh Grace, who the Justice Department fired hours later; House Republicans voted to make federal funding for the Kennedy Center contingent on renaming its opera house the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House”; and a Birmingham man who barked at the moon, snorted ants, bit a bat, and rode the crazy train into heavy metal history has died at 76. Jul 22, 2025
2026 Day 2010: Arizona Republicans nominated three 2020 election deniers for statewide offices that would be responsible for overseeing and certifying the 2028 presidential election; the House passed a temporary funding bill to avert a possible government shutdown ahead of the November midterm elections; House Republicans passed a $1.15 trillion defense policy bill and advanced a separate $95 billion budget plan to pay for Trump’s unauthorized war in Iran; Trump threatened to “bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT” for every ship Iran attacks in the Strait of Hormuz; the Trump administration signed a civilian nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that could open a path to enriching uranium for nuclear reactors; New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani dropped his campaign pledge to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, acknowledging that the city lacks the “independent legal authority” to enforce the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant; Trump threatened to impose a 100% tariff on imported generic drugs unless manufacturers build plants in the U.S.; the U.S. has reported 2,295 measles cases so far in 2026 – the most in 35 years and already more than all of last year; 37% of self-identified MAGA voters say the Iran war is worth its economic costs, down 13 points since May; and 50% of registered voters say they’d support Democrats in the generic congressional ballot. Jul 22, 2026