2018 Day 659: Trump was involved in "nearly every step" of the hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal; Trump claimed that he did not discuss Robert Mueller's Russia probe with Matthew Whitaker before appointing him acting attorney general; A federal appellate court panel ordered Mueller to explain how the firing of Jeff Sessions could influence the case between the special counsel and Andrew Miller; Trump signed a presidential proclamation blocking migrants who cross into the U.S. illegally from seeking asylum; and Trump threatened to revoke more press passes. Nov 9, 2018
2020 Day 1390: More than 10 million people have been infected with the coronavirus in the United States; Biden named 13 health experts to his Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board; Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is reportedly more than 90% effective; Trump and his campaign continue to baselessly claim widespread election fraud; Mitch McConnell supported Trump’s refusal to concede the election; Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper by tweet; and Trump told advisers he's thinking about running for president again in 2024. Nov 9, 2020
2022 Day 659: Senate control hinges on three states, while Republicans have picked up fewer seats than predicted in the House; Georgia’s Senate race is headed to a runoff after neither candidate cleared the 50% threshold needed to win outright; voters in California, Michigan, and Vermont enshrined abortion rights in their state’s constitution; voters in Kentucky – where abortion is currently banned – rejected a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution to say that it does not “secure or protect a right” to abortion or the funding of abortion; Democrats flipped governorships in two states, while Republican governors Ron DeSantis, Greg Abbott, and Brian Kemp all easily won reelection; and Trump was reportedly "fuming" at Mar-a-Lago last night after at least 14 of his endorsed candidates were projected to lose in their races. Nov 9, 2022
2023 Day 1024: With eight days until a government shutdown, House Republicans canceled votes on two spending bills and adjourned for Veterans Day; with eight days until a government shutdown, Marjorie Taylor Greene forced a vote on impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas instead of negotiating a deal to fund the government; after Ohio voted to enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution, Democrats are moving to get similar measures on the 2024 ballot in Arizona, Nevada, and Florida; and following days of U.S. and international pressure, Israel agreed to daily, four-hour pauses in its military operations in the Gaza Strip to facilitate the evacuation of civilians and to allow for humanitarian aid to enter from Egypt. Nov 9, 2023
2026 Day 2120: Rep. Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth; Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate Democrats for "threatening" Republicans with investigations after winning control of Congress in the midterms; Trump acknowledged that his deportation policy was "too tough" and hurt Republicans in the midterm elections; Trump suggested without evidence that the voting machines in the midterms were rigged nearly a week after saying he was "absolutely willing" to accept that Democrats won control of the House and Senate; the FBI is looking into Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with a suspected Chinese spy; the Supreme Court allowed construction of Trump’s border wall in Texas’s Big Bend region; Trump said he was “only kidding” about offering UFC CEO Dana White the White House press secretary job; and Biden accused Trump of leading an insurrection and said his actions on Jan. 6 “should follow him to his grave.” Nov 9, 2026