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