2018 Day 617: The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-10 to approve Kavanaugh's nomination; Senate Republicans agreed to delay the confirmation vote one week and Trump agreed to order the FBI to investigate the allegations against Kavanaugh; Mark Judge said he'll cooperate with an investigation; and the Trump administration predicts the earth's temperature will rise by 7 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century. Sep 28, 2018
2020 Day 1348: Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017, and $0 in federal income taxes in 10 of the last 15 years because his businesses routinely reported losing more money than they made; Trump dismissed the report of his tax avoidance as "totally fake news," "made up," and "illegally obtained"; Trump wrote off $26 million in "consulting fees" between 2010 and 2018 by treating a family member as a consultant and then deducting the fee as a cost of doing business; Nancy Pelosi called the report that Trump has more than $300 million in loans coming due in the next four years a "national security question"; CDC Director Robert Redfield warned a colleague that "everything" Trump's new coronavirus task force adviser "says is false"; and the U.S. Postal Service stopped updating the national change of address system for three weeks in August. Sep 28, 2020
2022 Day 617: Biden promised to end hunger in the U.S. by the end of the decade; the Congressional Budget Office reported that the poorest half of Americans – about 150 million people – hold 2% of the nation’s wealth; Biden warned that Social Security and Medicare are "on the chopping block" if Republicans regained control of Congress; the EU proposed new sanctions in response to Russia escalating its war in Ukraine by drafting at least 300,000 men into its army, threatening the use of nuclear weapons, and holding "sham" referendums; Mitch McConnell endorsed a bipartisan electoral count reform bill in the Senate; and 42% of Republicans identify as “MAGA” Republicans. Sep 28, 2022
2023 Day 982: Instead of negotiating a deal to fund the government, Matt Gaetz and Kevin McCarthy got into a heated exchange during a closed-doors meeting with House Republicans; instead of negotiating a deal to fund the government, House Republicans held their first impeachment inquiry hearing into Biden; instead of negotiating a deal to fund the government, the Senate adopted a resolution formally requiring men to wear a coat, tie, and pants; the federal judge overseeing Trump's election interference case denied his demand that she recuse herself; and Biden will deliver a speech today on the state of democracy in America and the existential threats facing the country. Sep 28, 2023
2026 Day 2078: Trump canceled $810 million in spending approved by Congress using a “pocket rescission” that would let the money expire; Trump announced that Mesabi Metallics plans to invest $15 billion to build a steel mill in Iowa less than 40 days before the midterm elections as Republicans face competitive races in the state; the Trump administration finalized rules to lower the fuel-economy target for new cars and light trucks to 34.9 miles per gallon by the 2031; the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to let federal prisons deny certain types of medical care for transgender inmates; the Education Department formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX rule that expanded sex-discrimination protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity; the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to use a federal citizenship database to verify voter rolls ahead of the midterms; the Supreme Court blocked Missouri from using a Republican-drawn congressional map in November for the third time; and the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to let it resume deporting immigrants to countries where they're not citizens. Sep 28, 2026