2019 Day 984: Trump called the whistleblower "a fraud," suggested that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff be arrested for "Treason," and warned of a "civil war-like fracture" in America if he's removed from office; the House Intelligence Committee subpoenaed Rudy Giuliani; Attorney General William Barr privately met overseas with foreign intelligence officials seeking help in a Justice Department investigation that Trump hopes will discredit U.S. intelligence related to Russian interference; Trump pressured Australia's prime minister to help Barr gather information for a Justice Department investigation into the origins of the Mueller investigation; and the White House restricted access to Trump's calls with Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Sep 30, 2019
2020 Day 1350: Trump refused to condemn white supremacists during the first presidential debate and instead directed the nation's biggest domestic terrorist groups to "stand back and stand by"; Biden called Trump’s behavior at the debate a "national embarrassment"; the Commission on Presidential Debates will implement rule changes "to maintain order" for the remaining debates after host Chris Wallace failed to control Trump; and Trump will hold two large campaign rallies in Wisconsin despite the White House Coronavirus Task Force recommending "maximal" social distancing in the state. Sep 30, 2020
2024 Day 1350: Biden may call Congress in for a special session to pass supplemental disaster funding to address the “broad and devastating impacts” of Hurricane Helene; a Georgia judge struck down the state’s abortion law that effectively banned abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy; Biden expanded his "temporary" asylum restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border, effectively making the strict immigration policy impossible to lift; Trump called for the police to be given “one really violent day” to combat crime; the Justice Department sued Alabama for removing voters from its election rolls too close to the presidential election; and the Republican National Committee is involved in more than 120 lawsuits across 26 states as part of a strategy to preemptively challenge potential losses, undercut the legitimacy of the election, and lay the groundwork to challenge results after the Nov. 5 vote. Sep 30, 2024
2025 Day 1715: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth assembled hundreds of the U.S. military’s top leaders at Quantico to demand they accept his agenda or “do the honorable thing and resign”; Trump followed Hegseth’s address by telling the generals that the U.S. is under attack by an “enemy from within” and urged the military to use “dangerous cities as training grounds”; Trump gave Hamas “three or four days” to accept his Gaza plan or face a “sad end"; a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration illegally targeted noncitizens for pro-Palestinian speech; U.S. consumer confidence fell in September to its lowest level since April; the U.S. government is on track to shut down at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday for the first time in nearly seven years with no funding deal in place; 38% of Americans said they would blame Republicans if the government shuts down; and 43% of voters approve of Trump’s job performance, while 54% disapprove. Sep 30, 2025
2026 Day 2080: Senate Democrats blocked a House-passed bill aimed at making AI data centers pay for the necessary grid upgrades instead of passing them on to consumers; the FTC opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI companies over the potential risks that their products pose to consumers; British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said there are "strong indications" Iran was involved in the alleged plot to target the UK base used by the U.S. Air Force for strikes on Iran; the U.S. military formally withdrew from Iraq and ended its 12-year anti-ISIS operation; and the Federal Reserve's inspector general found no basis for the Justice Department to reopen its criminal investigation into the central bank's handling of its $2.4 billion headquarters renovation. Sep 30, 2026