Historical Precedent

Pentagon told Congress Iran attack was not imminent as Trump claimed threat

Trump said "imminent threat." His own intelligence said 2035, at the earliest

Iran warns ships against passing Strait of Hormuz but does not officially close it

More than 150 tankers anchored. Iran enforces shutdown without formally declaring one

Trump CFPB shutdown faces D.C. Circuit court battle over agency funding

Workers fight to keep consumer protection agency alive as administration defunds it

Spanberger delivers Democratic SOTU response from Colonial Williamsburg

First woman governor of Virginia asks three questions Trump can''t answer on costs and safety

Democrats outperform 2024 margins by 32 points in recent special elections

Democrats have averaged a 15-point swing in 15 special elections since January — including 32 points in Texas

Republicans in 5 states launched mid-decade redistricting to redraw maps before 2026

The last wave this large happened after the 2010 census

Johnson Amendment's political origins exposed as IRS stops enforcing it

1954 law banned churches from endorsing candidates but IRS has not enforced it for decades

Commentators compare Trump's FEMA cuts to Coolidge's 1927 flood failure

Coolidge resisted federal relief in 1927 flood while Trump cuts FEMA in 2026 disasters

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct

US Epstein files trigger first arrest of a British royal in centuries

House rule fails 214-217, enabling vote to terminate Trump's Canada tariffs

214-217 vote opens path to end Trump's Canada tariffs