September
On September 24, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the Trump impeachment inquiry after his call with the Ukrainian prime minister, which some thought to be suspicious, was made public.
October
Throughout the month of October, several whistleblowers came forward with information regarding the Ukraine scandal. On October 31, the House of Representatives voted to formalize the impeachment inquiry.
November
In November, impeachment hearings began.
On November 5, gubernatorial elections were held in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi, and state legislative elections were held in Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, and New Jersey.
December
On December 18, President Trump was impeached when the House of Representatives approved two articles of impeachment on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
January
On January 1, a US airstrike killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, which resulted in mounted tensions between the two nations.
On January 21, the impeachment trial of President Trump began in the Senate.
February
On February 4th, 2020, President Trump delivered his annual State of the Union address. The event was broadcast nationally, with a record-breaking number of viewers tuning in. It was highly anticipated because of immense tensions between Democrats and Republicans in the midst of the President’s Senate trial.
On February 5th, 2020, President Trump was acquitted on both charges of impeachment. He triumphantly held up a newspaper announcing his acquittal at the National Prayer Breakfast the next morning.
March
On March 6th, 2020 President Trump signed a spending bill in order to combat the coronavirus. It included $8.3 million in funding.
On March 11th, 2020 President Trump enforced restrictions on travel from Europe due to the coronavirus pandemic. These restrictions extended to all people who had been to Europe within the past 14 days.
On March 19th, 2020 President Trump placed FEMA at the helm of the federal response to the pandemic.
April
On April 6th, 2020 President Trump announced an FDA-approved clinical trial for a potential coronavirus vaccine.
By April 14th, 2020 the National Guard had deployed more than 30,000 troops to assist with the coronavirus pandemic throughout the nation.
On April 24th, 2020 Vice President Pence had a virtual meeting with Governors to explore options for increased capacity at testing centers, and the establishment of additional centers.
May
On May 9th, 2020 the White House announced that several staff members had tested positive for coronavirus. This raised concerns about the health of the President, Vice President, and other officials.
On May 16th, 2020 President Trump fired the State Department’s Inspector General, Steve Linick. The President explained that he no longer had total confidence in Linick.
On May 31st, 2020 protests broke out across the nation in response to the death of George Floyd, an African American man from Minneapolis, Minnesota, who was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. This sparked outrage against police brutality, and some demonstrations turned violent. The issue grew so controversial that leaders from local, state, and federal agencies, as well as corporations and universities, made public statements with regard to it. Derek Chauvin has since been charged with second degree murder.
June
On June 9th, 2020 George Floyd was laid to rest. This service followed several others that occurred over previous days. Throughout the first week of June demonstrations continued across the nation in response to Floyd’s death. As some of these events saw violence and looting, President Trump instructed governors to deploy the National Guard within their states wherever necessary.
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