The White House asked Kimberly Guilfoyle, U.S. ambassador to Greece, to resign on Oct. 13. Press reports alleged improper gifts, and an offer to help a donor with tax and legal matters if he paid $100,000 toward her credit card bill. She calls the allegations false.

New AP-NORC poll: 56% of Americans say Trump has prioritized his own business interests “a lot.” Only 23% say he has prioritized the country. 4 in 10 think he has done something illegal to profit from the presidency. Another 18% say unethical, but not illegal.

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia confirmed today she never passed the bar (she took California's in 2011). Trump had called her "an attorney." CNN found at least 15 posts she shared calling her one. Her take: she "never came across as" an attorney.

“In my opinion, leakers should be shot.” The President of the United States, at a campaign rally in Bullhead City, Ariz., on Oct. 14. He added that “in the old days, we used to shoot leakers.” This is not normal.

The administration is appealing Judge Timothy Kelly's order blocking its White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico, CNBC and TheWrap report. The record: in 2018 the White House revoked Jim Acosta's press pass. Kelly, a Trump appointee, ordered it restored on due-process grounds. Ch. 37

The Justice Department gave California officials 48 hours to review a list of alleged noncitizens mailed ballots, AP and CNN report. The record: in 2020 the Trump campaign's Georgia petition alleged as many as 10,315 dead voters. Every name was investigated. Confirmed: four.

19 days to Nov. 3. Before you vote: July 9, 2026: the White House fired the two Democrats on the Election Assistance Commission by email. The last Republican resigned. Four months before the midterms, the agency that certifies voting machines had no members. THE RECORD, Ch. 3.

A memecoin launched three days before the oath of office. A dinner for its biggest holders. None of it was secret. All of it is in THE RECORD.

Trump issued pardons onstage at an Alaska rally to two shop owners in a Clean Air Act case, Fox and Alaska Public report. The record: March 2025, the U.S. pardon attorney declined a request and was fired the next day, per her account. DOJ said it was unrelated. www.amazon.com/dp/B0HMCFGHCY

A federal judge extended an order barring more tree cutting at East Potomac, a public D.C. golf course, NPR and ABC report. The record: April 16, a judge enjoined above-ground construction of the White House ballroom at the former East Wing site. Aug. 31, the Supreme Court stayed it. Ch. 43.

20 days to Nov. 3. Before you vote: Feb. 28, 2026: the U.S. went to war with Iran. Congress never enacted an authorization. The Senate then voted eight times on removing U.S. forces. Six were blocked, never by more than three votes. Two carried. THE RECORD, Ch. 38.

The "self-made" legend, and the $413 million from his father. THE RECORD starts long before politics, with the 1973 federal housing-discrimination suit against the family company. laurencejhale.com

41% of adults say Trump has done something illegal in profiting from the presidency, an AP-NORC poll finds; 18% say unethical, 18% nothing wrong. The record: his June 30 financial disclosure ran 847 pages, with $526.8 million in net proceeds from World Liberty Financial token sales. Ch. 17.

Seventeen inspectors general, the watchdogs inside federal agencies, fired in a single night. It was news for a day. THE RECORD puts it back where it belongs: in sequence, next to everything else.

Trump blamed Zelenskyy for U.S. diesel prices and said Ukraine should get a new president, AP reports. The EIA record: diesel was $3.81 a gallon the week before the U.S. went to war with Iran on Feb. 28. Two weeks in: $5.07. Sept. 21: $6.53, a record. THE RECORD, Ch. 38.

A federal judge on Sunday temporarily ordered a halt to taxpayer-funded TV ads featuring Trump, AP and Axios report. The record: Sept. 15, another federal judge blocked a Trump inscription at the Kennedy Center. Memorials there need "Congress's blessing." THE RECORD, Ch. 43.

The DOJ is investigating whether five TV networks violated antitrust law by suspending White House pool coverage, Reuters and CBS News report. The record: in July 2025, Paramount settled Trump's 60 Minutes suit for $16 million, with no apology. On July 24, the FCC approved its merger, 2-1.

A mob at the Capitol. 187 minutes of silence from the president. THE RECORD tells January 6 in the words of the people who were there and the courts that ruled. laurencejhale.com

Trump bought up to $5M in SpaceX bonds in August, days before signing a space policy, CNN and the Washington Post report. The White House says outside firms manage the accounts. The record: 600+ trades in 2025, per his disclosures. None adjudicated unlawful. www.amazon.com/dp/B0HMCFGHCY

"Find 11,780 votes." A Georgia official heard those words on a recorded call. It is one moment in THE RECORD, set beside everything that led up to it and everything that came after.

Prosecutors are presenting evidence to a D.C. grand jury about Jan. 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson, CBS and NBC report. No charge has been filed. The record: the Comey and Letitia James indictments were dismissed in Nov. 2025; grand juries twice declined to re-indict James. THE RECORD, Ch. 37.

Trump posted Thursday that the U.S. "will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections," CBS News and Axios report. The record: in June both chambers of Congress directed the president to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran. Nothing followed. Ch. 38.

Judge Timothy Kelly on Thursday extended an order keeping White House access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico, CNN and the Washington Examiner report. The record: in 2018 the White House revoked Jim Acosta's press pass, and Judge Timothy J. Kelly ordered it restored on due-process grounds. Ch. 37.

The DNC sued Wednesday, calling pro-Trump TV ads funded with $20 million in Homeland Security money illegal propaganda, AP reports. The record: a 2025 report from Sen. Schiff put three banners of his face on federal buildings at "at least $50,000 in taxpayer funds." Ch. 43.

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