Monday 8/19
- Arresting New York Police Department officer involved in Eric Garner’s death is fired.
- Planned Parenthood announces it will reject Title IX funding rather than comply with new abortion rules.
Tuesday 8/20
- Massive fire rages at a record rate in the Amazon rainforest.
Wednesday 8/21
- Washington governor Jay Inslee withdraws from 2020 presidential race.
Thursday 8/22
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former White House press secretary, joins Fox News as a commentator.
Friday 8/23
- Billionaire David Koch dies at age 79.
- Justice Ruth Ginsburg has been treated for pancreatic cancer, according to the Supreme Court.
- Stock markets fall as tariff rift between U.S. and China continues.