The Standing Record

This is the Standing Record for August 17, 2026. Nothing new from August 16, 2026, but we added 5 events that erode our democratic ideals from earlier dates to the archive — 304 so far this month, 1696 in total. If you saw something happen — yesterday, or any other day — that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

This day in history

We haven't recorded anything for August 16, 2026 yet, so we thought it would be fun to take a look back in history.

• August 16, 2023 — North Carolina overrode Cooper's veto to enact S49, restricting K-4 gender-identity instruction and mandating parental notice of pronoun changes
• August 16, 2023 — North Carolina legislature overrode Gov. Cooper's veto to enact H574 transgender sports ban
• August 16, 2023 — North Carolina legislature overrode Cooper's veto to enact H808 banning gender-affirming care for minors
• August 16, 2025 — ICE and CBP agents fired three shots at Francisco Longoria's truck during a warrantless San Bernardino stop

Filling out the archive

We're steadily backfilling the archive — working backward through the record so the timeline is complete, not just current. These are older events we archived yesterday. If you know of something from months or years back that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

• January 20, 2025 — Trump ordered Bureau of Prisons to transfer 37 Biden-commuted death-row inmates to Supermax as punishment for their clemency
• June 21, 2025 — Border Patrol agents violently arrested Santa Ana landscaper and father of 3 US Marines outside IHOP
• November 20, 2025 — ICE detained and deported Babson College freshman despite no valid removal order; judge ordered her return
• January 26, 2026 — ICE-linked SUV accelerated at a Minnesota protest monitor before agents shouted her home address at her
• February 11, 2026 — Trump administration moved to rescind $600M in CDC health grants, targeting only 4 of 107 recipient states

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