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January 2018 Stamper-Jacobs conversation

The **January 2018 Stamper-Jacobs conversation** took place over the phone on January 16, 2018, from an undisclosed location in the United States, between former White House Chief of Staff Doug Stamper and U.S. Attorney Lynette Jacobs. During the conversation, Stamper used the call to corner Jacobs by informing her that he was recanting his confession of committing the murder of Zoe Barnes in 2013 and that Jacobs would have to recuse herself from the investigation to testify against him. He added that the case would not further Jacobs' legal career, which was beginning to gain national attention, and that only the prosecution of U.S. President Claire Hale could achieve that.
Detainment of Joshua Masterson

On October 26, 2016, Islamic Caliphate terrorist Joshua Masterson was captured at an unknown location somewhere in the United States. Concurrently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted a publicly-known raid of a trailer on the Virginia-Tennessee border. U.S. President Frank Underwood commanded an operation that detained Masterson while deputy director Nathan Green set up the separate stunt FBI raid to draw attention away from Underwood's secret meeting with Masterson.
Raid of Claudine Poyet's house

The **raid of Claudine Poyet's house** took place on May 12, 2021, when agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation enacted a search warrant on the home of Claudine Poyet, the woman who former White House Chief of Staff Charles Langdon confessed to having an affair with and was involved in the Capitol bombing. During the raid, agent Hannah Wells discovered additional threat assessment files similar to File 12-80C. They also learned Poyet's true identity was Brooke Mathison, the woman who kidnapped and killed former deputy director Jason Atwood's son and was affiliated with former U.S. Vice President Peter MacLeish. Mathison was killed by federal agents during the raid after she opened fire on them.
2016 FISA surveillance request

The **2016 FISA surveillance request** took place on May 17, 2016, when U.S. President Frank Underwood formally requested an order from a federal judge invoking Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in response to a series of threats made by the Islamic Caliphate Organization. A Section 702 order grants the federal government the right to warrantless surveillance to monitor foreign threats. The judge approved the order.

In actuality, Underwood requested the order to use against Americans for his political gain in the upcoming 2016 presidential election on the advise of his campaign manager, LeAnn Harvey, despite his own personal skepticism. Presumptive Republican nominee Will Conway had several partnerships with tech providers, such as Pollyhop, allowing him to get better insight on voter's opinions and beliefs. Conway was beating Underwood in every poll for every key battleground state. Underwood sought the order to maintain pace with him.
Kirkman Supreme Court nominations

On May 19, 2021, U.S. President Tom Kirkman nominated nine federal judges to the Supreme Court of the United States to fill the vacancies left by the Capitol bombing. The leadership of the Republican and Democratic conferences of the United States Senate agreed to consider all nine nominations, but some Republicans backed out of considering Kirkman's nominee for chief justice at last minute during a meeting with him over allegations of "liberal bias."

U.S. Senator Jack Bowman threatened to hold up the remaining eight nominations if Kirkman did not nominate an alternative for chief justice, which Kirkman responded to by claiming that Bowman was playing politics over his recent loss on the Firearm Reform Act. After Senate Majority Leader Charlie Krauss convinced him, Kirkman agreed to nominate an alternative for chief justice to prevent the remaining eight nominations from being held up. When a viable option could not be found in time, the Senate considered the eight nominations for associate justices and the nomination for chief justice was delayed until a later point. All eight nominations were subsequently confirmed.
Hijacking of Russian Air flight 342

On January 26, 2022, Russian Air flight 342 bound for Kyiv, Ukraine, was hijacked prior to takeoff at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, by four Ukrainian nationals affiliated with the militia Osovobodit Ukrainu. The flight had 165 passengers, 68 of which were Americans.

U.S. intelligence discovered that Swiss bank accounts were opened in each of the hijackers names three days earlier, with the funds of those accounts traced to a state-run Russian bank. The United States accused Russia of paying the hijackers as a pretext for war and Ukraine of sitting on its hands after U.S. intelligence further determined that the Ukrainian government was aware of the bank accounts. U.S. President Tom Kirkman used the intelligence to force the Russian and Ukrainian delegations into submission through hard diplomacy, threatening to cut off diplomatic relations and launch potential military retaliation if any American citizen on the plane was killed.

Hours after Kirkman's meeting with the two country's ambassadors, Russian troops that had mobilized on the Ukrainian border withdrew, the Federal Bureau of Investigation negotiators finalized the details of the hijacker's surrender, and passengers of the flight were removed and escorted to a security area. During the disembarkment, an oxygen canister brought onto the plane for a sick passenger was accidentally ignited, causing the aircraft to explode. Besides the sick passenger, a doctor who was ministering to him that was also friends with Kirkman was killed.
Resignation of Robert Jacobs

On January 26, 2016, Associate Justice Robert Jacobs of the Supreme Court of the United States announced his resignation due to advancing age and health concerns. Jacobs informed U.S. President Frank Underwood in a meeting the previous May that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Underwood used Jacobs as part of a plan to silence opposition created by Heather Dunbar's potential candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 presidential election, although the plan failed when she announced her presidential campaign.

In a meeting with Dunbar, Jacobs urged her to dropout of the presidential race and accept a nomination to his seat from Underwood.
June 2021 Hookstraten-Price meeting

The **June 2021 Hookstraten-Price meeting** took place on June 12, 2021, at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., between House speaker Kimble Hookstraten and Liam Price, her former staffer who leaked the Turkeygate scandal to U.S. Senator Jack Bowman, her political opponent.

Hookstraten gave Price the opportunity to resign from her staff twelve years earlier after she discovered he was accepting contributions from lobbyists. She stated in the meeting that she should had gone public with the information twelve years earlier, which Price replied that it was too late. Hookstraten subsequently showed Price a file with all the evidence and used it as leverage to force him in withdrawing his attacks against her. Hookstraten also showed it to Bowman and forced him to halt his intraparty attacks against her, or she would go public that he was using an alleged fraud to gain information.
Underwood-Petrov Jordan Valley meeting

The **Underwood-Petrov Jordan Valley meeting** took place on November 13, 2015, between U.S. President Frank Underwood and Russian president Viktor Petrov at a bunker in the Jordan Valley. Petrov announced a day earlier that he would violate the Israeli no-fly zone over the Jordan Valley to visit Russian forces with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the region during the ongoing 2015 Jordan Valley crisis. Underwood decided at last minute to meet Petrov on his visit.

During the meeting, Underwood and Petrov agreed to a withdrawal of U.S., Russian, and U.N. peacekeeping troops for the region with a scale-back of the American-European missile defense system in Eastern Europe. At last minute, Petrov required that First Lady Claire Underwood be terminated as United Nations ambassador or the withdrawal would not occur. He informed Underwood that the Russian government successfully convinced her that they had conducted the strike on their forces, leading to the failed U.S. covert operation that killed an American naval officer, even though it might have been false. Underwood reluctantly agreed to the termination.
2017 White House incident

The **2017 White House incident** took place in the late hours of March 18, 2017, when an individual that jumped the fence surrounding the White House was shot and killed by the Secret Service while running across the North Lawn in an attempt to storm the building. The individual was protesting U.S. President Claire Underwood's order to deploy United States forces to Syria.
This or That

This or That es el cuarto 2D Gamemode agregado a Gimkit. This or That es un modo de juego en el que, en lugar de responder preguntas, puedes elegir si quieres moverte al lado azul o al lado rojo. This or That es un modo 2D y no es un modo Echo vs. Vortex. This or That inició la categoría "Diversión y juegos sin necesidad de equipo". Se esperaba que este modo se eliminara el 4 de noviembre de 2022 según un video de YouTube publicado por Josh, sin embargo, todavía está allí después del 4 de noviembre de 2022.

## Descripción (según lo descrito por Gimkit)

Según el sitio web de Gimkit, el juego This or That se describe como:

"¡Y ahora para algo completamente diferente! Esto o Eso es un juego de batalla de trivia que lo convierte en un gran rompehielos para ayudar a sus estudiantes a conocerse entre sí. Este modo es perfecto para Preguntas ¿Preferirías?", Encuestas, ¿Esto se aplica a ti? y (por supuesto) Trivia. A diferencia de otros modos de juego de Gimkit, no conectarás un kit ni agregarás preguntas dentro de Gimkit. En su lugar, usarás tu propia trivia o preguntas para romper el hielo con este divertido sistema de votación en 2D. Una vez que el juego se inicia, simplemente comparta una pregunta y asigne un color, rojo o azul, a dos respuestas posibles. Pídales a los estudiantes que muevan sus Gims a un lado o al otro. Use el botón Congelar jugadores para bloquear las respuestas de los estudiantes. Los botones de premios y fantasmas le da la opción de eliminar las respuestas incorrectas y recompensar a los estudiantes que lo lograron. ¡Diviértanse conociéndose y poniendo a prueba sus conocimientos!" Puede ver la explicación en video aquí.

## Usos

### Conociéndonos:

¡Esto o aquello es una excelente manera de hacer que las personas se conozcan! El anfitrión debe hacer una pregunta a los estudiantes, como "¿Tienes un hermano?" Si la respuesta es sí, se mueven al lado rojo. Si la respuesta es no, se mueven al lado azul. Puedes congelar a todos usando el botón de congelación.

### Curiosidades:

¡Puedes usar esto o aquello para trivia! Haz una pregunta como "¿Cuánto es 6+8?" Si un estudiante piensa que la respuesta es 14, iría al lado rojo. Si un estudiante piensa que la respuesta es 15, iría al lado azul. Puede congelar a todos, y si Red es correcto, haga clic en el botón que dice dar Red 5 puntos. Si Azul es correcto, haz clic en el botón que dice Dale 5 puntos a Azul. Esto o Eso también es genial para preguntas verdaderas o falsas.

### Trivia Battle Royale:

Similar a la trivia, pero en lugar de solo dar los puntos correctos al equipo, puedes convertir al equipo incorrecto en fantasmas. ¡Se volverán invisibles y el juego continuará hasta que una persona gane!

### ¿Prefieres?

Este modo es excelente para las preguntas ¿Qué prefieres? Puede hacer una pregunta como "¿Preferiría perder todo su dinero o todas sus aplicaciones?" El estudiante iría al lado rojo por dinero o al lado azul por aplicaciones.

## Notas

Este modo de juego se probó públicamente el 31 de agosto de 2022 con un grupo de personas en Gimkit Discord, y parte de esa prueba se usó en el video This or That.
October 2016 Underwood-Hammerschmidt meeting

The **October 2016 Underwood-Hammerschmidt meeting** took place on October 6, 2016, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., between U.S. President Frank Underwood and journalist Tom Hammerschmidt. Underwood scheduled the meeting after Hammerschmidt sent his staff a series of evidence gatherings leading to potential crimes Underwood committed as a member of Congress and as vice president. Underwood rejected the allegations as "tabloid gossip."
Assault of Catherine Durant

The **assault of Catherine Durant** took place on March 11, 2017, when U.S. President Frank Underwood pushed U.S. Secretary of State Catherine Durant down the Grand Staircase of the White House while she was departing a day before her testimony to the House Judiciary Committee pursuing impeachment proceedings against Underwood. Durant agreed to testify without restriction and publicize evidence of crimes committed by Underwood during a phone call with U.S. Representative Alex Romero a day earlier. Underwood had Durant's phone tapped and listened in on the call.

Underwood pushed Durant in a blind zone of the White House's security cameras so he was never seen, and she was knocked unconscious when she hit a landing on the staircase. Underwood called for help from the top of the stairs, claiming that Durant had fallen while leaving the Executive Residence. Her testimony was subsequently cancelled as she entered the hospital.
Dunbar-Sharp press conference

The **Dunbar-Sharp press conference** took place on September 13, 2015, in Iowa, and was held by Heather Dunbar and Jackie Sharp. Both were contenders for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in the 2016 presidential election. During the briefing, the two announced the temporary suspension of their campaigns during Hurricane Faith.
Underwood visitation of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

The **Underwood visitation of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial** took place on August 14, 2015, when U.S. President Frank Underwood visited the memorial of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the 80th anniversary of the Social Security Act. Underwood previously delivered a radio address commemorating the anniversary while calling for a new, more modern program to replace the "aging and dying" Social Security.
Killing of Tom Hammerschmidt

On June 26, 2019, Tom Hammerschmidt, the editor of the *Washington Herald* and a vocal critic of the Underwoods, was shot and killed inside a deli in Washington, D.C. by an unknown assassin. The assassination was planned by U.S. President Claire Hale after Hammerschmidt began to publish articles accusing her of being involved in potential crimes committed by her late husband, former U.S. President Frank Underwood.
Concession of Will Conway

On February 14, 2017, Republican presidential nominee Will Conway called U.S. President Frank Underwood from New York to concede the 2016 United States presidential election to him after he was projected to have won the revote in Ohio. During the call, Underwood offered Conway a position in his Cabinet as transportation secretary, which he rejected before cursing him out and ending the call.
October 2016 Walker-Hammerschmidt meeting

The **October 2016 Walker-Hammerschmidt meeting** took place on October 4, 2016, in Colorado, between former U.S. President Garrett Walker and journalist Tom Hammerschmidt. The meeting was requested by Hammerschmidt as an interview for Walker's new scholarship fund, but Hammerschmidt informed him that he asked for the meeting to discuss U.S. President Frank Underwood and his attempts to unseat Walker.

Walker confirmed to Hammerschmidt that Underwood undermined him and lied about his involvement in the Tusk money laundering scheme, even though he was not aware.
Inauguration of Cornelius Moss

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The **inauguration of Cornelius Moss** as the 44th president of the United States was the 56th presidential inauguration, marking the commencement of the first and only term of Cornelius Moss as president and John Vinick as vice president. The public ceremony took place on January 20, 2009, at the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
2016 ICO hostage crisis

The **2016 ICO hostage crisis** was a major kidnapping incident in the United States that began on September 26, 2016, when three American citizens were taken hostage in Tennessee by terrorists of the Islamic Caliphate. The terrorists claimed the motivation for the kidnapping was the detainment of ICO leader Yusuf Al Ahmadi, and they declined to negotiate with U.S. President Frank Underwood, only Republican presidential nominee Will Conway.

The crisis ended after Caroline and Melissa Miller, the mother and daughter, were rescued hours before Jim Miller, the father, was executed following Underwood's controversial October 6 address.
October 2016 Underwood-Birch meeting

The **October 2016 Underwood-Birch meeting** took place on October 24, 2016, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., between U.S. President Frank Underwood and House Minority Leader Bob Birch. The meeting occurred hours after the United States House of Representatives voted to create a special committee to investigate Underwood's request for a declaration of war against the Islamic Caliphate following his unprecedented address to a floor session earlier that day.
2022 Kirkman Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan

From November 24 to 26, 2022, U.S. President Tom Kirkman made a surprise trip to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan to celebrate Thanksgiving with U.S. troops stationed there. While on the trip, Kirkman consulted with U.S. military leaders in successfully preventing a potential terrorist attack on American soil after intelligence suggested a warlord in the region was planning one.

During his visit, a suicide bomber launched a coordinated attack on a civilian market three miles from the air base, killing 120 and injuring countless others. A second terrorist team raided a safe house of the Central Intelligence Agency nearby, killing 4 American agents. Despite the incident, Kirkman refused to evacuate and remained at Bagram for the duration of the trip.
Declaration of War Committee investigation

The **Declaration of War Committee investigation** was a five month-long congressional investigation conducted by the United States House of Representatives' special committee on a Declaration of War from October 2016 to March 2017. The committee was created following U.S. President Frank Underwood's unprecedented address to the House of Representatives, where he asked for a formal declaration of war against the Islamic Caliphate. The House voted in favor of creating the special committee to investigate Underwood's request, but Republicans led by House speaker Madeline McCarthy and other Underwood critics used the committee to investigate allegations of illegalities he committed as vice president and a member of Congress. The investigation uncovered significant evidence pointing to potential crimes Underwood committed throughout his political career and into his presidency, and it led to formal impeachment proceedings against him following the testimony of former U.S. President Garrett Walker.
Arrest of Brad Weston

On February 19, 2021, U.S. track and field coach Brad Weston was arrested upon his arrival in Moscow, Russia after customs discovered 20 vials of HGH steroids for performance enhancing purposes in his luggage. The U.S. State Department suspected the steroids were planted by Russian operatives.

While being briefed on the incident, acting U.S. Secretary of State Anne Paulsen and director of the Central Intelligence Agency James Carrera informed U.S. President Tom Kirkman that Weston was an undercover CIA asset, making his release imperative.
May 6 White House press conference

The **May 6 White House press conference** was held on May 6, 2021, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. U.S. President Tom Kirkman addressed reporters on his 100th day in office, asking that due to circumstances surrounding his ascension into office, his official 100 days for policy initiatives begin then. Kirkman stated that his major policy goals would be "civil rights, healthcare, affordable housing, job creation, climate change, immigration, balancing the budget, and debt reduction." He also announced that he would take part in a town hall event later that week to kick off his 100 day initiatives.
November 2016 Underwood-Scanlon conversation

The **November 2016 Underwood-Scanlon conversation** took place over the phone from Washington, D.C. on November 8, 2016, during the ongoing 2016 United States presidential election, between U.S. President Frank Underwood and Tennessee governor Mitch Scanlon. The conversation was held shortly after the Knoxville attack.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation urged that voting in Tennessee be closed early as a result of the incident, potentially altering the effect of the election. Underwood rejected the urging and demanded Scanlon keep the polls open, despite his personal intention to eventually close the voting early as part of his efforts to undermine the election.
May 13 Kirkman-Darby meeting

The **May 13 Kirkman-Darby meeting** took place on May 13, 2023, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., between U.S. President Tom Kirkman and U.S. Vice President Ellenor Darby. The meeting was held after Kirkman found out Darby had a meeting with the entirety of the Cabinet of the United States.

During the meeting, Darby informed Kirkman that a majority of the Cabinet voted to invoke Section IV of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to remove him from office as president of the United States on the basis of mental incapacity stemming from the Kirkman therapy tape leaks. Darby further stated that she was waiting to send the Cabinet vote to Congress for the approval of his removal in order to give Kirkman "an opportunity to present a case to retain himself."
2015 Moscow summit

The **2015 Moscow summit** took place from July 21 to 22, 2015, in Moscow, Russia, between U.S. President Frank Underwood and Russian president Viktor Petrov. Underwood was invited to the Kremlin for a brief visit following his order to activate United States forces in the Jordan Valley. Petrov rejected Underwood's repeated proposals for an independent coalition of United Nations peacekeepers, resulting in Underwood committing U.S. troops to the region and alerting the Russians. The two heads of state agreed to a peace negotiation, but Petrov withdrew at last minute after First Lady Claire Underwood's conduct in a trilateral press conference following the death of Michael Corrigan. Similar to the earlier Washington summit, the Moscow summit was widely considered a failure.
2017 testimony of Garrett Walker

On March 3, 2017, former U.S. President Garrett Walker testified before the Declaration of War Committee investigating allegations of illegalities committed by U.S. President Frank Underwood. Walker originally intended to plead the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to avoid answering any questions on his tenure as president of the United States, but during the first question asked by U.S. Representative Alex Romero, Walker interrupted his lawyer and agreed to answer all questions the committee had.

Romero asked Walker about the Tusk money laundering scheme, to which he confirmed that millions of dollars were illegally laundered from Chinese businesses to affect American elections. Walker testified that Underwood was the chief architect of the scheme, and that he had no knowledge of it until Underwood brought it to his attention in his efforts to unseat him as president.

Walker's testimony was likened to that of the false testimony of Raymond Tusk in 2014, which brought down his presidency, in the sense that Walker had now fatally damaged Underwood's presidency by telling the truth. Walker was subsequently cleared of any wrongdoing related to the scheme.
March 8 MacLeish-Hookstraten confrontation

The **March 8 MacLeish-Hookstraten confrontation** took place on March 8, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., between speaker of the House Kimble Hookstraten and acting U.S. President Peter MacLeish. During the meeting, Hookstraten confronted and threatened MacLeish following a series of unprecedented, unilateral orders as acting president. MacLeish temporarily assumed the office while U.S. President Tom Kirkman was under surgery following his attempted assassination earlier that day.

## Transcript of the confrontation

> MacLeish: What can I do for you, Kimble?
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> Hookstraten: You can tell me what the hell is going on in your mind. You know if you open those markets tomorrow it'll be a disaster.
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> MacLeish: No, I don't. And in case you've forgotten, you're addressing the office of the acting president.
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> Hookstraten: You know, Peter, when you first arrived in Congress I thought you were...well...ordinary. Another first-termer, just happy to be there. A man whose achievements had far outstripped even his own imagination. But I realize now, that I'd underestimated you; your drive, your ambition. There's nothing ordinary about you.
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> MacLeish: Well, thank you. I appreciate you saying that.
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> Hookstraten: Just know I'll be watching you. Others may be distracted by what's happening today, but not me. If I see anything out of step, I'll take my suspicions straight to the White House press corps.
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> MacLeish: Are you threatening me?
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> Hookstraten: Absolutely, "sir."
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Underwood primary surprise

The **Underwood primary surprise** took place on February 26, 2016, in Gaffney, South Carolina, one day before the Democratic presidential primary. A billboard was vandalized with an enlarged photograph of U.S. President Frank Underwood's father with a member of the Ku Klux Klan, captioned "Underwood 2016." The photo was uncovered by LeAnn Harvey, First Lady Claire Underwood's assistant. The First Lady directed Oren Chase, a local opponent of Underwood, to put up the picture in retaliation for his endorsement of Celia Jones for Texas' 30th congressional district in the 2016 State of the Union address.
May 2019 Hale-Hammerschmidt meeting

The **May 2019 Hale-Hammerschmidt meeting** took place on May 21, 2019, in Washington, D.C., between U.S. President Claire Hale and journalist Tom Hammerschmidt. During the meeting, Hale asked Hammerschmidt to reject any information that former White House Chief of Staff Doug Stamper may have told him about her and former U.S. President Frank Underwood on the basis that they were "fantasies" and that Stamper was "insane." She further stated that she was not complicit in any potential crimes that her late husband may have committed.
July 2016 Underwood-Conway meeting

The **July 2016 Underwood-Conway meeting** took place on July 26, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia, between U.S. President Frank Underwood and New York governor and Republican nominee Will Conway. The meeting, which occurred during the ongoing 2016 Democratic National Convention, was held after Conway made a surprise appearance in Atlanta to criticize Underwood for failing to respond to the Islamic Caliphate after they made an increased series of threats. Underwood invited Conway to join him at the convention to have a private conversation on an appropriate response.

During the meeting, Conway received a call from his campaign headquarters and took it privately in a bathroom within the conference room he and Underwood were meeting in. Underwood asked his campaign manager, LeAnn Harvey, to have Aidan Macallan hack into the conversation as part of Underwood's FISA surveillance order, which Harvey denied to do.
March 2017 Durant-Romero meeting

The **March 2017 Durant-Romero meeting** took place on March 9, 2017, at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., between U.S. Secretary of State Catherine Durant and U.S. Representative Alex Romero. The meeting was called for by Romero to discuss Durant's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee pursuing impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Frank Underwood.

During the meeting, Romero asked Durant if the testimony of former U.S. President Garrett Walker a week earlier was accurate, to which she refused to answer on the advice of her lawyer. She publicly went at Romero for "betraying the Underwoods" to satisfy her lawyer before Romero informed her that she would be subpoenaed to testify. As Durant was leaving the meeting, she shook Romero's hand and passed a crumpled note to him unbeknownst to her lawyer. The note read "yes" in response to the first question asked by Romero regarding the accuracy of Walker's testimony.
First 2016 presidential debate

The **first 2016 presidential debate** was held on September 26, 2016, at Hofstra University in Hampstead, New York, between the Democratic and Republican presidential tickets. The debate marked the first time that both the presidential and vice presidential nominees competed against each other in the debate, rather than a separate debate being held for each nominee. PBS hosted the debate, and it was moderated by Gwen Ifill.

Towards the end of the debate, it unexpectedly entered a commercial break as U.S. President Frank Underwood was rushed off the set to handle a national security emergency.
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**David Rasmussen** (died January 26, 2021) was an American politician who served as House Majority Leader from 2007 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as House Minority Whip from 2003 to 2007 while representing Rhode Island as a U.S. Representative from 1995 until his death in 2021.
Recovery of Caroline and Melissa Miller

On October 6, 2016, Caroline and Melissa Miller were found by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the woods off of a rural road in Tennessee, United States. They had been kidnapped as part of the wider 2016 ICO hostage crisis ten days earlier. While the two were recovered, the third hostage, Jim Miller, remained missing.
March 2 Hookstraten-Wells conversation

The **March 2 Hookstraten-Wells conversation** took place over the phone on March 2, 2021, between House speaker Kimble Hookstraten and special agent Hannah Wells who was investigating Peter MacLeish and his potential ties to the Capitol bombing.

During the call, Wells pleaded for Hookstraten to delay MacLeish's confirmation as vice president after learning that "11:14 pm" from her February 23 mystery call was a code for a military operation commanded by MacLeish that committed war crimes. Catalan, the man Majid Nassar admitted had paid him to falsely take credit for the Capitol bombing, was on MacLeish's mission and allegedly had a personal connection with him. Hookstraten subsequently called for an extended recess during MacLeish's confirmation hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, which was taking place that day, and delayed its continuation until later that night when Wells could appear as a witness to release the evidence.
Termination of the United States airstrike in Syria

The **termination of the United States airstrike in Syria** took place on May 19, 2016, at the White House in Washington, D.C., when U.S. President Frank Underwood ordered vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs Ted Brockhart to abort a pending military operation against the Islamic Caliphate in Syria. He ordered the termination after his campaign manager LeAnn Harvey convinced him that with ICO eliminated as a national security threat, their FISA domestic surveillance order would not have a public purpose and therefor could not be used privately to undermine the 2016 presidential election.
Termination of voting in Ohio

In the early morning hours of November 9, 2016, during the ongoing 2016 United States presidential election, Ohio governor Roger Olmstead announced that in coordination with the secretary of state, he had terminated voting in the state indefinitely. The announcement came after continued terrorist threats throughout the state, despite his suspension of the vote in afflicted areas, even though the threats were fictitiously created by U.S. President Frank Underwood's team.

Because of the termination of voting in Ohio, Republican Will Conway was unable to be projected as the winner of the state, putting Underwood back into the competition.
Resignation of Hector Mendoza

The **resignation of Hector Mendoza** took place on August 20, 2015, when Senate Majority Leader Hector Mendoza resigned as Republican leader and a United States senator from Arizona following a campaign finance scandal.

Originally considered a front-runner for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election, Mendoza faced substantial bipartisan criticism for receiving undeclared payments for political speeches, in violation of federal campaign finance laws. He subsequently resigned and was succeeded as Senate Majority Leader by Henry Mitchell.
Arrest of Mohammed Salimi

On May 12, 2023, Mohammed Salimi, the Kunamian ambassador to the United States, was arrested in the Oval Office following a brief meeting with U.S. President Tom Kirkman. U.S. intelligence discovered that a Kunamian rebel leader was working for Salimi and that he hired the attacker in the 2023 D.C. Metro station bombing with government funds to trace back to the country's emir as a provocation for the U.S. to retaliate and depose him, leaving Salimi in power.

Kirkman informed Salimi that his diplomatic credentials were invoked before overseeing his arrest by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for terrorism charges.
Funeral of Alexandra Kirkman

On December 21, 2022, a funeral was held for First Lady Alexandra Kirkman, who died a week earlier in an automobile accident while traveling to the White House. A televised service was held at the Washington National Cathedral, attended by members of the Kirkman administration and the 118th United States Congress. Her remains were subsequently flown aboard Air Force One to Port Washington, New York, where they were interred in the family's personal grave during a private burial attended by family and close friends.
Frank Underwood Iowa victory speech

The **Frank Underwood Iowa victory speech** was delivered on February 1, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa, by U.S. President Frank Underwood following his victory in the 2016 Democratic presidential caucuses. Underwood thanked his supporters and vowed victory in the New Hampshire primary the following week.
November 2015 Viktor Petrov press conference

The **November 2015 Viktor Petrov press conference** was held on November 12, 2015, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Russian president Viktor Petrov delivered a response to the institution of the Israeli no-fly zone over the Jordan Valley hours after U.S. President Frank Underwood's response. In his statement, Petrov announced he would violate the no-fly zone to visit Russian forces on the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the region.
Will Conway

**William Conway** (September 6, 1976 - January 26, 2021) was an American politician who briefly served as House Majority Leader while representing New York as a U.S. Representative from 2019 until his death in 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 56th governor of New York from 2013 to 2019 when he was elected in a special election, and the 54th comptroller of New York from 2007 to 2013. Conway was the Republican nominee for president of the United States in the 2016 presidential election, controversially losing to incumbent Frank Underwood.
2016 State of the Union address

The **2016 State of the Union address** was delivered by Frank Underwood, the 46th president of the United States, on February 16, 2016, at 9:00 pm EST in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 114th United States Congress. It was Underwood's second and final state of the union address, and his second speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over the joint session was House speaker William Donaldson, accompanied by vice president Donald Blythe in his capacity as president of the Senate.

During the address, Underwood endorsed Celia Jones to succeed U.S. Representative Doris Jones in Texas' 30th congressional district race, despite knowing that his wife, First Lady Claire Underwood, was preparing for a run. The incident was part of a wider marital situation between the two.
March 26 Hale-Usher meeting

The **March 26 Hale-Usher meeting** took place on March 26, 2019, at the White House in Washington, D.C., between U.S. President Claire Hale and U.S. Vice President Mark Usher. Held hours after the Usher-Russia controversy was publicized, Hale asked Usher to resign, which he refused, before he was subsequently questioned by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Suspension of voting in northern Ohio

On November 8, 2016, during the ongoing 2016 United States presidential election, Democratic Ohio governor Roger Olmstead withdrew poll workers and voting machines from three Republican counties in the northern part of the state. The suspension came after Olmstead publicized evidence of terrorist-related chatter online among the Islamic Caliphate threatening attacks in the area like the incident in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The terrorist chatter was fictitiously created by data scientist Aidan Macallan during a meeting with White House Chief of Staff Doug Stamper. U.S. President Frank Underwood directed Stamper to work with Macallan after exit polls suggested he would lose in Ohio, which he needed to win reelection.
Invasion of the McMurdo Station

On January 20, 2017, hours after the contingent inauguration of acting U.S. President Claire Underwood, undercover Russian forces invaded the McMurdo Station, a research facility, in Antarctica. U.S. intelligence suggested the unprovoked invasion was to take advantage of the ongoing 2017 United States constitutional crisis.
2016 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses

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The **2016 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses** were held on Monday, February 1, 2016 in Iowa, marking the Republican Party's first nominating contest in their series of presidential primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

The Democratic Party held its own Iowa caucuses on the same day.

New York Governor Will Conway pulled off a surprise victory over his opponent. He began his campaign in May 2015 with only 18% support, and he surged to 48% following the caucuses.
Alpheus Four disaster

On March 6, 2023, Alpheus Four, an unmanned spacecraft of NASA, exploded after its launch was terminated mid-flight following a hack of its computer systems. The spacecraft was carrying water and other supplies to the International Space Station following its own computer malfunction. A Russian operative informed U.S. intelligence earlier that day that Alpheus Four's systems had been hacked, but U.S. President Tom Kirkman ordered the launch to proceed anyway.
Impeachment process against Frank Underwood

Template:ImpeachmentThe **impeachment process against Frank Underwood** began in the United States House of Representatives on March 4, 2017, when the House Judiciary Committee announced it would consider articles of impeachment against U.S. President Frank Underwood for high crimes and misdemeanors following the testimony of former U.S. President Garrett Walker.

Underwood addressed a session of the House of Representatives in October 2016 asking for a declaration of war against the Islamic Caliphate. The Republican-controlled House voted to create a Declaration of War investigative committee to consider whether a declaration was necessary, but the committee became dominated by Underwood critics was used to investigate his personal conduct in office instead. The investigation uncovered significant evidence suggesting that Underwood had committed crimes as a member of Congress, as vice president, and as president related to his efforts to undermine the 2016 United States presidential election.

Former U.S. President Garrett Walker testified to the special committee on March 3, 2017, that Underwood had orchestrated the Tusk money laundering scheme and was involved in another plot to unseat him as president. His testimony led to his clearing of any wrongdoing in the money laundering scheme and the initiation of impeachment proceedings against Underwood. On March 14, Underwood appeared before the House Judiciary Committee to testify, during which he announced his resignation as president of the United States, effective at 6:00 pm the following day. The impeachment proceedings subsequently were halted hours before his resignation took effect on March 15.
Suckergate

**Suckergate** was a political scandal in the United States that took place on June 22, 2022, when U.S. Senator Alan Rouse alleged that U.S. President Tom Kirkman called the American people suckers during a private conversation with him. According to Rouse, Kirkman stated that in order to shore up support for a potential pension bailout package in the United States Congress, he would "make a stipulation that the American people are suckers." Rouse continued by announcing his opposition to the bill.

Kirkman addressed the allegations during an interview, during which he confirmed that the allegations were true but taken out of context. He continued by saying that Americans are suckers for believing in the American dream despite their "security and dreams snatched away from them," which is why he supports the pension bailout bill. Rouse subsequently informed Kirkman that he would support the bailout bill after public opinion shifted and Kirkman's approval rating rebounded, but he stated that the purpose for his "political opportunism" was because his wife had cancer and he was engaged in an extramarital affair.
Death of Michael Corrigan

On July 22, 2015, while First Lady Claire Underwood was sleeping in his cell, American LGBT activist Michael Corrigan was found hanging from a prison bar with Underwood's scarf.

Underwood met with Corrigan the previous day to discuss the terms of his release agreed to in the ongoing Moscow summit, which he rejected because it involved him making a statement denouncing homosexuality as threatening to children. Despite her strong disagreement with it, Underwood implored him to make the statement as the Russian government declined to renegotiate. She refused to leave his cell until he agreed to the terms. After Underwood unintentionally fell asleep, Corrigan hung himself from the prison bar over his cell window by her scarf. His body was discovered as the Russian delegation came to wake Underwood and inform her that her husband, U.S. President Frank Underwood, and Russian president Viktor Petrov agreed to new release terms without the controversial statement.
2017 testimony of Nathan Green

On March 13, 2017, Federal Bureau of Investigation deputy director for cyberterrorism Nathan Green testified before the House Judiciary Committee pursuing impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Frank Underwood. In his testimony, he denied having any knowledge that Underwood created false claims of terrorist threats to undermine the 2016 United States presidential election.
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**Peter Louis MacLeish** (December 30, 1978 - March 11, 2021) was an American politician who served as the 54th vice president of the United States until his assassination four days into his term. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Oregon as a U.S. Representative from 2011 to 2021.
Nullification of the Underwood surname

On June 11, 2017, one day after the conclusion of the mourning period for the late Frank Underwood, U.S. President Claire Underwood announced at the White House that she had nullified her surname and changed her legal name back to her maiden name, Claire Hale. The nullification was permissible under a legal name change pursuant to laws regarding the legal status of widows.
2016 Durant convention speech

The **2016 Durant convention speech** was delivered by U.S. Secretary of State Catherine Durant on July 28, 2016, at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.

Durant had been a competitor for both president and vice president during the convention due to its open style rules. During the speech, she thanked the delegates that unexpectedly supported her, but announced her intention to remain as secretary of state in a second Underwood administration. She subsequently endorsed First Lady Claire Underwood for vice president. The speech came a day after Durant's tense meeting with U.S. President Frank Underwood in the Oval Office regarding their ongoing feud.
March 2017 Underwood-Birch-Womack meeting

The **March 2017 Underwood-Birch-Womack meeting** took place on March 9, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., between U.S. President Frank Underwood, House Minority Leader Bob Birch, and House Minority Whip Terry Womack.

The meeting was called for by Birch and Womack regarding ongoing impeachment proceedings against Underwood. During the meeting, they informed him that House Republicans on the Judiciary Committee would vote in favor of advancing articles of impeachment against Underwood to the House of Representatives in the next few days. Birch and Womack urged Underwood to resign to avoid a dragged process, which he rejected.
2016 presidential campaign announcement of Frank Underwood

On September 23, 2015, U.S. President Frank Underwood announced his candidacy for reelection as the Democratic nominee for president of the United States in the 2016 presidential election. Underwood previously announced in his You Are Entitled to Nothing speech that he would not seek the nomination, but changed his mind after he was forced to sign an emergency disaster relief bill for Hurricane Faith that defunded his America Works jobs program.

In the District of Columbia unemployment emergency, which funded America Works in Washington, D.C. as a preliminary program, more than 40,000 new jobs with high wages and benefits were created in two months from the deficit of 60,000 unemployed individuals, cutting the unemployment rate in the city by a whopping 67%. Despite its effectiveness, the U.S. Congress continued to fail on adopting a permanent funding measure, leading Underwood to use it as the cornerstone for his reelection announcement. He claimed that Congress failed the American people by declining to fund the program nationwide, and he stated that the only way to enact it was in a second term.
United States invasion of Kunami

On May 13, 2023, the United States launched a full-scale invasion of the Emirate of Kunami as the final stage of the Kunami War. U.S. intelligence found that in addition to its planned attacks against the United States, Kunami was stockpiling biological and chemical weapons with government documents suggesting that their intent was for use against Sunni dissidents opposed to Emir Farhad Abbasi's regime.

The invasion began in the early morning of May 13, when U.S. forces encircled and captured the capital Raza'a within hours. After surrounding the royal palace and other buildings, the United States overthrew the Kunamian government and deposed Abbasi, taking him captive.
Killing of Alexandra Kirkman

On December 16, 2022, while traveling back to the White House after her hearing with the Federal Bureau of Investigation over the Icarus Astrotech investigation, First Lady Alexandra Kirkman, the wife of U.S. President Tom Kirkman, was killed after a box truck proceeded through a red light and hit the vehicle that was transporting her in the Secret Service motorcade. The truck directly struck the side of the vehicle Kirkman was seated in, and she was killed instantly. The agents seated in the driver and front passenger seats were non-fatally injured. The driver of the truck, Evan Beeman, was charged and sentenced to several years in federal prison. He was texting and driving when he mistakenly proceeded through the red light. Kirkman faced extensive grief as a result of his wife's death.

The killing has been subject to numerous uncredited and disproven conspiracy theories, including allegations that the First Lady was a Russian spy due to her ancestral heritage and that Kirkman ordered her death.