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The United States on January 4, 2011

Who held every office, how Congress and the Court were made up, and what happened within a week. Diff this day against today →

President
Obama
Barack Hussein Obama D · since Jan 20, 2009
Senate
43 D · 23 R
66 senators · 112th Congress
House
—
0 representatives
Supreme Court
5 R · 4 D
9 justices by appointing party
Union
50 states
27 amendments in force
Unemployment
9.3%
Dec 2010 · $1 then ≈ $1.54 today
Public debt
$14.0T
as of Jan 4, 2011 · 4 armed conflicts
2011-01-04/executiveThe administration
President Barack Hussein Obama D
since Jan 20, 2009
Vice President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. D
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates R
since Dec 18, 2006
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar D
since Jan 20, 2009
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton D
since Jan 21, 2009
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu D
since Jan 21, 2009
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano D
since Jan 21, 2009
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Ken Shinseki
since Jan 21, 2009
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan D
since Jan 21, 2009
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack D
since Jan 21, 2009
Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice D
since Jan 22, 2009
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Lisa P. Jackson D
since Jan 23, 2009
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood R
since Jan 23, 2009
Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner
since Jan 26, 2009
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan D
since Jan 26, 2009
Attorney General Eric Holder D
since Feb 3, 2009
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Leon Panetta D
since Feb 13, 2009
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis D
since Feb 24, 2009
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk D
since Mar 18, 2009
Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke D
since Mar 26, 2009
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius D
since Apr 28, 2009
Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper I
since Aug 9, 2010
White House Chief of Staff Pete Rouse D
since Oct 1, 2010
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Jack Lew D
since Nov 18, 2010
2011-01-04/congress112th Congress
Senate · 43 D · 23 R
Mark Begich (Democrat, AK)Mark L. Pryor (Democrat, AR)Dianne Feinstein (Democrat, CA)Mark Udall (Democrat, CO)Thomas R. Carper (Democrat, DE)Christopher A. Coons (Democrat, DE)Bill Nelson (Democrat, FL)Daniel K. Akaka (Democrat, HI)Tom Harkin (Democrat, IA)Richard J. Durbin (Democrat, IL)Mary L. Landrieu (Democrat, LA)John F. Kerry (Democrat, MA)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democrat, MD)Debbie Stabenow (Democrat, MI)Carl Levin (Democrat, MI)Amy Klobuchar (Democrat, MN)Al Franken (Democrat, MN)Claire McCaskill (Democrat, MO)Jon Tester (Democrat, MT)Max Baucus (Democrat, MT)Kay R. Hagan (Democrat, NC)Kent Conrad (Democrat, ND)Ben Nelson (Democrat, NE)Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat, NH)Robert Menendez (Democrat, NJ)Frank R. Lautenberg (Democrat, NJ)Jeff Bingaman (Democrat, NM)Tom Udall (Democrat, NM)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democrat, NY)Sherrod Brown (Democrat, OH)Jeff Merkley (Democrat, OR)Robert P. Casey, Jr. (Democrat, PA)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat, RI)Jack Reed (Democrat, RI)Tim Johnson (Democrat, SD)Jim Webb (Democrat, VA)Mark R. Warner (Democrat, VA)Maria Cantwell (Democrat, WA)Herb Kohl (Democrat, WI)John D. Rockefeller, IV (Democrat, WV)Joe Manchin, III (Democrat, WV)Joseph I. Lieberman (Independent, CT)Bernard Sanders (Independent, VT)Jeff Sessions (Republican, AL)Jon Kyl (Republican, AZ)Saxby Chambliss (Republican, GA)James E. Risch (Republican, ID)Richard G. Lugar (Republican, IN)Pat Roberts (Republican, KS)Mitch McConnell (Republican, KY)Scott P. Brown (Republican, MA)Olympia J. Snowe (Republican, ME)Susan M. Collins (Republican, ME)Roger F. Wicker (Republican, MS)Thad Cochran (Republican, MS)Mike Johanns (Republican, NE)John Eric Ensign (Republican, NV)James M. Inhofe (Republican, OK)Lindsey Graham (Republican, SC)Bob Corker (Republican, TN)Lamar Alexander (Republican, TN)Kay Bailey Hutchison (Republican, TX)John Cornyn (Republican, TX)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican, UT)John Barrasso (Republican, WY)Michael B. Enzi (Republican, WY)
House ·
2011-01-04/supreme-courtThe bench
Antonin Scalia R
Associate Justice · appointed by Ronald Reagan · since Sep 25, 1986
Anthony McLeod Kennedy R
Associate Justice · appointed by Ronald Reagan · since Feb 11, 1988
Clarence Thomas R
Associate Justice · appointed by George H.W. Bush · since Oct 18, 1991
Ruth Bader Ginsburg D
Associate Justice · appointed by William J. Clinton · since Aug 5, 1993
Stephen Gerald Breyer D
Associate Justice · appointed by William J. Clinton · since Aug 3, 1994
John Glover Roberts, Jr. R
Chief Justice · appointed by George W. Bush · since Sep 29, 2005
Samuel A. Alito, Jr. R
Associate Justice · appointed by George W. Bush · since Jan 31, 2006
Sonia Sotomayor D
Associate Justice · appointed by Barack Obama · since Aug 6, 2009
Elena Kagan D
Associate Justice · appointed by Barack Obama · since Aug 6, 2010
2011-01-04/militaryArmed conflicts under way
War against al-Qaida
since Sep 11, 2001 · U.S. principal party
War in Afghanistan (Taliban insurgency)
since Jan 1, 2003 · U.S. supporting a government with troops in combat
Iraq: insurgency and war against IS
since Jan 18, 2004 · U.S. supporting a government with troops in combat
Yemen: Houthis and AQAP
since Jan 1, 2009 · U.S. supporting a government with troops in combat
2011-01-04/weekWithin a week · Dec 28, 2010 – Jan 11, 2011
Law Omnibus Trade Act of 2010
Dec 29, 2010 · Pub. L. 111-344
Law Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act
Dec 29, 2010 · Pub. L. 111-345
Law Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act of 2010
Dec 29, 2010 · Pub. L. 111-346
Law Required the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to fully insure Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts
Dec 29, 2010 · Pub. L. 111-343
Agency − Minerals Management Service
Jan 1, 2011 · other
Law James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010
Jan 2, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-347
Law Shark Conservation Act of 2010
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-348
Law Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2010
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-351
Law GPRA Modernization Act of 2010
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-352
Law FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-353
Law Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-356
Law National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Improvement Act of 2010
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-357
Law America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-358
Law Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-364
Law Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-369
Law Local Community Radio Act of 2010
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-371
Law Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2010
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-372
Law Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-373
Law Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2010
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-374
Law National Alzheimer's Project Act
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-375
Law Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-376
Law Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-377
Law Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-380
Justice Mary Helen Murguia — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jan 4, 2011 · Ninth Circuit
Law Established a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-349
Law Enacted Title 41 of the United States Code (Public Contracts) as positive law
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-350
Law Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Clarification Act
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-354
Law Excluded an external power supply for certain security or life safety alarms and surveillance system components from the application of certain energy efficiency standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-360
Law Amended the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize the Tax Court to appoint employees
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-366
Law Directed the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Houston, Texas, to the Military Museum of Texas
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-370
Law Amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify federal responsibility for stormwater pollution
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-378
Law Authorized leases of up to 99 years for lands held in trust for Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-381
Law Clarified the National Credit Union Administration authority to make stabilization fund expenditures without borrowing from the Treasury
Jan 4, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-382
Law Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
Jan 7, 2011 · Pub. L. 111-383
Ruling Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research v. United States
Jan 11, 2011 · 562 U.S. 44
Ruling Ransom v. Fia Card Services, N.A.
Jan 11, 2011 · 562 U.S. 61

Each office is shown as it stood at the end of the day. Cabinet records come from Wikidata and have gaps for some historical offices.