Trudeau’s Resignation & New Orleans Lawsuit | Afternoon Update | 1.6.25
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I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Monday, January 6th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
Last night over dinner. I told my kids about the decision that I'm sharing with you today.
Amid mounting calls for his resignation and battled, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is stepping down. Daily Wire deputy managing editor Tim Rice has the latest.
Trudeau made the announcement today after nearly a decade in office. The prime minister says he asked the president of the Liberal Party to begin the process of selecting its next leader and will hang on to power until one is chosen. Trudeau faced cratering approval ratings as living costs and government spending both skyrocketed. The resignation of his finance minister, Christia Freeland, last month further fueled criticism of his leadership. His resignation comes as recent polls show his party lagging far behind the conservative party, led by Pierre Palliev, ahead of an election expected by late October.
This country deserves a real choice in the next election. And it has become clear to me that if I'm having to fight internal battles, I cannot be the best option in that election.
A major winter storm is slamming parts of the U.S. with heavy snow and freezing rain, including in D.C., where Congress made Trump's electoral victory official. Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips has the details.
The National Weather Service is urging residents in hard-hit areas like the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest to avoid non-essential travel, with untreated roads already impassable in many regions. The storm, which started on the West Coast, has caused flight cancellations, accidents, and even thrown Washington, D.C. for a loop. Today, Congress met in a joint session to certify Donald Trump's presidential victory. There to oversee the certification was the Democrat Donald Trump defeated in the election, Kamala Harris, who had to preside over the process as sitting vice president.
The votes for President of the United States are as follows. Donald J. Trump of the state of Florida has received 312 votes. Kamala D. Harris of the state of California has received 226 votes.
President-elect Trump is moving to delay his January 10th sentencing in the New York hush money case. Daily Wire reporter Amanda Prestigiacomo is here now with more.
Trump's legal team filed a motion today arguing that the sentencing violates the Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity and other legal precedents. Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan previously ruled that Trump will face an unconditional discharge, meaning no punishment will be imposed. The case stems from Trump's conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to so-called hush money payments made before the 2016 election. Trump has called the case a political witch hunt and maintains his innocence. His sentencing is set just 10 days before his inauguration on January 20th.
The first lawsuit related to the New Year's Day terror attack on Bourbon Street has been announced. A local law firm plans to sue the city of New Orleans and its police department, claiming negligence allowed the attack, which killed 14 and injured dozens. The lawsuit, set to be filed Wednesday, alleges the attacker exploited failures in the city safety measures and that the attack was both foreseeable and preventable. The legal action seeks compensation for a survivor and accountability from the city, stating, quote, the citizens of New Orleans deserve answers.
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U.S. Steel and Japan's Nippon Steel are suing the Biden administration for blocking their $14 billion merger last week. The lawsuit, which was filed today, accuses the administration of corrupting the review process and harming American steel workers. President Biden defended the move, saying it's critical to maintain a strong domestically owned steel industry.
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