Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will resign as prime minister and leader of Canada's Liberal Party after a replacement is chosen.  |
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will resign as prime minister and leader of Canada's Liberal Party after a replacement is chosen.
- The U.S. Congress on Jan. 6 certified President-elect Donald Trump's electoral victory in the 2024 election.
- President Joe Biden issued an executive order banning new oil and gas drilling on more than 625 million acres of U.S. ocean. President-elect Trump said he would immediately reverse the order.
- A girl who could neither read nor write graduated high school in Connecticut and was accepted to college, highlighting a national trend.
- Meet 12 great Americans who never made the history books. Book review after the news.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation in Ottawa, Canada, on Jan. 6, 2025. (Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images) |
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will resign as prime minister and leader of Canada's Liberal Party after a replacement is chosen. The announcement follows weeks of turmoil within the Liberal Party caucus, with many members of parliament publicly calling for his resignation amid declining poll numbers. "I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader through a robust, nationwide, competitive process. Last night, I asked the president of the Liberal Party to begin that process," Trudeau said on Jan. 6. Trudeau said he wanted to stay on for the next election, which will be held this year, to compete against the Conservative Party of Canada, which has been surging in the polls, but said the internal conflict in his own party has made it impossible for him to continue as leader. "Canadians deserve a real choice in the next election, and it has become obvious to me with the internal battles that I cannot be the one to carry the Liberal standard into the next election," the prime minister said. When asked why he isn't calling an election immediately as requested by opposition parties, Trudeau said he decided to ask the governor general to suspend the parliament until March 24 because he wanted to both reset the Legislature after it had been "paralyzed for months," and to also reduce "polarization" by his resignation announcement. The Conservatives have been critical of Trudeau suspending the parliament, saying it's meant to give the Liberals a chance to prepare for a leadership election instead of having an earlier election triggered by a vote of non-confidence later this month. (More) |
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The U.S. Congress on Jan. 6 certified President-elect Donald Trump's electoral victory in the 2024 election, marking the official final step to guarantee Trump's position as the incoming commander-in-chief. Following in the footsteps of Al Gore and Walter Mondale, Vice President Kamala Harris oversaw the certification of her own election loss. The process confirmed that Trump received 312 electoral votes while Harris received 226. The certification was largely uneventful, with Democrats raising no challenges to any of Trump's electoral wins. Harris, in her role as president of the Senate, presided over the joint session of Congress, which began at 1 p.m. ET and proceeded to certify Trump's win. Asked how she was feeling after the vote, Harris told The Epoch Times: "It's a peaceful transfer of power. It's a good day." (More) More Politics: |
- Trump said on Jan. 6 that he prefers to use "one powerful bill" to pass his big agenda items but is open to alternative approaches.
- U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel are suing to challenge the Biden administration's decision that blocked a nearly $15 billion deal for the Japanese company to take over its Pittsburgh-based competitor.
- New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan has rejected President-elect Donald Trump's attempt to delay a previously scheduled Jan. 10 sentencing date over his conviction for falsifying business records.
- As of the fourth anniversary of Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,500 people have been charged and approximately 1,009 have pled guilty to charges related to the unrest in Washington four years ago, the Department of Justice said.
- A federal judge has held former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in contempt for failing to comply with orders in the ongoing defamation battle brought by two Georgia election workers.
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A few weeks before high school graduation, Aleysha Ortiz had some terse words for Hartford Board of Education members at their meeting in Hartford, Connecticut. "I felt like they didn't care about my future," she said on May 7, 2024, referring to her school. "I truly believe that you do not value me as a student and as a human being and that you do not care about my education." Ortiz was still awarded a diploma by Hartford High School and accepted at the University of Connecticut-Hartford despite never learning to read or write, according to a lawsuit she filed against the Hartford Board of Education in December 2024. Recent state assessment results that show low literacy scores for students across the country, along with high graduation rates, suggest Ortiz may not be an anomaly. Jason Dudash, West Coast director of the Freedom Foundation think tank, said historical standards for reading and writing are eroding. To receive continued state aid for special education and other areas, school districts must show some indication of performance improvement—and because they have more control over graduation rates than state standardized test scores, the gap can become pronounced. "It goes back to the incentive structures of government," Dudash told The Epoch Times. "Graduation doesn't mean anything. You've turned a diploma into little more than a participation trophy." (More) More U.S. News |
- Officials in Louisiana on Jan. 6 confirmed the first human death from the H5N1 avian influenza in the United States, weeks after the patient was hospitalized.
- The Department of Health and Human Services grants $306 million in funding to address the spread of bird flu as the number of human infections grows to 66.
- A severe winter storm continued to hit much of the Midwest and East Coast of the United States on Jan. 6, dropping as much as a foot of snow on the Mid-Atlantic coast, including the Washington metro area.
- Power tools manufacturer Chervon North America, a subsidiary of a Chinese firm, is facing a class-action lawsuit from a customer citing the safety risk posed by a battery he purchased, which was later part of a nationwide recall initiated by the company.
- Facebook parent company Meta has added three new members to its board of directors—including UFC CEO Dana White, a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump—in a move that signals the company's commitment to diversifying its leadership with figures from a broad range of industries with distinct expertise.
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North Korea fired a ballistic missile into waters north of Japan on Jan. 6, resuming its weapons testing program just two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated as president. The joint chiefs of staff of South Korea said the missile was fired in an easterly direction and traveled 685 miles before ending up in the Sea of Japan. The missile launch was Pyongyang's first since Nov. 5, 2024, when it fired seven short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast. The latest launch coincided with outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Seoul for talks on Jan. 6. Blinken's visit comes at a time when South Korea is mired in political turmoil, with President Yoon Suk Yeol having been impeached over his decision to impose martial law on Dec. 3, 2024, blaming "anti-state forces." Yeol reversed the decision six hours later but is being investigated over charges of rebellion. (More) More World News: |
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From "America's Government Teacher" comes her first ever book on history-makers, people you should know but don't. |
In her new book, Sharon McMahon brings attention to the men and women whose contributions to America are eclipsed by the icons of our nation's past. With her skills in teaching and love of government and law, McMahon is best known as "America's Government Teacher" and, just like a successful instructor, tells these stories with wit, rich detail, and suspense. The 12 ordinary people featured in the book, pursued ideals greater than themselves, put themselves at great risk, and made the world "more just, peaceful, good and free," said McMahon. For instance, we've heard about Alexander Hamilton's death at the hands of Aaron Burr in the infamous duel. What was hardly, if ever, mentioned was the man at Hamilton's bedside, Gouverneur Morris, friend and fellow Founding Father. "[The two] were intellectual equals. Morris matched Hamilton's wit and his skill in the law, and the two bonded over their loyalty to George Washington during the revolution," wrote McMahon. While Hamilton was responsible for creating the financial systems, Morris helped set up the grid system for Manhattan streets. Morris also had an important role in writing the United States Constitution, penning the Preamble, "We the People, in Order to form a more perfect Union." McMahon said these are "some of the most consequential words in world history"—words that "conceived America's great statement of purpose." Read the full article by our colleague MJ Hanley-Goff here. |
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