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Today's Political News Compilation - Monday, January. 6, 2025

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Congress certifies Trump’s 2024 win, without the Jan. 6 mob violence of four years ago​

By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK, FARNOUSH AMIRI and MATT BROWN
Updated 3:10 PM CST, January 6, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 election in proceedings Monday that unfolded without challenge, in stark contrast to the Jan. 6, 2021, violence as his mob of supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.

Lawmakers convened under heavy security and a winter snowstorm to meet the date required by law to certify the election. Layers of tall black fences flanked the Capitol complex in a stark reminder of what happened four years ago, when a defeated Trump sent rallygoers to “fight like hell” in what became the most gruesome attack on the seat of American democracy in 200 years.

The whole process this time concluded swiftly and without unrest. One by one, a tally of the electoral votes from each state was read aloud to polite applause in the House, no one objected and the results were certified.

“Today, America’s democracy stood,” Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, said after presiding over the session — as is the role of her office — and her own defeat to Trump. ...

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Trump seeks to block 'imminent' release of special counsel Jack Smith's report

Trump’s lawyers said they reviewed a two-volume draft copy of Smith’s report on the election interference and classified documents cases over the weekend.
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From violent riot to peaceful transfer of power, AP photographers retrace their steps on Jan. 6

Monday’s certification by Congress of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election was the first official step in the peaceful transfer of power.
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www.washingtonexaminer.com

Trump teases Canada annexation after Trudeau resignation- Washington Examiner

President-elect Donald Trump contributed to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's downfall with his proposed 25% tariff and mocking the prime minister as the "governor" of the "Great State of Canada."
www.washingtonexaminer.com www.washingtonexaminer.com
www.cbsnews.com

4 years later, Republicans' disapproval of Jan. 6 attack continues to soften — CBS News poll analysis

Most Americans would oppose Trump pardons for Jan. 6 attack, while Republicans would favor these pardons.
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com
www.foxnews.com

Trump reacts to Trudeau resignation: 'Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State'

Trump is suggesting again that Canada become the 51st U.S. state just hours after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his intention to resign.
www.foxnews.com www.foxnews.com
apnews.com

Biden tells New Orleans mourners they are not alone as he honors victims of attack

President Joe Biden has told mourners in New Orleans that they are not alone as he paid tributes to victims of last week's attack.
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Trump co-defendants ask Judge Cannon to block release of Special Counsel report

Lawyers for Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira asked Judge Aileen Cannon to issue an order barring AG Merrick Garland from publicly releasing the report by Jan. 10.
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Miami Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio asks for Jan. 6 Trump pardon

Enrique Tarrio is asking President-elect Donald Trump for a pardon.
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com
apnews.com

Trump's sentencing still on for Friday after judge rebuffs his push for a delay while he appeals

President-elect Donald Trump was thwarted Monday in his bid to indefinitely postpone this week’s sentencing in his hush money case while he appeals a ruling that upheld the verdict.
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www.washingtonexaminer.com

Thune warns GOP not to challenge parliamentarian - Washington Examiner

Overruling Elizabeth MacDonough would be akin to nuking the legislative filibuster, Majority Leader John Thune said, discouraging his party from doing so.
www.washingtonexaminer.com www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Russians in Kursk region ‘shaken’ as Ukraine launches new offensive

Fighting intensifies months after Zelenskyy hinted that holding territory in Kursk could embolden his plans for victory.
www.aljazeera.com www.aljazeera.com
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Analysis: Four years after his supporters invaded the US Capitol, Trump is more powerful than ever | CNN Politics

Late on a day of chaos and blood on January 6, 2021, it was unimaginable that Donald Trump — who summoned a mob to Washington and told the crowd to “fight like hell” — would get anywhere near the presidency again.
www.cnn.com www.cnn.com
apnews.com

Canada's Trudeau announces resignation after nearly a decade as prime minister

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation after nearly a decade in power.
apnews.com apnews.com
www.bbc.com

Why the Trudeau era has come to an end

A self-described fighter, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ignored calls for him to step down - until he couldn't.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com
www.foxnews.com

RFK Jr. 'wrong' about vaccinations, GOP senator says

Sen. Bill Cassidy said Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is "wrong" about vaccination. President-elect Donald Trump tapped Kennedy to helm the Department of Health and Human Services
www.foxnews.com www.foxnews.com
www.washingtonexaminer.com

Adam Kinzinger rejects suggestions of a Biden pardon - Washington Examiner

"The second you take a pardon, it looks like you’re guilty of something," Kinzinger said. "I’m guilty of nothing besides bringing the truth to the American people.”
www.washingtonexaminer.com www.washingtonexaminer.com
apnews.com

Vice President Kamala Harris oversees the certification of the election of Donald Trump

There was no drama on Monday as Kamala Harris oversaw the ceremonial certification of her defeat to Donald Trump.
apnews.com apnews.com
www.cbsnews.com

Venezuelan opposition leader who says he defeated Maduro meets with Biden

The United States and many European countries have rejected Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's claim of winning the election.
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