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Your First Look at Today's Top Stories
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022
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Don't miss The Daybreak Daily — scroll to the bottom of these top news stories
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Supreme Court Freezes Expiration of Title 42
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In a setback to the Biden administration’s laissez faire approach to the nation’s southern border. Wall Street Journal: Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday temporarily stopped the expiration of the immigration restriction Title 42, which was scheduled to lift on Wednesday, after 19 states filed an appeal. Roberts’ brief stay order does not discuss the merits of the case. The stay gives the justices enough time to consider the states’ appeal, given the looming deadline for Title 42 to end. The states had asked the Supreme Court to intervene and stop Title 42 from ending — contending that not doing so “will cause a crisis of unprecedented proportions at the border” ( Wall Street Journal). ABC: In Monday’s application for a stay, the states, which are mostly Republican-led, again argued that lifting Title 42 will create an influx of unauthorized migrants who will unduly burden government services like law enforcement, education and health care. Border Patrol made a record 2.2 million apprehensions along the southern border this past fiscal year ( ABC).
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Jan 6 Committee Recommends Criminal Charges for Trump
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National Review: The January 6 committee on Monday referred former president Donald Trump to the Department of Justice for prosecution on four charges related to his conduct leading up to and during the riot that occurred in the Capitol in the wake of his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. The referrals include obstruction of an official proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the U.S., making a false statement, and inciting an insurrection, the last of which could disqualify Trump from holding public office in the future ( National Review). Associated Press: The panel, which will dissolve on Jan. 3 with the new Republican-led House, has conducted more than 1,000 interviews, held 10 well-watched public hearings and collected more than a million documents since it launched in July 2021 ( Associated Press).
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“Kevin Only” Campaign Looks to Bolster McCarthy Effort for Speaker
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Axios: House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is pivoting to more aggressive tactics to buoy his bid for speaker — beginning with 54 defiant “Kevin Only” statements of unqualified support. The big picture: Some of them say they’re a hard “no” on anyone besides McCarthy — and won’t vote for anyone else on the first ballot or the 100th ballot. McCarthy allies are trying to capitalize on growing GOP frustration with five House Republicans holdouts who, if they stuck together, could deny him the gavel ( Axios). WSJ: Usually the losers are in disarray, but not this time. Democrats in the House minority have completed a seamless change of House leadership to a younger generation with little internal dissent. But Republicans, who ostensibly won the majority, can’t even find the votes to elect a GOP Speaker, much less agree on budget strategy or much of anything else ( WSJ). Daily Wire: Presuming that all 435 members of the House vote for a candidate, opposition from even a few Republicans could disrupt his path to securing the top position in the chamber ( Daily Wire).
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Stocks Fall for Fourth Straight Day Post Fed Decision to Raise Interest by 50 Points
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CNBC: Stocks fell Monday as recession fears mounted and investors worried time is running out for a year-end rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 162.92 points. The S&P 500 fell 0.90% to and the Nasdaq Composite shed 1.49%. Monday’s close marked the fourth consecutive day of losses for all three averages. The moves followed another down week for stocks after the Federal Reserve delivered a 50 basis point short-term interest rate hike and signaled higher-for-longer rates. Fears that the central bank will push the U.S. economy into a recession increased as policymakers upped their forecast for future hikes above previous expectations, saying they now expect to increase rates to 5.1% ( CNBC).
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DC Democrat Pushes Against Crime Reform Bill
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Fox News: A lifelong Washington, D.C., Democrat pushed back against those in her own party who are advocating for a sweeping criminal code overhaul to soften repercussions on crime. Neighborhood commissioner Denise Rucker Krepp (D) joined “Fox & Friends First” Monday to discuss her concerns surrounding the bill and its impact on public safety as certain crimes soar. The reform, if passed, would restore jury trials for misdemeanors and eliminate mandatory minimum sentences except for first-degree murder. It would also make it easier for criminals to fight for early release ( Fox News).
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Stacey Abrams in Debt by Over $1 Million Despite Fundraising $100 Million
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Axios: After raising more than $100 million in her second bid to be Georgia governor, the Stacey Abrams campaign owes more than $1 million in debt to vendors, two-time campaign manager Lauren Groh-Wargo confirmed. Abrams has been heralded for her fundraising prowess and had brought in donations at a presidential level earlier in the year. But money became so tight that most of the 180 full-time staffers were given an abrupt paycheck cutoff date — just a week after the November election ( Axios). National Review: It’s not just that Abrams lost, it’s that she lost by 7.5 percentage points after receiving more donor money than almost any other gubernatorial candidate in the country in history ( National Review).
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Elon Musk’s Poll: He should Step Down as Twitter CEO
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Reuters: Twitter users voted decisively in a poll for Elon Musk to step down as chief executive of the social media platform, a backlash against the billionaire less than two months after he took over in what has been a chaotic and controversial reign. About 57.5% votes were for “Yes”, while 42.5% were against the idea of Musk stepping down as the head of Twitter. Over 17.5 million people voted ( Reuters). Elon Musk: Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll ( Twitter).
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Israel PM Netanyahu Responds to NYT Saying Israel’s Democracy is in Jeopardy
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Just the News: The New York Times published an op-ed Saturday in which the editorial board implied that democracy was in jeopardy due to the recent re-election of Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister. Oren explained that Israel had one of the largest voter turnouts for that election, which proved that democracy in Israel was not at stake ( Just the News). Fox News: Netanyahu responded to the editorial on Twitter the following day. He criticized the paper’s fraught history of covering Israel and the Holocaust, before accusing the board itself of trying to delegitimize democracy ( Fox News). Benjamin Netanyahu: While the NYT continues to delegitimize the one true democracy in the Middle East and America’s best ally in the region, I will continue to ignore its ill-founded advice and instead focus on building a stronger and more prosperous country ( Twitter).
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Sean Penn Believes Unvaccinated People are Criminals
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Daily Wire: Avowed leftist Sean Penn has a strong position when it comes to unvaccinated people and how they should behave. The 62-year-old actor recently made his feelings known. When asked by the interviewer how he felt about “anti-vaccine rhetoric,” Penn replied, “It’s a cowardice of conviction. I think that it is an unwillingness to engage in a culture of common sense. That at this point, it seems criminal to me, actually” ( Daily Wire). Catch Up: Sean Penn says people who are unvaccinated are basically criminals who should stay home and not have jobs ( Twitter). Washington Post: Fifty-eight percent of coronavirus deaths in August were people who were vaccinated or boosted, according to an analysis conducted for The Health 202 by Cynthia Cox, vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation ( Washington Post).
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Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty of Rape
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Daily Wire: Jurors reached a split verdict Monday in the sexual assault and rape trial of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein in Los Angeles. Jurors reached the verdict after nearly 41 hours of deliberations over ten days ( Daily Wire).
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Mike Gallagher offers his take on Elon Musk's "should I step down as head of Twitter" poll
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Mike Gallagher: Holy cow, Elon Musk is gonna step down as head of Twitter! This is pretty wild. Do you think that when Elon Musk decided Sunday night to throw up a poll question saying, “Should I step down as head of Twitter,” that it would go well for him?
I don’t know. I have no idea what...
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Brandon Tatum takes issue with Trump’s “major announcement,” which turns out to be major disappointment
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Officer Tatum: So, I guess Trump launched the NFT and then he made a speech saying the same the same stuff he’s been saying since 2016. I guess he’s walking out what he said he’s gonna do once he gets elected.
Let me just put it this way. This is the weirdest thing that I have ever seen Trump...
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Dinesh D’Souza exposes how the Chinese version of TikTok seeks to educate and protect kids, rather than corrupt and damage them
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Dinesh D’Souza: There’s been a lot of talk in America about how TikTok is a Chinese operation to collect your data, to find out all kinds of things about you, almost like a surveillance or spying operation masquerading as a social media platform.
And so, there are states that have now begun the...
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Charlie Kirk talks with Kirk Cameron about how libraries host drag queen story hours but consider Cameron’s new children’s book off limits
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Charlie Kirk: Joining us now is Kirk Cameron, a great American, and really someone I enjoy. Kirk, welcome back to the program.
Kirk Cameron: Hey, Charlie, great to be talking with you. I’m a grateful American and I’m really thankful to be talking with you today.
Charlie Kirk: So Kirk, you’ve...
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Julie Hartman relates news of SBF’s arrest and reads the list of charges that could land him in jail for a long, long time
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Julie Hartman: The U.S. government has finally announced criminal charges against Sam Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF, the cryptocurrency fraudster once on the covers of Forbes and Fortune.
SBF is a name that is no stranger to this broadcast. On the third episode of Timeless, I gave a short...
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Dennis Prager celebrates news of Governor DeSantis impaneling a grand jury to investigate evidence of vaccine injury
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Dennis Prager: I am about to report a major development. I believe it’s from The Florida Standard, Will Witt’s great creation in Florida. “DeSantis announces Florida grand jury investigation to hold vaccine manufacturers accountable.”
I must say that DeSantis is almost too good to be true....
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Sebastian Gorka details the long and astonishing rap sheet of Viktor Bout, the arms dealer Biden traded for basketball player, Brittney Griner
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Dr. Sebastian Gorka: A black lesbian basketball player who is an Olympian has been released from her nine-year sentence for smuggling drugs into Russia because yes, she is that stupid. She took drugs to Russia.
And what are we giving to the Russians in exchange? We have no extradition treaty to...
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Eric Metaxas talks with constitutional law attorney and Salem host Jenna Ellis about what’s at stake for religious freedom as the Supreme Court weighs arguments in a landmark case
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Eric Metaxas: Hey there, folks. Remember when I told you that Jenna Ellis would be my guest in the studio? Well, promises made, promises kept. Jenna, welcome. …
Jenna Ellis: Thanks so much. …
Eric Metaxas: Jenna, you have a podcast. It’s thejennaellisshow.com. You did an in-depth show...
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Hugh Hewitt talks with Alaska senator Dan Sullivan about Biden’s job-killing delay and cancellation of Alaska oil exploration
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Hugh Hewitt: Senator Sullivan, let’s talk now about Alaska and oil drilling. President Biden and his team keep going out and saying there are thousands and thousands of unused permits. Is he actually obstructing oil and gas development in Alaska?
Sen. Dan Sullivan: A hundred and ten percent,...
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