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Your First Look at Today's Top Stories
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Wednesday, January 4, 2023
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Don't miss The Daybreak Daily — scroll to the bottom of these top news stories
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Speaker Vote Briefly Postponed as Defecting Republicans Nominate Rep. Jim Jordan
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The Republican majority’s effort to provide accountability falters on day one. Wall Street Journal: Rep. Kevin McCarthy again failed to cross the threshold to win the House speaker post, with 20 Republicans voting against him on the third ballot. On the first two ballots 19 Republicans voted against Mr. McCarthy, but Republican Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida joined Mr. McCarthy’s opponents in the third ballot. Mr. McCarthy could lose just four votes because all Democrats voted for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York. All of Mr. McCarthy’s opponents voted for Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, who has said he doesn’t want to be speaker and supported Mr. McCarthy ( Wall Street Journal). CSPAN: “A speaker has not been elected…The House stands adjourned until noon tomorrow” ( Twitter). Hugh Hewitt: Jim Jordan is a genuine conservative interested in governing and eager to begin oversight hearings on the collapse of the border and the politicization of the FBI and DHS. But 20 members of a 222 member caucus are blocking the way forward. Jordan is a good man and won’t budge ( Twitter).
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As Republicans Stumble, Democrats Unite Around Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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Fox News: McCarthy won a standing ovation from most Republicans on the House floor Tuesday as he was introduced by Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., who nominated him to be the next House speaker. Meanwhile, all the House Democrats cast their vote for Jeffries and boasted that they were united in their support for the minority candidate ( Fox News). NBC: House rules require lawmakers to keep holding votes for speaker until someone secures 218 votes or a simple majority of members voting. No other House business can occur until a speaker is selected, which means floor votes, committee hearings and other congressional work will grind to a halt if Republicans can’t agree on a new leader ( NBC).
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Dennis Prager: “America is the world’s major exporter of destructive ideas”
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Dennis Prager: At the present time, China is the greatest threat to world stability, Russia is the world’s premier aggressor-nation and Islamist groups are the primary exporters of terror and (religious) totalitarianism. And, for the first time in history, America is the world’s major exporter of destructive ideas. We are in the incredible position of being feared by many other relatively free societies; more than a few European countries actually reject America’s current values. And they are right to do so. The most obvious example of America in decline is the perverse American doctrines surrounding transgender issues: the sex (“gender”) of any individual is not a given fact, “men give birth,” men who say they are women may compete in women’s sports, and physicians and children’s hospitals are right to surgically cut off the healthy breasts of young women and even girls who say they are boys. America’s war on truth, science and children has rendered America increasingly an outlier in the Western world ( PJ Media).
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CDC Urges LGBTQ Curriculum be Integrated Within Schools
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Just the News: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pushing for school administrators, nurses, and teachers to embrace the LGBT movement and embrace related curricula in educating students. The federal agency has posted a document to its youth website, entitled “LGBTQ Inclusivity in Schools: A Self-Assessment Tool.” The page includes several dropdown menus with resources for “professional development,” “tools for supporting LGBT youth,” and “health considerations for LGBT youth.” Each includes a list of documents and guidance pertaining to pro-LGBT materials ( Just the News). CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health: School administrators: Our LGBTQ inclusivity self-assessment tool can help you quickly gauge inclusivity at your school. See your score today and learn ways to increase inclusivity ( Twitter).
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Increasing Numbers of Children Getting Sick from Accidentally Eating Marijuana-Infused Sweets
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NBC: More young children are getting sick from inadvertently eating marijuana edibles, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Pediatrics. Calls to poison control centers about kids 5 and under consuming edibles containing THC rose from 207 in 2017 to 3,054 in 2021 — a 1,375% increase, according to the study. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Nearly all of the children — about 97% — found the edibles at home ( NBC). Daily Wire: The push for new packaging is a significant consideration, as cannabis-infused edibles are often made to look like candy or cookies, which can lead children to consume the product accidentally. The concern especially relates to toddlers who are unable to read the packaging. More than half of the reports involved 2 and 3-year-old children ( Daily Wire).
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Kentucky Marks 11 Financial Firms for Blacklisting Due to ESG Practices
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Washington Examiner: Kentucky’s state treasurer has come up with a list of nearly a dozen financial firms it accuses of boycotting energy companies and warned that the state could divest from them in a matter of months. Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball’s office announced on Tuesday the names of the 11 firms, which include behemoths such as BlackRock, Citigroup, HSBC, and JPMorgan. Ball told the Washington Examiner last year, the Kentucky legislature passed a bill that empowers Ball’s office to identify firms that “boycott” energy companies. The firms will be subject to divestment after 120 days, although Ball said she hopes they decide to change their policies, so the state won’t have to do so ( Washington Examiner). Reuters: Republicans have been ramping up pressure on the finance industry over what they say are their increasingly aggressive environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. In the past year, other states like West Virginia and Texas have also boycotted several financial firms ( Reuters).
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Russia Blames Commanders for Deadly Ukraine Strike
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Reuters: Russian nationalists and some lawmakers have demanded punishment for commanders they accused of ignoring dangers as anger grew over the killing of dozens of Russian soldiers in one of the deadliest strikes of the Ukraine conflict. In a rare disclosure, Russia said 63 soldiers were killed in the Ukrainian strike on New Year’s Eve that destroyed a temporary barracks in a vocational college in Makiivka, twin city of the Russian-occupied regional capital of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine ( Reuters). CNBC: Ukrainians on Tuesday woke to news of more Russian attacks that took place overnight. It was the third consecutive night of strikes since New Year’s Eve, in what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Moscow’s attempt to “exhaust” his country with prolonged offensives. Ukraine’s armed forces say that they shot the majority of Russia’s Iranian-made Shahed drones out of the sky in the opening days of 2023 ( CNBC).
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Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads “Not Guilty” to Fraud Charges
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CNBC: Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty in New York federal court Tuesday to eight charges related to the collapse of his former crypto exchange FTX and hedge fund Alameda Research. The onetime crypto billionaire was indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud, individual charges of securities fraud and wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy to avoid campaign finance regulations ( CNBC). Axios: Ex-Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang pleaded guilty last month to criminal charges, with Ellison acknowledging that she knew what both firms were doing was “wrong.” During her plea hearing on Dec. 19, Ellison said that she and Bankman-Fried created misleading financial statements last year for Alameda’s lenders, and that the trading firm had “access to an unlimited line of credit without being required to post collateral” or other typical guardrails ( Axios).
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Poland Goes to the UN After Requesting Germany Pay WWII Reparations
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Fox News: Poland on Tuesday appealed to the United Nations to step in and assist with Warsaw’s attempts to have Germany pay reparations for damages incurred during World War II. Poland’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Arkadiusz Muliarczyk made a direct appeal to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk and the U.N. Human Rights Council for their “cooperation and support” and claimed Berlin had been unresponsive in its calls for “compensation for the damage caused by German aggression and occupation in 1939-1945” ( Fox News). ABC: All along the drawn-out dispute Germany has been insisting the matter was closed by decisions taken during communist times, when Warsaw relinquished seeking reparations. Poland says that was under Moscow’s pressure and not legally binding. It sent an official demand in October ( ABC).
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M.I.A. Responds to Fan Backlash Over Her Conversion to Christianity
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Godtv: Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam, popularly known as M.I.A. took to Twitter to respond to the criticism she received following the public profession of her faith. In her tweet, she said that these people prefer her to be on the bad side, rather than her talking about Jesus Christ ( Godtv). M.I.A.: The fact that the biggest back lash in my career and life I’m facing after saying “Jesus is real” is such a revelation to me. People who control these apps rather me be a bad girl, then a good one ( Twitter). Daily Wire: “Basically, all of my fans might turn against me because they are all progressives who hate people that believe in Jesus Christ in this country,” she said. “[E]ven if it costs me my career, I won’t lie. I will tell the truth, and I will tell you what’s on my mind and my heart. If I’m coming back now saying ‘Jesus is real,’ there’s a point,” M.I.A. continued ( Daily Wire).
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Dinesh D’Souza discusses the Ray Epps “orchestrated” text and urges Republicans to get to the bottom of January 6
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Dinesh D’Souza: The real issue is, did Ray Epps orchestrate people going into the Capitol?
Whether he knew that they were there at that point, whether he knew it was against the law, whether he knew that anybody was inside or outside is all irrelevant and has nothing to do with what he meant when...
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Julie Hartman turns to former covert CIA officer Andrew Bustamante for insights about how to reduce the politicization of the CIA
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Julie Hartman: Some people have life experiences that are just so fascinating that I have to interview them for the entire episode, and Andrew Bustamante is one of them. He is a former covert CIA officer and a U.S. Airforce combat veteran. He is also the founder of EverydaySpy, which according to...
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Dennis Prager argues that America’s eagerness to trans kids is reprehensible, especially in light of other countries, like Sweden, reversing course
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Dennis Prager: We are, I believe, the worst society in the world in terms of hurting children deliberately in our medical professions. I’m referring specifically to the hormone blockers, mastectomies on girls who are perfectly healthy, and the like. I think we’re the worst society in the world...
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Charlie Kirk talks with Matt Walsh about how the left is pushing the falsehood of gender ideology into our workplaces, our schools and ourselves
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Charlie Kirk: Everybody, welcome to this episode. Matt Walsh is with us. So Matt, why should we push back against using people’s preferred pronouns?
Matt Walsh: Well, because it is the left is trying to force us to participate in a lie. And that’s really what it comes down to. The pronoun thing...
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Hugh Hewitt explains how and when private enterprises like Twitter cross the line into being government actors
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Hugh Hewitt: I want to lay out for my audience so that you understand. There are two kinds of private companies: private-private companies, and publicly traded private companies. Neither of them are the government, all right? Neither of them are the government. The First Amendment does not apply to...
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Brandon Tatum sees the left’s obsession with Trump’s tax returns as an attempt to shame and humiliate
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Officer Tatum: Now let’s talk about Donald Trump’s tax returns. Now, I was expecting for Donald Trump to have strip clubs and all kinds of stuff on his tax returns, foreign trips to see prostitutes or something on his tax returns, given the way that the left has been begging and pleading for...
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Sebastian Gorka talks with Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn about what’s behind the J6 referrals and ahead for President Trump
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Dr. Sebastian Gorka: Senator Blackburn, I have to ask you: Yesterday, Congress forwarded multiple criminal referrals to the DOJ for the 45th president of the United States, that if they went through and he were convicted, would lead to 40 years in prison for President Trump. Your reaction to the...
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Eric Metaxas talks with stream.org’s John Zmirak about the metastatic corruption of big tech, hastened by the misapplication of Section 230
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Eric Metaxas: John, thank you for coming on. I want to ask you the same question I always ask you. What have you been writing about at stream.org? What shall we discuss first, my friend?
John Zmirak: I’ve been closely following the Twitter revelations and what they show us about the internal...
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