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Your First Look at Today's Top Stories
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Thursday, January 5, 2023
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Don't miss The Daybreak Daily — scroll to the bottom of these top news stories
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Vote for House Speaker Adjourned for Second Straight Day
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Wall Street Journal: The House voted to adjourn until Thursday at noon after a lively and contentious vote Wednesday night. The House voted 216 to 214, with all Democrats and four Republicans voting against breaking, to pause voting until Thursday. When the House meets again it will hold the seventh round of votes for speaker ( Wall Street Journal). CBS: Little changed on Wednesday – except McCarthy lost one more vote, a Republican who switched from supporting him to “present.” McCarthy had suggested Tuesday night that he might prevail with a lower majority, and if some of the 19 holdouts were to vote “present,” he could win – but it’s unlikely he wanted to lose a vote. Democrats remained united behind Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, as he remained strong with all 212 Democratic votes on all six ballots ( CBS).
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Walgreens, CVS to Stock Shelves with Abortion Pill
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Life News: Walgreens and CVS will sell the abortion drug that has killed millions of babies. Leading pro-life groups are expected to launch national boycotts urging every pro-life American to boycott these companies immediately until they stop selling the dangerous abortion pills. Their decision comes after the Biden admin decided yesterday to allow pharmacies to sell the dangerous abortion drug that has killed millions of babies and injured thousands of women. Previously, mifepristone could only be dispensed by clinics, medical offices, and hospitals or under the supervision of a licensed physician ( Life News).
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Meta Slapped with $414 Million Fine for Violating Data Protection Laws in Ireland
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Reuters: Meta must reassess the legal basis on how Facebook and Instagram use personal data to target advertising in the European Union, its lead privacy regulator in the bloc said on Wednesday when it fined the social media giant 390 million euros ($414 million) for the breaches. Meta said it intended to appeal both the substance of the rulings and the fines imposed, and that the decisions do not prevent personalized advertising on its platforms ( Reuters). CNBC: European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation places strict requirements on firms with regard to the processing of people’s information. Firms that run afoul of the rules risk facing penalties as high as 4% of global annual revenues ( CNBC).
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Biden Announces His First Ever Visit to Southern Border
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It is about time you decided to see the fruits of your labor first hand Mr. President. Katie Pavlich: During an infrastructure event in Kentucky Wednesday, President Joe Biden confirmed to reporters he “intends” to visit the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of a trip to Mexico City next week. President Joe Biden has never visited the southern border, despite being a politician in Washington D.C. and on Capitol Hill for nearly 50 years. For two years Democrats, Biden and his administration have adamantly rejected calls for a visit. In fact, three weeks ago Biden said he had “better things to do” ( Townhall). NBC: A trip to the border would come as House Republicans are poised to ramp up oversight of the Biden administration, with a particular focus on the border ( NBC).
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Governor Newsom Declares State of Emergency to Combat Inclement Weather
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New York Times: Bands of rain swept across California on Wednesday as the state braced for another powerful storm, which forecasters said would bring more flooding, landslides and damaging winds just days after another “atmospheric river” drenched the West Coast. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency throughout California in order to more quickly marshal a storm response ( New York Times). CBS: The state has prepositioned fire and rescue equipment and issued alerts to unsheltered communities ( CBS).
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South Korea President Considering Abandoning Pact with North Korea After Drone Violated South’s Airspace
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Reuters: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday he would consider suspending a 2018 inter-Korean military pact if the North violates its airspace again, his office said, amid tension over a recent intrusion by North Korean drones. Yoon made the comment after being briefed on countermeasures to North Korean drones that crossed into the South last week… Abandoning the pact could mean the return of the guard posts, live-fire drills in the former no-fly zone and propaganda broadcasts across the border – all of which drew angry responses from Pyongyang before the pact ( Reuters).
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Cubans Flee to South Florida to Escape Communism
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Encounters went from two per day in 2020 to 17 currently. Associated Press: More than 500 Cuban immigrants have come ashore in the Florida Keys since the weekend, the latest in a large and increasing number who are fleeing the communist island and stretching thin U.S. border agencies both on land and at sea. It is a dangerous 100-mile (160-kilometer) trip in often rickety boats — unknown thousands having perished over the years — but more Cubans are taking the risk amid deepening and compounding political and economic crises at home ( Associated Press). CBS: Regardless of the risks, migrants are showing up in droves to South Florida and according to U.S. Border Patrol, the Miami sector has seen a 400% increase in migrant encounters since October 1, 2022 ( CBS).
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Tech Companies Continue Layoffs
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Wall Street Journal: Amazon layoffs will affect more than 17,000 employees, a higher number than the company initially planned and one that would represent the most reductions revealed so far during a wave of cutbacks at major technology companies, according to people familiar with the matter. The Seattle-based company in November said that it was beginning layoffs among its corporate workforce, with cuts concentrated on its devices business, recruiting and retail operations ( Wall Street Journal). CNBC: Salesforce said Wednesday that it is slashing 10% of its staff and curtailing office space. The cloud-based software firm had over 79,000 employees as of December. The layoffs, part of a broader restructuring plan at Salesforce, are the company’s latest headcount reductions after it let go of hundreds of employees in November ( CNBC).
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California Ban on About 70,000 Diesel Trucks Takes Effect
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The move will provide another setback in an already disastrous supply chain crisis. SF Gate: The final rule in a set of regulations adopted 15 years ago takes effect this week, banning some 70,000 big rigs from California roads. A set of clean air regulations implemented by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in 2008, and later signed into law as Senate Bill 1, states that any diesel vehicles weighing over 14,000 pounds and built before 2010 are banned from operating on California roads as of Jan. 1, 2023 ( SF Gate). Overdrive: An analysis from RigDig Business Intelligence found 75,951 unique VINs for 2007-2009 model year trucks with some level of activity in California over the last five years, including registrations and inspections ( Overdrive).
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Governor DeSantis: “remember WHY you left your blue states”
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Governor DeSantis was re-inaugurated this week and gave a message to new Florida Residents ( Townhall). DeSantis War Room: Welcome to Florida… but remember WHY you left your blue states ( Twitter)! John Hasson: Hochul then: Republicans should move to Florida. Republicans move to Florida. Hochul now: “We must reverse the trend of people leaving our state.” Clown show ( Twitter).
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Dennis Prager sings the praises of the Sunshine State and its freedom-loving governor, Ron DeSantis
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Dennis Prager: I listened to and watched Ron DeSantis’s inaugural address. He was inaugurated governor again in Florida. And I watched it and listened to every word.
I will actually play it for you as he is a significant hope for this country, this man. I like everything about him, including the...
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Charlie Kirk talks with detrans activist Chloe Cole about the dangers, regrets — and ultimately, the impossibility — of transitioning to the opposite sex
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Charlie Kirk: Joining us now is Chloe Cole, who is a “female (XX), suspiciously photogenic, former trans kid, T + Blockers at 13, Double Mastectomy at 15, detransed at 16.”
Quite a story. Chloe, welcome to the program.
Chloe Cole: Thank you for having me.
Charlie Kirk: Chloe, tell our audience...
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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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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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