Mon, January 6, 2025

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Justin Trudeau resigns as Liberal Party leader: Canadians, leaders react after the prime minister's historic news conference

With Parliament prorogued, the Liberals will begin the process of finding a new leader as support for Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives grows
After backing away from proposals that the state take over approving or denying large solar projects, legislators will consider a proposed state board to review proposals and recommend local action.
Justin Trudeau, who said on Monday he would resign as Liberal prime minister once the party names a new leader, led Canada for more than nine years before former allies turned against him. Trudeau, 53,
Kamala Harris on Monday performed her constitutional role as vice president to preside over the Jan. 6 proceedings to certify her 2024 presidential election loss to President-elect Donald Trump.
After initially prosecuting those who tried to overthrow an election, Presidents Grant and Hayes backed down—with catastrophic results.
The former leader of the Proud Boys -- a group prosecutors say was central to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 -- is asking President-elect Donald Trump for a pardon, according to a letter from his lawyer on Monday.
An official says Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau is set to resign as Liberal Party leader, effectively ending nearly a decade in power. The official said that Trudeau will stay on as prime minister until a new party leader is chosen.
Members of Congress will meet on Capitol Hill to certify the electoral votes in the 2024 presidential election for the first time since the1, US Capitol attack. Follow here for the latest live news updates.
President Joe Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act, co-sponsored by former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-7th, who is likely to tout the bipartisan legislation in her campaign for governor this year.
European leaders have united in opposition against Elon Musk just hours after Sir Keir Starmer accused the tech billionaire of spreading "lies and misinformation" on his social media platform.
Justin Trudeau, who said on Monday he would resign as Liberal prime minister once the party names a new leader, led Canada for more than nine years before former allies turned against him.
China's top diplomat began his annual New Year tour of Africa on Sunday, maintaining a 35-year-long tradition, to quietly advance Beijing's already sizeable influence across the resource-rich continent as Europe's presence wanes and America's wavers.
The development comes a month after Canada's deputy prime minister, Chrystia Freeland, resigned suddenly from Trudeau's cabinet.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is standing trial over accusations he used Libyan cash to fund his 2007 presidential campaign, one of several legal battles the politician who once bestrode the world stage has faced over the past decade.
Congress is gathering for a joint session to certify the results of the 2024 election, the final step before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, after some major changes to security for the ceremony and the law that dictates how it's carried out.
Kei Starmer has responded to Elon Musk's criticism over the U.K. government's handling of the grooming gang crisis.
The decision by the outgoing Biden administration will send a signal of goodwill to Syria's new Islamist rulers.
A child sexual abuse scandal that revealed how gangs of mostly Pakistani men had groomed, trafficked and raped young white girls more than a decade ago, has returned to the political agenda in Britain following criticism from Elon Musk.
Most of us get better with age and experience … or so we convince ourselves. Generally, though, it's how things work in the real world. You gain more experience and knowledge toiling at the same trade,
President Joe Biden has announced a move to prohibit new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action under Donald Trump.
Pardons would send a message that police don't matter, and risk politicizing law enforcement of violent protests, Manger says on eve of the Jan. 6 anniversary.
President-elect Donald Trump will face resistance every step of the way in his plan to reshape America in his image, just as he did last time, Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson told Salon's Chauncey DeVega — and just as important,
President Joe Biden is taking a message to the grieving families of victims in the deadly New Year's attack in New Orleans: "It takes time. You got to hang on." Biden on Monday will visit the city where an Army veteran drove a truck into revelers in the French Quarter,
Following in the footsteps of his Canada- and Greenland-coveting pal Donald Trump, MAGA billionaire Elon Musk is asking whether the United States should "liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government.
Starmer criticised "the poison of the far right" after tech billionaire Elon Musk continued his online attacks on the PM, calling for him to be put in prison. | ITV National News
The companies accuse the president, head of steelworkers union and Cleveland-Cliffs CEO of teaming up to block the transaction.
From the Burnside Bridge rebuild to budget cuts to deflection, these are some of the biggest tasks facing the new county board.
Ruling party lawmakers gather at presidential residence Kim Gi-hyeon (C, 1st row) and other lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party gather in front of the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Jan.
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Monday broke down while addressing a press conference over BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri's remarks against her father.
The rise and fall of Justin Trudeau as Canadian prime minister on the brink of resigning - The leader was once a poster boy for liberalism but is now said to be ready to resign
Under the terms of a 2022 climate law, the government must offer at least 60 million acres (24.2 million hectares) of offshore oil and gas leases in any one-year period before it can offer offshore wind leases. Biden, whose decision to approve the huge ...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce his resignation amid increasing pressure from his Liberal party, according to reports.
President-elect Donald Trump's new administration is looking at tariff plans that are narrower in scope than what was outlined during the 2024 campaign, a Washington Post report said, citing unnamed sources. The plans would focus only on certain critical ...
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his readiness to negotiate with Vladimir Putin, provided that the US and Europe ensure security guarantees. During a conversation with American podcaster Lex Fridman,
Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel are filing a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's decision to block a proposed nearly $15 billion deal for Nippon to acquire Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel..
The violent attack on the Capitol was just an extension of a legal and political effort to overturn a democratic election.
The pressure has been building for months, with sinking poll numbers for the prime minister's ruling Liberal Party.
The Norwegian Coast Guard is monitoring the unusual movements of the gas tanker Mulan, which is registered in Panama. The vessel is circling over the area where cables and gas pipelines connect Denmark,
City leaders stepped down, public schools grappled with budget deficits, restaurants experienced the "Keith Lee effect" and women's sports boomed in 2024 in North Texas. Why it matters: The problems and successes of Dallas-Fort Worth didn't reset the moment the ball dropped and we rang in 2025.
Those how are spreading lies and misinformation as far and wide as possible are not interested in victims. They're interested in themselves.'
The prime minister is expected to explain how he'll expand local access to community diagnostic centres, which offer tests, scans and X-rays, for 12 hours a day, seven days a week. He'll say this can create nearly half a million more appointments a year.
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki expressed his displeasure with Rigathi Gachagua's recent political statements about President William Ruto's administration.
As Congress convenes amid a winter storm to certify President-elect Donald Trump 's election, the legacy of Jan. 6 hangs over the proceedings with an extraordinary fact: The candidate who tried to overturn the previous election won this time,
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The anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has dismissed a complaint alleging corruption against former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud for being outside its jurisdiction. The Lokpal stated that a sitting judge or the CJI does not fall under its purview as defined by the Lokpal Act.
Your social security payment is set to go up thanks to Biden. Here's why - Advocates say the Social Security Fairness Act rights a decades-old disparity
Minister refers herself to ethics watchdog over corruption claims and links to deposed Bangladeshi PM - Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq will be investigated by standards watchdog Sir Laurie Magnus amid questions over her aunt Sheikh Hasina,

Maddow Blog | Canada's Justin Trudeau to step down after nearly a decade in office

Under pressure from his own allies, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he's stepping down after nearly a decade in office.

The article from MSN, discussing a segment from Rachel Maddow's blog, reports that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will not seek re-election and will step down after nearly a decade in office. Trudeau, who has been a prominent figure in Canadian politics since becoming the leader of the Liberal Party in 2013 and Prime Minister in 2015, cited personal reasons for his decision, including the desire to spend more time with his family. His tenure has been marked by significant events like the renegotiation of NAFTA, handling of the global health crisis, and various domestic policy initiatives. The announcement has led to speculation about potential successors within the Liberal Party and the future direction of Canadian politics.

Read the Full MSN Article at:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/maddow-blog-canada-s-justin-trudeau-to-step-down-after-nearly-a-decade-in-office/ar-AA1x3aFU