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How Biden is testing the limit of presidential powers in his final days
07 Jan 2025
On today’s show: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is stepping down, the Globe and Mail reports. Vox’s Ellen Ioanes explains what his resignation means for the future of U.S.-Canada relations. The Washington Post examines why Biden’s offshore-drilling ban won’t be easy for Trump to undo. And USA Today looks into who may be getting an increase in Social Security benefits following a bill signed by Biden over the weekend. Unhoused people in some cities are contending with encampment sweeps that leave them without essentials like Social Security cards and medication. ProPublica reports. Plus, multiple people have died following snowstorms across the country, Trump asks a judge to halt sentencing in his hush-money case, and a rising rugby star helps her new team break an attendance record. Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.
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Good morning. It's Tuesday, January 7th. I'm Gideon Resnick, in for Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, Biden tests the limits of presidential power on a key issue. What happens after cities clear homelessness encampments? And more dangerous weather ahead for millions of Americans. But first, to the political crisis gripping America's neighbor to the north.
Yesterday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation, stepping down as the leader of the Liberal Party after nearly a decade in power.
My friends, as you all know, I'm a fighter. Every bone in my body has always told me to fight because I care deeply about Canadians. I care deeply about this country. And I will always be motivated by what is in the best interest of Canadians.
Trudeau entered office with a 63% approval rating, but today he has only around half of that support. He's faced mounting pressure in recent months to let someone new lead the party, which will face Canada's Conservative Party in a general election later this year.
Vox reporter Ellen Ionis told us that Trudeau's downfall is yet another example of a trend that we've seen in elections worldwide over the last year.
2024 was a huge election year across the world and we've really seen a lot of incumbents go down. You know, people are ready to turn the tide and that does look like a move toward like more of the right wing.
For Canadians, rising costs of living has been a major motivating factor. In fact, a recent poll from Ipsos found that 71% of Canadians said that was their top issue last year.
People are really having a hard time and they want something to blame. They want a person to blame. They want a party to blame. They want a policy to blame. And they want somebody to fix it for them.
For our American listeners, this story probably sounds familiar. In a 2024 election exit poll, nearly 7 in 10 voters said the U.S. economy was either not so good or poor. About 3 in 4 voters said that inflation had caused their family hardship, and they took that unhappiness out on the party in power.
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