Monday, January 6th, 2025

Today, Congress will certify the 2024 election; Mike Johnson was elected speaker of the House; Trump is complaining about the flags being flown at half staff during his inauguration; Apple CEO Tim Cook has donated a million dollars to Trump’s inaugural; Rudy took the stand last Friday in one of his many contempt hearings and it didn’t go well; the judicial conference has refused to refer Clarence Thomas to the Department of Justice; Judge Juan Merchan has denied Trump’s motion to throw out his 34 count felony conviction; a Utah county school board has voted to keep banned books in library shelves; and Allison and Dana delivers your Good News.

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Stories:
Judicial body won't refer Clarence Thomas to Justice Department over ethics lapses (Zoë Richards | NBC News)

Apple CEO Tim Cook plans to donate $1 million to Trump’s inauguration: report (Kelly Rissman | The Independent)

Judge orders Trump to be sentenced in hush money case on Jan. 10, but says he won't be incarcerated (Dareh Gregorian and Tom Winter | NBC News)

Cache County School Board votes to keep controversial books on shelves (Naomi Cragun | Utah Public Radio)

From The Good News
Net neutrality (Wikipedia)

The Daily Beans Podcast (Blue Sky)

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) (studentaid.gov)

Expanded Financial Assistance Allows Families to Save Money and Upgrade Health Insurance (Whitehouse.gov)

Mose Allison (Wikipedia)

Monsters of the ID (YouTube)

saferoutestoschools.org

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