New York judge rejects Trump's request to delay Friday sentencing in hush money case
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🗓️ 7 January 2025
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USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Bart Jansen has the latest ahead of Friday sentencing in President-elect Donald Trump's hush money case.
A Louisiana patient has died from bird flu.
A judge holds Rudy Giuliani in contempt in a Georgia election worker defamation case.
USA TODAY White House Correspondent Joey Garrison breaks down President Joe Biden's move to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling along most U.S. coasts.
The McDonald’s flip on DEI brings another win for conservative critics.
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| 1:18.4 | Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Tuesday, January 7th, 2025. |
| 1:20.6 | This is the excerpt. |
| 1:28.0 | Today we break down some of the latest developments ahead of Donald Trump's hush money sentencing, |
| 1:31.3 | plus a patient in Louisiana dies from bird flu. |
| 1:36.7 | And what Biden's action banning new offshore oil and gas drilling means going forward. |
| 1:42.4 | President-elect Donald Trump officially won a second term in the White House yesterday when the electoral college votes were read aloud |
| 1:44.7 | and certified in front of a joint session of Congress led by Trump's 2024 rival Vice President Kamala Harris. |
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