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Il quotidiano a cui scriviamo conferma l'argomento.

Il quotidiano a cui scriviamo conferma l'argomento.
The daily newspaper we are writing to confirms the topic.
From Lesson 126:Relative pronouns with prepositions (cui)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Il quotidiano a cui scriviamo conferma l'argomento.

Why do we use a cui here instead of just che?
We use che for 'who' or 'which' when there is no preposition. But because we write to a newspaper (scrivere a), we need the preposition a. When 'which' follows a preposition, Italian replaces che with cui. So a cui literally means 'to which'.
In English, we say 'the newspaper we are writing to'. Why does the Italian put a before cui?
In English, we often leave prepositions like 'to' at the end of a sentence. In Italian, you can never end a clause with a preposition! It must always sit right in front of the pronoun it connects to. That is why the sentence is structured as il quotidiano a cui (the newspaper to which).
I thought quotidiano meant 'daily'. Why is it used as a noun here?
You are right that it is an adjective meaning 'daily'. However, it is also very commonly used as a stand-alone noun to mean 'daily newspaper', which is simply short for giornale quotidiano.
Does l'argomento mean 'the argument'?
No, argomento is a classic false friend! It actually means 'topic' or 'subject'. If you want to talk about a verbal fight or an argument, you would use a word like discussione or litigio.

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