- As Nancy Pelosi takes the reins of the House as Speaker today, congressional Democrats confirm that Donald Trump will get "nothing for the wall" in any spending bills.
- North Carolina Republicans are refusing to participate in Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's efforts to create an interim Board of Elections, leaving the fate of NC-9 in limbo.
- The US Senate Judiciary Committee will take up confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee William Barr on January 15 and 16, Barr is expected to pass the committee on a party-line vote.
- Donald Trump has referred to the recent bear market as a "little glitch" noting that stock markets are still up by nearly 30% since he was elected in 2016.
- Pharmaceutical giants jacked up drug prices on January 1 by an average of 6.5%, with several companies and drugs seeing double-digit price increases for 2019.
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. -- Benjamin Franklin
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