Monday, January 8

🚨NATION

📌 Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin faces growing heat from Congress over hiding hospitalization (USA TODAY)

📌 The Supreme Court will decide if Donald Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots (AP)

📌 Congressional leaders announce spending deal that would avert next government shutdown, Freedom Caucus calls it “failure” (ABC NEWS)

📌 Iowa school shooter appeared to be active on Discord and discussed ‘gearing up’ in hours before attack (NBC NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Hamas command in north Gaza destroyed, Israel says (BBC)

📌 20-mile backup as Polish truckers blockade border in standoff with Ukrainian drivers (NPR)

📌 Ground zero of Japan’s earthquake zone is ravaged by destruction and fire (NBC NEWS)

📌 Jordan's King Abdullah says US must pressure Israel to agree to ceasefire in Gaza (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 An exceptionally powerful January storm will impact the US with nearly every winter weather threat imaginable (CNN)

📌 Radio giant Audacy files for bankruptcy (AXIOS)

📌 First US moon launch in decades to include ‘space burials’ (THE HILL)

📌 Tesla, SpaceX leaders concerned over Elon Musk’s drug use (FORTUNE)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Michigan vs. Washington prediction, odds, pick, spread for 2024 college football national championship game tonight (CBS SPORTS)

📌 Nigel Lythgoe departs 'So You Think You Can Dance' amid sexual assault allegations (NPR)

📌 Oscar Pistorius released from South Africa prison after serving 9 years for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp (CNN)

📌 ‘The Golden Bachelor’ wedding: Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist get married in live special (VARIETY)