The news to know for Thursday, January 3rd, 2019!

Today, we're talking about the new, historic Congress sworn-in today and what happens now that this week's bipartisan White House meeting led nowhere. 

Plus: a rare announcement from Apple and a big announcement from Kanye West.

Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes.

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

Then, hang out after the news for this week's "Thing to Know Thursday" bonus interview. You'll hear from Kirsten Korosec, Senior Reporter and Editor at TechCrunch and co-host of The Autonocast.

She's sharing her insights and first-hand experience riding in The Boring Company's underground test tunnel in Los Angeles. Will it change transportation forever? 

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned. Just look under the section titled 'Episodes.' 

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