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• Space scientists on Earth have improvised a tool on the Mars rover to help them figure out how a giant mountain on the Red Planet came to be. Their surprising conclusion: It’s likely windswept sand.
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• The deal, which the House plans to pass, would open the government through Feb. 15 and provide back pay for federal workers who have missed two paychecks during the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
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• Prior to his arrest and indictment this week, Stone has repeatedly denied that he conspired with the Russians who attacked the 2016 presidential election.
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• Not only will the moon be particularly close to Earth, but it will also be bathed in a reddish light just before midnight Eastern time.
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• The former attorney general, nominated to return to run the Justice Department, backed President George H.W. Bush’s decision to pardon ex-Reagan officials caught up in an earlier imbroglio.
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• Iran says its intentions are peaceful, but the U.S. worries the planned launches are really about developing weapons — specifically, intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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• A spokesman said the reduction would not be necessary except for “extraordinarily difficult challenges ahead.”
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• President Trump used his first prime-time address from the Oval Office to make the case for a $5.7 billion border wall. That demand and Democrats’ opposition has led to a partial government shutdown.
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• A significant power shift begins in Washington with Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives. The expected incoming speaker plans votes on bills to reopen the government and new rules.
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• Saudi state media report five suspects may face the death penalty in the grisly killing of Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey.
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