Top Stories: Congress Faces A Deadline; Iran Claims Protests Over

NPR | By Korva Coleman

Published January 8, 2018 at 9:15 AM EST

Good morning, here are our early stories:

-- A Small Fire Breaks Out On The Roof Of Trump Tower In NYC.

-- Iran's Revolutionary Guard Claims To Have Put Down Protests.

-- BBC Veteran Quits China Editor Post To Protest Gender Pay Gap.

-- SpaceX Rocket Launches Secret Government Payload Into Orbit.

-- Before Any New Business, Congress Has Plenty Of Old Business To Resolve.

And here are more early headlines:

Large Iranian Oil Tanker Still Burning Off China. (CNN)

Southern Calif. Faces Rain, Mudslide Risk After Wildfires. (KPCC)

Midwest, East To Get Hazardous Icy Conditions. (Weather.com)

Trump To Address American Farm Bureau Federation. (Politico)

Riders Observe World No Pants Subway Ride Day In D.C. (WTOP)

Korva Coleman

Korva Coleman is a newscaster for NPR.

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