• Karl Frisch, co-founder of Bullfight Strategies, calls in at 9am ET / 6am PT to co-host Right Wing World

• David Shuster of Current TV and We Act Radio calls in at 11am ET / 8am PT to update us on the fight for Sandy Relief in the House

• The new 113th U.S. Congress, which convenes today at Noon ET, is set to take a fresh crack at a number of old, and highly contentious, issues, such as gun control, immigration, the record debt, tax reform and the farm bill.

• President Obama signed the “fiscal cliff” legislation into law yesterday via autopen from Hawaii, where he is vacationing with his family.

• In a State House news conference, Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) blasted Republican U.S. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio for delaying a vote on a $60 billion aid package for Superstorm Sandy recovery. “Do your job and come through for the people of this country,” Christie pointedly said about Boehner.

• Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was released from a New York hospital on Wednesday, three days after doctors discovered a blood clot in her head. Clinton’s medical team advised her Wednesday evening that she was making good progress on all fronts and said they are confident she will fully recover.