Fauci: ?Inexplicable? for states to lift restrictions; TX Gov defends decision to lift mask mandate: still suggesting masks, just not requiring them; Dr. Fauci: Texas decision to end restrictions is ?ill advised?; CDC Dir: People should wear masks even if state doesn?t mandate it; Study: A person with UK variant can infect 43% to 90% more people; Dr. Fauci: ?You don?t want to pull back just now?; Poll: 28% of Republicans say they will ?definitely not? get vaccine; Security on high alert today after potential threats to Capitol; Politico: GOP committee will support Republicans who voted for impeachment, despite Trump threats; Rep Meijer proposes alternative Covid relief plan, including $2,400 relief checks for some Americans; Now: Senate clerks reading entire 600+ page Covid relief bill at GOP?s Sen?s demand, could take 10+ hrs; Sen. Johnson demands entire relief bill be read to stall vote; Gov. Cuomo accuser tells CBS she believes he was propositioning her for sex; Texas businesses fear viral video-esque backlash if they require masks; Some businesses confused and worried as TX lifts mask order; Sources: Diplomatic official loses role over racist and offensive comments about Biden, Harris; State Dept. Official removed from Afghanistan role after saying Trump?s election loss was the ?death of America?; Ohio man dies of Covid days before getting vaccine; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

DC National Guard chief says it took more than three hours to approve request to send troops to Capitol on Jan. 6th; McCaul agrees Secy of Army needs to testify to explain why National Guard wasn?t deployed sooner; Biden admin hits Russia after intel shows FSB responsible for poisoning Putin critic; Biden: ?neanderthal thinking? by states to stop mask mandates; CDC: people should still wear masks even if states lift mandates; Pence uses big lie to argue against voting rights bill; GOP bill would limit weekend voting & mail-in ballots in GA; White House: Biden yet to select new name for budget director after pulling Tanden nomination; NY Gov. Cuomo apologizes for his behavior, but denies he touched women inappropriately; San Diego icon, civil rights activist dies of Covid To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

FBI Director rejects GOP conspiracy theories, says no proof antifa or fake Trump supporters involved in Capitol attack; Wray: Report warning of Jan 6th violence was sent to law enforcement agencies in 3 different ways; Biden: Merck will help J&J manufacture one-shot vaccine; Biden: We?re now on track to have enough vaccine for every adult by the end of May; Biden: Prioritizing efforts to vaccinate K-12 educators by the end of March; Schools plan reopenings across U.S. still far from Biden?s goal of full return; Source: NY State lawmakers moving to repeal Cuomo?s expanded executive Covid powers; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

U.S. begins distribution of Johnson & Johnson vaccine; First trucks carrying J&J vaccine arriving at UPS shipping facility this afternoon; CA lawmakers agree on plan to get kids back into classrooms; CDC director ?deeply concerned? promising trajectory of pandemic could shift; CDC director: ?we are not out of the woods yet?; WH: distribution of J&J vaccine ?should be even? across communities; Donald Trump?s niece on the ex-president & his influence; Mary Trump says she thinks Donald Trump will at least ?pretend? to run for president again; Trump vows revenge on republicans who voted to impeach; Mary Trump: GOP refused to take ?off ramp? on Trump; Mary Trump: Donald Trump is the republican party; Trump tax returns in hands of Manhattan district attorney; NY attorney general to appoint independent investigator into sexual harassment claims against Gov. Cuomo; NY Attorney general: finings from Gov Cuomo probe will be released in public report; Gov. Cuomo hires high-powered attorney for nursing home scandal; NY mayor: the governor issued a ?total non-apology?; NY mayor: the governor treated sexual harassment as some kind of laughing matter; NY Mayor: ?I cringed? when I heard the allegations; Second Gov,. Cuomo accuser ?understood? he wanted to sleep with her and ?felt horribly uncomfortable and scared?; NYC mayor: I don?t see how anyone can function as a governor; DHS secy calls situation at border a ?challenge?, not ?crisis?; Biden admin: immigrants from central America ?need to wait? before trying to come to U.S.; DHS secy: families separated at border could b reunited in U.S.; WH: to personally help negotiate $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill with senate; Biden admin defends decision to not punish Saudi crown prince for Khashoggi murder despite U.S. intel report; Trump faces five separate investigations in NY, GA & DC; Right now: Trump?s taxes in the hands of New York prosecutor; Prosecutors in Georgia open criminal probe into Trump?s attempt to influence election; Georgia GOP secretary of State investigates Trump?s attempts to overturn election; DC prosecutor launches investigation into Trump?s role in January 6 capitol attack; Former French president sentenced in corruption case; Rising opera star loses battle with COVID-19 at age 38; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

U.S. Intel Report: Saudi Crown Prince approved operation to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi; U.S. Intel Report: Saudi crown price viewed Khashoggi as a threat and supported using violence to silence him;  U.S. publicly asserts Saudi Crown Prince ordered Khashoggi murder, but imposes no penalties to him; Tonight: House votes on Biden?s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill; Senate ruling on minimum wage hike provokes progressive anger; Several GOP lawmakers claim they can?t attend votes due to ?public health emergency;? They?re scheduled to be at CPAC; Soon: FDA cmte to vote on Johnson & Johnson vaccine, could be in arms as soon as next week if approved; U.S. carries out air strikes in Syria targeting Iranian backed militias; First military action of Biden presidency; Soon: Biden to speak as Texas recovers from power & water crisis; Biden visits emergency crews & volunteers in Texas after winter storm left millions without power, water; Trump plans to resurrect false claims in CPAC speech; GOP Presidential hopefuls overshadowed by Trump; McConnell would ?absolutely? support Trump as 2024 nominee; CPAC spotlight on cancel culture, religious freedom, the big lie, and downplaying insurrection; Comedian Jon Stewart: U.S. has endless funds to wage war, but no funds for the consequences; Remembering 65-year-old Richard Garrett; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

One year ago, Trump team said Covid & terrorism wouldn?t hit U.S.; Capitol Police Chief says emergency protocols weren?t followed, officers overwhelmed; Law enforcement officials continue to blame lack of intelligence for failing to prepare; New fractures emerge in GOP over Trump?s political future; Source: Trump?s CPAC speech will be his resurgence into politics; GOP Rep Greene attacks Dem colleague?s transgender child; Researchers: New variant in New York City & Northeast carries mutations that could evade immune response; 6.6% of U.S. population now fully vaccinated; Covid cases, hospitalizations & deaths all trending down; Does one small town have the recipe for returning to class?; Ohio school safely reopens with mask wearing, teacher vaccinations and just 3-foot social distancing; Superintendent to schools reluctant to reopen: Call me; NYC kids back in person today, OH starts Monday, CA still has no timeline; Tomorrow: House to vote on Biden?s $1.9T stimulus plan; Unclear if Covid bill will include $15 minimum wage; WH fighting for budget nominee Tanden but confirmation hangs by a thread; Trump?s tax returns turned over by NY District Attorney; Cuomo?s Fmr Secretary denies cover-up in nursing home deaths despite top Cuomo aide admitting data delay; NY Governor Cuomo denies sexual harassment allegations made by former aide; Recall effort: 1.8M unverified signatures collected to unseat Gov. after year of shutdowns, schools not open; Remembering 70-year-old Bertha Pretlow Brown; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Promising signs in pandemic: vaccine progress, cases and hospitalizations down, deaths slow in new estimate; WH: 3-4 million doses of J&J vaccine to go out next week if FDA grants emergency use; Moderna testing vaccine boosters to combat South Africa variant; WH: J&J?s production problems were ?disappointing,? drug maker to now deliver 100m doses by summer; FDA: Johnson & Johnson vaccine is 85% effective against severe illness, meets requirements for emergency use; WH says it is ?fighting? for Neera Tanden?s OMB nomination; Key hearings on OMB nominee Neera Tanden unexpectedly postponed, signaling White House may pull nomination;  Rep. McCarthy refuses to say if Trump should be probed by 9/11-style commission; GOP rep slams GOP Sen for pushing Capitol attack conspiracy theory; Trump ally investigations continue with Don Jr. deposed, Bannon financial records subpoenaed; Woods ?aware, responsive & recovering? after extensive emergency surgery on right leg; Microwave attack victim: ?I rather would?ve been shot?; CIA director Burns: extraordinarily high priority to get to the bottom of attacks; Biden?s V.A. Secy admits the department ?faces great challenges? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Tiger Woods injured after car flipped in single-car crash; Golf Digest: Tiger Woods suffered multiple leg injuries, in surgery following accident; Sheriff: Tiger Woods? vehicle crossed onto wrong side of road before crash; White House: States to now get 14.5M vaccine doses per week; Vaccine makers pledge to deliver 240 million doses by end of March, even more by summer; Johnson & Johnson vows to deliver 4M vaccine doses as soon as FDA grants emergency authorization; Drug makers consider vaccine boosters to help combat highly-contagious variants; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Garland: I will be a lawyer for the people, not the president; Garland chokes up as he speaks of immigrant family and his desire to pay back the U.S. by serving as Atty General; Garland: will pursue ?ring leaders? involved in Capitol attack; Garland: have not discussed Hunter Biden case with president; Garland: I don?t see why Durham should not continue in role investigating origins of Trump-Russia probe; Sources: NY prosecutor expected to have access to Trump tax records within next few days; Trump responds to Supreme Court ruling: court ?never should have let this fishing expedition happen?; Trump?s tax records won?t be released publicly for now, subject to grand jury secrecy rules; Dr. Fauci: U.S. to make up for severe weather delays in vaccine distribution by mid-week; 75M vaccines distributed, less than 6% of U.S. vaccinated; CDC study: educators play key role in COVID-19 transmission at schools; CDC: educators among COVID cases in eight of nine clusters in Atlanta study; Biden?s COVID relief proposal and pick for budget director face uphill battles; Video capture plane engine on fire, debris falling; Boeing recommends grounding some 777 planes after engine failure; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

WH: Backlog of 6 million vaccine doses due to weather; Biden defends Covid aid plan, says ?I?m open? to GOP?s suggestions on cutting costs responsibly; 5% of U.S. population fully vaccinated; Experts estimate 70-85% needed for herd immunity; Officials: Have to work ?double time? to make up for vaccine delays; Biden says teachers should be a vaccine priority; CDC says it?s not a requirement for reopening schools; Texas hit by water, food shortages after days without power; Abilene, TX fire Chief: Elderly couple reluctant to leave their freezing home later found dead; Frozen fire hydrants slowed crews battling apartment fire; Sewage seeped into Texas city after water treatment plant knocked offline; Texas governor calls on execs of power grid operator to resign; About half of Texas? population under boil water advisory; Biden?s pushes to unravel Trump foreign agenda; Biden WH willing to sit down for nuclear talks with Iran; U.S. rejoins Paris climate deal after exiting under Trump; Biden to world leaders: U.S. will ?earn back? leadership position; Dem Senator Manchin to oppose Biden pick for budget office; Sen. Graham heads to Florida to meet with Trump this weekend; Sen. Graham heads to Mar A Lago to play peacemaker, as McConnell-Trump feud rages within GOP; Sen. Thune defends Republicans who voted to convict Trump; CDC Dir: Schools can open despite community spread if masks, social distancing, other protections are in place; Manhattan D.A. investigating possible fraud claims by former Pres. Trump; GOP Sens demand Garland commit to investigating Gov. Cuomo; Garland?s opening statement to focus on independent Justice Department; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

At least 42 deaths amid winter freeze expected to continue for days; Winter storms cripple fragile vaccine distribution; 400K without power, 13.5M facing water issues in Texas; Mayor: 40,000 without power in Houston, down from 1.3 million; CDC: Life expectancy for black Americans dropped a staggering 2.7 years in first half of 2020; Fauci: Could take until end of summer for all Americans to be vaccinated; CDC to invest $200 million in Covid genome sequencing; Pfizer gives first doses in vaccine trial for pregnant women; Dems & WH push most far-reaching immigration proposal in decades; Immigration reform bill faces uphill path in House, Senate; WH: Immigration is ?an absolute priority? for Biden; FBI and U.S. U.S. Attorney?s Office launch preliminary inquiry into Cuomo Admin?s handing of nursing home Covid deaths; 20 New York lawmakers demand Gov. Cuomo?s EMMY Award be vacated over handling of Covid nursing home deaths; Traumatized women describe rape and beatings at Chinese internment camps; Uyghur detention camp survivor to Chinese govt?: I am not afraid anymore, ?they already killed my soul?; First photos from Rover that just landed on Mars; NASA lands a rover on Mars for the first time in nine years; Sailor who immigrated from Philippines among U.S. Covid victims; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Biden pushes back timeline, says vaccines widely available for public by end of July; Biden admin: early shipments of Johnson & Johnson?s single dose vaccine will be smaller than expected; Warren & Schumer push back on Biden after he shoots down cancelling $50k in student loan debts; Trump slams McConnell as a ?dour, sullen, & unsmiling political hack? despite voting for acquittal; CDC: variants could lead to ?rapid rise? in Covid-19 cases despite recent drop; Former Biden advisers want White House to recommend wide use of N95 masks; More than 3m customers still without power in freezing Texas; Operator: working around the clock to avoid catastrophic blackout; Texas officials turn storm failures into political blame game; States warn severe weather causing vaccine distribution delays; NY Gov. Cuomo?s office denies he threatened fellow Democrat over nursing home controversy; CNN analysis: Covid cases in kids align more with state virus rates than school status; Lousville mourns beloved local football coach lost to Covid-19 To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Bipartisan group of govs asks Biden to improve vaccine rollout; WH weekly vaccine supply increasing to 13.5 million doses; Fauci: It will take until end of summer or early fall to vaccinate vast majority of Americans; CDC says schools should reopen, but new guidance advises most schools to stay closed right now; GOP Sen Johnson downplays Capitol attack: ?This didn?t seem like an armed insurrection to me?; Toomey could face censure for voting to convict Trump; New Covid-19 cases sink to lowest level since October; Fauci: Don?t get complacent as new Covid cases decrease; White House: Biden would support 9/11- style commission to investigate Capitol riot; CDC: Overdose deaths hit 12-month record during pandemic; Dem Rep. Dean and son write book about his struggles with drug abuse and recovery; Nasty winter weather snarls Covid vaccinations nationwide; Several cold temps, snow forced Ford to close F-150 plant, slow FedEx deliveries nationwide; Calls for carbon monoxide poisoning across Texas, more than 90 incidents in Houston alone; Houston Police: Woman and child died of carbon monoxide poisoning after car left running in garage to create heat; Public schools in Dallas and Houston cancel classes, officials warn of ?dire? conditions without power; Anti-Asian hate crime reports surge across U.S. during pandemic; San Francisco Police: Suspect arrested after elderly Asian man assaulted ?due to perceived race?; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

CDC says schools should reopen, but new guidance advises most schools to stay closed right now; CNN: 89% of U.S. kids live in ?red zones? where CDC advises in-person classrooms can stay closed; CDC director: guidance for school reopening developed from the science and conversations with teachers; CDC director: not all schools can take the recommended steps to reopen right now; Researchers identify seven new virus strains in the U.S.; Newly released videos show extreme levels of coordination by groups who invaded U.S. capitol; CNN examines more than 800 pieces of evidence used by house managers to build case against Trump; DOJ has charged 215+ people in connection with deadly riot; Sen. Burr faces censure for voting to convict Trump; Cassidy already censured by Louisiana GOP for vote; Cassidy defends vote to convict trump: GOP is ?more than just one person?; GOP grapples with Trump?s role after second impeachment trial; Trump faces mounting legal trouble dispute impeachment acquittal; Second trump acquittal sparks new constitutional questions; Role of impeachment under scrutiny after Trump avoids conviction; With impeachment over, Biden puts focus on passing COVID relief package; Dems seek to raise min wage to $15, expand child tax credit, send $1,400 dollar checks for COVID relief;   Calls for impeachment, prosecution & stripping power from NY Gov. after cover-up allegations over nursing home deaths; Top Cuomo aide admitted delaying sharing data on nursing home deaths in New York State; Nearly 170M Americans under winter weather advisories; Kentucky Gov. warns winter storms will causer vaccine delays; Arctic blast plunges parts of U.S. to record low temperatures; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Impeachment managers finish presenting case, Trump lawyers next; Impeachment managers wrap case after citing Trump?s words, tweets, lack of remorse, danger he still presents To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

House impeachment managers present case to convict Trump To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Schumer, McConnell reach deal on Trump impeachment trail rules; Schumer: each side will get 16 hours over two days to present their arguments in Trump?s trial; Schumer: house managers requested senate hold votes on witnesses if needed; Trump legal team argues trial is unconstitutional, accuses democrats of pursuing ?political theater?; Schumer: GOP searching for way to ?oppose the conviction of Donald Trump without passing judgement on his conduct?; More transmissible U.K. variant spreading rapidly through U.S.; Fauci: U.K. variant should be most dominant strain in U.S. by end of March; South Africa pauses AstraZeneca vaccine rollout after study shows it gives less protection against variant; WH urges vigilance as COVID deaths increase 2.4%, and new infections & hospitalizations drop; CDC to release guidance on reopening schools this week; Schools plan reopenings as districts await CDC guidance; CDC: 2,000+ children have contracted rare condition linked to COVID; WH: Biden focused on passing COVID relief ?as quickly as possible?; Stimulus negotiations reveal sharp divide in democratic party; Sanders fights to keep $15 minimum wage in COVID relief deal as Biden casts doubt it will survive; Dems to unveil $3,000 child tax credit as part of relief bill; WH: intel professionals will decide if Trump can have briefings; Democratic divide threatens to derail COVID deal while GOP debates path forward after impeachment; Dems try to balance impeachment trial with stimulus talks; Cheney: ?we should not be embracing the former president?; Hunter Biden promotes upcoming book release within weeks of his father?s inauguration; 29-yuear-old aerospace engineer among U.S. COVID victims; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Johnson & Johnson asks FDA for emergency use authorization of CVOVID-19 vaccine; CDC to give guidance on schools in coming week; CDC director says schools should re-open, WH says those remarks made in ?personal capacity?; New study: convalescent plasma treatment, touted by Trump admin, may have fueled COVID mutation; Biden administration considering sending masks to all Americans; Biden: ?can can?t do too much? but we can do too little?; WH ?not going to sit here and wait? for GOP on COVID bill; Top Obama economist warns Biden COVID relief plan is to big; U.S. economy adds only 49K jobs in January, amid sluggish recovery; Republicans forced to define party post-Trump; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green on Trump: ?the party is his?; 11 house republicans vote to punish Greene for pushing conspiracy theories; 61 voted to rebuke Cheney over impeachment; GOP Sen. Sasse faces censure in Nebraska for opposing Trump; Sen. Sasse: ?politics isn?t about the weird worship of one dude?; GOP factions battle for the future of the party; Biden?s national security council meets in situation room; Top members of Biden?s national security council meet about Iran after regime?s recent uptick in nuclear activity; Fight over killer methane gas hearts up between Biden & TX gov.; TX governor threatens flood of lawsuits over Biden admin?s plan to change energy laws; TX governor vows to protect state?s oil & gas industry from ?hostile attack? from, Biden admin; Beloved NC high school employee dies from COVID; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Dems ask Trump to testify under oath at impeachment trial; Soon: House vote over Rep. Greene?s committee assignments;Awaiting house vote over Rep Greene?s committee assignments; Rep. Greene on conspiracy comments: These were in the past, do not represent me; Rep. Greene attempts to rewrite history, doesn?t apologize for spreading conspiracy theories about 9/11, school shootings; Kevin Mccarthy pretends not to know what Qanon is despite denouncing conspiracy theory in August; Fmr Trump Adviser: Trump will not testify in Impeachment trial; House impeachment managers request Trump testify under oath about his conduct on January 6;Tension between school districts and teachers grows over kids returning to in-person learning ;CDC: Increasing data suggests UK variant may be deadlier ;450,000+ Americans have died from covid-19 ;Pace of vaccinations slowly increasing, now at 1.3M shots per day ;Atlanta public schools mulling possible mandatory summer school for covid-19 ?Learning Loss? ;Chicago Teachers? Union & schools reach agreement on testing, but no deal to open; President Biden delivers first foreign policy address ;Biden Admin announces major foreign policy moves including freezing troop withdrawals from Germany ;Biden reverses multiple Trump foreign policy moves; Biden: ?Ending all support? for Saudi-Led campaign in Yemen; Voting Tech Company files 2.7B lawsuit against Fox, Trump Allies ;Analysis: More than 100 Bills aim to restrict voting in 28 states ;GA Dem Lawmaker: New voting bills are ?knee-jerk reaction? to GOP losing races ;Georgia GOP tries to limit mail-in-voting with bills that could require two copies of photo ID, Ban on Ballot Boxes ;Georgia Republican: Voters should ?put forth a little bit of effort? to cast ballot ;Arizona GOP pushes bill that would allow legislature to override election results Voting Rights Group: Laws to restrict ballot access mostly target minority voters Any Moment: House vote on removing GOP Rep from committees Beloved school worker in New York among Covid-19 victims To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Study: younger adults are the biggest Covid spreaders in the U.S.; CDC director: teachers don?t need to be vaccinated to safely reopen schools; Study shows Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine might help stop virus transmission, rather than just preventing illness;  CNN analysis: pilots blame being ?rusty? in at least 26 incidents since start of pandemic; In first interview, Biden vows family won?t have role in admin, after brother touts relationship in firm AD; Biden: ?I think we?ll get some Republicans? to support Dem plan; Biden tells House Dems to ?stick together? in Covid relief push; McCarthy condemns Rep. Greene?s statements but blames Dems for raising the temperature; Once popular GOP Rep. Newhouse at risk of losing reelection in 2022 after voting to impeach Trump; Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick laid to rest at Arlington cemetery;   To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

New arguments submitted ahead of trial start next week; Trump team argues he was exercising his first amendment right in questioning election results; Dr. Fauci warns of reinfection risk if new variants become dominant; States, Biden admin racing to expand vaccine access; Study: Single shot may be enough to produce Covid-19 protection for people who already had virus; Growing number of GOP Senators criticize Rep. Greene, call her views ?very disappointing,? ?not good for the party?; McConnell, Graham defend Cheney from attacks by Trump allies; McConnell slams Greene?s ?Loony lies and conspiracy theories?; McConnell finally rebukes Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Her views ?are cancer for the Republican party and our country?; Greene responds to McConnell: Real cancer for GOP is ?weak Republicans who only know how to lose gracefully?; Dems moving ahead with COVID relief plan without GOP support; WH trying to ?repair the damage & horrific actions? of Trump Admin with immigration executive orders; Senate confirms Mayorkas as Homeland Security Secy, Buttigieg as Transportation Secy; Alex Navalny in court: Putin is ?little thieving man? & ?Putin is the poisoner?; Hundreds of protesters detained in Russia after Navalny hearing; Remembering 9-year-old J.J. Boatman; died suddenly of Covid; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Moderate Sen. Manchin on Harris pushing relief bill with local WV media: ?that?s not a way of working together?; WH says they are in touch with Sen. Manchin after he slams VP Harris for doing interviews with WV media; Funding for state & local govts a sticking point in stimulus talks; GOP Sen. Ernst: Trump holds ?some responsibility? for Capitol attack, but concerns over trying ex-president; WH: ramping up production of first fully at-home COVID test; NYT: 9 top health officials quit over tensions with Gov. Cuomo, NY health commissioner pushes back; New cases, hospitalizations dropping after deadliest month; Vaccine experts suggest delaying second vaccine doses to give as many first doses as possible to those 65+; CNN: Trump lawyers left him over disagreement on legal strategy; Reality at border as Biden promises changes on immigration; Citizenship for dreamers, reunite separated kids, end wall construction among Biden?s proposals; Biden expected to propose task force to reunite 600+ migrant children with families; Judge temporarily blocks Biden?s attempt to pause deportations; Texas rancher: border wall was ?hostile takeover of my property,? Trump admin was ?fine and dandy? with it; Aung San Suu Kyi detained in Myanmar coup, now under house arrest as Biden considers sanctions; Three brothers served in Afghanistan; Only one survived; Ret. marine Beau Wise shares story on bravery & sacrifice; Wise has two brothers in military who died in Afghanistan; Remembering 57-year-old television writer Marc Wilmore; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

CDC: Nearly 28 million vaccine doses administered in the U.S.; Johnson & Johnson is 66% effective in global trial, 85% effective against severe disease; Health experts worry current vaccines could be less effective at protecting against Covid variants; Fauci: Hope to be vaccinating kids by late spring/early summer; Disturbing bodycam video shows rioters viciously attacking police during insurrection; FBI: Two pipe bombs found near Capitol planted night before insurrection; CNN: Draft agreement calls for military to administer 450,000 or more Covid vaccines per day across the U.S.; National guard administering 51K+ Covid shots a day; Adviser: Biden is ?clear-eyed? when it comes to Russia; China takes aggressive move seen as a ?test? of Biden; VP Harris focuses on WV, AZ to pressure moderate Dems; Critics hit Biden after he signs 40+ executive orders in first 10 days; Biden wants Covid-19 relief to be partisan, but says deal ?has to pass? no ifs, ands, or buts?; GOP Sen. Portman: Pushing through Covid relief without partisan support ?jams Republicans and? poisons the well?; Covid linked to increased mental health ER visits among teens; Nine-year-old was youngest student in NV district to die by suicide; Father?s message who lost son to suicide during Covid: ?Check on them every morning, every night?; Remembering 54-year-old Covid victim Chris Mertz; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Police Affidavit: Armed man arrested near Capitol Wednesday had ?stop the steal? paperwork with list of lawmakers; GOP leader McCarthy meets with Trump in Florida today; Gaetz rallies against fellow Republican Liz Cheney in her home state; GOP under pressure to react to freshman Rep?s social media posts; Lawmakers ask to use funds to beef up security; Fallout for GOP Rep. who voted to impeach Trump; Fauci says he?s troubled by South African variant, working on vaccine booster to ensure protection; FDA warns new Covid variants are affecting tests; Novavax says UK phase 3 trial shows its coronavirus vaccine has 89% efficacy; Biden Adviser: Cases will soar in 6-14 weeks because of variants; NY Dept of Health responds to Attorney General report; denies claims it undercounted nursing home deaths; Offers to wealthy donors, forged papers, shots for friends: How some are taking advantage of vaccine confusion; Philly student admits to taking vaccine doses from convention center, administering to friends; Florida ?paramedic of the year? accused of forging vaccine papers; WA hospital apologizes for offering vaccine to financial donors; Donald Trump Jr. calls into rally against GOP Rep. Liz Cheney; Pelosi: GOP leaders willing to ?ignore? provocative comments from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene; GOP Rep on Dem push to expel her: ?They want to take me out because I represent the people?; Pakistan?s top court rules men convicted of kidnapping & murdering journalist Daniel Pearl should be released; Remembering pioneer photographer Corky Lee who died of Covid; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Schumer slams GOP Senators who voted to reject constitutionality of impeachment trial; Source: Kevin McCarthy to meet with Trump tomorrow in Florida; Romney: Republicans need to disavow election lies publicly; Justice Dept has charged at least 150 people in wake of Capitol riot; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene indicated support for executing Democratic politicians in 2018, 2019; Biden signs executive actions to tackle climate change; Biden claims climate actions will create jobs, stopping Keystone Pipeline will eliminate at least 1,000 jobs; Chicago teachers threaten to strike of forced to return to schools without more safety measures; Teachers unions push for more Covid safety measures before educators return to schools; Ben Franklin portrait, MLK bust, Clinton rug added to Biden?s oval office; Biden family turns extra Trump bedroom in WH residence into a den; Source: White House resident ?has life in it again?; Bidens bring back presidential pets with German Shepherds ?Champ? and ?Major? Biden admin officials: hundreds of WH employees received Covid-19 vaccines To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Senators vote 55-45 against questioning trial?s constitutionality; Five GOP Sens. vote with Dems on impeachment procedural vote; GOP Officials in AZ & OR condemn anti-Trump Republicans; Republican party faces reckoning in post-Trump era; CNN KFile: GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene indicated support for executing prominent Democrats in 2018 and 2019; Source: States will get about 16% more vaccines starting next week; CDC: New study finds very few Covid cases in schools when precautions are in place; Biden to announce plans to order 200 million more doses of vaccine, 100 million each from Pfizer and Moderna; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Biden pledges to ?eliminate the vitriol?; President Biden announces plan to strengthen manufacturing in U.S.; Biden: I think we will be able to vaccine 1.5 million people per day; Senate impeachment trial to begin in two weeks; Sources: Trump wanted to replace acting AG with lawyer who would tell GA officials to halt Biden win certification; Ohio GOP Sen. Portman wont seek re-election in 2022; Pro-trump GOP mobilizing against Rep. Cheney for impeachment vote; 17 GOP senators would have to join Dems to convict Trump; Republicans call for Rep. Swalwell to step down form intel committee after being targeted by alleged Chinese spy; Election tech company sues Trump attorney Giuliani for $1.3 billion over spreading conspiracy theories; Dominion lawyer on suing Trump: ?not ruling anybody out?; CDC director: ?I can?t tell you how much vaccine we have?; Surgeon gen. nominee: 100M doses in 100 days is not a ceiling; CDC: 41M vaccines distributed, 21M administered, 0.97% of U.S. population fully vaccinated; U.S. averages more than 3K COVID deaths daily, new cases and hospitalizations rates down; Mayor De Blasio: NYC ?urgently? needs more vaccine supply; AZ GOP censures Flake, Ducey & McCain as party tensions rise; GOP in turmoil as Trump, insurrection & election lies tear party apart; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Biden signs two more executive orders aimed at economic relief; Senate confirms Lloyd Austin to be first black Defense Secretary; Biden doesn?t object to McConnell?s request to delay Trump impeachment trial to February; Source: Mora than a dozen GOP leaders, including former Trump officials, pushing for Trump impeachment conviction; Senate leaders haggling over power-sharing deal to govern 50-50 split; CNN: Prospects of convicting Trump erode as GOP opposition to Sen. Impeachment proceedings grows; Sources: More than a dozen GOP leaders, including former Trump officials, pushing for Trump impeachment conviction; Group of Dem Senators file ethics complaint against Hawley, Cruz; CDC: Second doses of vaccine can be scheduled up to six weeks after first dose; CDC: Don?t get flu and Covid shots at the same time; More than one million vaccines administered in U.S. Thursday; Staff in new Biden White House required to wear masks; Biden: Masks have become unfortunate partisan issue, ?but it?s a patriotic act?; Pentagon: 7,000 national guardsmen to remain in DC, more troops than in Afghanistan & Iraq combined; National Guard troops to get Covid test before returning home; Hank Aaron, home run king who passed the babe dies at 86; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

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Sources: Trump expected to issue around 100 pardons; Trump planning major send-off as he snubs Biden inauguration; National Guard members in DC vetted amid fears of insider attack; Newly obtained video shows insurrection inside U.S. Capitol; FBI investigating tip that rioter stole laptop from Pelosi?s office, possibly planned to sell it to Russia; Sources; no background checks needed for inaugural guests of members of congress; Insurrectionists say they were following Trump?s call to action;  Biden begins inauguration week as volunteer at Philly food bank for MLK day of service; Biden to roll back Trump-era policies on first day; will rejoin Paris climate accord, reverse travel ban; Biden?s? executive orders on pandemic on day one: extend eviction ban, pause student loan payments, mandate masks; Biden begins inauguration week with no cabinet members in place; Garth Brooks: my performance at Biden inauguration is show of unity; Incoming Biden chief of staff: we are inheriting ?a huge mess?;  Experts: ?social media to extremism is like oxygen for fire?; Experts express concern about growing number of potentially violent extremists; CNN poll: only 19% of republicans think Biden win is legitimate; GA Lt. Gov. demotes republicans who backed Trump?s election lies;  Less than 0.5% if Americans have gotten vaccine; Incoming CDC chief predicts 500,000 U.S. deaths by mid-February; 60% of all confirmed U.S> COVID cases have been since election day; Biden to take office exactly one year after first U.S> COVID case was confirmed;  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Biden urges vaccinating all Americans 65 and older to speed effort; Biden vows better communication with states about vaccine allocation; Biden on Covid: Things will get worse before they get better; Policy changes will take time; Biden: ?You have my word, we will manage the hell out of this operation?; Despite promise from Trump Admin, U.S. has no reserve of second vaccine doses; Biden: People 65 & older, essential workers need vaccines first; Biden: ?Optimistic? about getting funding from Congress to speed-up coronavirus vaccinations; Wash. Post: Rioters came dangerously close to reaching VP Pence; Memo: Capitol police banned tours on day of riot after Democrats raised security concerns; Federal prosecutors: ?Strong evidence? Capitol rioters planned to ?capture & assassinate? lawmakers; Officer describes siege: Rioters yelled ?kill him with his own gun?; Lawmakers demand 9/11-style oversight commission to investigate what happened during Capitol siege; 20,000+ National Guard troops in DC ahead of inauguration; Secret Service designates ?green zone? in DC amid inaugural threats; 14 states activate National Guard, two shut down capitols entirely ahead of planned armed protests; Michigan activates Natl Guard ahead of planned armed protests; Michigan Attorney General warns state?s ?Capitol is not safe?; MA Attorney General: ?Thousands of threats? against state officials; VP Pence called VP-elect Harris to offer aid & congratulations; Pelosi stays mum on impeachment trial details; expected to send Article to Senate next week; Trump leaves office with lowest approval of his presidency; Trump explodes at Nixon comparisons as he prepares to leave office; Fauci: U.S. must get more vaccines in arms; Pressure on teachers as schools weigh in-person classes; Houston teacher: I feel like I must choose between my students or my health; Early studies show low risk of students spreading virus; 18 states yet to administer 100K vaccines as eligibility rules vary nationwide; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Sources: Trump irritated, in ?self-pity? mode after second impeachment; Senate impeachment trial to begin after inauguration; GOP Source: McConnell telling colleagues he is genuinely undecided about convicting Trump; Senate GOP torn over convicting Trump ?There?s no love lost?; Second impeachment trial threatens to derail Biden?s agenda; Official: Public not allowed on National mall for inauguration; Defense Officials: Natl. Guard, law enforcement expect pipe bombs & Molotov cocktails around inauguration; Feds warn extremists emboldened to carry out more attacks after Capitol siege; After impeachment, some GOP lawmakers and right-wing media continue to stand behind Trump; Less than 5% of House Republicans voted to impeach Trump; Right-wing media hosts slam 10 Republicans who voted to impeach; Trump adviser claims impeachment is ?violence to this country? after five people were killed in Capitol attack; Dem impeachment manager: We could prevent Trump from holding office again; New mass Covid vaccination sites open as states struggle to get more people vaccinated; TX hospital group: Some rural hospitals yet to receive single dose of Covid vaccine; Early trials show safe, effective results of Johnson & Johnson?s one-dose Covid vaccine; California reports lowest level of ICU beds available as Covid hospitalizations surge; France to test one million students, teachers every month to help keep schools open; Highly contagious virus strain forced UK to close schools only hours after leaders vowed to keep them open; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

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Trump takes no responsibility for inciting deadly riot despite telling crowd to ?take back our country?; Trump claims speech ahead of attack where he told supporters to ?fight like hell? was ?totally appropriate?; 4,000+ armed pro-Trump extremists plotting to surround Capitol ahead of inauguration, lawmaker briefed says; House Dems express safety concerns about GOP colleagues: ?We don?t know how involved they really were? in attack; U.S. Atty: Looking at significant sedition, conspiracy charges; U.S. Capitol on edge amid new security threats & warnings; Bipartisan vote to impeach President Trump expected tomorrow; Aides expect as many as 10 GOP members to vote for impeachment; U.S. Atty: Possible charges range from trespass to felony murder; U.S. Atty: Expect more serious indictments against some already charged; Corporations cut off Trump enablers; Companies halt donations to GOP members who voted to overturn election results; Chamber of Commerce CEO: Trump?s actions ?completely inexcusable?; WaPo: FBI report of ?war? at Capitol, contradicting claims; NYT: McConnell tells associates he believes Trump committed impeachable offenses; Lawmakers now have to go through metal detectors to enter House floor after Trump-fueled riot at Capitol; Trump Admin changes policy on vaccines, now wants states to vaccinate adults 65+; Trump administration adopts Biden plan to release all available Covid vaccine doses; U.S. Covid vaccine rollout: 27 million doses distributed, 9 million doses administered; Natl Guard administering Covid vaccines in 12 states; Census Bureau: Women 3 times more likely than men to quit jobs due to childcare demands in pandemic; Seattle mother: I can?t make professional commitments during this pandemic; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

House democrats plan to vote Wednesday to impeach Trump; House formally introduces article of impeachment against Trump; Sources: Trump tells allies he isn?t to blame for capitol riots; GOP Sen Blunt: Trump ?touched the hot stove on Wednesday and is unlikely to touch it again?; Sources: WH counsel Cipollone and former AG Bill Barr warn president Trump against pardoning himself; Sources: Republicans considering vote to censure Trump; Trump would be first president to be impeached twice; Law enforcement bracing for more violence in DC, around U.S. ahead of inauguration day; Pelosi: Trump ?has to pay a price? for ?inciting insurrection?; House Dems introducing measures to punish GOP members for their role in capitol attack; DC mayor calls or more security leading up to inauguration; New video shows officer dragged, stomped, beaten with flag pole; Ex-chief of capitol police: Pentagon officials worried about ?optics? of national guard troops at capitol; DHS secretary: secret service to begin inauguration security operation this week; Wash Post: ex-capitol police chief says Pentagon rebuffed his request for help at least five times; FBI says it has received information indicating ?armed protests? planned at all 50 state capitols; Top national guard official on delay in getting troops to capitol riot; Democrat introduces resolution to expel lawmakers who voted to overturn election; Biden gets second dose of COIVD 19 vaccine; CNN: Biden?s COVID vaccine distribution plan still in flux; 100,000+ Americans hospitalized with COVID for 40th day in a row; U.S. averaging 3,000+ deaths per day; Inside L.A. hospital with no ICU beds remaining; L.A. county reports 1,000+ deaths in past four days; As cases & deaths surge, can kids safely go back to school?; Miami official: schools are ?safest place? for kids; NYC & Miami schools have in-person learning; Chicago, L.A. & DC schools remain all virtual; Biden promises getting schools open is a top priority; House Dem blames COVID diagnosis on GOP colleagues; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

CNN obtains draft of Article of Impeachment against Trump, accuses him of inciting insurrection; Hours after White House statement on murdered Capitol officer, flag at WH remains at full staff; Biden: Trump is an embarrassment, one of the most incompetent presidents ever; Biden: Trump impeachment is up to Congress; Pelosi says she received assurances safeguards are in place if Trump wants to launch a nuclear weapon; WV state legislator, who filmed himself storming Capitol, faces criminal charges; 13 face federal charges from Capitol riot; Prosecutors to open federal murder investigation into officer?s death; U.S. sees deadliest day, reports 4,000+ deaths; L.A. County reports more Covid deaths in one day than all L.A. homicides in 2019; U.S. reports over 4K deaths, shatters records for third consecutive day; Over 21M vaccine doses distributed in U.S. but less than 6K shots have gone into arms; Dr. Gupta receives second dose of Covid-19 vaccine; WH releases statement on possible second Trump impeachment; WH: ?Politically motivated? impeachment will further divide country; Fmr GOP Senator Corker: Trump has lost all legitimacy; Two Dem Senators call on GOP Senators Cruz & Hawley to resign; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Pelosi, Schumer, Kinzinger call for removal of Trump using 25th amendment; Trump claims there will be ?orderly transition? after he incites mov to storm U.S. Capitol; Sources: Some cabinet members in early talks about invoking 25th amendment; Fmr Trump Chief of Staff Kelly: ?Horrified? by assault on U.S. Capitol; Fmr Trump Chief of Staff Kelly: What happened at the Capitol is a result of ?letting Trump be Trump; Pelosi calls for resignation of U.S. Capitol Police Chief; Capitol Police Chief: Officers responded ?valiantly? in Capitol riot, officers were attacked with metal pipes; Prosecutors announce federal charges in 15 criminal cases related to Capitol riot; As mob stormed the Capitol, U.S. reported record Covid deaths and hospitalizations; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Biden to Trump: ?step up?; VA Gov. dispatches state police to U.S. Capitol; Woman treated for gunshot wounds on Capitol grounds; DC mayor ordering 6pm curfew To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Trump demands GA officials ?find? votes to overturn his loss; Trump pressures GA officials in desperate attempt to cling to power: ?I need 11,000 votes. Give me a break.?; All 10 living former defense secretaries declare election is over, no role for military, warn against involving military in election disputes; Schiff: GOP effort to undermine election a ?real low point?; house Dems demand FBI criminal investigation into Trump?s Georgia call; Chris Christie on Trump?s call with Georgia officials; Christie urges skeptics to wear masks in new COVID PSA; Christie wants alleged killer of American journalist David Pearl to face justice in U.S.; U.S. COVID vaccine rollout: 20 million doses promised, 15.4 million distributed, 4.5 million administered; New more contagious COVID strain found in New York; FDA to meet this week to consider half doses of Moderna vaccine for 18-55 year olds; One person dying of COVID every 33 second in U.S.; U.S. surgeon general refutes Trump on U.S. COVID death toll: ?I have no reason to doubt those numbers?; Only CT, ND, SD, & TN have administered at least half of distributed COVID-19 vaccines; CDC: more than 4.5 million Americans have received COVID vaccine; Biden, Trump & Pence campaign in GA ahead of crucial runoffs; Texas teacher known for kindness sin classroom died of COVID To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

2 House Republicans tell CNN they expect at least 140 House Republicans to vote against counting electoral votes; Source: McConnell calls out Hawley over plan to challenge Biden; Georgia Sen. Perdue to quarantine after exposure to COVID-19; GOP Sen Sasse: GOP putting ?personal ambitions? above democracy by joining Trump?s election protest; WSJ Editorial Board: Trump?s electoral college challenge is ?embarrassing? and ?doomed to fail?; Health Official: One person in L.A. county dying of Covid every 10 min; Fauci ?disappointed? more Americans have not been vaccinated; Fauci: Spreading out first doses of vaccine to more people is ?under consideration?; 42 people in WV mistakenly given antibody instead of vaccine; CDC predicts 80K more deaths over next three weeks; Biden: ?We aren?t getting all the information that we need from the outgoing administration in key national security areas?; Trump Budget Office Chief: Biden team has made ?false accusations? about not sharing information; Biden?s inaugural committee hosting memorial for Covid-19 victims on Jan 19; World ringing in new year with muted celebrations as virus surges; Times Square preparing for celebration like no other; Managing stress and anxiety in the New Year; 4-year-old boy dies of Covid the morning after Christmas; "Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President? Sunday at 9P ET/PT on CNN; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

GOP Sen. Hawley to force vote on election results, setting up scenario GOP leaders hoped to avoid; U.S. hits new single-day high for deaths and hospitalizations; Gov. Newsom: mutant Covid-19 strain found in southern California; Sen. Toomey: ?makes no sense? to send stimulus checks to ?everyone who has a pulse?; FL Gov. DeSantis went against CDC recommendations, prioritized seniors over front line health workers and first responders; Seniors looking for Covid-19 vaccine turned away from FL hospitals; Florida seniors waited overnight for vaccine, some with lawn chairs; Florida?s Broward Health at capacity, no new patients until February; U.S. lags behind some other countries in vaccinations; Biden names Kathleen Hicks as first woman deputy defense secretary To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Biden aims to give 100 million vaccine shots in his first 100 days in office; Biden: Things are going to get worse before they get better; Biden: Vaccine distribution will be greatest operational challenge we?ve faced as a nation; Trump demands Republicans vote in favor of $2k stimulus checks unless they ?have a death wish?; McConnell promises vote tomorrow on defense funding bill; Senate Dems demand a vote on $2,000 checks; GOP lawmakers under fire for getting vaccinated after downplaying COVID-19 concerns, ignoring public health advice; VP-Elect Harris receives first dose of coronavirus vaccine; Only 2.1 million vaccines administered so far, well below target; Fauci: January could be even worse than December; COVID patients filling 40% of ICU beds at U.S. hospitals; Millions travel over holidays despite warnings from health officials; California extends stay-at-home order amid surge in cases; Thousands line up for free food at events across the country; NC food bank ?drastically? changing to deal with soaring demand; NC food bank sees 68% increase in demand due to COVID; Source: Trump described as ?Grumpy? and acting out at Mar-a-Lago; Source: President Trump appearing to be in ?foul spirits? in final days; 71-year-old former police dispatcher dies of coronavirus; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Biden: transition team ?encountered roadblocks? from Trump admin; VP-elect Harris, husband to get COVID vaccine tomorrow; Trump backs down, signs COVID relief bill and avoids shutdown; Trump golfs as pandemic worsens and congress feuds over stimulus checks; Trump?s delay could prevent Americans from getting aid this week; House expected to vote today on $2000 stimulus checks; Soon, house could override Trump veto of defense bill; GOP election challenges could cause chaos in congress next week; GOP leaders hope to avoid messy fight over election results; At least 8 treated at hospital, 40+ buildings damaged; New video shows moment of massive explosion; Fauci warns pandemic ?might actually get worse?; More than two million vaccines administered so far in U.S.; Novavax becomes fifth to begin phase 3 trials in U.S.; Novavax trial funded with up to $1.6 billion from operation warp speed; WA nursing home at center of COVID outbreak begins vaccinating staff; New Yorker piece dives into ?plague year? tragedies; Admin official: COVID relief checks could start going out this week; 53-year old Georgia teacher dies of coronavirus on Christmas Day; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

CNN: Trump has told people Pence isn?t fighting hard enough for him; Dingell: Trump ?doesn?t give a damn? about people needing relief; Trump throws nation into turmoil: Pardons allies, upends relief for Americans, vetoes defense bill; New pandemic air travel record with nearly 1.2M flyers Wednesday; U.S. heads into Christmas with 1M+ vaccinated; IHME Model: 567,000+ Covid deaths by April, up from last week; Growing gap between vaccinations delivered vs. administered; Trump sends Congress into scramble over stimulus relief, defense spending, possible government shutdown; Attorney General, CIA Director among Biden?s final posts to name; Birthday wishes pour in for Dr. Fauci?s 80th birthday; Fauci on retiring: ?I don?t see that right now? in my future; Nurse treated members of her own family who were hospitalized with COVID-19; NORAD tracks Santa?s trip for 65th year; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Trump unleashes chaos with veto, pardons, stimulus deal objection; Trump does not take reporter questions on his way to Florida after vetoing defense spending bill; Warp Speed using Defense Production Act to get supplies necessary to expand vaccine production; Iraqi foreign minister: Trump?s Blackwater pardons did not consider seriousness of the crimes committed; Arizona rancher: border wall won?t make America more secure; Biden?s plans to stop construction on border wall may be costly and difficult; CNN checks on the progress on Trump?s controversial promise; Pres-elect Biden nominates Miguel Cardona as Education Secretary; DOD official: Biden?s remark that his team is not being briefed on many things is ?patently false?; Biden says he hasn?t been briefed on suspected Russian hack To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Biden: recent cyberattack is ?grave risk?, no evidence situation is under control; Biden: Trump?s failure on Russia ?will land on my doorstep?; Biden: $900B COVID bill on a ?down payment? on what?s needed; Biden: Congress must , there will be no ?honeymoon?; WH officials: ?it?s scary,? ?no one is sure where this is heading?; Televangelist Pat Robertson: Trump is erratic, in an ?alternate reality? and should ?move on?; Fauci: it?s possible new COVID strain is already in U.S.; Pfizer, Moderna testing their vaccines against COVID strain; Record high pandemic travel numbers despite CDC?s warning; Dr. Deborah Birx announces she plans to retire; 44 countries ban or restrict travel from U.K. over new strain; WH considering proof of negative COVID test for U.K. travelers; CDC: U.K. COVID variant not identified in U.S., but may be undetected; U.S. COVID hospitalizations at record 115K ahead of Christmas; Military officer to CNN: ?we don?t know what he might do? as anxiety over Trump grows inside Pentagon; Sources: senior military officials steering clear of WH as Trump makes baseless claims of rigged election; 1.6M ballots cast in Georgia senate runoff races, rivaling state?s voter turnout for presidential race; $900B stimulus bill becomes line of attack in GA senate race; Dem senate candidate Ossoff: I would?ve voted for stimulus bill, ?but $600 is a joke?; Ad spending in Georgia runoffs soars to $482 million; Dem senate candidate Ossoff pressures GOP Purdue to weigh in on possible electoral college challenge; NY nurse who had COVID, lost father to virus among first in nation to get Moderna vaccine; 614,00+ COVID vaccines administered in U.S. so far; Pandemic of 20 years dies after month-long battle with COVID; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

TSA pandemic record: 1M+ travelers for 3 days in a row; New virus variant in U.K. may be 70% more transmissible; Dozens of nations shut down travel to U.K. due to new, highly transmissible COVID-19 variant; Fauci: not recommending U.K. travel shut down right now; Biden?s surgeon general pick: most Americans won?t get vaccine until mid-summer or fall; Giroir says it will take until January to vaccinate 20 million people; First Moderna vaccine given at Long Island, NY hospitals; Nurse becomes first person at NY hospital to get Moderna vaccine; Nurse becomes emotional after receiving Moderna vaccine; Soon: congress to vote on $900B stimulus bill, second largest relief plan in U.S. history, $600 stimulus checks included; +5,500 pages in stimulus bill released, congress expected to pass $900B relief package tonight, sets midnight deadline; Barr says there is no basis for federal government to seize voting machines as Trump falsely claims fraud; Barr joins Pompeo in linking mass cyber hack to Russia as President Trump downplays Russia?s role; Navalny says Russian toxin team put poison in his underwear; Russia?s FSB: Navalny?s phone conversation with spy was ?fake? and ?planned provocation?; Kansas city newspaper apologizes for decades of racist coverage; Kansas city Star: out past coverage of black communities focused on crime, underplayed major events, ignored black icons; Husband pens final love letter to wife before dying of COVID; Husband?s final love letter to wife: I ?would never have traded it for all the riches in the world?; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

California nears breaking point as COVID-19 surges; LA Mayor: ICU bed availability at 0% in Southern California; CDC reports highest-ever number of drug overdoses in a year; Michigan governor eases restrictions as COVID-19 numbers improve; Dr. Gupta on being vaccinated live on CNN; Pres-elect Biden and incoming first lady to get vaccine Monday; Pentagon cancels transition meetings with Biden team to prioritize possible govt. shutdown; Biden marks 48th anniversary of death of wife, child; Key cabinet post open: Justice, Commerce, Education, Labor, CIA; Trump praises incoming Senator Tuberville for suggesting he may contest election results in Congress; Biden on working with GOP: Trump's influence will fade; Rep. Crow: Hack is modern day equivalent of Pearl Harbor; Microsoft: At least 40 orgs targeted in suspected Russia hack; Microsoft President: These cyberattacks put entire economy at risk; Suspected Russian hack targeted U.S. agencies, Microsoft; Attacks could still be ongoing; Charities struggle to meet skyrocketing demand for food as pandemic stretches into holiday season; Philly charity: 60% rise in food assistance since pandemic; Texas couple dies of coronavirus minutes apart, holding hands;  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Trump out of sight as U.S. faces worsening pandemic, WH Transition, ongoing cyberattack, no stimulus deal; Former National Security Adviser: Trump must get past his election grievances and govern; 885,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, 4th increase in 5 weeks; U.S. Cybersecurity Agency: Hack poses "grave risk" to Fed & local govts; Biden Atty Gen. decision at deadlock over competing questions; Sources: Judge Merrick Garland, Sen. Doug Jones are leading candidates for Attorney General; Sources: Rep. Deb Haaland is Biden's interior Secy pick; Incoming Biden Deputy Chief of Staff says she could have "chosen better" words than calling Republicans "f****rs"; Georgia runoffs to determine balance of power in U.S. Senate; Dem Senate Candidate Ossoff: "Victory in Georgia comes down to young people";  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Politico: top Trump appointee pushed herd immunity theory internally, said ?we want them infected?; Trump fires back after McConnell congratulates Biden; Sources: Trump pushing for appointment of special counsels to probe Hunter Biden, 2020 election; Hundreds of Trump allies lobbying him for pardons; Trump considering pardons for more than two dozen people; Biden picks Pete Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary; Biden to get Covid vaccine publicly to show safety; Fake claims about election fraud escalate into violent incident involving former Houston police captain; Congressional leaders on verge of $900b Covid relief deal with $600 stimulus checks included To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy