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On Thursday, the Senate will hold a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Servies. His nomination has raised alarms with health officials because of Kennedy’s skepticism of vaccines and his vow that he will advise water systems to stop adding fluoride. Some cities have already made the move. Our CBS News Confirmed team visited one community.
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The locations expected to be targeted by deportation teams from ICE include those with large populations of immigrants, one source said.
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Supreme Court upholds U.S. TikTok ban; Blind college student chosen as color commentator for NBA G League games
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The NFL divisional round kicks off on Saturday, as eight teams looking to advance to conference championship weekend. It starts in Kansas City, where the Chiefs take on the Houston Texans. That will be followed by a showdown between the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders. Sunday’s final game features two MVP favorites, Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens taking on Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. CBS Sports NFL writer Shanna McCarriston breaks it down.
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President-elect Donald Trump’s announced that his inauguration on Monday will be indoors due to cold weather. CBS News political reporter Aaron Navarro has more details on the decision.
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President Biden warned of the rise of an oligarchy in his farewell address, comparing influential billionaires of today to the “robber barons” of 100 years ago. American historian H.W. Brands discusses their influence over government and the American way of life in the 19th century.
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As firefighters continue their progress containing the Los Angeles wildfires, a new crisis is emerging: Southern California’s housing shortage. As Tom Hanson reports, it was already serious. Now, it’s dire.
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Crews in Southern California are making progress in containing the wildfires that have killed at least 27 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures. Photographer Stuart Palley joins “America Decides” to discuss what he documented while embedded with teams of firefighters.
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Subsiding winds in the Los Angeles area have allowed fire crews to gain more control of the ongoing wildfires. CBS News’ Andres Gutierrez has the latest.
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At a basketball game for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League, alongside the radio play-by-play announcer, color commentator Allan Wylie calls them as he sees them — even though he never sees them. Steve Hartman goes “On the Road” for a story about a young man who can teach us the difference between having sight and having vision.
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