“President Biden believes that gender identity should not be a bar to military service,” the White House said. Source

Major winter storms could hit the West, Midwest and East Coast. CBS New York weathercaster Lonnie Quinn has the forecast. Source

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz released a new education plan with priorities that include increasing and supporting teachers, closing the racial achievement gap, and helping students affected by the pandemic. The move comes nearly a week after the state started allowing younger students back into the classroom. Watch a portion of his remarks. Source

She’s the first woman to lead the department in its more than 230-year history. Source

On the day the Ohio senator announced this would be his last term, several Republicans and Democrats expressed interest in his seat. Source

There’s confusion about how much coronavirus vaccine is available as states struggle to keep up with demand. Adding to the urgency is a rise in new variants. Jonathan Vigliotti has the latest. Source

President Biden reversed the ban on transgender troops, which was imposed in 2017 by former President Trump. Before the ban, an estimated 15,500 transgender people served in the military. Nancy Cordes has more. Source

House managers are presenting the article of impeachment against former President Trump to the Senate, triggering a trial into whether the former commander in chief incited a riot at the Capitol. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source

Biden administration officials are meeting with a bipartisan group of senators on the president’s $1.9 trillion pandemic economic relief proposal. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang, CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion, CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, and Politico White House correspondent Eugene Daniels join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” host Elaine Quijano to discuss the negotiations and the upcoming Trump impeachment trial in the Senate. Source

There’s tension over whether to send kids back to in-person learning. Some say their kids are struggling at home, but a patchwork of safety guidelines are making teachers reluctant to return to the classroom. Janet Shamlian reports. Source