Picks to lead the CFPB and SEC are seen as tough defenders of consumer and investor rights. Source

Public health experts are urging ICE to implement a vaccination plan for its detention system, which is currently holding more than 15,000 immigrants. Source

Rebekah Jones, Florida’s former state COVID-19 data scientist, turned herself in to police after a warrant was issued for her arrest alleging illegal use of the state’s computer system. She previously accused top officials of manipulating data to downplay the state’s coronavirus outbreak. CBSN’s Tanya Rivero reports. Source

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been detained upon his return to Moscow from Germany, where he was recovering from a nerve agent poisoning. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D’Agata reports. Source

Efforts to administer the coronavirus vaccine are ramping up in the U.S., but the nation is nearing the horrifying milestone of 400,000 deaths from COVID-19. Meanwhile, researchers have found a new variant of the disease in hard-hit California. John Moore, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College, joins CBSN to discuss. Source

A kindergarten student noticed the books she reads in class rarely include characters who look like her. She’s trying to change that. CBS News’ Naomi Ruchim reports. Source

As the Trump presidency comes to a close, the Trump Baby balloon has found a place to land. Source

The number of tennis players in quarantine swelled to 72 ahead of the Australian Open after a fifth positive coronavirus test from the charter flights bringing players, coaches, officials and media to Melbourne for the season-opening major. CBS News’ Ian Lee reports. Source

Billionaire investor blocks auction house from dynamiting the former Trump Plaza casino to raise money for charity. Source

As Vice President-elect Kamala Harris resigns from the Senate, California Governor Gavin Newsom has named the state’s attorney general, Alex Padilla, to fill the seat. Sophia Bollag, a politics reporter covering the Newsom administration at the Sacramento Bee, joins CBSN to discuss the impact as well as GOP efforts to recall the governor. Source