The tax agency said it began distributing direct deposits Tuesday night, and will start mailing paper checks December 30. Source

Hosts and performers for the annual Times Square celebration, which will look different this year due to the pandemic, have also been announced. Source

Colorado Governor Jared Polis is holding a news conference after the first confirmed variant case was confirmed in the U.S. Source

British lawmakers are voting Wednesday on the Brexit trade deal that would solidify the country’s economic split from the European Union. BBC News political correspondent Chris Mason joins CBSN from London with the latest developments. Source

Scott Pelley reports on Section 230, Sunday on 60 Minutes. Source

Only about two million people — of the 20 million promised by the end of the year — have been vaccinated. Source

An unconventional year for cinema brought forth an unusual mix of fiction and nonfiction, animation and documentary. Source

Health officials in Colorado have confirmed the first known case of a more infectious strain of COVID-19 first seen in the U.K. The patient is currently in isolation and he has no travel history. POLITICO health care reporter Dan Diamond joined CBSN’s Omar Villafranca to discuss that and more. Source

President Trump is criticizing Republican lawmakers who oppose increasing stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000, as well as those who voted to overturn his veto of the National Defense Authorization Act. CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid reports on the latest, and Washington Post political reporter and anchor of the “Power Up” newsletter, Jackie Alemany, joins CBSN’s Omar Villafranca to discuss. Source

A former beauty queen vanishes. One man said he had answers. Why didn’t anyone listen?. “48 Hours” correspondent Peter Van Sant reports Saturday, January 2 at 10/9c on CBS. Source