Outgoing Attorney General William Barr says it “certainly appears” Russia was behind recent cyberattacks on U.S. government agencies, in a departure from President Trump’s pointing the finger at China this weekend in his first comments on the far-reaching attack uncovered earlier this month. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joins CBSN for a closer look. Source
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Countries restrict U.K. travel over highly transmissible new strain of coronavirus
Many countries are enforcing new travel restrictions on the U.K. amid concerns over a new, highly transmissible strain of the coronavirus. London and other parts of the country are back in strict lockdowns to prevent escalating spread.CBS News correspondent Imtiaz Tyab joins CBSN from London with the latest. Source
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Nations ban travel with Britain over more infectious COVID strain; “Season of Giving”: Kindness becomes contagious among Minnesota strangers Source
Attorney General Bill Barr breaks with Trump in final days of president’s term
Attorney General Bill Barr announced Monday that he will not be appointing special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden or President Trump’s claims of voter fraud. Meanwhile, the president continues to try to overturn the results of the 2020 election. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins CBSN’s Tom Hanson to discuss the latest from Washington, D.C. Source
‘Dozens’ of top Treasury email accounts hacked, senator says
Senator Ron Wyden said the “full depth” of the Treasury hack “isn’t known.” Source
Attorney General Bill Barr breaks with Trump days before leaving office
Attorney General Bill Barr announced Monday that he will not be appointing special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden or President Trump’s claims of voter fraud. Meanwhile, the president continues to try to overturn the results of the 2020 election. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins CBSN’s Tom Hanson to discuss the latest from Washington, D.C. Source
Mass distribution of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine begins in the U.S.
Moderna began shipping out 6 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine Monday across thousands of sites in the U.S. It comes days after a new strain of the virus was discovered in the U.K. CBS News correspondents Imtiaz Tyab and Mola Lenghi recap the day’s news, then Dr. Dara Kass, an ER doctor and medical contributor for Yahoo News, joins CBSN’s Tom Hanson with more. Source
House passes massive COVID relief and government funding bill
The $900 billion aid package was added to a $1.4 trillion spending bill that funds the government through September. Source
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Congress set to vote on stimulus relief bill; Statue of Robert E. Lee removed from Capitol Source
California could see 100,000 hospitalizations in January
The state’s health secretary said entire regions may run out of room in their makeshift “surge” capacity units “by the end of the month and early in January” because of COVID. Source