Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson wants to set up a commission modeled on the 9/11 Commission. Source
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Democratic Party leaders weigh changing national convention scheduled for July
Democratic Party leaders across the country are calling on party bosses to curtail, postpone or dramatically rethink the party’s national convention in Milwaukee due to the coronavirus. CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe joins CBSN with the latest. Source
Nurses plan protests at 15 hospitals over “lack of preparedness”
“When we are infected, no one is safe,” Kim Smith, a registered nurse in Texas, said in a news release announcing the protests. Source
1/25/17: Red and Blue
President Trump is doubling down on some controversial statements and promises he made on the campaign trail.; Russian President Putin sang along with students during a visit to a college. Source
1/30/17: Red and Blue
Lawmakers from both parties have criticized President Trump’s travel ban; The White House said it relieved acting Attorney General Sally Yates of her duties and named Dana Boente to serve as acting attorney general. Source
Zantac, other heartburn drugs recalled over possible cancer link
FDA orders drugmakers to pull popular heartburn medications that contain trace amounts of a carcinogen. Source
Coronavirus updates: U.S. virus cases surpass 200,000
At least 4,470 people have died from the virus across the country. Source
Stocks tank after grim forecast of U.S. coronavirus deaths
Financial markets are losing ground as the boost from last week’s federal stimulus bill fades. Source
Uncertainty plagues Supreme Court amid coronavirus crisis
The Supreme Court hasn’t yet said how it plans to handle cases or whether it will hear oral arguments in April. Source
Sanders-Warren tension dominates Democratic debate
Six Democratic candidates for president faced off in the final debate before the Iowa caucuses, with tension between Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren dominating the debate. Elaine Quijano leads CBSN’s discussion with Republican strategist and CBS News political contributor Leslie Sanchez, Democratic strategist and CBS News political strategist Antjuan Seawright and CBS News political contributor Molly Hooper in New York while CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe, CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns and CBSN political contributor and Democratic strategist Lynda Tran join from Des Moines, Iowa. Source