Pres. Trump’s legal team presents in Senate; Fans mourn the death of Kobe Bryant Source

In a new CBS News/Battleground tracker poll, Senator Bernie Sanders holds a slight lead over former Vice President Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg. CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe has the latest from Des Moines, Iowa. Source

Rapper Yo Gotti, in an exclusive statement to CBS News, said the governor’s announcement doesn’t go far enough and called for the Department of Justice to intervene. Source

No distress call before helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant; Auschwitz survivor returns to the concentration camp 75 years later Source

The State Department Correspondents’ Association said the decision to deny Kelemen a seat on the plane led it to conclude that “the State Department is retaliating” against NPR. Source

An explosive claim from President Trump’s former national security advisor has blindsided Senate Republicans. It’s also thrown the president’s hope for a quick end to his impeachment trial into doubt. Nancy Cordes has the latest. Source

The death of Ben James Owen on Saturday evening is also the third apparent self-inflicted strangulation of an ICE detainee since October. Source

The high court allowed U.S. officials to implement a sweeping rule that critics warn will shut America’s doors to low-income immigrants and people of color. The merits of the case will continue to be argued in lower courts. Source

“Instead of protecting and supporting a reporter in the face of abuse, The Post placed her on administrative leave while newsroom leaders review whether she violated the social media policy,” the Guild wrote. Source

“That doesn’t stop me from writing someday about things I learned from Kobe and how much of a larger than life person he was,” Coelho said. “But the children’s book did not make sense anymore.” Source