In a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, President Trump’s legal counsel said the impeachment inquiry “has violated basic principles of due process and fundamental fairness.” But the White House rejected the committee’s invitation on Friday to participate in the hearings. CBS News legal analyst Kim Wehle talks to CBSN about what this means for the future of the impeachment process. Source

The New York Mets confirmed its controlling owners are working on a deal to sell 80% of the franchise to billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen. According to the plan, the Wilpon family will have a five-year transition period before officially handing over the reins to Cohen. CBSN New York reports. Source

“Sometimes if they say something outspoken just about political views or something they believe in, sometimes they get hit with hundreds of death threats a day every day…” Source

After switching his plea, Representative Duncan Hunter was banned from casting votes in the House. Source

Since last year, the Justice Department has been investigating the investigators at the FBI who first looked into Russia intereference in the 2016 election. Devlin Barrett, a national security reporter at the Washington Post, spoke to CBSN’s Reena Ninan about why the report isn’t expected to show what President Trump and his allies want it to. Source

Gas stoves and furnaces are on the way out. Cities across the U.S. are banning gas appliances in new buildings as they try to cut down on climate-warming emissions. Source

After 65 years on the air, “Face the Nation” is getting a new look for a new era Source

As states and cities set ambitious clean-energy goals, they’re moving to eliminate the “cleaner” fossil fuel. Source

A banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $120,000 at Miami’s Art Basel this week. CBS Miami’s Amber Diaz reports. Source

Sweethearts may luck out with savings of a few hundred bucks on diamonds, thanks to drop in China tourism in U.S. Source