“The diluted standard asserted here would permanently weaken the presidency,” the document says. Source

Tensions have been rising since Democrats took control of the state legislature and proposed several bills. Source

Climate change and sever periods of drought are among the risk factors threatening the platypus population Source

CBS News has obtained documents that reveal President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Navy, Kenneth Braithwaite, may have had an undisclosed contract with Cambridge Analytica. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates joins CBSN with the exclusive story. Source

President Trump’s lawyers have released their official legal brief ahead of tomorrow’s start of the Senate impeachment trial. They say the House failed to identify any impeachable offenses and that Democrats have “concocted an unheard of procedure.” Zeke Miller, a CBSN political contributor and White House reporter for the Associated Press, joined CBSN to discuss the president’s legal strategy. Source

A look back at the esteemed personalities who’ve left us this year, who’d touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity Source

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston reconnected at the SAG Awards and the interaction between two exes has hopeless romantics hopeful again. The couple divorced nearly 15 years ago, but their public meeting was one of the most talked-about moments from the awards ceremony Sunday night. Source

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston stole the show at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Both actors won awards, but it was the reunion backstage between the former lovebirds that is breaking the internet. Source

Authorities in Virginia are on high alert ahead of a gun rights rally at the state capitol in Richmond today. Organizers anticipate thousands of people will protest against Democrats’ efforts to pass gun control legislation. CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion joined CBSN from Richmond to discuss how local law enforcement and the FBI are taking added precautions. Source

The White House laid out its arguments against impeachment in formal legal brief before the Senate impeachment trial. Source