With 2020 now here, Democratic presidential candidates will be ramping up their pitches to voters, but some candidates could be pulled away from the campaign trail to serve as jurors in the Senate impeachment trial. New Jersey Senator Cory Booker told CBS News he’ll “deal with whatever the circumstances are” when it comes to campaigning. CBS News campaign reporter Adam Brewster joined CBSN from Creston, Iowa, to discuss. Source
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Pete Buttigieg ends the year by raking in nearly $25 million
Over the course of the year, the now-former South Bend mayor raised over $76 million Source
Global air crash deaths fell by more than half in 2019
Despite a high-profile crash of a Boeing 737 MAX in March, the number of fatalities in airplane crashes dropped last year. Source
Kim Jong Un says North Korea no longer bound by nuclear test moratorium
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country no longer feels bound by its self-imposed suspension on nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missile tests. Isaac Stone Fish, a CBSN contributor and senior fellow at the Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations, joined CBSN to discuss the announcement. Source
Pompeo postpones trip to Ukraine after attack on U.S. embassy in Iraq
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo postponed a five-country trip scheduled to start Friday following an attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad by pro-Iran protesters. Source
Family of 4, including twin boys, shot to death
Police said one person was shot at the entrance of the home, another in the living room and two in the bedroom. Source
Headless torso found in cave identified as 1916 outlaw
The headless torso that was found in a remote Idaho cave 40 years ago has finally been identified as belonging to an outlaw who killed his wife with an ax and was last seen after escaping from jail in 1916. Investigators still don’t yet know who killed the outlaw, Joseph Henry Loveless. Source
Protesters leave embassy but claim “psychological defeat” of U.S.
“We rubbed America’s nose in the dirt,” supporter says after two days of clashes with U.S. security forces. Source
Resolved to live a healthful 2020? Ask yourself these questions
From spending less time on your smartphone to establishing lasting habits, here’s some advice for a well-rounded 2020 Source
John Roberts praises judges’ efforts in age of “false information”
Chief Justice John Roberts highlighted the importance of an independent federal judiciary and credited judges with promoting civic education in his annual year-end report. Source