The Biden administration announced new actions Monday aimed at strengthening access to contraception and protecting access to medication abortion with President Biden also convening a task force on the issue. It’s been 51 years to the day since the Roe v. Wade ruling, which established the right to an abortion. The Supreme Court overturned that precedent in 2022. Democratic Rep. Jennifer McClellan, of Virginia, joined CBS News to discuss the new actions. Source
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Previewing Trump vs. Haley with New Hampshire primary 1 day away
New Hampshire Republicans will go to the polls Tuesday to choose between Donald Trump and Nikki Haley for the party’s presidential nomination. CBS News’ Caitlin Huey-Burns and Tony Dokoupil have more on what voters are saying. Source
Archaeologists unearth rare 14th-century armor near castle
An unusually well-preserved gauntlet of armor was discovered recently during an excavation near Kyburg Castle in northeastern Switzerland. Source
Why Biden won’t be on New Hampshire primary ballot
Democrats in New Hampshire are pushing forward with a write-in campaign for President Biden in Tuesday’s primary. Mr. Biden will not appear on the ballot because he opted instead to support a primary calendar that puts South Carolina as the first contest, despite the Granite State’s constitutional stipulation that it must be the first primary in the nation. CBS News political reporter Hunter Woodall has more. Source
Arctic blast blamed for over 90 deaths across U.S.
More than 90 people have died in part due to the brutal winter weather that’s swept across the country, with some states waking up Monday to snow, ice, freezing rain and high winds. Winter weather advisories are in effect from Texas to Pennsylvania. CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian is covering the stormy weather from Houston. Source
Sofia Vergara, Netflix sued by family of Griselda Blanco
Sofia Vergara and Netflix are being sued by the family of Griselda Blanco, the Colombian drug lord who Vergara portrays in an upcoming miniseries on the streaming network. Blanco’s son, Michael Corleone Blanco, wants to block the show from streaming. Source
Haley rallying for support in New Hampshire after DeSantis exit
Nikki Haley will get a head-to-head battle with Donald Trump in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary after Ron DeSantis dropped out of the race Sunday. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa has more on where Haley’s hoping to finish in the primary and Trump’s defamation case in New York. Source
Israeli forces advance into southern Gaza; deadly explosion happens feet from CBS News crew
Israel’s government is facing more international criticism after rejecting calls for a Palestinian state with the death toll still rising in Gaza. An explosion in Gaza happened feet from where CBS News producer Marwan al-Ghoul was filming. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D’Agata has more. Source
Trump trial in E. Jean Carroll defamation case delayed because of sick juror
The trial in the defamation case brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll against former President Donald Trump was delayed on Monday because a juror wasn’t feeling well. Source
Trump’s testimony in E. Jean Carroll defamation case postponed by possible COVID outbreak
The Donald Trump-E. Jean Carroll defamation trial has been adjourned for the day due to a sick juror who is now taking a COVID test. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett has more from the courthouse in New York City. Source