The defense secretary has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, after complications from an elective procedure but the White House didn’t know for days. Source

The Labor Department may soon institute a new rule requiring companies to treat freelancers as employees rather than contractors. Allan Bloom, partner at Proskauer Rose law firm, joins CBS News to discuss what the rule could mean for businesses and workers. Source

For the first time, the FDA is allowing a Florida health program to import some prescription drugs in bulk from Canada. Stacie Dusetzina, professor of health policy at Vanderbilt University, joins CBS News to explain why the state is facing pushback on the plan. Source

The first contest of 2024 is one week away. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett examines how candidates are trying to make their last pitches before the Iowa caucuses. Source

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is no longer in intensive care and is “recovering well” at the Walter Reed Medical Center, the Pentagon said Monday. The statement comes as a White House official tells CBS News that President Biden is not considering firing Austin after he failed to disclose the hospital visit to the administration. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has more. Source

Much of the U.S. is bracing for a second round of severe winter weather. CBS Boston reporter Chris Tanaka has more on how flash flooding is expected to impact the Northeast. Source

United Airlines said it found loose bolts on the door plugs of several of its grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 planes days after a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports. Source

A driver collided with an exterior gate at the White House on Monday evening, the Secret Service said. Source

A new study by researchers at Columbia and Rutgers shows that the average liter of bottled water contains nearly a quarter million pieces of nanoplastic. Source

A new study by researchers at Columbia and Rutgers shows that the average liter of bottled water contains nearly a quarter million pieces of nanoplastic. Source