The Department of Agriculture is one of the many federal agencies hit by President Trump’s mass layoffs. According to several staffers, emails started going out on Thursday without warning, leaving supervisors caught off guard and potentially hundreds of people without a job. Tabitha Panas, one of the USDA workers laid off last week, joins CBS News to share her experience. Source

It’s Presidents Day, the holiday that started in honor of George Washington — the president with an enormous birthday candle on the Mall. But do we revere the father of our country too much? It was a question from the very birth of the presidency. John Dickerson discusses. Source

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow firing of whistleblower agency head; John Dickerson on admiration for George Washington and its effect on modern-day politics Source

This weekend’s flooding in Kentucky is a reminder of nature’s power, and how it can be amplified by climate change. According to climate risk modeling company First Street, climate change could cause a $1.4 trillion loss in property value over the coming decades. Jeremy Porter, First Street’s head of climate implications research, joins to discuss the increased risks. Source

It’s been 500 days since the Oct. 7 terror attack, sparking a war that left Gaza in ruins while Hamas terrorists still hide 73 hostages somewhere beneath it. Israelis marked the grim milestone with protests and a hunger strike in honor of those Hamas has starved. Chris Livesay reports. Source

The 26-year-old man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson will be in a New York City courtroom Friday. Luigi Mangione was charged with first-degree murder for Thompson’s death. Anna Schecter, senior coordinating producer for CBS News’ crime and public safety unit, joins with more. Source

The latest CDC tracking data on bird flu suggests the virus may be spreading undetected among humans. Dr. Celine Gounder has the latest. Source

Project:Camp operates all over the country, materializing within days in communities hit by natural disasters. Source

President Trump’s firings of the members of independent agencies and boards have prompted a string of legal fights that could set the Supreme Court up to reconsider and potentially overturn a 90-year-old decision that shields certain executive branch officials from being removed after political shifts in the White House. Jessica Levinson explains. Source

George Washington doesn’t have much luck with birthdays. The father of our country was born on Feb. 11, 1731. But in 1752, the colonies switched to the Gregorian calendar and George’s birthday was moved to Feb. 22. Washington went on to defeat Britain, found the country and become its first president. It was enough for Congress, in 1885, to make Feb. 22 a national holiday. John Dickerson and Maurice Maurice DuBois have more. Source