Johnson & Johnson has filed for emergency use authorization from the FDA for its coronavirus vaccine. If approved, this would be the third vaccine in the U.S. as concerns mount over emerging variants. Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert and a senior scholar at Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, joins CBSN to discuss how new strains of the virus are impacting our path to recovery. Source
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Biden signs order to ramp up refugee admissions
Trump repeatedly slashed refugee admissions, allocating 15,000 spots last year — a historic low. Source
2/4: Red and Blue
House votes to remove GOP Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee duties; Former President Trump resigns from Screen Actors Guild Source
Trump won’t testify at impeachment trial, rejecting calls from Democrats
The Senate is set to convene as a court of impeachment February 9. Source
2/3: Red and Blue
President Biden pushes ahead with COVID economic relief plan; Obama presidential library to begin construction Source
Democrats unveil plan to cancel $50,000 in federal student loans
Several Democrats are urging President Biden to forgive $50,000 in federal student loans. The measure would cost about $650 billion, and lawmakers say it would help the nation’s struggling economy. CBS News reporter Kate Smith joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the proposal, and how the White House is reacting to it. Source
CBS News’ Margaret Brennan & Ben Tracy — “The Takeout”
“Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan and CBS News Asia correspondent Ben Tracy discuss President Trump’s second summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on this week’s edition of “The Takeout with Major Garrett.” Source
Former CIA analyst Jung Pak on “The Takeout”
Brookings Institute senior fellow and former CIA analyst Jung Pak discusses the upcoming second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the issue of denuclearization, on this week’s edition of “The Takeout with Major Garrett.” Source
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie on “The Takeout”
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie joins Major Garrett on “The Takeout” to discuss his career of public service, his appointment to head the VA, as well as suicide among veterans and President Trump’s relationship with Senator John McCain. Source
Irish ambassador to the U.S. Daniel Mulhalll on “The Takeout” — 9/13/19
On this week’s episode of “The Takeout with Major Garrett,” Irish ambassador to the United States Daniel Mulhall explains why breaking up with the U.K. is hard to do. Source