With just nine days to go until the Senate adjourns until 2021, time is running out for more pandemic aid to be passed before key unemployment programs and eviction protections lapse at the end of December. CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe, CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes, and Politico White House reporter and associate editor Anita Kumar spoke to “Red and Blue” host Elaine Quijano about where negotiations stand, plus the breaking news on a tax investigation into Hunter Biden. Source

A test flight of the SpaceX Mars rocket ended in a fiery explosion in Texas on Wednesday. Source

Despite the setback, an elated Elon Musk says valuable data was collected. Source

Retired Army General Lloyd Austin will be the first Black man to helm the Pentagon if confirmed by the Senate. Source

Hunter Biden said he “takes this matter very seriously” but is “confident” a review will show he handled his affairs “legally and appropriately.” Source

Hunter Biden’s admission that his tax affairs are under investigation comes as CBS News has learned the FBI and IRS have been looking into Biden’s financial records for many months. Ed O’Keefe has the latest. Source

England’s National Health Service is urging people with a history of severe allergies that they should not get the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine following two health care workers who had allergic reactions after receiving the shot. Nikki Battiste has the details. Source

The FBI is looking into the fatal shooting of Casey Goodson Jr., who died from multiple gunshots fired by an Ohio sheriff’s deputy. Authorities said the 23-year-old had a gun, but his family said he was holding a sandwich. Jeff Pegues reports. Source

For West Point Cadets Evan Walker and Tyrese Bender, the road to becoming Rhodes Scholars was paved with hard work and commitment to school, sports, and integrity. Source

More than one-third of all Americans live near hospitals that are critically short of intensive care unit beds. Source