Over the weekend, Democratic candidates stumped across Iowa. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns reports on how these 2020 hopefuls are kicking their campaigns into high gear. Source

CBS News climate and weather contributor Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN from Los Angeles with the latest on the high winds affecting wildfires across the state, and a look at how climate change has been making fire conditions significantly worse. Source

The House released the first transcripts of closed door depositions in the impeachment inquiry. The hearings were held with the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and a former top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Nancy Cordes has the latest. Source

Virginia Democrats are hoping to win the majority in the House of Delegates and state Senate. Richmond Times-Dispatch reporter Melhor Leonor explains the significance of the upcoming election to Elaine Quijano on CBSN’s “Red & Blue.” Source

With less than a year away to the 2020 election, Democrats in Washington are focusing on the final weeks of 2019. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett, CBSN legal contributor Keir Dougall and Wall Street Journal congressional reporter Natalie Andrews join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” to discuss the latest on the impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Source

Richard Holzer allegedly met with undercover FBI agents posing as white supremacists and faces domestic terrorism charges Source

The FBI said it broke up a plot to bomb a synagogue in Pueblo, Colorado. According to officials, the suspect also tried to poison drinking water at the synagogue. Jeff Pegues reports. Source

A U.S. delegation met with the Kurds Monday, in an effort to repair relations with the abandoned U.S. allies. The U.S. is struggling to redefine its role in the region, after President Trump said the priority now is for U.S. troops to protect oil wells in Syria. Charlie D’Agata reports from Iraq. Source

Police are searching for a killer after the bodies of a missing New Hampshire couple were found buried on a Texas beach. James and Michelle Butler were traveling the country when they disappeared. Meg Oliver reports. Source

Video and photos from outside the state’s prisons show former inmates tearfully reuniting with their loved ones Source