“No Kings on Presidents Day” rallies in cities nationwide, many in bitter cold, protested against President Trump, adviser Elon Musk, DOGE, the administration’s immigration policies and more. Source

The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner has stepped down from her role at the agency. Source

The Trump administration hit the U.S. Forest and National Park Services with major staffing cuts over the weekend. The administration fired about 10% of the U.S. Forest Service workforce and about 5% of National Park Service employees. Ashley Harrell, National Parks bureau chief at SFGate, joins CBS News to explain what the move could mean for the future of key environmental and tourist sites. Source

The Vatican says Pope Francis will remain in the hospital as he battles a respiratory tract infection. The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized four times since he was elected in 2013. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Seth Doane has the latest from Italy. Source

Four top aides to New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced their resignations Monday. It comes just days after the Justice Department moved to drop corruption charges against Adams, which prompted resignations within the U.S. attorney’s office. CBS New York’s Marcia Kramer has the latest. Source

The theory behind leucovorin’s use for autism postulates that some children have a blockage in the transport of folic acid into the brain that potentially contributes to neurological symptoms. Source

Monday marks 500 days of the war in Gaza, and Day 30 of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting with Middle Eastern leaders this week to discuss President Trump’s proposal for Gaza. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more from Tel Aviv. Source

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