The charges announced Monday signal an aggressive investigation, a double-barreled punch that veteran prosecutors say is just the beginning. CBS News’ chief legal correspondent, attorney Jan Crawford, discusses where the investigation goes from here. Source

The White House downplayed connections Monday to the three men who have now been charged in the special counsel investigation into Russian election meddling, but the strategy ran into factual problems. Major Garrett reports. Source

Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, and his former business partner, Rick Gates, pleaded not guilty Monday to 12 counts, including conspiring against the United States. Julianna Goldman reports. Source

When then-candidate Donald Trump showcased his foreign policy team in March 2016, he called George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign adviser, an “excellent guy.” Papadopoulos became the first person to plead guilty to charges stemming from the special counsel investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. Jeff Pegues reports. Source

A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration’s policy that would have barred transgender people from serving in the military. The administration can appeal, but for now the ban is on hold. Seth Lemon reports from Washington. Source

Kevin James and Leah Remini joined forces on the popular CBS comedy, “The King of Queens,” for nine seasons. Now they’ve reunited for “Kevin Can Wait” on CBS where they play former police partners. We asked them to interview each other for our ongoing series, Something in Common. Source

The second season of “Stranger Things” is now streaming on Netflix. The Netflix original began last season as a cult hit and grew into an Emmy-nominated phenomenon. CBS News contributor Jamie Wax joined CBSN to discuss the new season. Source

Actor Michael J. Fox is known to millions for the “Back to the Future” films and the TV series “Family Ties” and “Spin City.” But for the past two decades it’s been his battle with Parkinson’s disease, and his search for a cure, that may have generated the most attention. Looking back, he tells anchor Jane Pauley that sharing his battle publicly and joining with others to raise money has been “one of the great gifts of my life.” He is now launching an online study to help researchers develop new therapies for the disease. Source

Fifty years ago Charles Kuralt set out “On The Road” to find news of a different stripe. Steve Hartman looks back at the man behind countless unforgettable stories, and talks with Izzy Bleckman, Kuralt’s cameraman, who also drove the RV that brought cameras to parts of America that were rarely seen on TV. Source

Magicians have a long tradition of misdirection, but some are breaking with our expectations of this most astonishing theatrical art. Nancy Giles talks to some of today’s leading illusionists, including Jonathan Bayme, Dan White, Ron Carnell, and blind magician Richard Turner, and tries her hand at some card tricks. Source