Treasury nominee Steve Mnuchin and EPA nominee Scott Pruitt are the latest Trump Cabinet picks to face Senate questioning. Sources tell CBS News the president-elect has filled his last Cabinet vacancy, naming former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to be secretary of agriculture. Nancy Cordes reports. Source
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Composer Jon Batiste on Best Original Score Oscar win for “Soul”
Jon Batiste is best known as the musical director for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” but now, he adds Oscar winner to his resume. Batiste, along with Nine Inch Nails members Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor, picked up the Academy Award for Best Original Score for the film “Soul.” Batiste joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the win. Source
ET Update: Jerry Seinfeld signs a deal with Netflix, Lady Gaga’s halftime show, and more
“Entertainment Tonight” co-host Kevin Frazier joins CBSN’s “ET Update” with a breakdown of this week’s entertainment headlines: Jerry Seinfeld signs a production deal with Netflix, what we can expect from Lady Gaga’s highly anticipated Super Bowl half time show, and more. Source
There were the Negro Leagues, and then there were the Black Fives
Barred from the Whites-only gymnasiums and athletic clubs, Black Fives teams played in church basements, armories, meeting halls and dance ballrooms. Source
Highlights From Titans GM Jon Robinson’s Pre-Draft Presser on Monday
Robinson held a pre-draft presser on Monday leading up to this week’s NFL Draft. Here’s a look at some of the highlights from today’s 36-minute video conference call … Source
Chelsea Manning’s sentence commuted by President Obama
With just days left in the White House, President Obama pardoned 64 people and commuted the sentences of 209 others. CBS News foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan has the story on the president’s most high profile commutation. Source
House Democrats push Biden to lower Medicare eligibility age
As President Biden prepares to roll out his next major legislation, Democrats press for investments in Medicare, prescription drug prices and childcare. Source
Putin accuses Obama of trying to undermine Trump’s presidency
Russian President Vladimir Putin came out swinging at the Obama administration Tuesday. CBS News foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer spoke to CBSN from Moscow about what Putin had to say. Source
Beavers kill town’s internet after stealing cables to build dam
A group of eager beavers has wreaked havoc on a tiny Candian town. Source
Michigan struggles with surge in COVID-19 cases
Michigan has been reporting more new COVID-19 cases than any other state, and unlike earlier in the pandemic, younger and middle-aged adults are filling up hospital beds. Karen Bouffard, an award-winning investigative health care reporter at The Detroit News, joins CBSN to discuss the situation. Source