Your Friday Briefing

Protests are planned in all 50 states ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday. Authorities in New Jersey are taking steps to prepare for what they expect to be an armed protest at the state Capitol on Sunday. Patch editor Anthony Bellano joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss.

In the wake of Navalny’s poisoning last year, Biden vowed “to work with our allies and partners to hold the Putin regime accountable for its crimes.”

Some younger students were allowed to return to the classroom last week.