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Trump policy shift on Israeli settlements

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the Trump administration is reversing the Obama administration's approach toward Israeli settlements. "The establishment of Israeli civilian settlement in the West Bank is not per se inconsistent with international law," said Pompeo. He added that the "ultimate status" of the West Bank is a "complex political problem that can only be solved by negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians."

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Barr doesn't expect investigations into Obama, Biden

Attorney General William Barr said Monday an ongoing internal Justice Department review into the origins of the FBI's probe into President Trump and his 2016 presidential campaign is not expected to lead to a criminal investigation into former President Barack Obama or Vice President Joe Biden. "This cannot be and it will not be a tit-for-tat exercise. We are not going to lower the standards just to achieve a result," Barr said Monday. Watch his remarks.

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Gaetz questions witnesses on writings

Representative Matt Gaetz, a vocal supporter of President Trump, aggressively questioned three of the witnesses in the House Judiciary Committee's Wednesday impeachment hearing over their previous campaign donations and writings. Constitutional law scholar Michael Gerhardt confirmed that his family donated to President Obama, while Pamela Karlan said she contributed to Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Gaetz, a Florida Republican, also presented writings from Feldman in which he questioned impeaching Mr. Trump, to which Feldman replied the July 25 call changed his perspective "for good reason."

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What voters want from 2020 candidates

Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are the current frontrunners in Iowa, according to recent polls, with Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg trailing closely behind. To find out what voters want from the Democratic candidates, "Pod Save America" co-host Jon Favreau went across the country looking for answers through a series of focus groups with voters. They're highlighted in the second season of "The Wilderness," his other podcast. Favreau, who served as Barack Obama's head speechwriter from 2005 to 2013, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss what he learned.

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