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Lawmakers call border facilities "horrifying"

Democrats Joaquin Castro and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were among about a dozen members of Congress who toured southern border facilities Monday. They described deplorable conditions inside the two facilities. Customs and Border Protection is also under fire over a secret Facebook group that includes thousands of current and former agents. Some users mocked migrant deaths and posted sexist and racist jokes about lawmakers, including Ocasio-Cortez. Jeff Pegues reports

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Dems ramp up calls for Alex Acosta to resign

Pressure is growing on Alex Acosta, President Trump's labor secretary, to step down. Democrats are blasting Acosta for a secret and generous plea deal he approved for financier Jeffrey Epstein more than a decade ago, when Acosta was a U.S. attorney in Florida. Epstein served 13 months in jail after being accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls, but was often released during the day. Epstein now faces child sex trafficking charges in New York City, where prosecutors say a raid of his home turned up hundreds of lewd photos. Ben Tracy reports.

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Author on the "fear" of the GOP under Trump

"CBS This Morning" has the first look inside a new book that’s expected to have both Republicans and Democrats talking. The book, “American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump,” features more than 300 interviews with top Republican leaders of the last 20 years. Author Tim Alberta joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the book, and share why GOP lawmakers are "locked in a cage of fear" when it comes to Donald Trump.

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