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Lawmakers respond to Trump-Putin summit

President Trump is facing criticism over remarks he made following his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Lawmakers are criticizing Mr. Trump over his comments that he believes Putin -- who said Russia did not interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election despite assessments by U.S. intelligence agencies that says otherwise. Molly Hooper, CBSN political contributor and Capitol Hill reporter for The Hill, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss the latest.

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Cynthia Nixon talks running for governor

Former "Sex and the City" star and current candidate for New York governor Cynthia Nixon recently sat down for an interview with Bustle's senior political reporter Erin Delmore to discuss her take on the current state of affairs in the United States. Delmore joined us to share what she took away from the interview with Nixon, including Nixon's concern about the future of Roe vs. Wade and marriage equality under President Trump's leadership; the direction the Democratic Party is heading; and what her celebrity status means for her race against Gov. Andrew Cuomo in September's primary.

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Sources: Trump fist-bumped Turkish president

Eurasia Group president and CBS News senior global affairs contributor Ian Bremmer joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss new reporting about what happened behind the scenes at last week’s NATO summit. NATO leaders declared an emergency session to address Mr. Trump’s hammering of America's allies over their defense spending. Sources tell Bremmer Mr. Trump, growing frustrated with their lack of commitment to up their spending, turned to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and said "you do things the right way" and fist-bumped him.

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Trump arrives for Putin meeting

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump are on their way to Finland’s presidential palace where the president will meet with Vladimir Putin. Mr. Trump has been urged to confront the Russian president on several topics, including friday's U.S. indictment of 12 Russian military intelligence officers accused of hacking the computers of Democratic party officials during the last presidential election. While the president is trying to diminish the significance of the meeting, it is drawing huge interest from around the world. Norah O'Donnell reports from Helsinki, Finland.

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Brett Kavanaugh is SCOTUS nominee

Republicans and Democrats weighed in Monday night on President Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. CBS News contributor and Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez; CBSN political contributor and political reporter for The Guardian Sabrina Siddiqui; CBSN political contributor and national political reporter for RealClearPolitics Caitlin Huey-Burns; and Democratic strategist Joel Payne join CBSN to discuss the reaction to Kavanaugh's nomination, as well as the possible issues he could face during his confirmation process.

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