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Primary results: Kris Kobach loses Kansas Senate primary
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Primaries held in five states
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Five states holding primaries August 4
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Jamaal Bowman on historic primary victory
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Rashida Tlaib addresses booing Hillary Clinton at Sanders event
"In this instance, I allowed my disappointment with Secretary Clinton's latest comments about Senator Sanders and his supporters get the best of me."
Ayanna Pressley breaks with "Squad" to endorse Elizabeth Warren
Fellow House progressives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar have chosen to endorse Bernie Sanders
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Biden apologizes for 1988 "lynching" comment
Former Vice President Joe Biden is apologizing for comparing Bill Clinton's impeachment proceedings to a "partisan lynching" in 1998. President Trump just came under fire for making a similar remark. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN from Iowa with more.
Tlaib's campaign begins selling "Impeach the MF" T-shirts
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Trump's mixed messages on guns
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Trump considers payroll tax cut
President Trump announced he's considering various tax cuts to boost the economy. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy joined CBSN to talk about what that could mean, as well as other issues raised in the president's wide-ranging on-camera statement.
Trump: Jews who vote for Democrats show "lack of knowledge"
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Tlaib and Omar denounce Israel travel ban in press conference
The two Democrats cast the travel restrictions as part of a broader effort to suppress the voices of those who criticize the treatment of Palestinians in occupied and disputed territories
Tlaib and Omar address Israel controversy
In a press conference on Monday, freshmen Democratic congresswomen Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, addressed the Israeli government's decision to bar them from entering the country. The interior minister later lifted some travel restrictions for congresswoman Tlaib, permitting her to visit her grandmother in the West Bank. CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz asked Tlaib why she ultimately canceled the trip. Diaz joined CBSN to discuss the latest.
Omar & Tlaib address Israel controversy
Standing side by side, Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar forcefully denounced the controversial decision by the Israeli government to deny them entry into the country, casting the travel restrictions as part of a broader effort to suppress voices of dissent critical of the treatment of Palestinians in occupied and disputed territories. CBS News' Adriana Diaz and Paula Reid join CBSN's "Red & Blue" with more.
Politics week in review: "The Squad"; Trump & Greenland
President Trump's battle against members of the so-called "Squad" of Democrats reached the international stage this week. On Thursday, Israel barred Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from visiting the country after a tweet from Mr. Trump. Meanwhile, a White House economic adviser confirmed rumors that Mr. Trump is eyeing the island of Greenland for his next real estate venture. The Wall Street Journal congressional reporter Natalie Andrews joins CBSN with a look at the top headlines this week.
"More than anything, I'm a granddaughter": Tlaib tells supporters
Irael upended diplomatic norms earlier this week by barring her and fellow freshman Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from joining a trip attended by other lawmakers
Rashida Tlaib speaks out on being barred from Israel
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib is speaking out for the first time about being barred from visiting Israel. She's upset she won't visit her grandmother in the West Bank. President Trump is also weighing in on the issue. Paula Reid reports.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib cancels Israel trip
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib says she will not go to Israel even though the country reversed its decision to bar her from entering. Dan Raviv, senior Washington correspondent at i24 News, joins CBSN to discuss.
Ex-U.S. envoy on dispute over Israel visits
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved to keep two Democratic members of Congress out of the country after pressure from President Trump. A humanitarian pass was eventually granted to Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who has relatives in the West Bank, but she says she will not go. Former U.S. Ambassador Dan Shapiro spoke about Israel's actions with Margaret Brennan, CBS News' senior foreign affairs correspondent and moderator of "Face the Nation."
Congresswoman Tlaib cancels Israel trip
U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has canceled plans to travel to Israel and the West Bank. Israel initially banned her before saying it would allow the trip on humanitarian grounds. CBS News' Nikole Killion joins CBSN from the White House with the latest on the dispute.
Tlaib cancels Israel trip, citing "oppressive conditions"
"I can't allow the State of Israel to take away that light by humiliating me," Tlaib tweeted of her connections to the Palestinian people
Israel will allow Rep. Tlaib to enter country
Israel’s government changed its mind overnight and will allow a visit from one of the two Democratic congresswomen it barred from entering the country. Rashida Tlaib will get a humanitarian pass to visit relatives in the West Bank, but her colleague Ilhan Omar is still excluded. Israel’s Prime Minister made that decision Thursday after pressure from President Trump. Margaret Brennan reports.
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Oklahoma court OKs abortions to preserve mothers' lives
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a portion of the state's ban on abortion, ruling women have a right to an abortion not just in a medical emergency.
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Twitter's press email is automatically "pooping" on the media
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