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Haley, DeSantis battle for second place in Iowa

With former President Donald Trump projected to win the Iowa caucuses after consistently topping the polls leading up the contest, the big question for many was who would come in second place and how strong a showing would they have. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis were fairly even in the polls leading up to Iowa, with Haley pulling ahead in the final days before the caucuses. Ed O'Keefe has more.

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Trump's court cases overshadowing Iowa caucuses

On Monday Republicans in Iowa will caucus for their presidential nominee. The frontrunner is a man whose legal woes, from 91 criminal indictments to a civil fraud trial, are testing the GOP's willingness to raise him as their standard-bearer once again. CBS News chief election & campaign correspondent Robert Costa looks at how Donald Trump's rhetoric and grievances in and out of the courtroom are playing out on the campaign trail.

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