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Paul Manafort breached plea deal and lied to investigators, judge rules

President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, faces a longer prison term after a federal judge ruled he lied repeatedly to the special counsel’s office. A jury convicted Manafort of eight felonies, including tax and bank fraud, in August. One month later, he pleaded guilty to two more counts of conspiracy and agreed to cooperate with the Russia investigation in exchange for a lighter sentence. Paula Reid reports. …read more

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Bipartisan bill to avert shutdown revealed

Congress plans to vote Thursday on a bipartisan compromise budget bill that will prevent another partial government shutdown. White House officials believe President Trump will sign it, even though it doesn’t give him money to build a border wall. The president indicated he will find another way to finish it. Nancy Cordes reports. …read more

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McCabe on why he opened investigations involving Trump

In his first interview since being fired, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is telling “60 Minutes” why he opened up investigations involving President Trump. He was a career official at the Justice Department who oversaw the bureau’s investigations into Russia’s election meddling and Hillary Clinton’s emails. In his new book, “The Threat: How the FBI protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump,” McCabe describes extraordinary measures justice officials took in the wake of former FBI Director James Comey’s firing. Scott Pelley joins “CBS This Morning” to preview his Sunday’s report. …read more

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