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The Justice Department will meet Wednesday with the two largest cable companies to discuss their planned merger

The Justice Department will meet Wednesday with the two largest cable companies to discuss their planned merger. The merger would give Comcast more than 30 million subscribers and 30 percent of the pay television market. But Minnesota Sen. Al Franken and five colleagues are fighting the takeover. Franken joins "CBS This Morning" from Capitol Hill to discuss the massive merger.

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Rep. Matt Gaetz facing sex trafficking probe

The Justice Department is investigating whether Rep. Matt Gaetz, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, had a possible sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him. A former department official tells CBS News the investigation began at least last summer. No charges have been brought against the Florida lawmaker, who called a New York Times report on the inquiry "verifiably false" and said he did not have a relationship with a 17-year-old. Nikole Killion reports.

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