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The former Republican candidate accused of election fraud in North Carolina’s Ninth Congressional District will not run in the new election.
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It’s Tuesday, February 26. President Donald Trump arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam, today for his summit with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un. When the summit begins tomorrow, United States negotiators are hoping to come to a deal to denuclearize North Korea—but they might be thwarted by Trump’s go-it-alone approach.

Back in the U.S., the House is expected to to block President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the U.S. border with Mexico. That resolution then goes Republican to pass and be sent to the president, who would then likely veto it.

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