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MORE and his Republican allies are conflicted over whether to move forward with expanded background checks, a proposal that has overwhelming public support but risks a clash with the National Rifle Association and other Second Amendment advocates ahead of the 2020 election. The overwhelming majority of the Senate GOP conference is already on the record as opposing a compromise measure to expand background checks sponsored by Sens.

MORE as his national security adviser on Tuesday, sending Washington reeling with a particularly messy staff breakup. Trump in a series of tweets said he told Bolton on Monday night that his services were “no longer needed at the White House,” adding pointedly that he “strongly disagreed with many of his suggestions, as did others in the administration.” The content of the tweets and the manner in which Trump dismissed with Bolton pointed to the harsh feelings between the two sides. The president said Bolton submitted his resignation Tuesday, but the ex-aide offered a

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Republican Dan Bishop edged out Democrat Dan McCready in the special election on Tuesday to represent North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, narrowly holding on to a House seat that has been in the GOP’s hands for nearly 60 years. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Bishop led McCready nearly 4,000 votes, or a little over 2 percent of ballots cast – a large enough margin to avoid the possibility of a recount.

Murphy was announced the winner of the third district shortly after polls closed on Tuesday.

“Big Rally last night. Now it looks like he is going to win,” Trump wrote on Twitter, referring to Monday night’s rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina with Bishop. Bishop was declared the winner of the race with 50.8 percent of the vote to Democrat Dan McCready’s 48.6 percent, with 99 percent of the vote reporting. The president said that Bishop asked him for help, after polls three weeks ago showed him down 17 points.

“WE DID IT #NC09!!!! Thank you North Carolina!!!” Bishop wrote in a tweet, alongside a video showing fireworks at his victory speech: “Tonight, the voters of North Carolina sent a message that shouldn’t just be heard within the confines of the Ninth District.

With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Bishop defeated McCready by slightly more than two points, with 50.8 percent of the vote (94,984 votes) to McCready’s 48.6 percent (90,824 votes). Bishop’s total margin of victory was 4,160 votes.

A new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll of likely Massachusetts primary voters found a surging Senator Elizabeth Warren closing in on former Vice President Joe Biden’s lead as the number of undecided voters shrinks. The poll, released Saturday, found Biden leading the field of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates with 26 percent support, followed by Warren with 24 percent, within the margin of error. Senator Bernie Sanders was in third place with 8 percent, while South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg came in fourth with 5 percent.

National Security Adviser John Bolton’s departure on Tuesday was surprising, even in an administration marked by chaos and staff upheaval. Versions of the circumstances around Bolton’s departure varied. President Trump claimed he asked for Bolton’s resignation on Monday and accepted it Tuesday, but Bolton claimed in his own tweet that he offered his resignation on Monday night and Trump told him they’d discuss the matter Tuesday. A host of reports about what led to Bolton’s departure filtered out of the White House through media reports on Tuesday.