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Republicans escaped a potentially brutal loss — for now — by forcing a runoff in a closely watched special congressional election that Democrats have tried to cast as a referendum on President Trump.

Three transgender plaintiffs challenging North Carolina's law will be allowed to use the bathrooms that match their gender identities, at least until the case is tried in November.

A big coup in Democrats' efforts to retake the House would be to defeat California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher. But too many Democrats on the ballot may divide the vote — shutting them out of the runoff.

Democrats need to win a net of 23 seats to flip control of the House. Republicans see signs of optimism in the economy and Trump's higher approval ratings, but there are still plenty of challenges.

Overall, U.S. life expectancy dipped in 2015 — the first drop since 1993. That's because the death rate went up between 2014 and 2015, driven by an increase in mortality among people younger than 65.

Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort says there's nothing to apologize for in Melania Trump's Monday night convention address, which closely mirrored passages of a 2008 Michelle Obama speech.

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The president was campaigning for GOP Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who finds herself in a close Senate race with former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen pivotal to Senate control.

"So much of what I've seen is, quite frankly, just deeply disturbing," U.S. aid chief Mark Green said after visiting a camp for Rohingya in Myanmar. For some, "this is the only reality they know."

Issa's opponent, a retired Marine colonel, was unknown in the 49th Congressional District until this year.