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A federal judge on Friday shut down a legal challenge to North Carolina Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn's candidacy from a group of voters and advocacy groups who claimed that an old provision of the US Constitution banned him from running because of his role on the January 6, 2021, insurrection.

President Joe Biden will announce on Friday that the administration has finalized a new Buy American rule aimed at helping to boost US domestic manufacturing, an increasingly important effort as the country strives to compete with China and create more resilient domestic supply chains, according to two senior administration officials.