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Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting the White House today.
Carney ran and won, promising to fight Trump on tariffs and musings about taking over.
So how will this visit go?
I'm Michelle Martin, that's Anne Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News.
The Justice Department is moving to dismiss a case restricting access to abortion medication,
which puts them on the same side of the issue as the Biden administration was and most Democrats are now.
I would say the jury is still out, essentially,