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Trump will meet Moon Jae-in day after Kim Jong-un vowed to deliver `serious blow´ to hostile countriesSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 2.54pm BST Presidential candidate Kamala Harris has won her first Iowa endorsement, from a major state Democratic activist.Jean Hessburg, a former Iowa Democratic Party executive director and the current chair of the party´s Women´s Caucus, told the Associated Press that she´s endorsing Harris because: 2.42pm BST Donald Trump was excited to pump out a poll yesterday which supposedly showed him with a 55% overall approval rating.There was just one problem. Trump tweeted a screengrab from Fox News, which had got the numbers wrong. Trump actually had a disapproval rating of 55% in that poll, conducted by the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service.Great news! #MAGA pic.twitter.com/haZ1HbVpNuI´m the Director of @GUPolitics & this graphic is incorrect.The Battleground Poll shows 58% approval on the economy.But it shows only 43% overall approval, & 52% disapproval.The 55% number is the President´s unfavorable rating. (Only 40% favorable.)https://t.co/a00b6ljiJl https://t.co/nntXuHaUKj 2.29pm BST Extremely-longshot candidate Eric Swalwell´s campaign has received a boost (sort of): Swalwell´s dad has said he will vote for his son.Hello! This is Eric Sr., Eric´s dad. I am a Republican but in 2020, I´m going to vote Democrat, for Eric Swalwell. I`m not just going to vote for Eric because he´s my son. I´m going to vote for Eric because he´s the best person to do good & better our country for all Americans. pic.twitter.com/Z7edqF7CQp 2.02pm BST Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested in London and faces extradition charges to the US. Assange is due in court this morning. The Guardian is running live coverage of all the Assange developments here. Related: Julian Assange `further arrested` on behalf of the US after extradition request, police say - live updates Continue reading...