Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will not be joined by his party's embattled pick for North Carolina governor when he visits the critical electoral state on Saturday, the Trump campaign said.

The entire nation will vote on the next president of the United States this fall, but the election will likely come down to seven key swing states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina,

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, right, speaks with reporters outside the Olympic Family Restaurant in Colfax, N.C., where Robinson held a campaign event on Monday, Aug.