A. Martinez

President Trump paused the U.S.

operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz just two days after it started.

I'm E. Martinez, that's Leila Fadl, and this is Up First from NPR News.

In Indiana, several Republican state senators who defied President Trump on redistricting lost their primary.

So what do the results say about Trump's hold on the Republican Party?

President Trump posted Tuesday night that the operation was paused because of, quote, great progress toward a final agreement with Iran.

The reversal came the same day that Secretary of State Marco Rubio said combat operations in Iran were over.

President Trump largely succeeded in his effort to punish Indiana lawmakers who did not go along with a redistricting plan last year.

NPR's Stephen Fowler is here to share what these results can tell us about the upcoming midterm.

So, Stephen, let's start off with Indiana.

All right.

Ohio also held primaries Tuesday.

You've been reporting for a year and a half on Democrats doing better than expected.

Did that happen in Ohio?

I mean, Stephen, you know, this were six months out from the general election.

What else should we take away as we look to the primaries in the weeks and months ahead?

That's NPR political reporter Stephen Fowler.

Stephen, thanks.

Thank you.

And I'm A. Martinez.