Janine Herbst

NPR's Rob Schmitz reports Trump called him a friend.

It's primary election day in Arkansas, North Carolina, and Texas for the first votes to set up the 2026 midterms in November.

In Texas, there are Senate and House primaries today.

Voters are deciding between Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and State Representative James Tallarico.

And in the Senate race, Republican Senator John Cornyn is trying for a fifth term.

The Texas Newsroom's Blaise Gainey has more.

On Wall Street, the Dow was down 403 points at the close, the Nasdaq down 232, the S&P 500 down 64.

You're listening to NPR News from Washington.

Some of the most prominent figures in autism research have created a group to counter ideas coming from the Trump administration.

NPR's John Hamilton has more.

In New York, at an antitrust trial over the concert industry's ticketing procedures, had a Justice Department lawyer telling the jury that the system is broken because Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, monopolized the market.

David Dahlquist says that has driven up prices for consumers.

The federal government and 39 states are suing over the lack of competition that they say hurts both the artists and the concertgoers.

And on Wall Street, the Dow was down 403 points by the close, but earlier in the day it was down around 1,200 points, the Nasdaq down 232, S&P 500 down 64.

I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.

As the war in Iran continues for a fourth day, the death toll for U.S.

forces is rising.

The Pentagon says six service members have been killed.

Meanwhile, President Trump's reasons for attacking Iran continue to shift.