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Who won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary and why does it matter?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Libby Casey. In Michigan, progressive Abdul El-Sayed has narrowly won the state's highly watched Democratic Senate primary. As Russ McNamara of the Michigan Public Radio Network reports, although funding was lopsided, it was the most expensive Senate primary ever.
And candidates who are looking to put working class Americans back at the heart of our politics. And that's our focus here in New York City. And just from what we're seeing in Michigan, it looks like that's what Michiganders want there to be their focus come November.
NPR's Sage Miller reports on how voters decided in other primary races around the country.
Progressive Democrats scored another win this election cycle when voters in Michigan's 7th Congressional District picked Will Lawrence as their nominee.
How are Trump‑backed candidates performing in recent Republican primaries?
Democrats hope to flip the seat away from first-time Republican Congressman Tom Barrett. But establishment Democrats won in Missouri and Virginia. Missouri Congressman Wesley Bell beat progressive former Congresswoman Cori Bush. Despite a record low approval rating, Trump still has a strong grip on his party. The Trump-backed candidate won the Republican nomination in a congressional race in Washington state. And Trump's candidates also won in two races for governor in Kansas and Michigan. Sage Miller, NPR News.
President Trump is in Las Vegas.
What is the UN’s response to the surge in executions in Iran?
He's expected to speak at Red Rock Resort and Casino about the economy within the hour. The United Nations Human Rights Commissioner condemned a sharp increase in executions and death sentences in Iran since the beginning of the war. In a statement issued today, the U.N. official says Iran continues to use capital punishment to suppress dissent. NPR's Hadil Al-Shulji reports.
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk said he was, quote, alarmed at the rise in executions and death sentences issued in Iran since the beginning of the US-Israeli war. In a statement, he said that since March 19th, at least 56 people have been executed on national security-related charges. including 27 individuals in cases linked to January protests.
Why is Dr. Erica Schwartz’s confirmation as CDC director significant?
Turk said 100 others are at risk of execution on similar charges. According to Turk, executions have, quote, reportedly been carried out in public, some only weeks after arrest. Turk called the death penalty, quote, incompatible with the right to life and human dignity. Hedil Al-Shalchi, NPR News, Istanbul.
The Senate has confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vote was along party lines today. Schwartz served as deputy surgeon general during the first Trump administration. She's the first permanent CDC director in almost a year.
What happened when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage hit the Moon?
This is NPR News. Regular gas in the U.S. is still averaging more than $4 a gallon. Officials in Iran and Oman say they're getting close to an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz that could ease pressure on the global economy. Part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crashed into the moon earlier today. As Joe Palca reports, NASA estimated the impact would create a crater 60 feet across and 12 feet deep.
The Falcon 9 rocket left Earth in January of this year. It was carrying Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 lunar lander.
How are Washington wildfires affecting air quality and resident safety?
The rocket's upper stage wasn't intended to hit the moon, but it seems SpaceX never commanded it to maneuver so it would definitely miss the moon. The approximately 10,000-pound upper stage struck the moon, traveling at more than 5,000 miles per hour. According to NASA, meteoroids with similar energy hit the moon every six days or so. Amateur astronomer Bill Gray is credited with predicting the impact would occur using publicly available data. It will likely be days before telescopes on Earth and in orbit around the moon are able to confirm the size of the impact crater. For NPR News, I'm Joe Palka.
Cooler weather and a break in the winds are allowing firefighters in Washington state to make progress on wildfires that are burning homes and forcing thousands of people to leave for safety. Today, some are being allowed to go back home in Spokane.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Who won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary and why does it matter?
0:00–1:04
2
How are Trump‑backed candidates performing in recent Republican primaries?
1:04–1:38
3
What is the UN’s response to the surge in executions in Iran?
1:38–2:22
4
Why is Dr. Erica Schwartz’s confirmation as CDC director significant?
2:22–2:57
5
What happened when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage hit the Moon?
2:57–3:35
6
How are Washington wildfires affecting air quality and resident safety?
3:35–5:04