Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright.
In a test of the political power of the Democratic Party's left wing, Epidemiologist and
“former Detroit Public Health official, Abdul Al-Siyat, who was a political newcomer, beat”
out moderate Congresswoman Haley Stevens for Michigan's U.S. Senate Democratic nomination. The Associated Press called the race this morning after ballots were too close to call all night and into the early morning. Al-Siyat talked to morning addition just before he was declared the winner. What reunites us is way bigger than what divides us.
We know that Trumpism has been just a colossal failure. We know that to defeat Trumpism, we're going to have to defeat Trump's handpicked candidate for U.S. Senate. And we know that the responsibility we have to come to make sure that we're protecting people's health care, that we're standing up for clean air, clean water, that we're
fighting for affordability for working people, is way bigger than anything that divides us. Al-Siyat will run against Republican Mike Rogers in the general election in November. Rogers ran unopposed in the primary. He served in the House previously and has a background in law enforcement. He's also an Army veteran.
Missouri Congressman Wesley Bell defeated former Congresswoman Cory Bush to represent the Democratic Party in the state's first congressional district. St. Louis Public Radio's Chad Davis reports. Bell, who won the seat from Bush in 2024, ran a campaign on Medicare for All, abolishing U.S. immigration and customs enforcement and criticizing the Iran War.
Bush campaigned on many of the same issues, but criticized Bell for his supportive Israel, APEC funding, and his refusal to call Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide. In his victory speech, Bell says it's time to work together for the St. Louis region.
“When we talk about the progress that we need to make, I think the folks know in St. Louis”
know that I'm going to always wake up working for you.
Bell will face off against Paubury III, the Republican nominee in November third election. For MPR News, I'm Chad Davis. In the Middle East, Iran says it's getting closer to an agreement that would temporarily open the Strait of Hormuz, and PR's Hadeel Al-Shalchi reports, Katari, and U.S. officials, are citing progress in a broader deal to reopen the critical waterway.
Others foreign ministry said that talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz were in the quote very progressive stages, and that a draft was being circulated among parties. It said that no deal has been reached yet. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that there were "progress" in talks, but not finality yet.
Iran and Oman said they were getting close to their own deal to temporarily open the Strait. Iranian officials said they would use an intermediate route, whereby ships enter the Persian Gulf, using an Iranian controlled route, and exit using an Omani controlled one.
“The Iranian Foreign Ministry said a deal was contingent on the U.S. lifting its blockade”
on Iranian ports. Hadeel Al-Shalchi and PR News, Istanbul. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
Paramount's $111 billion bid to take over Hollywood rival Warner Brothers' discovery
is facing an anti-trust case from 12 democratic state attorneys general. Now, in a New York Times' op-ed, Paramount's chairman says the lawsuit is really about politics and the attorney's general opposition to not wanting him to own both CNN and CBS. NPR's David Folkenslick reports. Paramount Chairman David Ellison said that was the real sticking point for the Democratic
attorney's general. He disclamed any interest in putting a finger on the scale in news, writing that he supported Republicans and Democrats, but Ellison didn't mention either of the two figures hovering over this deal. His father, Larry Ellison, the co-founder of Oracle, is the money behind the bid for
Warner and a close ally of the second figure that's President Trump, whose regulators have given the Ellison's the green light. To investors, Ellison said he welcomes a swift resolution, however it may arrive. "We're absolutely open to finding a solution out of court, but we also really believe that we'll win a trial."
Paramount had asked for the trial to start in November. The judge said it for early next March. David Folkenslick and PR news. SpaceX has reported financial results for the first time since going public.
A company run by Elon Musk lost more than half a billion dollars, as strong revenues were
eclipsed by big spending, especially on artificial intelligence. The Senate is voting today on the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I'm Kristen Wright and PR news from Washington. The midterms are coming, and that means the new cycle, which is already intense, is about
to get more intense this fall. So the summer is a perfect time to make sure your news diet is calibrated. I'm Leila Faldzill, on up first, we unpack the three biggest stories every morning, so you can stay informed and get on with your day in less than 15 minutes.
