Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Madingley.
Minnesota's Lieutenant Governor, Peggy Flanagan, a progressive, is celebrating a win in the
state's Democratic Senate primary. She defeated Congresswoman Angie Craig, a moderate. Flanagan will face former NBC's Sunday Night Football reporter and sports broadcaster Michelle Tafoya in November. Tafoya won the Republican Senate primary, Senator Amy Klobuchar won Minnesota's Democratic
Gubernatorial primary. In Wisconsin, Milwaukee County executive David Crowley has won the Democratic Gubernatorial primary. He defeated Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong. Crowley will face Republican Tom Tiffany in November.
Tiffany was endorsed by President Trump. In South Carolina, Senator Darlene Graham has advanced to a runoff against Congressman Ralph Norman in the state's Republican Senate primary. President Trump says he's pleased with Graham's performance.
“"You know, I endorsed her, I think she's great.”
It's really an honor of her brother and she's really a very smart woman." The state's governor appointed Graham to serve the remaining months of her brother's term after Republican Senator Lindsey Graham's death a month ago. In Connecticut, Congressmen John Larson lost the Democratic primary to former Hartford Mayor Luke Brownen, Chris Balanski with Connecticut Public Radio, has more.
Carson spoke to supporters in East Hartford, he said he'd called Brownen to congratulate him. "The people have spoken and they've made that clear. They made it clear what their decision is." In Hartford, Brownen told reporters he hopes his win sends a message.
"The message that we as a party have to get better and make a change. That we would be a stronger party if we had more renewal if we had more new voices and perspectives."
Connecticut's first congressional district is heavily democratic, so Brownen is favored
to win the general election in November.
“For NPR News, I'm Chris Balanski and Hartford, Connecticut.”
Former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman is on his way back to Texas after being released from custody in Russia. He was held there for more than four years, as Dan Katz with Texas Public Radio reports. Gilman was arrested in Russia in January of 2022, and initially convicted of assaulting a police officer, additional charges while he was in prison, eventually brought his sentence
to 10 years. His family says Gilman suffered severe abuse behind bars, and his health recently deteriorated to a life-threatening condition, which prompted renewed U.S. efforts to secure his release. Russian authorities ultimately granted Gilman a humanitarian release. He's now being brought to San Antonio for treatment and evaluation at Brook Army Medical
Center. The military's primary site for assessing and reintegrating Americans returning from wrongful detention and captivity. Former Russian detainees Evan Gerskovich, Paul Whalen and Brittany Griner, are among those who previously received care at BAMC, for impure news I'm Dan Katz in San Antonio.
This is NPR News, from Washington. The number of dead and injured in Western Columbia continues to climb nearly two days after a strong earthquake hit the region. Officials say at least 181 people are confirmed dead, more than 2500 others were injured. The system continues to come through the debris of damaged and leveled buildings, looking
for possible survivors. Wall Street will get the latest look at inflation in the U.S. economy when the Labor Department releases data on consumer prices this morning, and PR Scott Horsley has a preview. The reports expected to show a modest slowdown in inflation, but prices are still climbing faster than most people would like.
Forecasters expect the reports to show consumer prices in July were up about 3.4 percent
from a year ago. That's a smaller annual increase than in May or June. The war with Iran and a resulting spike in gasoline prices pushed inflation higher this spring. Cooler inflation would be welcome by the Federal Reserve, which is vowed to bring price
hikes under control. The Fed is also keeping a close eye on the job market. U.S. employers cut jobs last month, but at 4.1 percent the unemployment rate is still quite low. Scott Horsley and Pyrenees, Washington.
Another afternoon of extreme heat is expected today in much of the Midwest and South, heat advisories and warnings are an effect in more than a dozen states. They include Kansas, Oklahoma, and areas of Texas, as well as Missouri and Southern Illinois to the Gulf States, including nearly all of Florida and coastal areas of Georgia and the Carolinas, to pick a little rock or among the cities expected to be near 100 degrees
today. I'm Dave Madingly in Washington. Attention, a PSA from Shorewave and Pyrenees Science podcast.
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