Donald Trump said the clash was a “love tap”. US Secretary of Stare Marco Rubio has said he expects a response from Tehran on a proposed peace plan on Friday. On the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is flexing its muscles by seizing … one of its own ships. Tehran said it boarded a Barbados flagged ship. It is sanctioned by the US for carrying Iranian oil.

Ohio's primary election sees incumbents, some backed by Trump, aiming to secure positions amid redistricting that reshapes the political landscape ahead of November.

Election Night winners include Democrats Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City, Abigail Spanberger for governor of Virginia and Mikie Sherrill for governor of New Jersey.

Follow live updates, analysis, and highlights from CNN's 2026 debate between California governor candidates. See how candidates, including Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton and Tom Steyer, take on the issues after last week's debate.

Tillis, who pushed back against the Powell probe, drew another line against Trump on confirmation of a new attorney general.

Now Democrats finally have the chance to do the same thing. In Michigan, a purple state that Donald Trump won twice, the physician Abdul El-Sayed is running a competitive race for the party’s Senate nomination. If successful, he would turn a very likely Democratic win into a jump ball.