Daines Drops Re-election Bid in Montana, Upending a Senate Race  The New York Times Montana Republican Steve Daines drops Senate re-election bid minutes before deadline  The Guardian Montana GOP Sen. Steve Daines won’t seek reelection in shock announcement at filing deadline  CNN GOP Sen. Steve Daines of Montana says he won’t seek re-election  NBC News As filings close, Republican…

Trump Follows His Gut. His National Security Advisers Try to Keep Up.  The New York Times Next step in the war: Iran wants ‘blood’; Trump says US can fight ‘forever’  USA Today Trump Says US Doing ‘Very Well’ as Iran War Shakes Region  Bloomberg.com ‘I Have Agreed to Talk’  The Atlantic The rationale for striking Iran was already a…

Anti-AIPAC group loses first primary test as Rep. Valerie Foushee hangs on  Politico Progressive Challenger Concedes in N.C.’s Bluest Congressional District  The New York Times Foushee leads Allam in NC-4, but it’s recount territory  Axios Foushee leads Allam by razor thin margin; race within recount territory  ABC11 Raleigh-Durham North Carolina Rep. Valerie Foushee holds narrow lead over challenger Nida…

North Carolina Rep. Valerie Foushee holds narrow lead over challenger Nida Allam  NPR Foushee leads Allam in NC-4, but it’s recount territory  Axios This House Democrat may lose her primary over past support for Israel  Politico LIVE: N.C. Primary Results in Durham, Orange, and Wake Counties  INDY Week North Carolina House Primary Includes Divisions on Iran War, Israel and…

Iran war live: Israeli strike kills four in Lebanon, US names its first casualties  Reuters Israeli forces bomb hotel in Beirut, residential building in Lebanon’s east  Al Jazeera Is Hezbollah Still a Threat?  Foreign Affairs Hezbollah fires on Tel Aviv as Israel threatens Iranian officers in Lebanon  The Times of Israel Israel Advances in Lebanon and Seizes More Land,…