Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth won the Republican primary for governor, defeating Trump-backed Mike Lindell. Lindell refused to concede after the Associated Press called the race, saying he would wait until votes were counted.
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Bob Iger and Josh Kushner have agreed to buy the Los Angeles Lakers from Mark Walter, with ESPN reporting the deal is worth more than $12.5 billion. The sale would require approval from the NBA’s board of governors.
President Trump secretly took a separate aircraft from Turkey last month while Rubio, Bessent, aides and reporters remained on a decoy plane publicly identified as Air Force One. Trump said the military and Secret Service directed the change because of a threat.
Authorities said Ronald H. Williams, 53, killed four children and their mother in Winfield, Kansas, before taking his own life after calling 911. Police said they had received previous reports of aggressive or erratic behavior but had not identified a motive.
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to a one-week low as Iran says the waterway will stay closed until the United States meets its demands. The tensions have coincided with attacks in the Gulf of Oman and Bab al-Mandeb and renewed pressure on oil markets.
David Crowley is projected to have won Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor, defeating democratic socialist Francesca Hong in a close race. The result sets up a November matchup with Trump-backed Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany.
David Crowley narrowly defeated Francesca Hong in Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor after briefly dropping out and re-entering with Gov. Tony Evers’ endorsement. He will face Trump-backed Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany in November.
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan defeated Rep. Angie Craig in Minnesota’s Democratic Senate primary and will face Republican Michele Tafoya in November. If elected, Flanagan would become the first Native American woman in the U.S. Senate.