PRIMARY ELECTIONS: The fight to shape the future of the Democratic Party is playing out in a slew of key primaries across six states today. Voters will head to the polls in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota, with the biggest contest of the night being California’s race to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom. IRAN WAR: The Israeli military launched deadly new strikes in Lebanon today after reporting attacks from Hezbollah overnight, despite President Donald Trump saying both sides had agreed to
de-escalate after Iran threatened to pull out of peace talks. ‘ANTI-WEAPONIZATION’ FUND: The Trump administration signaled yesterday it is backing off on creating a $1.8 billion fund announced by the Justice Department that could send money to allies of Trump deemed to be “victims of lawfare and weaponization.”
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