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Bloomberg Podcasts · Bloomberg News Now: Democratic Socialist Nixon Takes FL Senate Primary
- 1. Democratic socialist Angie Nixon defeated establishment candidate Alex Vindman 56-44 in Florida's Democratic Senate primary, despite Vindman's 16-to-1 fundraising advantage.
- 2. Byron Donalds won Florida's Republican gubernatorial primary with 48%, defeating social media influencer James Fishback, who came in third with 10.5%.
- 3. In Florida's House primaries, establishment Democrats prevailed in redrawn districts: Debbie Wasserman Schultz won the 20th district with 45%, and Jared Moskowitz defeated Democratic Socialist-backed Oliver Adams Larkin 63.5-36.5%.
- 4. In Alaska's open Senate primary, Democrat Mary Peltola (47.3%) and Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan (44%) advanced, with Peltola leading; a second Dan Sullivan, a retired teacher, came in a distant third with 2.5%.
- 5. In Wyoming, Trump-backed Harriet Hageman won the Republican Senate primary with 65%, and will face Democrat James Byrd, who won with 79%.
- 6. In California's special runoff for Eric Swalwell's seat, Aisha Wahab leads Melissa Hernandez 51-49%, with both also running for a full term in November.
- 7. The Trump administration delayed 50% tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian products for three days, after Trump claimed a tentative trade agreement, but Canada's PM Mark Carney stopped short of confirming a deal.
- 8. The US-Iran direct confrontation appears on hold, but Iran is denying involvement in recent attacks on US partners, including a drone attack on Iraqi Kurdistan's PM office and a missile attack on the UAE, suggesting false flag operations.