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60 Minutes · Primary day in 4 states, U.S. launches retaliatory strikes on Iran, more | The Takeout
- 1. Maine Democrats are set to nominate Graham Platner for Senate, despite allegations of sexually explicit messages and unsettling behavior towards women.
- 2. Senator Bernie Sanders supports Graham Platner, highlighting the need for allies in the Senate to challenge big money and secure healthcare as a human right.
- 3. South Carolina's Republican gubernatorial primary has no clear frontrunner despite Donald Trump's endorsement of Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evett, making a runoff election likely.
- 4. The US launched retaliatory self-defense strikes against Iran after an Iranian drone downed a US Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.
- 5. An unmanned surface vehicle (drone) successfully led the rescue of two US pilots whose Apache helicopter was shot down by an Iranian drone.
- 6. Ontario Premier Doug Ford is in Washington advocating for a tariff-free North American trade agreement to strengthen the continent's economy against China.
- 7. Former actor Andrew Shu launched "The Forum," a civic engagement initiative to foster bipartisan solutions to societal issues in early voting states.
- 8. The House passed a $70 billion reconciliation bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security for three years, a legislative win for Republicans.
- 9. The House Oversight Committee continues investigating the Jeffrey Epstein affair, with an assistant testifying, but concerns persist regarding politicization and the lack of criminal charges.
- 10. NASA announced the Artemis 3 crew for a mission to test lunar landers in Earth orbit, preceding a planned 2028 lunar landing, despite significant technical hurdles.