Israel And Iran Pull Back, Primaries In Four States, Trump's Election Fraud Claims
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🗓️ 9 June 2026
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It's primary day in Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, and South Carolina, with Maine Democrats picking a candidate to challenge longtime Senator Susan Collins in a race critical to control of the Senate and South Carolina offering another test of President Trump's endorsement power.
And California is still counting votes almost a week after election day, drawing fraud claims without evidence from President Trump in what voting experts warn could be a preview of how he responds to the midterms.
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(01:59) Israel And Iran Pull Back
(05:47) Primaries In Four States
(09:27) Trump's Election Fraud Claims
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| 0:00.0 | At the urging of President Trump, Israel and Iran put attacks on hold again, at least for now. |
| 0:08.1 | Both sides are setting conditions that could send them right back to war. |
| 0:11.3 | But the president is saying again that a deal with Iran is close at hand. Is it? |
| 0:15.7 | I'm Leila Faudil. That's Michelle Martin. And this is up first from NPR News. |
| 0:22.2 | Voters head to the polls today in four states. |
| 0:25.3 | In Maine, Democrats are picking a candidate to take on Senator Susan Collins in a midterm race that could decide control of the Senate, |
| 0:32.8 | while South Carolina's primary will be another test of how much weight Trump's endorsement carries. |
| 0:38.2 | And California election officials are still counting ballots a week after election day. |
| 0:42.8 | President Trump is calling the delay evidence of fraud without providing any evidence. |
| 0:46.8 | Election experts predict Trump will repeat that claim in November if Republicans lose. |
| 0:51.3 | Stay with us. We'll give you news you need to start your day. |
| 1:04.1 | Israel and Iran both say they will stop attacking each other, at least for now. |
| 1:10.7 | In a major escalation, they exchanged missile fire for several hours and then called it off as abruptly as it began. |
| 1:16.1 | NPR's Greg Myrie is covering this story in Tel Aviv. Hello, Greg. Hi, Michelle. First, let me ask about another development. A U.S. military helicopter went down in the region. What do we know about this? |
| 1:21.8 | So two crew members of an Army Apache helicopter crashed as they were patrolling near the coast of |
| 1:27.4 | Oman and also near the |
| 1:29.3 | Strait of Hormuz. Now, U.S. Central Command said the two were rescued within approximately |
| 1:34.6 | two hours of the crash and are in stable condition. A statement said the cause was under |
| 1:40.1 | investigation and we've heard no reports of hostilities in that area. U.S. forces are operating |
| 1:46.9 | close to the strait, but not necessarily inside the strait itself. They're enforcing this U.S. |
| 1:53.1 | blockade of ships going to and from Iranian ports. And Iran, of course, is also enforcing its own |
| 2:00.3 | blockade. So let's go to this missile exchange between Israel and Iran. of course, is also enforcing its own blockade. |
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