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6 states have primaries Tuesday. Here's what you need to know

NPR | By Anya van Wagtendonk,

A Martínez

Published August 11, 2026 at 5:52 AM CDT

A democratic socialist has shaken up the race for Wisconsin governor and Minnesota also sees a battle between a progressive and a moderate in primaries also fought in South Carolina.

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Anya van Wagtendonk

A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First.

Primaries in Wisconsin and Minnesota pit progressives against moderates

Leila Fadel

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Jessica Taylor of the Cook Political Report about battles between moderate and progressive candidates in Tuesday's Democratic primaries in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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Rob Stein

President Trump issued another executive order Monday, attempting to scramble how children are vaccinated in the United States.
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Kat Lonsdorf

The deployment is expected to cost in the billions after it was quietly extended until Inauguration Day of 2029.
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A Martínez, Leila Fadel

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