Election results, Iran, NCAA in Daily Briefing

Updated May 20, 2026, 7:34 a.m. ET

Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Here’s what’s breaking this morning:

Nicole Fallert here. Gooo Gunners! We have the news to know on Wednesday, including results from primaries across the country and college baseball heating up.

Trump-backed candidate advances in Kentucky

Yesterday was packed with elections across six states for U.S. Senate, House and gubernatorial races, among other state-level elections.

Here are a few key takeaways:

President Donald Trump catapulted his least favorite House Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie out of office in another successful Make America Great Again purge ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
In Pennsylvania, the match-up in the state’s competitive 7th Congressional District was set, pitting Democrat Bob Brooks against Trump-endorsed incumbent, Republican Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in a race that might determine who controls the U.S. House next year.
Georgia Republican Rep. Mike Collins and political outsider Derek Dooley will battle in a runoff for that state’s GOP Senate primary, the Associated Press and NBC News projected.

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Senate advances measure to end war in Iran. On the heels of losing his primary election, Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy immediately bucked Trump. Three other GOP lawmakers defected, too.
What to know about the San Diego mosque attackers: The two teenagers suspected of attacking the San Diego Islamic Center on May 18, killing three people before taking their own lives, left an online trail including a document laying out their motives and a possible livestream video showing part of their attack, law enforcement officials said.
It’s too darn hot: A scorching 94‑degree day Tuesday packed Hampton Beach in New Hampshire. And by late afternoon, police were breaking up fights.

NCAA Baseball

63 places up for grabs in NCAA baseball tournament

In less than a month, eight teams will start a week-long journey competing for the right to dogpile on top of each other, celebrating a College World Series national championship. The current bracket, unsurprisingly, is heavy on SEC teams with 12 in the field and eight among the top 16. The Big Ten Baseball Tournament just kicked off.