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Results of Tuesday's primaries highlight ongoing conflicts within both parties

NPR | By Clay Masters,

Leila Fadel

Published August 12, 2026 at 6:47 AM EDT

Primary races across the country tested which direction voters want their candidates to take ahead of November's midterms. The results were mixed.

Clay Masters

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.