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A combination of term-limits, retirements, aspirations for higher office and one high-profile presidential appointment have triggered a wave of open seats in Oklahoma's state primary on Tuesday.

Washington, D.C., on Tuesday will hold a districtwide primary for federal and local offices that will be unlike any election the nation's capital has previously held.

Georgia Republicans will finalize their picks in marquee races for U.S. Senate and governor in a state primary runoff election on Tuesday.

Alabama voters will return to the polls Tuesday to finalize nominees for an open U.S. Senate seat and a handful of other contests in which no candidate received a majority of votes in the May 19 primary.

For several of these candidates, it's the second time in two weeks that they have appeared on a ballot for this U.S. House seat.

Trump announced the nomination on Thursday on social media amid pressure from Congress to name a permanent replacement for Tulsi Gabbard, who announced her resignation last month.

The president voiced his openness to making the move at the start of a meeting with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the G7 summit in the French Alps.

President Donald Trump has been at the center of this year's midterm campaigns, and his influence will be tested in different ways Tuesday as four states and the District of Columbia hold primaries.

The nature of the potential threat was not immediately disclosed, with additional details expected to be released once charges are unsealed later Tuesday.

Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Jasmine Wright of NOTUS join William Brangham to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump's deal with Iran and Vice President Vance's promotion of it, the war's potential ...