{"id":912264,"date":"2026-06-12T16:13:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/what-to-watch-in-indiana-and-ohio-primaries-and-the-lively-baldoni-settlement-morning-rundown\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T16:13:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:13:52","slug":"what-to-watch-in-indiana-and-ohio-primaries-and-the-lively-baldoni-settlement-morning-rundown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/what-to-watch-in-indiana-and-ohio-primaries-and-the-lively-baldoni-settlement-morning-rundown\/","title":{"rendered":"What to watch in Indiana and Ohio primaries and the Lively-Baldoni settlement: Morning Rundown"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Primaries in Indiana and Ohio will test Trump\u2019s influence among Republican voters. The Secret Service said it shot a man near the White House. Plus, how the settlement between actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni came to be.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what to know today.<\/p>\n

Trump seeks payback in Indiana and key matchups to be solidified in Ohio<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again rally in Fort Wayne, Indiana.<\/span>Jim Watson \/ AFP via Getty Images file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

President Donald Trump\u2019s effort to defeat Republicans who have opposed his key priorities turns to Indiana and Ohio, where voters will decide a slate of primary contests across the two states.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s uncommon for state legislative races to take center stage on a primary night, but that\u2019s what\u2019s happening in Indiana, where Trump has endorsed challengers to seven of the eight Republican state senators running for re-election. The common theme among the seven incumbents: They voted against a Trump-backed redistricting play, and a number of the Republicans that the president endorsed favor redistricting. NBC News\u2019 politics team will be watching to see if voters respond to Trump\u2019s heavy-handed tactics.<\/p>\n

In Ohio, the top two statewide races don\u2019t have much suspense tonight, but they do set up key races in the general election. Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, backed by Trump and the Ohio GOP, is expected to win the GOP nomination in his bid for governor. And in the special Senate race to fill the final two years of Vice President JD Vance\u2019s term, appointed Republican Sen. Jon Husted and Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown are expected to advance. Democrats have their eyes on this race in November as one potential path to help undo Republicans\u2019 53-47 Senate majority. <\/p>\n

Though most of the attention will be on Indiana and Ohio, we\u2019ll also be keeping an eye on a race in Michigan to fill a vacant state Senate seat. The special election there is seen as one that could test voters\u2019 attitudes ahead of the state\u2019s primaries in August.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what else to watch.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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