5m ago / 7:13 AM EDTTrump says he was 'a little bit perturbed' with NetanyahuIn his interview with the New York Post's Pod Force One podcast, Trump confirmed an Axios report that he had an expletive-laden phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following Israel's strikes in Lebanon earlier this week.Israel's attacks against Hezbollah had threatened to derail talks on ending the war with Iran.Citing two U.S. officials and a third source briefed on the call, Axios reported that Trump told Netanyahu he was "crazy" and that he had helped keep the prime minister out of jail, referring to Netanyahu's corruption trial.Asked in the Pod Force One interview if he said what Axios reported, Trump said, "I did.""I don't want to say 'angry,'" Trump said. "I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon, you know, at some point I said, ‘Bibi, we gotta stop this, we gotta stop it.'"Trump went on to praise his relationship with Netanyah, saying that the two leaders have "gotten along very well together."Israel has continued to launch attacks in Lebanon to target Hezbollah. More than 3,000 people have been killed as a result of Israeli strikes since March 2, according to Lebanese authorities. 33m ago / 6:46 AM EDTTrump says he thinks it is ‘unlikely’ the blockade on the Strait of Hormuz is in place by Labor DayTrump said in an interview on the New York Post podcast Pod Force One that he thought it was "unlikely" that the blockade on the Strait of Hormuz was still in place by Labor Day.Asked whether he thought the blockade would stick around through Labor Day, Trump said, "I don't know.""I mean, I think it could be, but I think it’s unlikely," he continued. "I think that we’ll have it — I think this will resolve itself fairly quickly."Trump also discussed the potential impact of the war with Iran on the midterm elections. Asked whether the war would affect Republicans' prospects, Trump said he did not know."Every single person I endorse wins," he added. "So, I don’t know about that, but again, there’s a very important moment in history. We can’t let this happen."48m ago / 6:31 AM EDTDemocrat Rebecca Bennett will take on GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who has been absent from CongressRebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot and healthcare executive, has won the Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, NBC News projects, setting up a general election campaign against Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr.Bennett defeated physician Tina Shah, former Small Business Administration official Michael Roth and business owner Brian Varela for the Democratic nomination. Now, she will take on Kean in a district that Trump carried by just 1 percentage point in 2024, making it one of the most tightly divided districts in the country.Kean, who was first elected in 2022 and was unopposed in the Republican primary, won re-election by more than 5 points in 2024, running ahead of Trump.Kean has not voted in the Capitol or been seen in public since March 5 because of what his office describes as a “personal medical issue.” Yesterday, he said in a statement that he will return to the Capitol “within a matter of weeks,” when, he said, he will be “completely transparent as to the nature of my medical condition.”Read the full story here.48m ago / 6:31 AM EDTJosh Turek wins Democratic primary in battleground Iowa Senate raceIowa state Rep. Josh Turek has won the Democratic nomination for his state’s open U.S. Senate seat, NBC News projects, advancing from a combative primary to a potentially competitive general election in a state that has favored Republicans in recent elections.Turek, 47, defeated state Sen. Zach Wahls and will face Rep. Ashley Hinson, who won yesterday's GOP primary with Trump’s endorsement, in the general election.A former Paralympic gold medalist in basketball, Turek is backed by former Sen. Tom Harkin, whose “prairie populism” was a staple of Iowa politics until his retirement in 2014. In his victory speech Tuesday night, he reached out to Wahls’ supporters.Read the full story here.48m ago / 6:31 AM EDTTrump-backed Randy Feenstra concedes to MAHA-backed Zach Lahn in Iowa GOP primary for governorRep. Randy Feenstra conceded to businessman Zach Lahn in Iowa’s Republican primary for governor last night as party voters rejected Trump’s late endorsement.NBC News has not projected a result in the primary. But Billy Fuerst, a spokesperson for Feenstra’s campaign, confirmed that he has conceded to Lahn.Up to this point, no Trump-backed candidate for governor, the House or the Senate has lost a primary in the midterm elections.With 98% of the expected vote counted, Lahn had 37.8% of the vote to 37% for Feenstra.Read the full story here.48m ago / 6:30 AM EDTKaren Bass advances to runoff in L.A. mayoral primaryLos Angeles Mayor Karen Bass opened a sizable lead last night in her run for re-election, but not enough to win a majority, meaning she advanced to a runoff election in November, NBC News projects.Bass will face either reality television star Spencer Pratt, who remains in second, or city councilmember Nithya Raman, who trails in third.NBC News has not projected a result for second place.48m ago / 6:30 AM EDTCalifornia’s race for governor and other key primaries remain unsettled as vote count continuesCalifornia’s crowded, protracted gubernatorial primary is going to take a little more time to settle.The race remained too early to call this morning with 50% of the expected vote counted, according to NBC News’ Decision Desk. Three main candidates — former Fox News host Steve Hilton, a Republican, and two Democrats, former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and billionaire activist Tom Steyer — are competing for two spots in the general election, with the candidate in fourth place, Republican Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, running well behind.Hilton had 27% support in the all-party primary with about half of votes still left to count, while Becerra had 26% and Steyer had 20%. Bianco was the only other candidate in double digits, at 11%.Read the full story here.