Updated August 31, 2026, 7:18 AM EDT By NBC News What to know todayIRAN WAR: U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. IVOTER CONCERNS: Trump voters across eight of the nation’s most competitive congressional districts, running along Interstate 80 from central New Jersey to Omaha, Nebraska, showed a new willingness to voice critiques on issues including inflation, the war with Iran and the White House ballroom construction.DEMOCRATIC FOCUS: Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., said Democrats should not prioritize impeaching Trump if they win control of the House in the upcoming midterm elections, but instead should focus on making life more affordable for Americans. 37m ago / 7:18 AM EDTRep. Jim Clyburn says impeaching Trump shouldn’t be Democrats’ priority if they win back the HouseRep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., said yesterday that Democrats should not prioritize impeaching Trump if they win control of the House in the upcoming midterm elections, but instead should focus on making life more affordable for Americans.Clyburn told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that if Democrats take back the House, he feels confident that their first order of business would be making the country accessible and affordable for all citizens.Read the full story here.37m ago / 7:18 AM EDTTrump voters express rare frustration with the president: ‘He went against some of his promises’For more than a decade, one of Trump’s greatest strengths has been the devotion of his base — voters who were reluctant to criticize him and quick to defend him in public settings. Many of them have lost or strained friendships with their vehement support and insistence that he is virtually infallible.But in late-August conversations with Trump voters across eight of the nation’s most competitive congressional districts, running along Interstate 80 from central New Jersey to Omaha, Nebraska, there was a new willingness among Trump voters to voice their critiques on issues including inflation, the war with Iran and the White House ballroom construction.Read the full story here.37m ago / 7:18 AM EDTU.S. forces strike Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeksU.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month yesterday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. Iran swiftly vowed to retaliate for what it called a deadly attack.Forces with the Revolutionary Guard Corps were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the strait, according to Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for the U.S. Central Command. The U.S. military last week completed clearing sea mines from the strait’s international shipping routes.Read the full story here. 0NBC NewsNBC News