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The Navy is pulling the USS George Washington from the western Pacific to relieve the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln, which temporarily leaves Asia without a U.S. carrier.

The 60-day deadline set for a final peace deal expired on a Monday with no agreement, and the two sides are reported to be further apart than when they signed their June memorandum of understanding.

Trump threatened to "bomb the sh*t out of" Oman, a longtime U.S. partner and key intermediary in the Hormuz deal, if it "gets in the way" of an agreement with Iran.

Trump threatened to cut off all trade with Spain after Madrid denied U.S. base access for strikes on Iran; subsequently, a Pentagon official floated the possibility of suspending Spain from NATO.

In Illinois, AIPAC boosted its preferred House candidate through groups called "Chicago Progressive Partnership," "Elect Chicago Women," and "Affordable Chicago Now."

Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) announced his retirement in March, five minutes after U.S. attorney for Montana Kurt Alme filed to run for the seat, and three minutes before the filing window closed.

Senate Democratic candidates in Nebraska, Idaho, and South Dakota dropped out at the last minute to bolster the chances of independent candidates to oust Republicans, though legal challenges to these moves are ongoing.

There are two Dan Sullivans on the ballot: Senator Dan S. Sullivan (R-Alaska) and former school teacher Dan J. Sullivan. Republicans attempted to have Dan J. Sullivan removed from the ballot, accusing Democrats of being behind a campaign to confuse voters, but courts ruled that Dan J.'s name would remain on the ballot.