On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss the primary elections in the US Tuesday. On today’s show, Advancing American Freedom Chairman Marc Short, Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and former Deputy United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus.

Chapters
00;00;00 Balance of Power: Early Edition 
00;02;25 Markets, Oil Prices & CPI Ahead
00;04;26 Trump, Iran & the Strait of Hormuz
00;06;32 White House Update & U.S.-Canada Trade Talks
00;10;03 Midterms, Affordability & the Political Landscape
00;11;03 Marc Short on Democrats, Republicans & 2026
00;16;39 Congress, Government Funding & Russia Sanctions
00;20;37 Primary Day: Key Races Across the U.S.
00;22;04 Wisconsin, Minnesota & Democratic Socialists
00;26;18 South Carolina Senate Race & Trump’s Endorsement
00;27;59 Mike Lindell’s Minnesota Governor Bid
00;30;39 Minnesota Senate Primary: Flanagan vs. Craig
00;34;45 Strait of Hormuz & Prospects for Peace
00;36;00 Pakistan’s Role in U.S.-Iran Diplomacy
00;40;52 Morgan Ortagus on Iran, Sanctions & Military Pressure
00;45;23 What Comes Next for U.S.-Iran Negotiations?
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