Progressives and establishment-backed Democrats set to clash in Wisconsin and Minnesota primaries – live

Tuesday’s elections follow similar battles for the direction of the Democratic Party, including Michigan, where progressive Abdul El-Sayed triumphed Sign up to the US Breaking News email Pete Hegseth’s appointments to a key Pentagon advisory body include two men with ties to the venture capital fund where Donald Trump Jr is a partner, which has lucrative investments in military and space technology. Defense Policy Board appointee Marc Andreessen’s firm, Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s largest venture capital firms and known by the name “a16z”, co-invests alongside the Trump partnership 1789 Capital in three defense contractors. Fellow DPB appointee Blake Masters also sits on the boards of three ventures tied to 1789 Capital. South Carolina – 7pm ET Vermont – 7pm ET Alabama – 8pm local time/9pm ET Connecticut – 8pm ET Minnesota – 9pm local/10pm ET Wisconsin – 9pm local/10pm ET Continue reading...

Shrai Popat (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) · Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 7:17 AM
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Tuesday’s elections follow similar battles for the direction of the Democratic Party, including Michigan, where progressive Abdul El-Sayed triumphed

Pete Hegseth’s appointments to a key Pentagon advisory body include two men with ties to the venture capital fund where Donald Trump Jr is a partner, which has lucrative investments in military and space technology.

Defense Policy Board appointee Marc Andreessen’s firm, Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s largest venture capital firms and known by the name “a16z”, co-invests alongside the Trump partnership 1789 Capital in three defense contractors. Fellow DPB appointee Blake Masters also sits on the boards of three ventures tied to 1789 Capital.

South Carolina – 7pm ET

Vermont – 7pm ET

Alabama – 8pm local time/9pm ET

Connecticut – 8pm ET

Minnesota – 9pm local/10pm ET

Wisconsin – 9pm local/10pm ET

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