NPR News: 05-05-2026 7AM EDT

Indiana state Senate primaries are testing President Trump's influence over Republican incumbents, alongside Supreme Court action on abortion access, Ukraine-Russia truce announcements, a Secret Service shooting, ongoing Musk-OpenAI testimony, and late snow in the Rockies. This NPR News Now broadcast from May 5, 2026, highlights these disparate developments without a single overriding theme.

Trump's Push Against Indiana Republicans

Half a dozen Indiana state Senate primaries, ending today, serve as a test of President Trump's power for political retribution. Trump targeted Republican state senators who rejected his push for new congressional maps, calling them "ashamed of themselves" and directing allies to recruit challengers while pouring millions into the races. Incumbent Senator Spencer Deary called it unprecedented, stating, "To my knowledge, there has never been an election in our nation's history where you have Washington D.C. meddling this much in a systematic way across a state." A Trump political advisor told NPR these incumbents represent disloyalty. NPR's Tamra Keith reported on the stakes, which could reshape state-level GOP control and signal Trump's grip on party primaries.