# Michigan Senate Election Set, Trump Says Iran Strait Deal Close, Senators On The Fence Over Blanche, New Mexico Sues DOJ Over Epstein Files Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481/michigan-senate-election-set-trump-says-iran-strait-deal-close-senators-on-the-fence-over-blanche-new-mexico-sues-doj-over-epstein-files Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481/michigan-senate-election-set-trump-says-iran-strait-deal-close-senators-on-the-fence-over-blanche-new-mexico-sues-doj-over-epstein-files.md Podcast: [America In The Morning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481) Published: 2026-08-06T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO4189074809.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO4189074809.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/america-in-the-morning-6741481/episodes/michigan-senate-election-set-trump-says-iran-strait-deal-close-senators-on-the-fence-over-blanche-new-mexico-sues-doj-over-epstein-files Duration seconds: 2371 ## Resource Today on America in the MorningMichigan Senate Election Set Although it took hours for all the ballots to be counted in Michigan, Democrats are now putting their differences aside and standing with progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed who won the Senate primary in the key battleground state that could decide the balance of power in the United States Senate.  Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports the November midterms will pose a key test for progressives as Republicans are gearing up to make a political statement 13 weeks from now.   Trump Touts Iran Deal In The Making President Trump is optimistic a deal with Iran is within reach in a day or sooner for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, saying both sides are talking despite Iran claiming no talks with the US are happening and instead they are only talking with Oman.  Jim Roope reports that the president is still threatening military action if the stalemate continues.   Edwards Drops Reelection Bid The man who replaced Madison Cawthorn in Congress after he lost his primary following a series of personal and political scandals is now ending his own campaign to stay in office.  Lisa Dwyer reports that North Carolina Representative Chuck Edwards, facing censure for his own over unprofessional conduct, is dropping his reelection bid.   New CDC Director The U-S Senate has confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Correspondent Clayton Neville reports the confirmation allows for the agency’s first permanent director in close to a year.   Close Call Serious questions are being raised in Washington, DC after there was a close call in the sky involving the president's helicopter.  As correspondent Ed Donahue r… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/america-in-the-morning-6741481/episodes/michigan-senate-election-set-trump-says-iran-strait-deal-close-senators-on-the-fence-over-blanche-new-mexico-sues-doj-over-epstein-files/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481/michigan-senate-election-set-trump-says-iran-strait-deal-close-senators-on-the-fence-over-blanche-new-mexico-sues-doj-over-epstein-files.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.