President Trump has weighed in on the sexual harassment allegations against Sen. Al Franken:
The backdrop: Trump weighed in quickly on Franken, but has declined to address the child sexual abuse allegations against Roy Moore. The flood of accusations have led to increased discussion of the at least 11 sexual harassment and assault allegations against Trump. Clinton and Trump voters are starkly divided over those allegations.
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Primary elections on Tuesday in fives states see crowded fields of both Republicans and Democrats hoping to make the ballot in 2020.
What to watch: Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is "fighting for her political life" in a tight primary race against Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones, who Tlaib beat by 900 votes in 2018, The New York Times writes. Senate Republicans are also watching the primary race in Kansas to see who could replace retiring Republican Sen. Pat Roberts.
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A major explosion has slammed central Beirut, Lebanon, damaging buildings as far as several miles away and injuring scores of people.
Driving the news: Lebanon's health minister said in televised remarks that more than 50 people have been killed and over 3,000 injured. Prime Minister Hassan Diab said the explosions occurred at a warehouse that had been storing 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate for the past six years, per NBC.