Trump Announces Pause on Project Freedom; Primary Results From Indiana and Ohio | NTD Good Morning (May 6)

President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday that great progress has been made toward a complete and final agreement with Iran. He said Project Freedom—the operation ensuring safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz—will be paused for a short time to see whether that agreement can be finalized and signed. The president added that the decision also follows requests from Pakistan and other countries and what he described as a significant U.S. military success in the region.

Results are in for the latest primary elections in Indiana and Ohio for the 2026 midterms. Trump backed seven GOP challengers to unseat incumbents in Indiana, and all seven defeated the incumbents. In Ohio, Vivek Ramaswamy, the former 2024 presidential candidate, won the GOP primary for his state and told voters that his vision for Ohio is to return it to its full potential. He will face Democratic nominee Amy Acton in November. Democrat Sherrod Brown is also trying to make a comeback after losing his seat to Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno.

A rare and deadly virus outbreak on a cruise ship has left three people dead and four sick. Around 150 passengers, including 17 Americans, are on board the ship, which is now waiting off the coast of South Africa. Health officials say the outbreak is caused by a rare strain of hantavirus that can spread between people. Even so, officials say that human-to-human spread remains extremely rare and requires close contact, and that the outbreak does not pose a wider public health risk.