Eight states plus the District will hold primaries Tuesday. Several have struggled with demand for absentee ballots and poll worker shortages.

The GOP chair said Tuesday that the party has an “obligation” to look beyond North Carolina for its August convention. The governor said he can’t provide the “guarantee” Republican officials seek for a full arena, given the pandemic.

Military police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at a peaceful protest near the White House while the president delivered a Rose Garden address on Monday.

“As a predominantly white organization, we have an obligation to be fully and visibly committed to the fight against systemic racism,” one group said.