Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the Jattvibe News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.In today’s edition, Bridget Bowman explores how Democratic senators are ramping up their midterm activity as primary season heats up. Plus, Dan De Luce examines how President Donald Trump and his top intelligence officials don’t appear to be on the same page on Iran. Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.— Adam WollnerSenate Democrats wade into their party’s most contentious primariesAnalysis by Bridget BowmanThe first rule of “Fight Club,” of course, is that you don’t talk about “Fight Club.” But if the secret is already out, the next thing to do is fight. That’s what the group of Democratic senators looking to make their mark on competitive primaries — who call themselves the “Fight Club,” as The New York Times reported last year — are starting to do. This week, one of those Fight Club members, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, issued endorsements in three of the most competitive primaries on this year’s Senate map. She backed Graham Platner in Maine, state Sen. Mallory McMorrow in Michigan and state Sen. Zach Wahls in Iowa. That followed her previous endorsements of Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in Illinois, who won her primary on Tuesday, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota and Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey. This group of senators formed out of concern that Senate Democrats’ campaign arm may not be supporting the right candidates. So far, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has publicly backed one candidate in a key primary: Maine Gov. Janet Mills, Platner’s main opponent. Warren in particular had some harsh words for the DSCC earlier this year, suggesting it backs candidates who have a “tepid, nibble-around-the-edges approach.” Other senators in the so-called Fight Club have taken sides in these primaries, with Platner receiving endorsements from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich. Flanagan has also gotten support from the rest of the Fight Club, including Sanders, Heinrich, Markey, Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith, Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley. Senate Democrats outside of this group are wading into the intraparty battles, too. In the Minnesota Senate race, Rep. Angie Craig has support from Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin, New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim, Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego, and Nevada Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto. Cortez Masto, who leads a PAC supporting more moderate candidates known as the “ModSquad,” also jumped into the Michigan primary today, backing Rep. Haley Stevens after endorsing state Rep. Josh Turek in the Iowa primary earlier this week. All this activity underscores how these races can become proxy battles in the fight for the future of the party, as Democrats try to figure out which strategies, policy positions and candidates can deliver victories in November. U.S. intelligence chiefs’ testimony is out of sync with Trump’s talking pointsAnalysis by Dan De LuceFor the first time since the U.S. launched a war on Iran, this week top intelligence officials spoke publicly about the conflict. But their testimony before Congress contradicted President Donald Trump’s statements about the potential consequences and goals of the operation, challenging the White House’s effort to shape perceptions about the war.In hearings on Wednesday and Thursday, intelligence chiefs told lawmakers that the White House was briefed about how Iran would likely retaliate against its neighbors if it came under attack, that Tehran could drive up oil prices and disrupt global supply chains, that regime change was not a goal of the war and that Israel appeared to have different objectives than Washington in the campaign. Their answers diverged from Trump’s public comments and failed to sync with some of the White House’s talking points about the widening conflict in the Middle East. As the war approaches its fourth week, Iran’s military is reeling from heavy bombing raids but Tehran has kept up a daily barrage of missile and drone attacks on its Arab neighbors, throttling commercial shipping in the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway, damaging energy facilities across the Persian Gulf and causing a spike in oil prices that threatens to derail the global economy. Israel, meanwhile, has opened up a second front in Lebanon with waves of airstrikes and a ground incursion.For a president adept at driving the national narrative with blunt language and digestible sound bites, the assessments from his own intelligence leaders are further complicating his effort to explain his rationale for war to the American people, amid rising gas prices and growing Republican concerns over the upcoming midterm elections.Read more from Dan →More on the Iran war:🗞️ Today’s other top stories➡️ Another boat strike: The U.S. military conducted a strike on an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, leaving three survivors. Read more →⚖️ In the courts: The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, saying its leadership failed to address antisemitism on campus. Read more →⚖️ In the courts, cont.: Former FBI Director James Comey has been subpoenaed in connection with a wide-ranging investigation being run by a Trump-appointed federal prosecutor in Florida. Read more →🪙 Coin of the realm: A federal commission consisting solely of Trump-appointed members voted to approve a 24-carat commemorative gold coin depicting the president in honor of the United States’ 250th anniversary. Read more →That’s all From the Politics Desk for now. Today’s newsletter was compiled by Adam Wollner.If you have feedback — likes or dislikes — email us at politicsnewsletter@Jattvibeuni.comAnd if you’re a fan, please share with everyone and anyone. They can sign up here.