Julian Beaudion is the third Democrat to drop out of a Senate race after facing pressure from his party to bow out for a more promising independent candidate.

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Trump’s AI protectionism has come for robotics   —James O’Donnell  Humanoid robots usually elicit more cringe than awe: They stumble, kick children, and despite advances are still worse at using their hands than my toddler. It’s…

But ahead of the direction-defining Michigan Senate primary, the broader progressive movement is still fighting between Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ro Khanna.

The rematch between Rep. Wesley Bell and Cori Bush puts the U.S.-Israel relationship under scrutiny.