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STEVE PEOPLES National Politics Writer.

FILE - DNC Chairman Ken Martin speaks during a news conference in Aurora, Ill., Aug 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

Democrats eye new presidential primary calendar in 2028, with South Carolina’s top spot in jeopardy

August 27, 2025

The Democratic National Committee is seriously considering scrambling the party’s next presidential primary calendar. And South Carolina, the state that hosted the Democrats’ first-in-the-nation contest in 2024, is far from a lock to go first. That’s according to several members of the DNC’s new leadership team, including Chair Ken Martin. He said the DNC would not simply “rubber stamp” the 2024 calendar. The order of each party’s state-by-state presidential nomination process has major implications for the economies of the states involved, the candidates and ultimately the nation. The same states — Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada — have dominated the process for decades.

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DNC Chairman Ken Martin speaks during a news conference in Aurora, Ill., on Tuesday, Aug 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Democratic leaders withdraw measure clarifying the party position on the Israel-Hamas war

August 26, 2025

The Democratic National Committee leadership has withdrawn a measure that would have clarified the party’s position on the Israel-Hamas war. A resolution backed by DNC leadership, including Chair Ken Martin, was approved unanimously during Tuesday’s meeting of the party’s resolution committee. But after pushback from progressive members later in the meeting, Martin surprised those on both sides of the debate by withdrawing his resolution and calling instead for a task force to study the issue further. The delay prolongs a sensitive political debate that has divided Democrats for much of the last year.

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FILE - Democratic National Committee chairman Ken Martin speaks after winning the vote at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)

‘No magic fixes’ for Democrats as party confronts internal and fundraising struggles

August 24, 2025

Ken Martin, the new chair of the Democratic National Committee, says he’s bringing a bazooka to the fight against President Donald Trump and his Republican allies. But as hundreds of Democratic officials gather in Martin’s Minneapolis hometown on Monday for the first official meeting of the Democratic National Committee under his leadership, there’s a sense Martin may need more than that to turn things around. Big donors aren’t writing checks. The party’s message is murky. Parts of the Democratic base have drifted away. And there’s deep frustration that the Democratic Party is not doing enough to stop Trump. DNC officials hope to start getting things back on track at the meeting.

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People ask questions as Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., holds a town hall meeting Friday, July 25, 2025, in Wasco, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Democrats launching summer blitz to press Republicans on Trump spending plan

August 1, 2025

Democrats are launching a nationwide summer blitz designed to force vulnerable Republicans to defend President Donald Trump’s big tax and spending bill, especially Medicaid cuts. The Democratic National Committee’s “Organizing Summer” will feature events in Alaska, Texas, Colorado and California over the coming week. The party’s message will be reinforced by online advertising and billboard trucks at county fairs targeting House Republicans in Pennsylvania, Michigan and New Jersey, among other states. The package Trump signed into law July 4 may become the defining issue of next year’s midterm elections. Republican leaders encourage their members to promote more popular aspects of the law in appearances where they’re less likely to face difficult questions or protests.

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