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The Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee discuss proposed changes to the primary system during a meeting at the Omni Shoreham Hotel on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

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Dems move to make South Carolina, not Iowa, 1st voting state
By WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press
Fri,12/02/22-2:40PM , 223 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats voted Friday to remove Iowa as the leadoff state on the presidential nominating calendar and replace it with South Carolina starting in 2024, a dramatic shakeup championed by President Joe Biden to better reflect the party’s deeply diverse electorate.
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who is hoping to be the next speaker of the House, arrives to meet behind closed doors as Republicans hold their leadership candidate forum, where everyone running for a post, including McCarthy, will make their case to the membership, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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GOP on cusp of retaking House control with slim majority
By WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press
Mon,11/14/22-10:02PM , 126 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans were on the cusp of retaking control of the House late Monday, just one victory shy of the 218 seats the party needs to secure a majority, narrowing the path for Democrats to keep the chamber and raising the prospect of a divided government in Washington.
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Jennifer-Ruth Green, the Republican candidate for Indiana's 1st Congressional District and an U.S. Air Force veteran, poses for a photo Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in Gary, Ind. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

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GOP eyes Indiana upset amid national push to diversify party
By WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press
Wed,10/26/22-12:04AM , 138 Reads
GARY, Ind. (AP) — After a lunchtime roundtable with Indiana Sen. Todd Young and Utah Rep. Burgess Owens, Republican congressional candidate Jennifer-Ruth Green suggested she appreciated "serving alongside my peers.”

“Not my peers,” she quickly corrected. "I misspoke.”
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Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a debate against Democratic opponent Charlie Crist, at Sunrise Theatre in Fort Pierce, Fla., on Oct. 24, 2022. Presidential aspirants running for reelection to their current jobs while dreaming of the highest office in the land often face a dilemma during their campaigns. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Dodge, deny or fib: Candidates stay vague on 2024 plans
By WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press
Tue,10/25/22-3:57PM , 241 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — They dodge. They hedge. And, yes, they sometimes even fib — or at least flip-flop.
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