Iowa is competing with Illinois and Michigan for the early primary spot within the Midwest for the 2028 election.

In Oct. 2025, the DNC passed a resolution to decide on which states it wanted to host First in the Nation Democratic primary presidential elections in the early window. The results of early primaries ...

WASHINGTON - A panel of Democratic Party insiders on Saturday advanced 12 states vying for the earliest, most high profile, ...

Award-winning filmmaker and historian Ken Burns of Walpole played the role of cleanup hitter Friday, making the final argument in New Hampshire’s bid to convince the Democratic National Committee (DNC ...

State party leaders say they can create a system that's more inclusive, more transparent and eliminates many of the pitfalls that bedeviled it in 2020 ...

A state law passed in 1975 mandates that NH hold the first presidential primary. New Hampshire is currently applying to go first to the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee. Vetting candidates at small ...

After vowing to conduct a full audit on the Democratic national political strategy because of the party’s 2024 election losses, Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin says the findings of ...

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has decided against releasing its postmortem of the party’s 2024 losses it looks to build on 2025 momentum and take back power in Congress during next year’s ...

“We completed a comprehensive review of what happened in 2024 and are already putting our learnings into motion. And we’re winning again—even in places that haven’t gone blue in decades,” Martin said.

Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, speaks to reporters at a union hall in August. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) The Democratic National Committee has decided to unburden itself of ...

Political Director and Executive Director of Politics and White House, CBS News Fin Daniel Gómez is CBS News' political director and executive director, Politics and White House. In this role, Gómez ...

Political Director and Executive Director of Politics and White House, CBS News Fin Daniel Gómez is CBS News' political director and executive director, Politics and White House. In this role, Gómez ...