The Democratic National Committee just made South Carolina its first primary: Here's why

A recent appearance of Vladimir Putin has fuelled new speculation about not only the Russian President's physical health, but also mental health. The head of the Kremlin hosted a multilateral meeting to discuss peace in Afghanistan with regional stakeholders on Tuesday 7 February in Moscow. In attendance were officials from China, India, Iran, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Pakistan was also invited but decided not to attend. Putin has famously practised social distancing while meeting with world leaders, often sitting at the opposite end of huge tables, and this meeting was no different.

SpaceX has announced steps to curb Ukraine's use of Starlink internet service for controlling drones. The move comes after SpaceX limited Starlink service on the front lines in Ukraine last September, causing internet outages at a critical time during a Ukrainian counteroffensive. SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell announced that SpaceX had taken steps to prevent Ukraine's military from using Starlink internet service for controlling drones on the battlefield. According to Reuters, Shotwell said during a Washington, D.

'Misunderstood.' Phunky, 19, Democrat, Black 'Better.' Forest, 26, Democrat, mixed race 'Dangerous.' Wyatt, 31, Democrat, white Opinion America In Focus These 12 Transgender Americans Would Love You to Mind Your Own Business These days, 'transgender' has become a charged word, associated with arguments over identity, gender, pronouns, sports, puberty blockers and civil rights. But for many of the approximately 1.3 million transgender Americans today, the word isn't a topic for debate; it's who they are.

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If Pennsylvania 's famous groundhog dabbled in politics, he might predict two years of gridlock in the state Legislature now that Democrats control the House and Republicans control the Senate under Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro. As expected, three Democrat state representatives were elected in special elections Tuesday, in solidly Democrat districts. This ends the tug-of-war over party control in the House that has been in play since the November election. After the election, the House had 101 Republican and 102 Democrat seats, a thin Democrat majority that was met with enthusiasm from the party that had been stuck in the minority since 2011.

Democrats won control of the Pennsylvania House in special elections Tuesday, wresting partial power from Republicans for the first time in a dozen years in the competitive swing state. Democrats won all three vacant Pittsburgh-area House seats to claim a slim edge over Republicans, finally securing a majority they first appeared to have won in last November's General Election. Republicans still hold the Senate, creating a political division that could make it difficult for lawmakers to send priority bills to new Democratic Gov.

Steve Bannon, the host of the "War Room" program, wrote in the "Introduction" of Christina Bobb's new book "Stealing Your Vote: The Inside Story of the 2020 Election and What It Means for 2024," that "an elitist cabal of globalists aim to syphon our freedoms to centralize it among a few." He goes on to write, "If [the globalists] can convince us that their power grab was our choice, they can seize control of the freest nation ever to exist and strip us of our rights before we're wise enough to stop them.

Tulsi Gabbard, the former Democratic representative from Hawaii who clashed often with her party and eventually left it, has a memoir coming out Oct. 10. Gabbard's memoir, currently untitled, is the first of a two-book deal with Regnery Publishing, the longtime conservative publisher. Regnery is calling the book the 'full story of her electrifying break' with the Democrats.

The Democratic National Committee approved a proposal on Feb. 4, 2023, that puts South Carolina first on the party's presidential nominating calendar, upending 50 years of tradition. For the first time, voters of color, moderates, hourly workers - and Southerners - will have the first say in choosing the party's nominee. President Biden weighed in on changes to the nominating calendar in a Dec. 1, 2022, letter to the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee . He wrote that early nominating states should reflect the diversity of the party and nation and that time-consuming caucuses, like those held in Iowa, should no longer be a part of the process because they disadvantage hourly workers and others who can't take the required time away from work.

President Joe Biden is greeted by Vice President Kamala Harris as he walks onstage to speak at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting on Friday in Philadelphia. (Patrick Semansky / Associated Press)Democrats voted Saturday to allow South Carolina to hold the party's first presidential primary next year, ending nearly 50 years of Iowa and New Hampshire leading the party's nominating season.Under the new calendar, proposed based on recommendations from President Biden, candidates would face voters in South Carolina on Feb.