DNC set to shake up presidential nominating calendar

The Democratic Party is poised for a major overhaul of its presidential nominating process, with plans to add Midwest battlegrounds Michigan or Minnesota to the mix of coveted early primary states and demote Iowa from a leadoff spot occupied for decades.

A key Democratic National Committee panel was set to meet in open session Friday and Saturday inside a Washington, D.C., hotel to hash out the party’s 2024 nominating calendar. A vote recommending a new schedule for ratification to the full DNC is expected by the end of the weekend. The top priority in recent...