RNC warns it will yank debate in New Hampshire if primary date shifts earlier

The Republican National Committee (RNC) warned the New Hampshire GOP on Friday that it will cut one of the party’s presidential debates if the state moves up its primary date ahead of the Iowa caucus. The warning, first reported by Fox News, has increased tensions between the national GOP and New Hampshire, which has long pushed to be the first primary in the country. “The first presidential primary will be taking place in New Hampshire, regardless of what the political power brokers in Washington, DC think,” New Hampshire Gov. Chris...