primaries

OLYMPIA (AP) — A Washington official is trying to change state law to push the presidential primary earlier in the year, giving voters a greater influence in the election. The Everett Herald reports that Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman is supporting a bill that will move the Washington primary date from the fourth Tuesday in May to the second Tuesday in March...

Bernie Sanders netted nearly three dozen delegates after his win in Hawaii, having swept three states. It's a solid showing, but it didn't significantly tighten Hillary Clinton's overall big lead. Sanders needs to win 67 percent of the remaining delegates and uncommitted superdelegates through June to be able to clinch the Democratic nomination. So ...