Fresh from the AP
The head of the Democratic National Committee says the party has "no plans" to sanction additional debates before the Feb. 9 New Hampshire primary.
That's despite an announcement from the state's largest newspaper and MSNBC that they'll team up to host a debate next week.
Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz issued a statement Tuesday after the Union Leader newspaper and television network announced plans for a Feb. 4 debate in response to "overwhelming" calls from New Hampshire residents.
So far only candidate Martin O'Malley has committed to participating. Hillary Clinton's campaign says she'd participate if the other candidates agree, which it said would allow the party to sanction the debate.
But Bernie Sanders' campaign called for working with the party after the New Hampshire primary to schedule more debates.
The party has so far sanctioned six primary debates and previously threatened to punish any candidates for participating in non-sanctioned debates.
This is great. Hillary wants more debates now that her IA and NH numbers are slipping and Bernie’s not playing their games.