Both New Hampshire Democratic Senators Break From Biden

The White House on Monday defended President Biden’s push to elevate South Carolina in the early primary calendar after New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D) said she will skip the White House congressional ball.

The president and first lady Jill Biden hosted the congressional ball on Monday evening. Both Shaheen and Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) planned to  skip the event to protest the primary plan.