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Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez, who is a candidate to run the Democratic National Committee, before speaking during the general session of the DNC winter meeting in Atlanta, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Branden Camp) (AP)

Liberal activists, new DNC chief face a Trump-era reckoning

Bill Barrow
FILE- In this Oct. 30, 2016, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stands during a service at the International Church of Las Vegas in Las Vegas. President Trump’s pledge to scrap limits on church political activity could have sweeping effects that extend beyond his conservative supporters to more liberal congregations, including the black evangelical church that has long helped anchor the Democratic Party’s electoral machinery. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) (AP)

Trump’s idea to scrap the Johnson amendment has wide reach, beyond GOP base

Bill Barrow
FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2016, file photo, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock listens to a reporter's question at the governor's residence in Helena, Mont. Congressional Republicans’ drive to repeal the 2010 health care law has financial and political repercussions for GOP leaders in the states and gives Democrats potential openings as they struggle to reclaim power lost during President Barack Obama’s tenure. (AP Photo/Matt Volz, File) (AP)

State Republicans are worried about the GOP’s decision to get rid of Obamacare

Bill Barrow, Thomas Beaumont
Graphic shows timeline of events surrounding Electoral College; 3c x 3 inches; 146 mm x 76 mm; (AP)

GOP electors cite rural voice in Electoral College

Bill Barrow
FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The military parade for Donald Trump has come early. Two months before Inauguration Day festivities, an extraordinary number of recently retired generals, including a few who clashed with President Barack Obama’s administration, are marching to the president-elect’s doorstep for job interviews. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) (AP)

Donald Trump is still facing concerns about white supremacists

Bill Barrow, Jonathan Lemire