| AP Photo DNC moving to assert control as more Democratic debates agreed 
 
 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — If the Democratic National Committee were to sanction a Democratic debate on Feb. 4 in New Hampshire, it would likely do so without being co-sponsored by the state's largest newspaper, three sources familiar with the plans have confirmed. Both sides have agreed to attend the New Hampshire debate, moderated by NBC News' Chuck Todd and MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow. A DNC official told BuzzFeed News that the Union Leader, originally a partner of the event with MSNBC, will not be a debate sponsor in New Hampshire under any agreement reached between the party and the campaigns. We’re not sure why, but if they’d rather not debate in Flint, we’re certainly willing to mutually agree on three other locations.” 
 
 Aides to Sanders campaign told BuzzFeed News earlier on Saturday that they are still concerned about the timing of any additional debates, insisting that those after the Feb. 4 face-off be as high-profile and positioned for a wide audience before the key nominating contests. Both campaigns, and Martin O'Malley's, spent Friday negotiating with the DNC, which has not publicly weighed in on the campaigns’ requests to add the four events — one in February, one in March, one in April, and one in May — since Sanders proposed it this week. So the New Hampshire debate, at the moment, is on hold. “The Sanders campaign said their candidate would only come if we agreed to three additional debates, one each in March, April, and May. Unfortunately, the Clinton campaign has not accepted debates we proposed on March 3 in Michigan and April 14 in New York," Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager, Jeff Weaver said in a statement. "They apparently agreed to May 24 in California. The Clinton campaign, after not accepting Michigan, now says they want it. We are pleased to do it on March 3 before the Michigan primary provided the Clinton campaign will agree to Brooklyn, New York, on April 14. Why won't they debate in Brooklyn? What's the matter with Brooklyn?" Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta soon responded, suggesting that Clinton would be at the New Hampshire event regardless of Sanders' involvement. "If the Sanders campaign decides to reject the debate next week, we’ll let them answer to the voters of New Hampshire." Enough of the games.” 
 
 
 
 Podesta continued, "We made the modest suggestion that one of the three additional debates take place in Flint, Michigan, to shine a spotlight on what’s happening there and in places like Flint around the country. Sanders responded by proposing the additional debates, which now seem likely to occur if the DNC signs on. The next official debate is in Milwaukee on February 11, two days after the New Hampshire primary.
– After months of complaints, Bernie Sanders appears primed to get his wish: additional debates. The Hill reports Sanders and Hillary Clinton have reached an agreement to hold four more debates, starting with an unsanctioned-by-the-DNC event on Feb. 4 in New Hampshire. The deal was actually spurred by Clinton, who pushed for the New Hampshire debate after polls showed her trailing there, according to Politico. The next official debate was not scheduled until Feb. 11, two days after the vote in New Hampshire. Sanders agreed to the New Hampshire debate as long as three additional debates were added. "We are looking forward to four additional debates,” a Sanders campaign source tells BuzzFeed. Sanders has been pushing for more debates for months now, Politico reports. Prior to this agreement—which the DNC has yet to sign off on—there were only six scheduled Democratic debates. Dates and locations haven't been decided, but the Sanders and Clinton campaigns appear to want one each in March, April, and May. And BuzzFeed notes Martin O'Malley just wants to debate "any time, anywhere."