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Arizona Sen. John McCain reinforced his lead among GOP candidates with big wins in California and New York, while results show Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama with a long fight ahead to win the nomination. Political analysts Stephanie Cutter and Sarah Taylor sort through Super Tuesday results.

NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with Scott Maddox, Democratic Party state chair in Florida, and Carole Jean Jordan, chair of Florida's Republican Party, about concerns over the reliability of new electronic voting machines. Maddox cites problems with the new machines. Jordan says Republicans are confident in the new technology, and she distances the party from flyers it circulated urging Republicans to by-pass the voting machines and vote by absentee ballot.

The U.S. and Iran begin high-stakes talks today over Iran's nuclear program. And, Democrats unveil a detailed list of demands to change how DHS immigration enforcement officers operate.

On Sunday, President Trump used racist language to refer to Democratic members of Congress and suggests they go back to the countries they came from. Steve Inskeep talks to GOP analyst Mark McKinnon.

A longtime county official in South Carolina announced he's switching his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican on Wednesday, a move that the state GOP chairman says shows a deepening conservatism despite blue trends in neighboring states.

South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial nominee Joe Cunningham is proposing an age limit — 72 — for state politicians. The cap is discussed in a video provided Wednesday to The Associated Press. It would cut off 75-year-old incumbent Republican Gov. Henry McMaster and makes a veiled argument that even fellow Democrats like President Joe Biden are staying "in office way past their prime."

After a delay, the House Intelligence Committee is set to convene its first closed-door deposition with a witness. Meanwhile, President Trump thunders, calling the inquiry a waste of time.

Florida State University has filed a lawsuit in an effort to end its 30-year relationship with the Atlantic Coast Conference in its hopes of joining another conference.

Congressional Democrats say they have agreed with the White House on a plan to bailout the auto industry with $15 billion in emergency loans. The House could vote on it later Wednesday. The measure faces fierce Republican opposition in the Senate.

While U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is a long-shot for the 2016 candidacy, N.H. Democrats appreciate having a second choice.