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Trump to nominate former Fed governor to replace Powell as chair

Bill targeting energy data project moves ahead

Senate passes bill that would allow retired grandparents to receive NH child care scholarship funds

DOJ releases 3 million pages of Epstein files, taking in 180,000 images and 2,000 videos

Partial federal government shutdown begins, amid hopes it won’t last long

New Hampshire Republicans want to raise taxes on homes with solar

Senate Republicans fast-track universal open enrollment bill to House; could become law in weeks

US Senate poised to send House spending deal in race to avert partial shutdown

Ayotte denies Sanchez is being removed as child advocate over LGBTQ advocacy

US Senate Dems demand mask ban, body camera requirement, IDs for immigration agents

Rising health costs could shift midterm voters toward Democrats, survey shows

As court orders inspections to continue, state scrambles to tell drivers what that means

Life seems harder for New Hampshire families than it did 60 years ago. I think that’s because it is.

Ayotte said she asked White House about ICE facility in Merrimack, but ‘did not get an answer’

Trump tries to shift attention away from woes with glitzy Trump Accounts rollout

Republicans celebrate school choice in US Senate hearing, while Dems question fairness

Attack on US Rep. Ilhan Omar follows major uptick in threats against members of Congress

These are the states where incomes grew the most, least in recent decades

Homeland Security boss Noem in hot water after response to Minneapolis killings

Democratic AGs stress importance of citizen-generated evidence in challenging ICE

Here’s the list of US House Democrats who want to impeach Kristi Noem

Ayotte’s Supreme Court nominee faces conservative opposition

Ayotte nominates Education Department official to replace Sanchez as child advocate

Ayotte nominates energy official Ellms to Public Utilities Commission

House Republicans propose repeal of $5 million Housing Champions program

Who really pays for business tax cuts in New Hampshire? 

Congress hurtles toward partial shutdown after Alex Pretti killing in Minneapolis

Homan heads to Minneapolis as White House, under siege, softens tone

US Senate Dems probe effect of Trump administration child care cutbacks on rural families

‘Human composting’ bill draws bipartisan support in New Hampshire

A ‘bombshell’ article misses the point about health and plastics

Deadly shooting in Minneapolis could lead to partial government shutdown over ICE funding

Minnesotans mourn Alex Pretti, man killed by Border Patrol agents

Federal agents shoot and kill man in Minneapolis, rousing more demonstrations

Trump to block foreign aid for transgender care, Vance tells anti-abortion rally

8 weeks under siege in Minnesota

‘I will not be intimidated’: Jack Smith defends Trump investigations before House panel

NH prison system still plagued by staffing shortage; vacancy rate for corrections officers at 47%

Many Dems refuse to vote to fund ICE as US House passes 4 spending bills

New research shows high costs, limited funding led to decline in early education programs in NH

Trump unveils his new ‘Board of Peace,’ but some countries wary

LGBTQ+ couples ask to protect marriage equality in New Hampshire Constitution

ACLU says pregnant immigrant in medical distress deported through Atlanta airport

US House panel says Clintons should be held in contempt of Congress over Epstein subpoena

Endangered species data, conservation subject of property rights debate

Even conservative Supreme Court justices cool to Trump dismissal of the Fed’s Lisa Cook

Anybody have ‘school segregation’ on their 2026 New Hampshire bingo card?

New Hampshire convenes committee to review abuse and deaths within disability care system

Trump announces ‘framework of a future deal’ on Greenland, relents on 8-nation tariffs

Ayotte State of the State address set for Feb. 5

House Republicans push new property tax cap proposal; local officials object

Lawmaker wants to end hepatitis B vaccine requirement to align NH with Kennedy’s CDC

DHS policy to block unannounced lawmaker visits upheld, for now, on technical grounds

Trump says people will ‘find out’ how far he’s willing to go to acquire Greenland

New Hampshire Dems attempt to prohibit use of state and local funds for immigrant detention

New Hampshire Republican seeks to criminalize doxing, firing for political views

New Hampshire officials concerned new state Medicaid laws may contradict federal law

One year of Donald Trump: Alarms sound over relentless expansion of presidential powers

The 5 biggest legal fights in the first year of Trump’s mass deportation push

Chicks on Cliffs founder sets out to help women find their way in the wilderness 

US Education Department delays plan to garnish wages of student borrowers in default

Trump threatens tariffs on Greenland, countries that oppose US takeover

A Democratic-led proposal wants NH Medicaid to cover diapers

Abruptly pulling and reinstating funding for mental health care causes chaos and risks lives

Trump rolls out framework on health care costs that’s silent on ACA tax credits

Representatives weigh promise, value of forests in move to restrict carbon programs

Medicaid premium system could bring New Hampshire up to $23 million in revenue, DHHS estimates

US Senate Dems launch midterm affordability push with focus on housing costs

Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act and deploy military in Minnesota

Court considers end to legal protection for nearly 1 million immigrants from Haiti, Venezuela

War powers resolution fails in US Senate after 2 Republicans flip, Vance breaks tie

Portland, Lewiston prep for potential uptick in federal immigration operations

Trump signs law to allow whole milk in school lunches

As housing debates continue, Ayotte stands behind 2025 zoning laws

Abortion pill safety review at FDA targeted by frustrated Republicans, advocates

How’s life on Easy Street treating you, New Hampshire?

Visa processing for immigrants from 75 nations frozen by Trump administration

Democrats in Congress seek to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

Child care workforce bill on hold despite strong support as lawmakers seek clarity on federal funds

The end of an era for home solar arrays

In the car with the Minneapolis community patrols working to disrupt ICE operations

Concord vigil scheduled to honor people who died in New Hampshire’s disability care system

US Supreme Court appears poised to affirm trans athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia

Casella subsidiary to pay $1.9 million in penalties for alleged Bethlehem violations

Federal judge grants Rhode Island wind company reprieve from Trump pause

Citing security, Republicans push to exclude student ID cards from voting verification

Rumors of an ICE detention center in Merrimack spark protests, outrage, and confusion

Plastic pellets known as ‘nurdles’ are polluting beaches and waterways

Democrats clash with Noem over new limits on oversight visits to immigration facilities

US Senate Republicans defend independence of the Fed after DOJ launches Powell probe

As development takes off, Lakes Region asks for pipeline expansion

Think tank reports four rural NH hospitals are at risk of closing; local officials less pessimistic

New Hampshire lawmakers approve two abortion-related bills in first week of 2026 session

Landmark cases on transgender athletes at the US Supreme Court put trans rights on the line

Thune, GOP senators at the border tout big hiring boost for immigration crackdown

‘Teaching us how to grow with our babies’: How prisons allow mothers and infants to nest for months

‘Business as usual’: NH officials urge child care providers to remain calm amid funding threats 

Maybe, just maybe, there’s not another shutdown looming at the end of January

Meat deregulation bill moves ahead

In dramatic reversal, House kills school district budget cap bill