Pappas backs federal legislation to address PFAS rebate tax issue

By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR

Congressman Chris Pappas has introduced federal legislation that would spare future PFAS rebate recipients across the country from what his constituents in New Hampshire experienced this tax season.Private well users who applied for and received...

GOP’s Tim Scott says he backs 20-week federal abortion ban

By HOLLY RAMER

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina said Thursday that he supports a federal abortion ban after 20 weeks of pregnancy and would sign such legislation into law if he became president.“It makes total sense to me,” Scott...

On the trail: Get ready for a wide-open 2024 gubernatorial race 

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

He was joking, but a comment this week by Republican Gov. Chris Sununu is sparking more speculation that the popular Republican governor won’t seek what would be a historic fifth two-year gubernatorial term in 2024.“I’m not saying I’m not running...

Sununu says he will vote for Trump should he be the next GOP presidential nominee

By RICK GREEN

Even as former president Donald Trump was being arraigned Tuesday in New York on 34 felony criminal charges, a new poll making the rounds shows he maintains strong support in next year’s New Hampshire presidential primary.Trump is facing charges that...

Voter accused of hitting election worker after ballot jammed

A woman whose paper ballot jammed in a tabulator machine is accused of hitting an election worker in the face who tried to remove it, giving him a bloody nose, police said.The woman was voting in Raymond on Tuesday at the town’s polling center, Holmes...

On the trail: Sununu ups media blitz with HBO appearance

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

He’s arguably the most recognizable face in New Hampshire, but outside of the Granite State Republican Gov. Chris Sununu is hardly a household name.But thanks to a months-long national media blitz – with slews of appearances on the cable news networks...

Donald Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER, COLLEEN LONG and JENNIFER PELTZ

A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter, the first ever criminal case against a former U.S. president and a...

Christie repeatedly berates Trump in N.H., signals 2024 decision by June

By Colby Itkowitz

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie sharply criticized Donald Trump on Monday during his first trip this year to New Hampshire, as he kept the door open to entering the GOP presidential primary against his former ally and...

Complete agreement: A look at how NH members of Congress voted

WASHINGTON -- Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.House votesRELATIONS WITH AUSTRALIA AND UNITED KINGDOM: The House has passed a bill (H.R. 1093), sponsored by Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, to have the State...

On the trail: Bill O’Brien’s new mission at the RNC

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Former New Hampshire House speaker Bill O’Brien says protecting the Granite State’s first in the nation presidential primary in the GOP nominating calendar will be his main mission as he joins the Republican National Committee (RNC).O’Brien, a...

Abortion-rights supporters prevail in New Hampshire House

By HOLLY RAMER

In a victory for abortion-rights supporters, the Republican-led but closely divided New Hampshire House on Thursday rejected multiple bills to further restrict abortion access while also approving legislation to protect it.The eight abortion-related...

Parental bill of rights narrowly fails in NH House, but debate isn’t over yet

By ETHAN DEWITT

The New Hampshire House on Wednesday voted down an effort to require educators to tell inquiring parents whether their child had made any changes to their pronouns at school – or face jail time.But the chamber left open the possibility of revisiting...

Trump legal woes force another moment of choosing for GOP

By STEVE PEOPLES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — From the moment he rode down the Trump Tower escalator to announce his first presidential campaign, a searing question has hung over the Republican Party: Is this the moment to break from Donald Trump?Elected Republicans have...

Roll Call: How NH delegation voted last week in Washington

Targeted News Service

WASHINGTON – Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.Along with roll call votes this week, the Senate also confirmed, by voice vote, the nomination of Michael Alan Ratney to be the U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia....

In Sununu’s proposed budget, housing funds are new piece of the puzzle 

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

A piece of Gov. Chris Sununu’s proposed $14.9 billion budget plan reinforces the need to address the current housing shortage in New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority estimates it will take 20,000 new units by 2030 to meet the...

On the trail: Pence paints contrasts with Trump, DeSantis, during NH stop

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

KEENE – Former Vice President Mike Pence, who’s moving toward a likely 2024 White House run, used an appearance in New Hampshire to spotlight his political differences with former President Donald Trump – his one-time running mate and potential future...

On the trail: Is a 2024 gubernatorial run next for Joyce Craig?

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

With Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig’s announcement that she won’t seek re-election later this year, speculation is building about the mayor’s next political move.Sources close to the Democratic mayor, who’s currently serving her third two-year term...

Total agreement for NH’s all-Democrat Congressional delegation

Targeted News Service

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.House votesVA ONLINE RECORDS REQUESTS: The House has passed the Wounded Warrior Access Act (H.R. 1226), sponsored by Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., to require the Veterans...

Trans youth feel unheard in debate on parental rights

By ETHAN DEWITT

Three years ago, when Flynn Ortiz came out as transgender, they followed a deliberate strategy. First, they told a friend.“I was like, ‘Do you mind calling me these pronouns? This name?’ And they were like, ‘Yeah, sure,’” Ortiz, now a high school...

On the trail: Williamson barnstorms through New Hampshire

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, in the middle of a five-day campaign swing through the traditional first-in-the-nation presidential primary state, says she hopes to face off with President Joe Biden on the debate stage but is...