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By PAUL STEINHAUSER

The first time he ran for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire, former ambassador and former Sen. Scott Brown jumped in late.Brown launched his Republican Senate campaign in April 2014, just a few months after formally changing his residency to New...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Pete Buttigieg made an appearance on New Hampshire talk radio on Friday, sparking speculation that the Department of Transportation Secretary in President Joe Biden’s administration may be mulling another White House run in 2028.Buttigieg, a 2020...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Votes are still being counted in some states across the country, and some races have yet to be called in the 2024 election.But in New Hampshire, the campaign spotlight will quickly shift to the state’s 2026 Senate election, which will likely be one of...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

With less than one week until Election Day, a new public opinion survey in swing state New Hampshire indicates Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris with a single-digit lead over former President Donald Trump, the Republican...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

With two weeks until Election Day, it appears to remain a margin-of-error race between former Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte and former Democratic Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig in the contest to succeed GOP Gov. Chris Sununu in the corner...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster is optimistic that having her good friend and former U.S. House colleague Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota on the Democratic Party’s national ticket will help her party carry New Hampshire in the presidential election.“I’m very...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, who was a top surrogate for President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, says his blockbuster announcement that he was ending his 2024 bid came as a complete surprise.“By the same token, I think it was the...

By KAREN KALISKI

Walkers, hikers and runners might be surprised to learn about the outsized contribution Upper Valley Trail Alliance (UVTA) makes to the trails they love.Matt Oscadal hiked trails that were designed, built and maintained by the Norwich-based nonprofit...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Retiring six-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster was long known on the campaign trail for her fundraising prowess.And Colin Van Ostern and Maggie Goodlander, the two candidates running for the Democratic Party nomination in New Hampshire’s Second...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, one of the most high-profile politicians in the Democratic Party, is headed to New Hampshire next week.The two-term Golden State governor who three years ago crushed a recall attempt by California Republicans will...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction on 34 felony counts in his historic criminal trial drew swift reaction from New Hampshire’s top politicians vying for the corner office.“Today’s show trial starkly reveals the extent to which Joe...

By RUSSELL HIRSCHLER

Imagine it’s February 1999. Some Upper Valley residents are sharing top songs on Napster (if they can find a reliable internet connection), some have started to worry about the end of the world due to the impending Y2K computer crash, and about 50...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

The Democratic National Committee will welcome New Hampshire’s delegates to its nominating convention this summer in Chicago after the state party conducted a very small party-run presidential primary this weekend.An official vote bringing New...

By KAITIE EDDINGTON

Have you ever wondered how a nonprofit organization comes to be ... or why? A nonprofit organization is a legal entity organized for a collective, public or social benefit — most often created to meet community needs that are not already covered by...

By RANDY RICHARDSON

A good friend once pointed out to me that we never seem to refer to the “great indoors.” Two major surgeries in recent months have powerfully reminded me of just how much my mental and physical health are dependent on being active in the great...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Another New Hampshire presidential primary is in the books, and some political prognosticators are quick to proclaim that the Granite State’s storied first-in-the-nation primary and cherished candidate-to-voter retail-style campaigning are both on...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

How much Chris Christie’s 2024 exit is impacting the race for the Republican presidential nomination depends on where you are.On the day after he dropped out, the candidate who benefited most from the former New Jersey governor’s departure – former...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

A month before the presidential primary, Nikki Haley is surging in New Hampshire and closing the gap between herself and front runner Donald Trump.Gov. Chris Sununu, who endorsed Haley and barnstormed the state with the former South Carolina governor,...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

With New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary less than eight weeks away, Chris Christie is upping his game — and his sales pitch to Granite State voters.“I’ve enjoyed the dating period. Now it’s time for us to get married,” the former...

By VIVA GOETZE

As I pursue my degree in Environmental Science at Colby College, I sometimes struggle waking up to lessons about the “wicked problem” of climate change — a crisis that cannot be solved with simple solutions.The reality that our climate and human...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Haley has been holding a slew of town halls and other campaign events in New Hampshire, as well as Iowa – whose caucuses lead off the GOP nominating calendar – and her home state of South Carolina, which holds the first southern primary.Haley stands...