Politics
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We asked, you answered: How are you evaluating Trump?
President Donald Trump ordered a strike on Iran that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the nation’s supreme leader. Trump has often called himself a “president of peace” and, during his campaign, promised to end wars. This week we asked readers: How are you evaluating Trump? Here’s what they had to say…
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NH electricity bills up 11% despite Trump affordability promises
New federal data show the state’s average residential electricity price rose ~11% from Dec. 2024 to Dec. 2025 — even after Trump promised energy bills would be “cut in half” within 12 months. New Hampshire Republicans have spent nearly a decade running state government, and during that time; electricity costs kept climbing. In the first…
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Ayotte hits rock bottom in UNH poll
Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s standing with New Hampshire voters has fallen to its lowest point since she took office, with a new University of New Hampshire Granite State Poll showing her net approval rating at 0%, with 47% approving and 47% disapproving, down from +5 in January. The drop comes amid a politically damaging period for…
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4 takeaways from Pete Buttigieg’s NH visit, from ICE to elections
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appeared alongside Rep. Chris Pappas, D-NH, Feb. 19 at the Puritan Backroom restaurant, where he was supporting Pappas’ campaign for Senate as well as stoking presidential run rumors.
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Memo: Trump endorsement will haunt Sununu in 2026 Senate race
A memo from the New Hampshire Democratic Party circulating among top donors and strategists argues that President Donald Trump’s endorsement of former US Sen. John E. Sununu will haunt him through his 2026 Senate campaign in New Hampshire, framing the backing as a political weight in a state where voters have shown skepticism of both…
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Records tie Merrimack ICE project to Ayotte donor
Records connect Merrimack ICE warehouse to Trammell Crow network tied to Gov. Kelly Ayotte donor Harlan Crow. The vacant warehouse property ICE has been eyeing for a planned detention-style human warehouse site in Merrimack, New Hampshire, runs through the corporate world of Trammell Crow Company. It also enters the political orbit of billionaire GOP donor…
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Sununu denies ties despite being named in Epstein files
Sununu says his name being mentioned in the Epstein files is a “fabrication” — critics say that excuse “doesn’t hold water.” A dump of over 3 million pages of files related to convicted underage sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein last week revealed a number of connections to New Hampshire elites, but perhaps none more potentially troubling …
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State House rocked after ACLU releases files detailing Ayotte admin working with ICE on Merrimack detention site
Right-to-know documents reveal site maps, photos, and proposed buildouts as NH Democrats say Gov. Kelly Ayotte can’t square her public ignorance with her administration’s paper trail. New Hampshire Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s administration is scrambling to explain how a state agency under her purview exchanged formal correspondence with federal officials about advanced plans to convert…
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Granite Staters react to leaked Signal chat from the NH House education chair
A New Hampshire lawmaker who oversees education policy is facing mounting backlash after leaked messages from a private group chat appeared to promote racially-segregated schools. Leaked screenshots from an alleged private Signal group chat involving New Hampshire House Education Policy and Administration Committee Chair Rep. Kristin Noble suggest that public schools would see a test…
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says
Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press.
