Politics
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Biden blasts Trump’s support of a nationwide abortion ban
President Joe Biden took Trump to task for his support of a nationwide abortion ban and his role in repealing Roe v. Wade, criticizing him for “taking away women’s freedom,” putting women’s lives in danger, and unleashing “cruelty and chaos all across America.”
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#NHPolitics Weekly Ins and Outs
Welcome to #NHPolitics Ins and Outs, a throwback kind of style of weekly column keeping score of the winners and losers in New Hampshire politics — who’s in and who’s out —and a dash of gossip between the lines. Without further ado, let’s get into it. Who’s In? Congresswoman Annie Kuster — The senior-most congresswoman…
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New Hampshire leaders condemn Trump’s support for national abortion ban
Political leaders in New Hampshire swiftly denounced former President Donald Trump’s reported support for a 16-week national abortion ban, highlighting the issue’s significance in both the presidential and gubernatorial races.
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Biden proposes new student debt relief plan for New Hampshire borrowers facing ‘hardship’
The new proposal will focus on providing debt relief to those with older loans or loans with large sums of interest; those with high-cost, unavoidable child care or health care expenses; borrowers who are highly likely to default; and others who face “financial hardship.”
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Rep. Kuster introduces bill to tackle New Hampshire’s childcare worker shortage
Congresswoman Annie Kuster is taking aim at New Hampshire’s childcare crisis with the introduction of the Early Childhood Workforce Advancement Act. The bipartisan bill focuses on bolstering the availability of childcare workers, a critical concern for New Hampshire working families. “We are facing a full-blown child care crisis here in New Hampshire and all across…
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EXCLUSIVE: DGA dating show spoof attacks Ayotte, Morse over anti-abortion records
The Democratic Governors Association has released a dating video spoof attacking the records of New Hampshire Republican gubernatorial candidates Kelly Ayotte and Chuck Morse on abortion rights.
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‘Political theater’: Sununu’s border deployment plan draws fire
Governor Chris Sununu’s request for $850,000 to deploy 15 New Hampshire National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border is facing a barrage of criticism, with opponents alleging a political stunt at New Hampshire taxpayers’ expense. In a statement released by his office Sununu citied a need to stem the flow of illegal crossings along the…
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Republicans want to use a 150-year-old law to ban abortion nationwide
Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration, calls for the Justice Department to start enforcing the Comstock Act of 1873. The old law bans the mailing of “anything designed, adapted, or intended for producing abortion,” which could include medical instruments.
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Donald Trump’s “Holy War” on Taylor Swift: where do NH Gov candidates stand?
On Sunday night Taylor Swift’s boyfriend won the Super Bowl, an excruciating moment for Republicans across the nation. Why excruciating? Well, last week Republicans declared a “Holy War” on the iconic, history-making singer, all because she once encouraged young people to register to vote. The right then whipped up countless conspiracy theories of a deep-state…
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Biden demands grocery stores and food brands end ‘price gouging’ and ‘shrinkflation’
Grocery prices have risen by more than 20% since the beginning of the pandemic and in New Hampshire, grocery prices rose 6% from Nov. 2022 to Nov. 2023. In response, President Biden is demanding grocery chains and food brands lower their prices and stop ripping families off.
