His entry comes as Republicans fear another federal election loss as Democrats hold strong polling advantage. Former US Sen. John E. Sununu (R-NH) today launched his bid to reclaim his title as New Hampshire senator. The seat is currently held by outgoing...
On Thursday, Aug. 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, ushering in the United States’ first national social insurance and safety-net system. Ninety years later, the program looms larger than ever, both in terms of...
Politician Scott Brown’s second campaign for US Senate bid draws fire over Trump loyalty, support for tariffs, and cuts to veterans’ care At a press conference today held by the New Hampshire Democratic Party in response to former Massachusetts Senator Scott...
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen took to the Senate floor this week to criticize the Trump Administration’s sudden firing of hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, arguing the move has jeopardized public safety at a time when airline incidents and...
New Hampshire Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan this week announced new action by the Biden-Harris administration to restore and protect the pensions of more than 72,000 Teamsters across New England, including over 6,000 in New Hampshire. This initiative...
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the U.S. Senate NATO Observer Group, wrote an op-ed in MSNBC today reflecting on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, highlighting the need to recommit to strengthening NATO and...
The bill would have guaranteed the right for Americans to obtain and use birth control without government interference. It would also protect the right of health care providers to distribute information about contraception and provide it to patients.
On June 3, 1997 — 27 years ago today — then-Governor of New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen signed bipartisan bill SB 34, a piece of legislation with straightforward intent and language. “This bill repeals the laws making it a crime to perform an abortion.” The bill...
Senate Democrats joined their House counterparts in calling for an industry-wide investigation into Big Oil collusion and price-fixing allegations, which they say cost US consumers at the pump while driving up corporate profits.
The Right to Contraception Act would protect access to birth control nationwide as many reproductive rights advocates worry that contraceptive access will be Republicans’ next target after they successfully helped overturn Roe v. Wade.
