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By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s announcement that she won’t seek re-election next year marks the beginning of the end of a long and successful career of the first woman in American politics to win office both as a governor and as a U.S. senator.

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

All systems are go for U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas to announce his candidacy for U.S. Senate in the 2026 race to succeed retiring longtime Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

When it comes to whether he’ll launch a campaign for the U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas says he’ll take his cues from the people of New Hampshire.

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will headline the New Hampshire Democratic Party’s largest fundraiser of the year in a move that’s sure to spark 2028 speculation.

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is expected to announce later this month whether or not she’ll seek a fourth six-year term representing New Hampshire in the Senate when she’s up for re-election next year.

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Gov. Kelly Ayotte went to Washington D.C. this week to participate in her first major national conference since her inauguration last month as New Hampshire’s governor.

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

A top non-partisan political handicapper predicts that New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate race in 2026 is already shaping up to be a very competitive contest.

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

An intra-party battle is now officially underway to protect New Hampshire’s cherished first-in-the-nation presidential primary in the Democratic Party’s 2028 nominating calendar.

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

At 27 years of age, New Hampshire’s Karoline Leavitt made international headlines this week with her first formal briefing in the White House.

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Some high-profile meetings in the nation’s capital this week by former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown are fueling more speculation that the Republican from Rye will launch a 2026 run in New Hampshire for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by former governor and longtime Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Former presidents, top political leaders from across the nation and the world, tech billionaires, cryptocurrency titans, and well-known performers are planning to attend Monday’s inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Gov.-elect Kelly Ayotte assumes office on Thursday as she’s inaugurated at the New Hampshire State House.

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

Presidential electors gathered at state capitols across the country on Tuesday, to cast their electoral votes in the 2024 election, a key step in formalizing President-elect Donald Trump’s White House victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.At the...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

The chairman of the Republican National Committee says his party isn’t looking to change its longstanding presidential nominating calendar, which continues New Hampshire’s tradition of holding the first-in-the-nation primary.“I’ve not had any...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

New Hampshire Secretary of State Dave Scanlan says he aims over the next two years to put “the finishing touches” on programs he and his team have been implementing the past couple of years.“We spent the last two years doing a lot of work with the...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — Gov. Chris Sununu was busy making the rounds this week, as he attended his final annual winter meeting of the Republican Governors Association after eight years steering New Hampshire.Sununu is in his final weeks of serving as...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Gov.-elect Kelly Ayotte says that the transition process between her incoming administration and that of current Gov. Chris Sununu is underway.“We’ve already met several times,” Ayotte said from her transition office in Concord, just over a week after...

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

Former President Bill Clinton returned to New Hampshire days before the election to campaign on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris, Granite State Democratic gubernatorial nominee Joyce Craig, and down-ballot Democrats.The stop in Nashua by the...