Hassan On Sweeping Opioid Legislation: ‘This is Just the Beginning’

Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan were in Manchester on Tuesday to discuss a major opioid bill awaiting President Trump's signature. It is being called one of the most significant bipartisan victories this year, and Senators Shaheen and Hassan say it's a big win for states like New Hampshire hit especially hard by the epidemic.

Former Hassan staffer, accused of doxxing, was caught using computer…

Former Hassan staffer, accused of doxxing, was caught using computer without permission in Hassan's D.C. office, according to affidavit A former staffer for Sen. Maggie Hassan, arrested on Wednesday for allegedly posting private information about Republican senators on Wikipedia, was caught in the Senator's Washington office on Tuesday night, ... (more)

Security stepped up at Capitol amid Kavanaugh controversy

The impassioned fight over whether to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court has led to heightened security at the Capitol, with some senators using police escorts to shield them from protesters eager to confront them. Capitol police have arrested dozens of people in recent days for unlawfully demonstrating in Senate office buildings.

New Englanders To Take Part In U.S. Senate PFAS Hearing

A Senate committee holds a hearing Wednesday about the federal government's role in the nation's growing PFAS crisis. Federal regulators and advocates from Michigan and New Hampshire will testify on how the military helped spread the industrial toxins by using firefighting foams.

Making up excuses: Shaheen, Hassan oppose Kavanaugh

Utility companies in New Hampshire are keeping a close eye on Hurricane Florence and preparing for the possibility of sending local crews to the Carolinas to help restore power in the aftermath of... United States senators are under no obligation to give their consent to a President's nominees.

Better late than never: Democrats pick Kelly for NH governor

A former state senator who jumped into the race for governor of New Hampshire more than a year after her Democratic opponent beat him in Tuesday's primary and will face Republican Gov. Chris Sununu in November. Molly Kelly, a former five-term state senator from Harrisville, defeated former Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand.

Arrested Hooksett mom was on ICE list to be deported

Federal immigration officials will review the status of a Hooksett woman who police arrested on Monday night after her two children, 4 and 6, were found walking along a busy stretch of Hooksett Road,... For better or worse, summer basketball for high school players isn't what it used to be.

Tweet using image of slain journalist has burger chain, media firm apologizing

Federal immigration officials will review the status of a Hooksett woman who police arrested on Monday night after her two children, 4 and 6, were found walking along a busy stretch of Hooksett Road,... For better or worse, summer basketball for high school players isn't what it used to be.

Ex-GOP Mayor Michael Bloomberg Will Spend $80M To Help Dems Flip House

Bloomberg, a Republican who owns an estate in North Salem, has pledged to donate $80 million to help flip the U.S. House majority in favor of Democrats. Bloomberg also says he will support governors in November -- regardless of their political party -- who share his positions on gun control, climate change, education and other polarizing issues that he thinks are dividing the nation and causing legislative gridlock.

Volunteers make progress on Habitat house

Adam Urquhart Soon to be occupant of the home on Chestnut Street, Heidi MacDonald, Mayor Jim Donchess and Scott Slattery, Executive Director at Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity stand together at the start of the build. Adam Urquhart Soon to be occupant of the home on Chestnut Street, Heidi MacDonald, Mayor Jim Donchess and Scott Slattery, Executive Director at Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity stand together at the start of the build.

Community urged to keep up civil rights fight

PORTSMOUTH – Speakers at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day service mixed praise for the fallen civil rights leader with pointed words for President Donald Trump and what they saw as the tone of his administration. Referring to a reported vulgar comment Trump made last week, U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., said to loud applause that “the words we have heard from this president are disgraceful.” “It is language and a message that we teach our children to reject yet we hear it coming from the highest office in our nation,” Hassan said during the annual service that was held at the North Church in downtown Portsmouth.

Cushing makes case for legal pot in NH

The six-term state Democratic state representative from Hampton and longtime leading Statehouse proponent of marijuana legalization spoke on the eve of a Tuesday House vote on a bill that would allow for the use and home cultivation of small amounts of marijuana by adults for recreational purposes. The House was originally supposed to vote on the measure last Wednesday, but Cushing couldn't get back to New Hampshire in time from a family vacation in Australia.

Hassan bill requires new federal websites to be mobile-friendly

A bill introduced by U.S. Sens. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and Cory Gardner of Colorado to require all new federal websites to be mobile-friendly is headed to the president's desk. Hassan, a Democrat, and Gardner, a Republican, say the Connected Government Act will support low-income individuals who rely on mobile broadband at higher rates.