WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s confirmation that it plans to withdraw U.S. forces in Afghanistan by September 11, 2021: “I’m very ...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) reintroduced the bipartisan Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act. The legislation would make breast cancer diagnostic tests more accessible and affordable by eliminating copays and other out-of-pocket expenses for these ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) helped introduce the bipartisan PFAS Action Act of 2021. The legislation, which Kuster is an original cosponsor of, would set national drinking water standards and designate PFAS as a hazardous substance under the Superfund Program, the Clean Air ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives cleared bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) that will prevent Medicare payment cuts to health care providers from taking effect, while health care providers are still grappling with the ...

MANCHESTER — Is the lack of affordable housing in New Hampshire affecting our children's education? Why should consumers know where their clothes are made, and how can they use this information to make better choices in the marketplace? How can we improve political dialogue in ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire is following federal recommendations to pause the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday they were investigating unusual blood clots in ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire's unemployment rate for March was 3%, a decrease of three-tenths of a percentage point from February, officials said Tuesday. The March 2020 seasonally adjusted rate, reported before the coronavirus pandemic, was 2.7%. Seasonally adjusted estimates for ...

SALEM, N.H. (AP) — A fire and explosion at the garage of a house displaced four people, but caused no injuries, authorities in Salem, New Hampshire, said. An explosion was heard at the home at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday, firefighters said. The structure caught on fire and started to burn the ...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) subcommittee that oversees emerging threats, released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced that he will nominate Chris Inglis to be National Cyber Director ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire have made an arrest in connection with the overdose death of a well-known member of Concord's recovery community. Matthew Colby, who allegedly sold Troy Silva fentanyl hours before his death last summer, was arrested in late March, the Concord ...

CONCORD – Deputy Attorney General Jane E. Young announces that Ellen M. Arcieri was sworn in as the Commander of the Attorney General’s Drug Task Force on April 9, 2021, following confirmation by Governor and Executive Council on March 24, 2021. “The Attorney General’s Drug Task Force ...

WEST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) — A New Hampshire man died in a car crash early Saturday morning in Rhode Island, state police said. The single-vehicle crash occurred on Interstate 95 south in West Greenwich at about 3:30 a.m., Rhode Island State Police said in a news release. Jason Reid, 45, ...

WASHINGTON – Friday, the POW/MIA flag was raised atop the White House, with the American flag, following a months-long push led by U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. “I am thankful that the POW/MIA flag now once again flies high in its ...

BERLIN – U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan met with fire fighters at the Berlin Fire Station this week to discuss the additional relief that the Senator helped secure in the American Rescue Plan to support fire stations in New Hampshire. Senator Hassan led efforts to include $300 million in the ...

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Five men charged in a sex abuse case at a New Hampshire youth detention center made court appearances Friday. A judge set bail at $50,000 for Jeffrey Buskey, 54, of Litchfield, New Hampshire. He has been charged with five counts of rape involving four former ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who was considered a suspect in the shooting death of his estranged wife, who was found dead following a fire at his house, has died, the attorney general's office said Friday. Manoel Viana, 57, was suffering from life-threatening injuries, including apparent ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire House on Friday passed a bill that would require children under age 2 to be restrained in a rear-facing car seat in a vehicle. The House Transportation Committee, which recommended approval of the bill, had said it would help "close an identified gap ...