New Hampshire

Public Policy Polling shows Republican U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg will finish on a high note of popularity, while Democratic colleague Jeanne Shaheen is finishing her second year in Washington with less than favorable numbers. PPP said it polled the App…

Before the November election, Democrats controlled legislatures in 27 states, with Republicans in charge of just 14. But after the nationwide Republican sweep, the GOP will soon control 26, the Democrats only 17. Control of others is split between…

CONCORD, N.H. — House Republican leaders want to lift a ban on guns and other dangerous weapons in the New Hampshire Statehouse complex put in place last year by Democrats. House Speaker William O’Brien raised the issue Wednesday at a…

A week earlier in Portsmouth, fears of an explosion resulted in a nine-hour standoff that cost the city $13,000. The scare aboard a Greyhound bus was prompted by a Burundi man’s overheard phone conversation in Swahili that got reported a…

Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) recently perpetuated comparisons between Sarah Palin and the Gipper, announcing that the former Alaska Governor has "done more for the Republican Party than anyone since Ronald Reagan." In an interview with Politico abou…

MADISON, Wis. — Revamped gun measures and tougher rules for payday lenders are among the laws set to take effect around the country on Jan. 1. But some of them may not be on the books for long. This January, the statutes will kick in just …

Sherman and Raju: The friendly phone calls are incoming, presidential wannabes are showering them with praise, and their campaign accounts have been flooded with fat checks from people with names like Palin, Romney and Gingrich. Members of Congr…

The friendly phone calls are incoming, presidential wannabes are showering them with praise, and their campaign accounts have been flooded with fat checks from people with names like Palin, Romney and Gingrich. Members of Congress from South Ca…