Advice For Beleaguered Battleground State Residents: Leave Town
With the presidential campaign season already underway, NPR's Linda Wertheimer has a hot tip for swing state voters feeling besieged: Rent your house to a political operative and take a vacation.
View ArticleIn New England, Recognizing A Little-Known History Of Slavery
A burial ground including the remains of 18th century African slaves was uncovered in 2003 in Portsmouth, N.H. Over Memorial Day weekend, the city dedicated the grave site as a special memorial park.
View ArticleCapturing Campaign History In The Granite State
Associated Press photographer Jim Cole has covered every New Hampshire presidential primary since 1980. Now he's preparing for the 2016 primary.
View ArticleMeet The N.H. Mayor Presidential Candidates Want To Knock On Doors With
Local candidates in the first in the nation primary state often get high profile company when they stump for votes.
View ArticlePAC Supporting Christie Scoops Up Voter Data Across New Hampshire
A political action committee backing Chris Christie is using mobile check-ins at campaign events for all GOP candidates, gathering data that one strategist calls a "building block" of modern politics.
View ArticlePortraits Of Those Killed By Heroin Bring Healing And Awareness
Heroin and other opioid overdoses are projected to kill 400 people in New Hampshire this year. Many of them are young. And now one mom is painting portraits of those who overdosed.
View ArticleJeb Bush Says Voters' Passions For Trump Will Pass
"I think the emotion of the here and now will subside," Bush said in an interview with NPR. He predicts voters will turn on front-runner Donald Trump and see things his way once voting starts.
View ArticleEstablishment Republicans Scramble To Top Trump
While Donald Trump dominates the presidential race in New Hampshire, other Republicans like Jeb Bush, Chris Christie and Marco Rubio fight it out to emerge as the savior of the GOP establishment.
View ArticlePinch Me? Some Republicans Wonder If Trump's Campaign Is An 'Ambien Dream'
If you're a Republican who wants to win New Hampshire, you're supposed to be nice to the Union Leader newspaper and the Sununu family. Unless you're Donald Trump.
View ArticleNew Hampshire Newspaper Publisher: 'Trump Has Overturned The Table'
NPR's Robert Siegel spoke with Joe McQuaid, publisher of the largest New Hampshire newspaper, the Union Leader. The conservative paper endorsed Gov. Chris Christie, much to the ire of Donald Trump.
View ArticleHeading Into New Hampshire, GOP 'Front-Runners' Are Anything But
Republican establishment choice Jeb Bush was once the candidate to beat. No more: The success of Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio in the Iowa caucuses puts new pressure on the party mainstream.
View ArticleBarbara Bush Hits The Trail For Son Jeb Bush
Embracing his family's famous name, the Republican presidential candidate makes a campaign stop in New Hampshire with his mother, the former first lady. "He's decent and honest," she says.
View ArticleMeet Donald Trump's Alter Ego
Until recently, Corey Lewandowski was an obscure political operative. Now, he's engineered wins in South Carolina and New Hampshire for Trump's once-implausible presidential campaigns.
View ArticleBefore North Carolina, There Were Other Contentious 'Bathroom Bill' Fights
New Hampshire was the site of one of the first legislative battle grounds over transgender rights.
View ArticleHow To Lose The Senate In 82 Days
Senate Republicans are bracing for down-ballot losses that are likely to cost the party their Senate majority this year.
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