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In N.H., Vivek Ramaswamy and Ro Khanna debate America’s future

The event highlighted two divergent visions for the nation through the eyes of two political figures with potential to build on their work on the 2024 race.

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Pared-down N.H. bill would ban gender-affirming genital surgeries for minors

Just like the original bill, a proposed amendment represents a “dangerous” approach to regulating health care, opponents say.
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Judge dismisses lawsuit that sought to block Trump from N.H. ballot

John Anthony Castro, a virtually unknown Republican presidential candidate, had claimed he shouldn’t have to compete with the former president in the first-in-the-nation GOP primary.
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Eccentric candidates ‘part of the color’ of N.H. primary process

Performance artist and perennial candidate Vermin Supreme showed up for the last day to file for New Hampshire’s presidential primary.

The president’s New Hampshire allies officially launch write-in Biden effort
Well-connected Democrats in New Hampshire launched a much-anticipated write-in effort on behalf of President Biden on Monday, a move they’re hoping will give him an early primary win in the 2024 nominating process despite his not appearing on their ballot.

Representative Dean Phillips announces primary challenge to Biden. He says Democrats need to focus on future
Phillips is highly unlikely to beat Biden. Still, his run offers a symbolic challenge to national Democrats trying to project the idea that there is no reason to doubt the president’s electability

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Candidate blocked from N.H. presidential primary ballot
Cenk K. Uygur, a progressive political commentator best known as the founder of The Young Turks, submitted a declaration of candidacy for the Democratic primary. It was blocked.

They lost to Chris Sununu. Now they agree on who should take his place.
Three of the past four Democratic gubernatorial nominees in New Hampshire are backing the same candidate in the 2024 race.

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N.H. Democrats postpone launch of write-in campaign for Biden

“The tragic situation happening in Lewiston, Maine has all of us deeply upset and unsettled, and out of respect, we feel waiting is prudent,” one democrat involved in the N.H. effort told the Globe.

So Biden’s a no-show on the New Hampshire primary ballot. What happens next?

President Biden wasn’t successful in unseating New Hampshire from the first-in-the-nation primary slot it has held for more than a century, but his campaign’s announcement this week that he won’t appear on the state’s 2024 primary ballot has nonetheless added a new wrinkle to the contest.

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It’s Veto Day in New Hampshire. What does that mean?

N.H. lawmakers will take a look at nine bills that Governor Chris Sununu rejected this year. They’ll need a two-thirds majority from each chamber to overturn them.

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Is it a ‘mistake’ for Biden to skip the N.H. primary? The Secretary of State weighs in

Secretary of State Scanlan said political parties want to exert control over the presidential nominating process, so New Hampshire needs to defend its first-in-the-nation primary tradition.

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Contest emerges in N.H. for ‘most important office you’ve never heard of’

In the shadow of the 2024 gubernatorial race, Democratic candidates Mike Liberty and Karen Liot Hill have stepped forward in hopes of serving on the state’s Executive Council

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President Biden will not file for N.H.’s Democratic primary

“Biden for President will refrain from submitting a Declaration of Candidacy for the Primary ahead of Friday’s candidate filing deadline,” the head of the New Hampshire Democratic party said in a statement.

A battle over LGBTQ+ art in public spaces brews in Littleton, N.H.

After a state senator who is also a select board member spoke out against LGBTQ+ artwork in town, some residents are concerned the board will try to ban public art and performances.

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Could 2024 be the year N.H. legalizes marijuana?

Lawmakers gave a cannabis study commission until Dec. 1 to recommend a path forward, with an implied mission to satisfy the demands of Governor Chris Sununu, who dropped his opposition to legalization in May.