Rep. Chris Pappas won the Democratic primary and former Sen. John Sununu won the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, setting up a general election matchup in New Hampshire. Pappas defeated progressive Karishma Manzur, while Sununu defeated Scott Brown.
Pappas fends off challenge from progressive Karishma Manzur in seat to be vacated by retiring Jeanne Shaheen Congressman Chris Pappas beat back progressive challenger Karishma Manzur in the Democratic primary for US Senate on Tuesday, advancing as most observers expected to what will be a closely watched general election that is critical to Democratic hopes of flipping the upper chamber. The two were competing for t…
The 2026 New Hampshire U.S. Senate general election is set as a contest between Democratic nominee Rep. Chris Pappas and Republican nominee former Sen. John E. Sununu for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.
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Pappas fends off challenge from progressive Karishma Manzur in seat to be vacated by retiring Jeanne Shaheen Congressman Chris Pappas beat back progressive challenger Karishma Manzur in the Democratic primary for US Senate on Tuesday, advancing as most observers expected to what will be a closely watched general election that is critical to Democratic hopes of flipping the upper chamber. The two were competing for t…
NYTimes – US Lindsay Clancy returned to a Massachusetts court on Tuesday for the first time since her murder trial ended in a mistrial over a deadlocked jury. Her attorneys asked a judge to find her not guilty and to bar a retrial, arguing double jeopardy and insufficient evidence. The judge is also considering a motion to dismiss the triple-murder case.
NPR – US Christa Pike, 50, convicted of murdering a classmate in Knoxville in 1995, is scheduled to die by lethal injection in Tennessee on Wednesday. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee denied her clemency request on Monday. If carried out, it would be the state's first execution of a woman in about 200 years. Her lawyers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to grant a stay.
NYTimes – US Former special counsel Jack Smith testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday about his criminal investigations into President Donald Trump. Republican committee chair Chuck Grassley accused Smith of targeting the "entire Republican party" during the hearing.
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