Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, talks about U.S. involvement in the Middle East, the incoming Trump administration and more.

The new system allows the three magistrates to take the role of judges and set bail for people who are arrested for serious crimes. It is designed to speed up bail on weekends, when courts are closed. The magistrates start Jan. 1.

A new committee in the New Hampshire House will focus on housing policy.

Republican John Stephen and Democrat Karen Liot Hill agree it's going to be a tough budget year for the state.

Packard told lawmakers they will face a tough two years, particularly when it comes to the state budget.

Incumbent House Speaker Sherman Packard faces a challenge from a fellow Republican.

“I expect all presidents to make sure that justice is carried out independently, and I wish the president had kept his word," said Sen. Maggie Hassen.

They pointed to the attorney general's dual role representing a central witness to the alleged offense: Gov. Chris Sununu.

“Not restricting the amounts, not questioning the motivation, but just requesting prompt disclosure,” says Rep. Bill Ohm.

The pardon comes in the last weeks of President Biden's time in office and despite his public assurances in the past that he would neither pardon nor commute his son's sentence.