Former Ambassador Ric Grenell is an outspoken advocate of President Trump's foreign policy and he makes the case for the former president's record in the podcast. From Russia and Ukraine to Iran and Israel, Grenell argues the Trump approach made progress President Biden has squandered.

Grenell was in the Granite State campaigning for his former State Department colleague Matt Mowers, a Republican candidate in the NH-01 primary.

Also on the podcast, a new UNH poll hits showing Don Bolduc with a big lead over state Sen. Chuck Morse in what appears to be a two-man race. Host Michael Graham puts the latest numbers in perspective.

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David Drucker is senior correspondent for the Washington Examiner, author of the book "In Trump's Shadow," and a longtime reporter on American politics. He joins the pod to talk about how the New Hampshire GOP Senate primary is looking to Republicans in DC, and why the GOP insiders aren't panicking about a crash of the "Red Wave" -- yet.

Also, Drucker's theory on why President Donald Trump may choose to sit out the NH GOP primaries.

WARNING; The podcast starts with a rant from the host on President Biden's $300 billion college debt bailout plan. (He's not a fan.) 

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Former NH-02 Congressman Paul Hodes is no stranger to wave elections. He was swept into office during the GOP collapse of 2006 and ran (unsuccessfully) for U.S. Senate during the Republican sweep of 2010.

In this edition of the NHJournal podcast, Hodes talks about the possibility of a "red wave" hitting the Granite State in 2022, rebuts the argument that progressive politics in New Hampshire is dead, and offers advice for first-time candidates.

Today Hodes is a principal at Shanti Energy, a net-zero development solar energy company, when he's not on the road with one of his bands. You can hear some of his music in the podcast!

Hosted by Michael Graham.

After a year of whistling past the political graveyard, New Hampshire Democrats are now facing the very real likelihood the Democratic National Committee is going to strip them of their prized "First in the Nation" primary status. Worse, says NHJournal host Michael Graham, is the reason they're giving for taking the primary way: Granite State voters are 'too white.'

Politically problematic, to say the least.

State Rep. Ross Berry (R-Manchester) joins the podcast to talk about the politics of the DNC's potential move, as well as the mechanics. As for the argument that "the New Hampshire law will save us," Berry points out there's a "poison pill" possibility that could end the Dems' FITN primary, regardless of the law.

Meanwhile, the GOP presidential primary will proceed on schedule, creating yet another headache for Granite State Democrats.

PLUS! Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, talks about his optimistic view of the GOP's chances to win control of the U.S. Senate. And he pushes back on the argument that Republicans have weak nominees in places like Georgia who will lose otherwise winnable seats.

If you want to hear Herschel Walker get more blocking and tackling than when he was playing for the Georgia  Bulldogs -- tune in!

Maryland Gov.  Larry Hogan was in New Hampshire talking housing policy and politics, and he sat down with NHJournal's Michael Graham to talk about Republican politics, just how big the GOP tent truly is, and different U.S. policy would have been if he had taken the oath of office in January 2021 instead of Joe Biden.

Hogan also talks about why he thinks resentment within the GOP base is misguided and his theory way, even when the Republican brand is low, approval of GOP governors stays high.

Plus -- a bonus round of rank punditry from Graham in the wake of the refusal of Sen. Maggie Hassan and her fellow NHDem members of Congress to answer questions about President Biden's age, competence and possible 2024 POTUS bid.

After trending on Twitter earlier in the week, Rep. Jason Osborne joins host Michael Graham on the NHJournal podcast to talk about his controversial 4th of July message and how the reaction confirms his decision to keep his tweets private.

Osborne also talks about the midterms and why the NHDems' decision to center their campaign message on guns and abortion is just fine by him. 

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On this edition of the NHJournal podcast, Managing Editor Michael Graham is joined by Paris Alic, the Washington Times Capitol Hill reporter who also served as a panelist for the first NH GOP U.S. Senate debate. He offers his take on how DC Republicans and funders are likely to view what they saw on stage at the NHJournal debate, held at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on the campus of St. Anselm College.

Drew Cline of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy was also at the debate and he notes some key lines all five candidates drew during the forum. Cline, who also hosts a new morning drive radio show on WFEA in Manchester, had. candidate Kevin Smith on his show the morning after the debate and talks about his takeaways.

On this edition of the New Hampshire Journal podcast, host Michael Graham is joined by Sen. Regina Birdsell (R-Derry) one of the leading figures in legislative debates over the issue of abortion. Now that the Supreme Court has sent the issue back to the states, Sen. Birdsell will be one of the legislators dealing with it in Concord.

And Drew Cline from the Josiah Bartlett Center talks about his new radio show on WFEA 6-9am weekday mornings, as well as the broader political landscape in NH politics and how it's impacted by the Supreme Court overturning Roe.

In this edition of the NHJournal podcast, Michael Graham has big news about NHJournal and Drew Cline of the Josiah Bartlett Center has even bigger news!

Plus Michael was there when progressives and Hassan supporters faced off in the hall outside the Secretary of State's office -- in fact, he's even got some audio -- and the chaos was not a good sign for Hassan or her fellow Democrats this fall.

And finally, Michael reports back after seeing the biggest movie of the year -- in a packed theater!

Don't miss this "breaking news" edition of the podcast, made possible in part by our sponsor, Perfect Smiles of Nashua.

The New Hampshire Journal podcast starts with a rant on politicians "fighting" instead of "fixing" from NHJournal Managing Editor Michael Graham. Then the real fun begins!

N.H. Speaker of the House Sherm Packard (R-Londonderry) offers a post-session analysis of the wins (and losses) for the Republican caucus. He calls this biennium "the most successful session Republicans have had in the past 100 years," but he also acknowledges it ended on a sour note with defeats on redistricting and the parental rights legislation.

And what role did Gov. Chris Sununu play in those setbacks? The word of the day: "disappointed."

The podcast wraps with an in-depth look at legislation Doug Kelly at American Edge calls an assault on U.S. tech leadership and a big win for China -- the American Choice and Innovation Online Act.