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Family rift: Top Democrat’s own daughter publicly opposes her on shutdown deal
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The Senate deal to end the longest federal government shutdown in the nation’s history is not only dividing Democrats, it’s also causing a split in one well-known political family.
Democratic congressional candidate Stefany Shaheen, who’s running in a crowded primary for a Democrat-controlled open House seat in swing state New Hampshire, says she “cannot support” the agreement, which was brokered in part by her mother, Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.
The elder Shaheen, a former governor who is retiring next year rather than seek re-election to a fourth six-year term in the Senate, was one of seven Democrats who voted with Republicans on Monday evening to end the shutdown.
The split between the mother and daughter underscores the divide in their party over ending the shutdown without firmer commitments from the Republicans who control Congress.
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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., was one of seven Senate Democrats that broke with their party to support a deal with Republicans to end the federal government shutdown. (Getty Images)
Stefany Shaheen, in a social media post on Monday, said she would only support a deal if it included extending the expiring subsidies that make health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act, known as the ACA or Obamacare, more affordable to millions of Americans.
The deal to end the shutdown does not include such a provision, but only a promise by the majority Republicans to hold an upcoming vote on extending the subsidies.
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“We need to both end this shutdown and extend the ACA tax credits,” Stefany Shaheen wrote. “Otherwise, no deal. It’s essential to ensure people have access to healthcare and it’s past time to put paychecks back into people’s pockets and food back on families’ tables.”
The younger Shaheen, whose eldest daughter Elle nearly lost her life after being diagnosed at the age of 8 with Type 1 diabetes, emphasized, “Improving health care has been the cause of my life. It’s why I am running for congress.”
Stefany Shaheen, the daughter of longtime Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, announced her candidacy for Congress in New Hampshire’s 1st District on May 28, 2025 (Stefany Shaheen campaign)
And pointing to a lack of commitment from Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to hold any vote on extending the ACA subsidies, Shaheen added, “I cannot support this deal when Speaker Johnson refuses to even allow a vote to extend health care tax credits.”
The ACA subsidies expire at the end of the year, with health insurance premiums set to surge if there’s no extension.
Sen. Shaheen, who previously supported a bill to extend the subsidies, on Monday defended breaking with her party to support the deal, which has been heavily criticized not only by the progressive wing of the party but also by center-left Democrats.
“We’re making sure that the people of America can get the food benefits that they need, that air traffic controllers can get paid, that federal workers are able to come back, the ones who were let go, that they get paid, that contractors get paid, that aviation moves forward,” Shaheen said in a “Fox and Friends” interview.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., speaks at a press conference with other Senate Democrats who voted to restore government funding, in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 9, 2025. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
And she pledged that “we are going to be able to continue to fight about healthcare because we’re going to have a vote in December.”
Asked about her split with her mother over the shutdown deal, Stefany Shaheen told WMUR in New Hampshire that “every family has differences of opinion and views, and here, we just have very different views about the best way to approach this.”
“I think my mom and Senator Hassan did what they believe was right,” she said. She also pointed to New Hampshire’s other Democrat in the Senate, Sen. Maggie Hassan, who also supported the deal.
The senator told WMUR that she and her daughter “talk every day. So, she knew where I was, and I knew where she was.”
And the senator, who is a top supporter of her daughter’s bid for Congress, added, “Stefany is very independent. That’s what’s going to make her an excellent congresswoman.”
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The younger Shaheen is one of seven Democrats running in New Hampshire’s First Congressional District, in the race to succeed Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas.
Pappas is running for the Senate in the race to succeed the elder Shaheen.
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New Hampshire
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Funeral Director Eric Rochette
InDepthNH.org scans the websites of New Hampshire funeral homes each week and selects at random some of our friends, relatives and neighbors to feature in this column. The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community. InDepthNH.org is now offering obituaries through the Legacy.com service. We view this as part of our public service mission. Click here or on the Obituaries tab at the top of our home page to learn more. And if you know of someone from New Hampshire who should be featured in this column, please send your suggestions to NancyWestNews@gmail.com.
Mary M. Blaisdell, 84, of Concord, died May 10, 2026. She was a lifetime achievement honoree of the East Concord Lamplighters, a member of the Concord School Board, and organized Concord High School Class of 1960 reunions as class treasurer. (Bennett Funeral Home)
Dorothy (Meade) Campbell, 84, of Grafton, died May 7, 2026. She had been a teacher and principal at Indian River and had served as selectman and treasurer for the Town of Grafton. (Chadwick Funeral & Cremation Service)
Socrates James Chaloge, 90, of Manchester, died May 7, 2026. He owned Leslie Studio, which he once operated with his father, Perry Chaloge. photographing more than 5,000 weddings throughout Manchester, in addition to countless portraits, schools, and pageants. His original oil photography portraits may still be viewed at the Hampton Historical Society, where he was recognized for photographing Miss Hampton Beach during the late 1950s and 1960s. He served in the Air National Guard. He taught photography classes at the YMCA in Brockton, Mass., and founded and was president of the New England Trade Institute (NETI). (Legacy.com)
Norman A. Colburn, 80, of Laconia, died May 8, 2026. He served on the Laconia Fire Department for 21 years, advancing from driver to deputy fire chief. In retirement, he worked in loss prevention for the N.H. Municipal Association. (Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home)
Charles Henry Cummings Jr., 77, of Greenland, died May 10, 2026. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He worked at Pease Air Force Base in civil engineering positions and later as head of the Reports and Analysis Branch in the 509th Transportation Squadron. In 1991 he transferred to the Industrial Relations Office at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. He worked as a labor relations specialist for 12 years and was chief spokesman for management while negotiating the collective bargaining agreement between the shipyard and the American Federation of Government Employees. He served 12 years on the Greenland Budget Committee, three years on the Conservation Committee, two years on the Land Use Advisory Committee and four years as a selectmen, from 2008 to 2011. (Remick & Gendron Funeral Home)
David Holmes, 88, of Durham, died May 7, 2026. A U.S. Army veteran, he volunteered with the Peace Corps in 1963 andhelped establish savings and loan banks in Peru. He later become a Peace Corps administrator in the South Pacific islands of Tonga and Samoa. He was a career counselor at Fordham University, St. Lawrence University and UNH. (Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home)
John Linke “Jack” Lewis, 81, of Peterborough, died May 8, 2026. He spent his career with Chemical Bank in New York City, later JP Morgan Chase Bank, retiring in 2001 as senior vice president. He and his family moved to Dublin in 2002, and in 2020 to Peterborough. He was treasurer of the Peterborough Players and the Dublin Riding and Walking Club, and chaired the Dublin Conservation Commission. (Jellison Funeral Home & Cremation Services)
David Linatsas, 74, of Nashua, died May 10, 2026. He started his teaching career in special education in Nashua elementary schools. He then obtaining his doctorate in chiropractic at Life Chiropractic College in Marietta, Ga., andopened Nashua Family Chiropractic (known today as Lyphos Family Health). He retired in 2016 when his son, Brandon, took over the business. (Davis Funeral Home)
Robert Marquis, 72, of Stratham, died May 7, 2026. He was a counselor at Amesbury (Mass.) Middle School and then worked at SAU 21 in Hampton as a school psychologist. He was director of pupil services in Deerfield, special education director in SAU 56 in Somersworth, and assistant superintendent in Somersworth. He became superintendent of schools in Milford. (Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory)
Eric Paul Rochette, 55, of Nashua, died May 12, 2026. He was the owner of Rochette Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Nashua. He followed his father Paul into the funeral profession and had been a licensed funeral director and embalmer since 1991. He purchased the funeral home from his father in 2014, and he and his wife Deanna, became co-owners in 2019. He was a New Hampshire state representative for District 31, Ward 4 from 2005 to 2006 and for District 28, Ward 1 from 2007 to 2008. He served on the New Hampshire State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers from 2015 to 2020. He was a member of the Actorsingers of Nashua. (Rochette Funeral Home & Cremation Services)
Jack Tatirosian,M.D., 94, of Atkinson, died May 9, 2026. He was a captain in the U.S. Air Force and began his medical practice in 1966 in Haverhill, Mass. He was an internist and founding member of Pentucket Medical Associates. He retired in 2000. He was a staff member of Hale Hospital where he was also the chief of medicine for two years. (H.L. Farmer & Sons Funeral Home)
Scott Evan Trexler, 61, of Moultonborough, died May 8, 2026. He worked at Trexler’s Marina on Lake Winnipesaukee since he was a child. The marina was bought by his parents in 1972, and when his father died in 1980, he became more involved in the business, eventually assuming the role of general manager. (Mayhew Funeral Home)
Ronald P. Voveris, 81, of Nashua, died May 13, 2026. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a social studies teacher at Nashua High School and then Elm Street Junior High School, where he dedicated 34 years. He Ron coached the “Twins” Babe Ruth baseball team for a decade and freshman baseball for Nashua High School. (Farwell Funeral Service)
WORDS OF WISDOM: “Life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met – obligations to truth, to justice, and to liberty.” — John F. Kennedy, 35th U.S. President, May 29, 1917, to Nov. 22, 1963
New Jersey
New Jersey swim team left without pool after Wayne Community Center abruptly ends agreement
WAYNE, New Jersey (WABC) — A swim team in New Jersey says it’s getting kicked out of its pool.
The Rebels Aquatic Team says the Wayne Community Center told them the team can no longer use the facility, leaving more than 100 youth swimmers without a pool in the middle of the season.
The team has been using the pool for practices and meets.
The organizers thought they had a five-year commitment based on the contract but found out this week it was not enough to save them a space to use the pool.
The swim club was told this week that they have to shut down on June 24, but their swim season does not conclude until August 5.
The organizers began this effort to get kids into swimming at the height of the COVID lockdowns, and it has grown ever since.
Parents went online after getting word about being booted from the community pool and expressed a lot of frustration.
They have a practice Thursday afternoon and feel their kids are not getting a fair shake from the town.
Eyewitness News reached out to the mayor’s office and the Wayne Department of Recreation, who said they had no comment about this pool controversy.
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Pennsylvania
Man arrested for allegedly posting hit list, threatening more than a dozen Pennsylvania lawmakers
LEBANON, Pa. — A Lebanon County, Pennsylvania man is charged with making terroristic threats and accused of creating a hit list of 20 Democrats, many from the Philadelphia region.
Adam Berryhill’s X handle goes by Pennsylvania Militia.
On it, state police say he posted, “I can’t wait for Memorial Day Operation.”
His thread also displayed guns, and he called local politicians gun-grabbing communists. His alleged hit list included state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta of North Philadelphia.
“I’ll tell you to a certain degree, not that much shock. You know this is not the first time I’ve been the victim of threats,” Kenyatta told ABC Philadelphia affiliate WPVI.
He says the threats have no impact on his governing.
State police say among the other local Democrats named by Berryhill are congressional candidates Sharif Street, Chris Raab and others, like state Rep. Morgan Cephas.
A routine investigation by the state police detail assigned to state House Speaker Joanna McClinton led to the discovery of the alleged terroristic threats.
Berryhill was arrested and charged last week.
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“It’s not about being a Democrat or Republican or an independent. This is about American belief, that in America, Philadelphia, where it all started, that you get to say you believe without any threat of violence,” Kenyatta said.
Court records say Berryhill also criticized Republicans. In another post, he said they need to stop whining and claimed the only solution is war.
Charging documents say Berryhill has been involuntarily committed in the past and is prohibited from possessing firearms.
“It’s deeply uncomfortable for anybody to be doing a job just serving your neighbors. You did not sign up to be in the crosshairs of someone who is unhinged and violent,” Kenyatta said from his North Philadelphia district offices.
Court records say Berryhill was unable to make bail.
Calls to his public defender have not been returned.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro issued the following statement on the arrest:
“Today, I spoke with Speaker McClinton and Leader Costa about the terroristic threats made against members of their caucuses in the State Legislature. I told them that while these threats of political violence seek to intimidate and silence, my administration will continue to do everything in our power to keep them safe and ensure their members can continue to make their voices heard as the people’s elected representatives.
We are experiencing a dangerous rise in threats of political violence across the Commonwealth and I appreciate the quick action of the Pennsylvania State Police and the Lebanon County District Attorney to charge and arrest the perpetrator. It is also clear a better process is necessary to notify elected officials directly when these threats are made. Lt. Colonel Bivens has spoken extensively with House and Senate leadership and their teams, and the Pennsylvania State Police have instituted a new process to notify members of the General Assembly immediately and directly of any and all threats of violence against them.
It is on all of us to combat hate speech and political violence, and I call on all of my fellow Pennsylvanians and fellow leaders to stand up against this dangerous rising tide of violence we are seeing across our country.”
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