Category: United States

Democrat Hassan Wins Highly-Watched US Senate Race in New Hampshire

New Hampshire Democrat U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan has won one of the most heavily watched races in the nation, clinching a comfortable victory over Republican challenger Don Bolduc. According to the Associated Press, Hassan secured 55.1 percent of the vote,  comfortably beating Bolduc who scored 42.9 percent. Earlier in the day, those who believed in…


Warnings of ‘Red Mirage’ Ignore Real Problem With Mail-in Ballots: Experts

News Analysis While Democrats and some election observers have raised concerns about the possibility of a so-called red mirage—an appearance of Republican leads in midterm races on election night that will dissipate when mail-in ballots are counted—the real problems with mail-in voting are of a different nature, election experts have told The Epoch Times. Early…


Former New York Cop Found Guilty in Murder of 8-Year-Old Son

A New York jury delivered a guilty verdict on Nov. 4 against former New York police officer Michael Valva for killing his 8-year-old son after a family court judge had stripped his ex-wife—the boy’s mother—of custody for raising allegations of abuse against his father. The verdict followed a four-week trial in which details of Tommy…


Soros Tops List of Biggest Donors This Midterm Season, Gave $128 Million to Help Elect Democrats

Wealthy citizens who have donated heavily to political campaigns in the current year include supporters of both the major U.S. political parties, though none of the others comes close to billionaire philanthropist George Soros, who has given more than $128 million to help elect Democrats, according to a new tally released by OpenSecrets, a Washington-based…


Democratic Party Has a ‘Damaged Brand,’ Seen as ‘Extreme’ and ‘Out of Touch’: Think Tank

The Democratic Party has serious reputational problems and is perceived as out of touch by large swaths of the electorate, according to a new paper published by the Washington-based left-leaning think tank Third Way. Titled “Overcoming the Democratic Party Brand” and released just one day ahead of the intensely-watched midterm elections, the paper makes a number…


Florida Couple Loses Custody of Sons After Seeking Diagnosis From Boston Children’s Hospital

A Florida couple is embroiled in a state custody battle initiated by Boston Children’s Hospital in a case reminiscent of the highly publicized story of Justina Pelletier, the 15-year-old teen who was whisked away by 10 security guards after the hospital accused her parents of medical abuse. Michael Seklecki and his wife Samantha Grabowski told…


Colorado Custody Evaluator Suspended; Admits He Dismissed 90% of Abuse Claims

A Colorado custody evaluator who admits to dismissing more than 90 percent of abuse claims as untrue has been suspended following an investigation that revealed he was convicted of domestic violence in 2007. According to state records, Mark Kilmer pleaded guilty to the charges, but was able to have the conviction overturned after completing domestic violence…


Maine Elections Under Heavy Watch as State Faces Critical EMT Worker Shortage

With days to go before elections, the outcome of the gubernatorial race in the state of Maine is under especially heavy watch by a large grassroots group fighting some of the nation’s strictest vaccine mandates against some of the most lenient voter identification laws in the United States. In her campaign to keep her seat,…


Polls of Midterm Voters Are Prone to ‘Bandwagon Effect’, Are Unreliable: Experts

News Analysis Polls of prospective voters, which have been widely cited throughout the 2022 midterm races, are based on flawed methodology, and their use as a tool to achieve the outcome desired by the mainstream media has been conspicuous during this election cycle, political strategists and polling experts have told The Epoch Times. Whatever limited…


McConnell’s PAC Pulls Money Out of Bolduc Race in New Hampshire

A Super PAC linked to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has canceled more than $5 million in advertising for the Don Bolduc campaign. The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF) announced on Oct. 22 that it was revoking the advertising dollars earmarked to promote the New Hampshire U.S. Senatorial candidate it had been planning to run…