Tag Archives: New Hampshire

NH Senate Nominee Reverses On Big Lie After Winning Primary: “Unfortunately, Biden Is Legitimate President”

The New York Times reports: Like a driver making a screeching U-turn, Don Bolduc, the Republican Senate nominee in New Hampshire, pivoted on Thursday from his primary race to the general election, saying he had “come to the conclusion” that the 2020 presidential election “was not stolen,” after he had spent more than a year claiming it was. “I’ve done …

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Anti-Vax Election Denier Wins NH GOP Senate Primary

The Hill reports: New Hampshire state Senate President Chuck Morse (R), an establishment favorite, conceded defeat to retired Army general Don Bolduc early Wednesday, who has espoused former President Trump’s false 2020 election claims, in the state’s Republican primary to face incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan (D) in November. The race is expected to be one of the most competitive of …

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Far-Right Cultist Pegged To Win NH Senate Primary

The Hill reports: Republicans are staring down the possibility that a far-right candidate will prevail in New Hampshire’s GOP Senate primary, complicating what should be a prime pickup opportunity in the upper chamber. Retired Army Gen. Don Bolduc (R), who’s accused the state’s governor of being a “Chinese communist sympathizer” and falsely claimed former President Trump won the 2020 election, …

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Police: NH Pastor Failed To Register As Sex Offender

Yahoo News reports: A New Hampshire man who police said was working as a pastor at a Georgetown church owned by his wife has been charged with failure to register as a sex offender in Massachusetts. Steven Newman, 56, was arraigned July 13 in Haverhill District Court on the charge. Police said Newman is registered in New Hampshire as a …

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GOP New Hampshire Gov To Veto “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

Manchester’s ABC News affiliate reports: Gov. Chris Sununu said Thursday he would veto a piece of legislation that critics say could require New Hampshire schools to out LGBT children to their parents. Supporters of the bill termed the “Parental Bill of Rights” said they’re trying to give parents more of a say in their children’s lives, while critics argue it …

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Cultist House Candidate Voted In Two States In 2016

The Associated Press reports: A former Trump administration official now running for Congress in New Hampshire voted twice during the 2016 primary election season, potentially violating federal voting law and leaving him at odds with the Republican Party’s intense focus on “election integrity.” Matt Mowers, a leading Republican primary candidate looking to unseat Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas, cast an absentee …

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Pastor Hit With Four New Felony Child Porn Charges

Boston’s NBC News affiliate reports: A pastor at a New Hampshire church now faces five felony charges of possession of child sexual abuse images after investigators said they found five graphic videos showing child sex abuse images on a flash drive in his pocket. Stephen Bates, 46, was arrested Tuesday morning at the Bible Baptist Church on Caldwell Road, where …

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Republican NH Gov To Veto GOP-Drawn US House Map

Burlington’s NBC News affiliate reports: Gov. Chris Sununu is slapping down the proposed congressional map authored by the New Hampshire House, which would create a much more Republican First Congressional District and an overwhelmingly democratic second congressional district. The New Hampshire State Senate passed that map Thursday without any changes requested by the governor. Sununu then issued a statement indicating …

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NH Baptist Pastor Charged With Possessing Child Porn

Manchester’s ABC News affiliate reports: The pastor of a church in Nashua has been arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse images after an investigation that police said has been going on for years. Stephen Bates, 46, pastor of Bible Baptist Church, was arrested Tuesday at the church’s Caldwell Road property. Police said the investigation dates back to 2016 …

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2024 Republican Hopefuls To Headline NH Fundraiser

Politico reports: A slew of potential 2024 GOP presidential candidates are headlining an upcoming New Hampshire Republican Party fundraiser, an illustration of how contenders are gearing up ahead of the party’s upcoming nomination process. The host committee for the March 30 event includes Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, and …

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Lewandowski Ordered To Get Rid Of GOP NH Gov

The New Hampshire Journal reports: On the Howie Carr radio show Wednesday, Trump advisor Corey Lewandowski said his old boss has given him a new job: Get rid of Gov. Chris Sununu. “When we spoke earlier in the day, you told me that [President Trump] assigned you a couple of duties and one is in your home state of New …

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GOP Bill Would Allow New Hampshire To Secede

In Depth NH reports: New Hampshire could be its own sovereign nation under a Constitutional Amendment proposed by state Rep. Mike Sylvia, R-Belmont, and now making its way through the halls of Concord, and if successful, to the ballot box. Sylvia offered the measure Thursday for the state to peacefully secede from the United States. To get it past the …

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NH “Loyalty” Bill Bans Teaching “Negative” US History

The Concord Monitor reports: Just one year after New Hampshire legislators first introduced a bill that banned the teaching or discussion of “divisive concepts” like systemic racism, another bill will be debated this legislative session that would take those restrictions further. The proposed bill, HB 1255, is titled “An Act Relative to Teachers’ Loyalty,’ and seeks to ban public school …

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GOP NH Gov To Seek Reelection, Not US Senate Seat

NBC News reports: New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu announced Tuesday that he will not run for Senate in 2022, delivering a blow to Republicans’ chances of regaining control of the chamber. Sununu, during a news conference in Concord, said he instead would seek a fourth two-year term as governor. “My responsibility is not to the gridlock and politics of Washington, …

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GOP State Rep Resigns As Committee Chair After Claim “Satanic” Vaccine Contains “Living Tentacled Organisms”

Manchester’s ABC News affiliate reports: The New Hampshire Republican representative who shared a document with his colleagues that was riddled with conspiracy theories and anti-Catholic bigotry has resigned his position as chairman of the House Finance Committee. Rep. Ken Weyler’s resignation from the committee also means he is no longer chair of the Fiscal Committee. The document contains conspiracy theories …

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GOP State Rep Claims COVID Vaccine Is Vatican/Satan 5G Plot And Contains “Living Organisms With Tentacles”

New Hampshire Public Radio reports: Gov. Chris Sununu joined top State House Democrats in calling for Rep. Ken Weyler to lose his position as the House’s top budget writer due to the Republican from Kingston’s continued spread of COVID-19 misinformation. Sununu’s statement comes after Weyler, 79, emailed colleagues materials full of COVID conspiracy theories, including a discredited, false report that …

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Anti-Vaxxers Force End To NH Council Meeting [VIDEO]

Mediaite reports: Anti-vaccine mandate protesters disrupted an Executive Council meeting in New Hampshire, and officials had to be escorted out over safety concerns. The meeting at Saint Anselm College was going to be voting on contracts to help boost vaccination efforts in the state. According to WMUR, there were hundreds of protesters outside the building, and a number of them …

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Capitol Riot Suspect Claims He’s Running For Congress

Boston’s NBC News affiliate reports: A New Hampshire man facing charges for taking part in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is now hoping to head back to Washington as a member of Congress. Jason Riddle said he is still working on the details of his campaign for office. “I guess, ‘Let’s get back to work,’ that’s going to be the …

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NH Covidiot Arrested In School Mask Protest [VIDEO]

The New Hampshire Union-Leader reports: A Sunday school teacher was arrested at Thursday night’s Timberlane Regional School Board meeting moments after she and several other unmasked attendees showed up to demand an end to a school mask mandate. The abrupt end to the 7 p.m. in-person meeting happened shortly after Atkinson resident Jackie Wydola watched as police arrested her mother, …

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Gender Reveal Blast Rattles Homes In Two States

The New Hampshire Union-Leader reports: An explosion that rattled homes within a 20-mile radius Tuesday night is being blamed on a gender reveal celebration at a Kingston quarry that police say involved more than a pound of Tannerite and blue chalk. Many residents in communities across southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts reported hearing the explosion just after 7 p.m. …

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