Sam Wang is a Washington correspondent for NTD News based in Washington, D.C. Sam covers politics on Capitol Hill, and U.S.-China relations. 

Sam Wang

NTD Plus

News

News with integrity, from the U.S. and around the world. Focused reports and analyses that shed light on major issues the world deserves to know. NTD Evening News airs daily at 6 p.m. ET.

NTD Evening News

Citizens Honor Police for Their Service and Sacrifice

Cary Dunst is the news anchor for NTD Evening News. He is also the co-host of NTD Good Morning.


Cary Dunst

Trump ‘Projecting American Influence and Leadership’ on Iran Issue in Beijing: China Expert

Chris Bob is a reporter for NTD and a host of "Profiles of Service." He is also a small business owner. Chris graduated from Union College with a concentration in politics and religion in Russia and the former Soviet Union.

Chris Bob

Senate Panel Advances Crypto Regulation Bill

Jason Blair is a national correspondent for NTD News based in California. 

Jason Blair

Lawmakers Weigh ‘Sanctuary’ Polices After Woman’s Death in Virginia

Christina Corona is a California-based reporter for NTD News. She primarily covers California news, politics, and entertainment.  

Christina Corona

Bonta Announces Major Fentanyl Bust in California

Arian Pasdar is an international correspondent for NTD News based in South America. His reporting focuses on immigration and key events in Latin America.

Arian Pasdar

CENTCOM Commander Admiral Cooper Praises Trump's Military Actions

David Lam is a national correspondent based in California and a part-time anchor for "NTD Tonight." Before joining NTD he was a financial analyst.

David Lam

Lawyers in OpenAI Trial Give Closing Arguments

Eva Fu is a New York-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at eva.fu@epochtimes.com

Eva Fu

Jack Bradley is a Washington correspondent for NTD News based in Washington, D.C. Jack previously anchored "NTD Newsroom" and worked as an assistant producer for the show. 

Jack Bradley

China News

Organ Harvesting in China

Congressional Hearing Spotlights Forced Organ Harvesting in China

Dave Martin is NTD's Senior Sports Reporter and sports analyst. He also hosts "Data Hub" segments during NTD's special election coverage, "The Nation Decides."

Dave Martin

Report: Giants WR Nabers Had 2nd Procedure on Knee

Xavier Becerra Leads New California Governor Poll

NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (May 15)

NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (May 14)

NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (May 13)

NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (May 12)

NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (May 11)

Don Ma is an anchor and senior business correspondent based at the network's global headquarters in New York City. Don is the anchor and producer of NTD's "Business Matters," which airs weekdays at 4:30 pm ET.

Don Ma

NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (May 10)

Arleen Richards is NTD's legal correspondent based at the network's global headquarters in New York City, where she covers all major legal stories. Arleen holds a Doctor of Law (J.D.).


Arleen Richards

NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (May 9)

NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (May 8)

NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (May 7)

NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (May 6)

NTD Newsroom comprises teams of reporters, editors, and producers assigned to cover breaking news and other stories.


NTD Newsroom

Fast, compelling, first-hand news from China. China in Focus airs Monday–Friday at 8 p.m. ET.

China in Focus

China Sends Warships to Pacific Drill as Tensions With Japan Rise

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters. It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide writing in 16 languages.

Reuters

We present news that is truthful and based on facts, outside of the political fog. Instead of focusing on the negative things happening around us, our mission is to give our viewers a good morning with empathetic and uplifting stories. Our aim is to provide an antidote to negativity by shining a light on the best side of people. We speak to inspiring people who positively impact communities, pursue topics that represent our common human values, and will never miss an opportunity to bring you heartwarming stories.

NTD Good Morning

2 US Embassy Personnel Assigned to Cartel Case Killed in Car Accident

The Associated Press is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. 

The Associated Press

US News

Gunman Kills 8 Children, Including 7 of His Own, in Louisiana Mass Shooting

Flora Hua is a reporter based at NTD's global headquarters in New York City, where she covers China news, U.S.-China relations, and human rights issues. Flora primarily contributes to NTD's "China in Focus."  

Flora Hua

Trump: Seized Iranian Ship May Have ‘A Gift From China’

Joseph Lord is a congressional reporter for The Epoch Times.


Joseph Lord

Aldgra Fredly is a freelance writer covering U.S. and Asia Pacific news for The Epoch Times.

Aldgra Fredly

Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani Hospitalized in Critical Condition: Spokesman

Wildfires Across Georgia and Florida Have Destroyed Nearly 50 Homes and Are Forcing Evacuations

News you can trust from the U.S. and around the world. Critical information and insight. We cover the stories that others don’t. NTD News Today airs Monday–Friday at 11 a.m. ET.

NTD News Today

US Warns of China Hacks via Routers, Smart Devices

Juliet Song is an international correspondent exclusively covering China news for NTD. She primarily contributes to NTD's "China in Focus," covering U.S.-China relations, the Chinese regime's human rights abuses, and domestic unrest inside China.

Juliet Song

2 Americans Among Suspected Communist Rebels Killed in Clashes With Troops, Philippine Officials Say

Ryan Morgan is a reporter for The Epoch Times focusing on military and foreign affairs. He was previously a news writer for NTD. 


Ryan Morgan

Mari Otsu is NTD's White House correspondent based in Washington. 

Mari Otsu

World News

Middle East

Iran

3 US Warships Fend Off Iranian Attacks, Trump Says Ceasefire Still Holds

Health News

3 Dead in Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship in Atlantic Ocean: WHO

Matthew Vadum is an award-winning investigative journalist.

Matthew Vadum

The U.S. Supreme Court voted 7–2 on Jan. 14 to allow a Republican congressman to challenge an Illinois law that allows the counting of ballots for two weeks after Election Day.

The new decision could make it easier for candidates to sue over election laws.

The nation’s highest court ruled in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections that Rep. Michael Bost (R-Ill.) has legal standing to contest the Illinois statute.

Standing refers to the right of someone to sue in court. A party must show a strong enough connection to the claim to justify participating in a lawsuit.

The Supreme Court <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/supreme-court-seems-receptive-to-challenge-to-post-election-ballot-counting-5926456">heard</a> oral arguments in the case on Oct. 8, 2025.

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the court’s majority <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-568_gfbh.pdf">opinion</a>. Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor dissented.

“Candidates have a concrete and particularized interest in the rules that govern the counting of votes in their elections, regardless whether those rules harm their electoral prospects or increase the cost of their campaigns,” Roberts wrote.

“Their interest extends to the integrity of the election—and the democratic process by which they earn or lose the support of the people they seek to represent.

“As a candidate for office, Congressman Bost has standing to challenge the rules that govern the counting of votes in his election,” the chief justice added.

Bost brought the appeal alongside Laura Pollastrini and Susan Sweeney, who were Republican presidential elector nominees for the 2020 and 2024 federal elections.

Bost argued in his <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-568/332166/20241119111610479_241110a%20Petition%20for%20efiling.pdf">petition</a> that the counting of ballots after Election Day in Illinois drags on too long and violates the U.S. Constitution.

Bost said he has standing in the case because he incurs expenses in running his campaigns for an extra two weeks to keep an eye on the receipt and counting of ballots.

He also argued that as a candidate, he has an interest in ensuring that validly received ballots are accurately counted, according to the petition.

“For over 130 years, this court has heard claims brought by federal candidates challenging state time, place, or manner regulations affecting their federal elections,” the petition reads. “Until recently, it was axiomatic that candidates had standing to challenge these regulations.”

Bost sued the state elections board, but a federal district judge ruled in July 2023 that he lacked standing to proceed. Standing cannot be established merely based on Bost’s status as a political candidate and voter, the court held.

In August 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed.

The appeals court found that Bost had presented a “generalized grievance affecting all Illinois voters” that was not “a sufficiently concrete and particularized injury” to support standing.

In its new decision, the Supreme Court reversed the Seventh Circuit and sent the case back to that court “for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

In a dissenting opinion, Jackson said the new ruling could harm the electoral process by encouraging more legal challenges.

Bost did not allege facts “that support an inference of standing under our established precedents,” she said.

“By carving out a bespoke rule for candidate-plaintiffs—granting them standing ‘to challenge the rules that govern the counting of votes,’ simply and solely because they are ‘candidates’ for office—the court now complicates and destabilizes both our standing law and America’s electoral processes.”

Justice Amy Coney Barrett concurred with the end result of the majority opinion, but wrote a separate opinion saying the court should have ruled more narrowly.

“Rather than take this straightforward path, the court charts a novel one,” Barrett said. “I cannot join the court’s creation of a bespoke standing rule for candidates. Elections are important, but so are many things in life. We have always held candidates to the same standards as any other litigant.”

Judicial Watch, a watchdog group that represents Bost, hailed the Supreme Court’s ruling.

“This is the most important Supreme Court election law ruling in a generation,” Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton told The Epoch Times.

“Too many courts have denied candidates the standing to challenge unlawful election rules, such as the outrageous ballots that arrive after Election Day. American citizens concerned about election integrity should celebrate this Supreme Court victory,” Fitton said.

Bost said the ruling was “a critically important step forward in the fight for election integrity and fair elections.”

“I look forward to continuing to pursue this case as we navigate the next stages of the legal process,” the congressman told The Epoch Times. “It’s vitally important that we restore the people’s trust in our elections.”

Michael O’Neill, vice president of legal affairs at the Landmark Legal Foundation, said the ruling was a “win for election integrity.” Landmark filed a friend-of-the-court <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-568/368366/20250729171858044_24-568%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf">brief</a> in the case.

“Political candidates, more than political parties and even more than the voters themselves, are most likely to be directly harmed when a state legislature enacts an improper voting law,” O’Neill told The Epoch Times.

“They are, therefore, entitled to the opportunity to challenge the legality and constitutionality of those state laws,” he added.

The Epoch Times reached out to attorneys for the Illinois State Board of Elections for comment. No reply was received by publication time.

<em>From <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/supreme-court-votes-7-2-to-let-gop-congressman-sue-over-ballot-counting-law-5970719">The Epoch Times</a></em>

Latest

Paywall Related

04_Top Stories

Free for Subscribers

Latest Clips

Management

03_Featured

Supreme Court

Courts

Latest and breaking news, documentaries, movies, and lifestyle content on NTD+.
 
Empower your knowledge and elevate your spirit with NTD+, your go-to destination for truthful news, insightful documentaries, and captivating lifestyle content that enriches your life.

Supreme Court Allows GOP Congressman to Sue Over Ballot-Counting Law

Jason Perry is an Army veteran and NTD's National Security Correspondent based at the network's global headquarters in New York City. Jason primarily covers border security, national defense, foreign wars, and veterans' issues.

Jason Perry

At Least 12,000 Killed in Iran Crackdown: Report

NY Gov. Hochul Delivers 2026 State of the State Address

Los Angeles 2028 Olympics Ticket Lottery Opens Jan. 14

DC Panel Reveals Cuba’s 60 Years of Spreading Terror

Christian Witnesses Ask US for Help Against Persecution Abroad

Activists Urge International Leaders to Support the Iranian People Instead of Regime

Tiffany Meier is an anchor, China news investigative reporter, and producer for NTD News based at the network's global headquarters in New York City. Tiffany anchors NTD's flagship shows "NTD Evening News" and "China in Focus" and co-moderates NTD's special election coverage "The Nation Decides." She produced the award-winning NTD Original documentary "Hollywood Takeover: China's Control in the Film Industry."
