Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Wildlife groups sue to stop Trump admin.’s gray wolf delisting in its tracks
Environmental groups filed two lawsuits Thursday to halt the Trump administration's decision last year removing federal protections for the gray wolf, arguing that the apex predator has yet to finish its comeback story. Published January 14, 2021
‘Progressive purge’ decried by Republicans for blacklisting of non-woke speech, figures
It started with President Trump getting kicked off Twitter, but the rush to banish him from the public square over the U.S. Capitol riot is threatening to engulf vast swaths of the right as conservatives gird themselves for what they describe as a political purge. Published January 13, 2021
Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan gov., takes heat for extending indoor-dining ban
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday extended the state's coronavirus ban on indoor dining until at least Feb. 1, frustrating Republicans and small-business advocates who accused her of crushing the state's restaurant industry. Published January 13, 2021
Texas AG Ken Paxton declares ‘victory for election integrity’ after voter-fraud arrest
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday that a woman caught on undercover video last year touting her ballot-chasing operation has been arrested on multiple felony counts related to election fraud. Published January 13, 2021
CNN to shut down airport network as air travel drops in pandemic
CNN announced Tuesday that it will shutter its airport network, a ubiquitous presence for airline travelers for three decades, citing the drop in passenger traffic brought on by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Published January 12, 2021
PBS fires lawyer over ‘hateful rhetoric’ after Project Veritas undercover sting
A Public Broadcasting Service lawyer was fired Tuesday after being caught on undercover footage by Project Veritas making cracks about throwing Molotov cocktails at the White House if President Trump won reelection, and taking away the children of Trump voters if he didn't. Published January 12, 2021
Prosecutors add attempted murder counts in alleged attack on GOP pro-police rally
Prosecutors have filed attempted first-degree murder charges against a driver accused of wheeling into a GOP pro-police rally, narrowly missing attendees who included children, as he jumped curbs and plowed through a park in Eaton, Colorado. Published January 12, 2021
Rand Paul’s wife Kelley rips Twitter CEO for ignoring ‘hateful tweets,’ threats against her husband
Kelley Paul took on Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey amid the platform's recent conservative purge, saying that the tech giant failed to take action against the "thousands of hateful tweets" directed at her husband, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. Published January 12, 2021
Joe Biden, Democrats allege racism in Capitol police response; Black conservatives push back
President-elect Joseph R. Biden and other Democrats were quick to resurrect the police-racism narrative after the U.S. Capitol riot, drawing a swift rebuke from the right led by prominent Black conservatives. Published January 11, 2021
Republicans slam Dems’ months-long ‘defund the police’ push in wake of Capitol attack
The protest siege on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob was met with widespread bipartisan condemnation, a show of unified outrage that Republicans said would have been nice last year when leftist hordes were looting and burning major U.S. cities. Published January 10, 2021
Lisa Murkowski wants Donald Trump to resign, casts doubt on her GOP future
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republican, said Friday that President Trump should resign, and suggested that she could part ways with the GOP if it has become "the party of Trump." Published January 8, 2021
Maxine Waters: Trump must be ‘stopped dead in his tracks, however we can do it’
Rep. Maxine Waters, California Democrat, said Friday that President Trump "has got to be stopped dead in his tracks," either by impeachment or having him stripped of the powers of his office via the 25th Amendment to the Constitution. Published January 8, 2021
Xi Jinping, Chinese president, wins 2020 ‘climate hypocrite’ award for green talk, coal action
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday was named 2020 "Climate Hypocrite of the Year" by British skeptics for touting the Paris agreement and encouraging global emissions reductions even as China fires up new coal plants. Published January 8, 2021
Marco Rubio rebukes Joe Biden for stoking tensions with Black Lives Matter comments
Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, on Thursday chided President-elect Joseph R. Biden for heightening political tensions in the aftermath of the siege by a pro-Trump mob on the U.S. Capitol. Published January 7, 2021
Lee Zeldin rips Democrats’ ‘double standards’ on violence
The protest siege on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob met Thursday with widespread bipartisan condemnation, a show of unified outrage that Republicans said would have been nice last year when leftist hordes were looting and burning major U.S. cities. Published January 7, 2021
Joe Manchin looms as key swing vote with Democrats poised to take Senate
West Virginian Joe Manchin calls himself a "moderate conservative Democrat" is poised to become the crucial swing vote in the evenly split Senate, and the last line of defense against a progressive leftist agenda, thanks to the apparent double-Democratic victory in the Georgia Senate runoff. Published January 6, 2021
Andrew Wheeler, EPA secret science rule ripped for attempting to ding Biden
The Trump administration delivered an eleventh-hour blow to the regulatory state Tuesday by finalizing a scientific transparency rule requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to back up its mandates with publicly available data. Published January 5, 2021
Emanuel Cleaver defends ‘a-woman’ prayer as tribute women in Congress
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Missouri Democrat, defended Tuesday his decision to end the opening House prayer with "a-woman," calling it a "lighthearted pun" and a reference to the record number of women in Congress. Published January 5, 2021
Andrew Wheeler, EPA chief, rips ‘activists masquerading as environmental reporters’ for ‘agenda’
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler took a parting shot Tuesday at media bias, accusing some journalists covering the agency of being "environmental activists masquerading as environmental reporters." Published January 5, 2021
Josh Hawley blasts ‘Antifa scumbags’ who held protest at his home with wife, baby inside
Sen. Josh Hawley, Missouri Republican, accused "Antifa scumbags" of terrorizing his wife and newborn baby with a noisy protest outside his home Monday night over his plan to object to the Electoral College certification. Published January 5, 2021
