Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Donald Trump Jr. blasts ‘insane’ House Democratic prayer ending with ‘amen and a-woman’
Donald Trump Jr. weighed in Monday on House Democrats' "amen and a-woman" prayer, calling it "insane." Published January 4, 2021
Raphael Warnock staffers say he wants to defund the police in Project Veritas sting
No election would be complete without a Project Veritas undercover expose of campaign staffers saying things in private that they would never say in public, and that includes the Georgia Senate runoff. Published January 4, 2021
David Perdue backs Republicans objecting to election certification over ‘huge irregularities’
Sen. David Perdue, Georgia Republican, has sided with Republicans planning to object to the presidential electoral certification Wednesday, calling it the last chance for lawmakers to get to the bottom of the "huge irregularities" in the 2020 race. Published January 4, 2021
House Democrats open 117th Congress with prayer ending ‘amen and a-woman’
The 117th Congress kicked off with a fresh controversy Sunday when the Democrat delivering the opening prayer concluded by saying "amen," and then added "a-woman." Published January 3, 2021
Ted Cruz warns of ‘generational damage’ in Georgia
They outperformed expectations in the 2020 Senate, House and state legislative races, but Republicans have found themselves in the fight of their lives with Tuesday's Georgia Senate runoffs, a contest that they warn could keep Democrats in power indefinitely. Published January 3, 2021
Andrew Cuomo opens Bills game, not restaurants
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing accusations of pandemic hypocrisy for revamping his public-health order to allow fans at next week's Buffalo Bills playoff game while keeping a lid on the state's struggling restaurants. Published January 3, 2021
Sen. Ted Cruz to Democrats calling for his arrest over election audit: ‘Calm down’
Sen. Ted Cruz had a message for Democrats suggesting the Texas Republican should be tried for treason for calling for an emergency election audit: Calm down. Published January 3, 2021
Sen. Kelly Loeffler: ‘We won’t get a second chance’ if Democrats win Georgia Senate races
Sen. Kelly Loeffler warned that if Democrats take control of the federal government, they will change the rules to prevent another party from ever taking power again. Published January 3, 2021
CNN’s Tapper calls out Jon Ossoff for smear about Kelly Loeffler: ‘That wasn’t true’
Jake Tapper called out Jon Ossoff for repeatedly accusing Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of campaigning with a Klansman during the Georgia Senate runoff election. Published January 3, 2021
Surgeon general optimistic despite ‘pretty scary’ virus death projections
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Sunday that projections of post-holiday novel coronavirus deaths are "pretty scary," but expressed optimism that the situation will improve. Published January 3, 2021
Pelosi faces tight House speaker vote amid more Republicans, progressives
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi faces a tight vote for another two years atop the leadership with a smaller Democratic majority. Published January 3, 2021
NYC mayor de Blasio blasted for COVID hypocrisy with Times Square dance
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was accused again of COVID hypocrisy, this time for dancing with his wife in a nearly empty Times Square on New Year's Eve. Published January 3, 2021
Xavier Becerra, Gina McCarthy eye dishwasher regulation restoration
Those agitating for faster dishwashers may see their hopes go down the drain with the incoming administration. Two Biden administration picks -- California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Natural Resources Defense Council President Gina McCarthy -- are leading the legal fight to reverse the Trump administration's recently approved rule creating a new product class for speedier, high-performance residential dishwashers. Published December 31, 2020
Alveda King, MLK niece, rejects Raphael Warnock’s claim to ‘King family legacy’
As senior pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, the Rev. Raphael Warnock has played up his connection on the Georgia Senate campaign trail to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., but Alveda C. King is having none of it. Published December 30, 2020
Republican ad blasts ‘phony’ Warnock with police footage of domestic dispute
The National Republican Senatorial Committee released an ad Wednesday featuring police camera footage of a domestic dispute between Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock and his distraught then-wife. Published December 30, 2020
Massachusetts overrides Charlie Baker abortion-rights bill veto
The Massachusetts legislature succeeded Tuesday in overriding Gov. Charlie Baker's veto of legislation establishing a right to abortion and expanding access to late-term procedures as blue states continue to erect a pro-choice firewalls against a right-trending Supreme Court. Published December 29, 2020
Black Lives Matter PAC support undercuts Georgia Democrats on police funding
Georgia Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock both insist they oppose defunding the police, a message that might be more convincing if they didn't enjoy staunch support of the Black Lives Matter PAC. Published December 28, 2020
Hunter Biden, Eric Swalwell China ties ding Ossoff
Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff is fighting Republican attacks over his business ties to China as the Georgia runoff election nears, but the Hunter Biden and Eric Swalwell scandals involving Beijing aren't making it any easier. Published December 27, 2020
Me who? Andrew Cuomo accuser’s fast-fading charges make mockery of ‘believe all women’
If you blinked -- or if you watch CNN -- you may have missed Lindsey Boylan's harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, another sign that the #MeToo movement has lost its mojo when it comes to Democratic political luminaries. Published December 27, 2020
Jon Ossoff’s China ties compound Democratic Party’s Hunter Biden, Eric Swalwell woes
Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff is fighting Republican attacks over his business ties to China as the Georgia runoff nears, but the Hunter Biden and Eric Swalwell scandals involving Beijing aren't making it any easier. Published December 26, 2020
