Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Vernon Jones, Trump-supporting Black Democrat, decries leftists’ threats, intimidation tactics
Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones is a Black man born and raised in the South, but he said he had never confronted anything like the angry horde that descended on him last week as he left the Republican National Convention. Published September 3, 2020
Joe Biden: Trump has legitimized the dark side of human nature
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden met Thursday with Jacob Blake's family in Wisconsin, putting his stamp on the national debate over policing and racial injustice and seizing the opportunity to accuse President Trump of legitimizing the "dark side of human nature." Published September 3, 2020
Biden visit comes under scrutiny over Jacob Blake Sr.’s anti-Semitic comments
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden visited Thursday with the Blake family amid rising scrutiny and criticism over Jacob Blake Sr.'s apparent history of anti-Semitic and racially charged social-media posts. Published September 3, 2020
Muriel Bowser reverses bid to remove D.C. monuments
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday scaled back her blueprint for canceling politically incorrect U.S. monuments and memorials after hitting a brick wall with the Trump administration. Published September 2, 2020
Civil rights official calls on Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan to halt Whites-only diversity training
A U.S. Commission on Civil Rights member has urged Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan to end her city's Whites-only diversity training program, saying it likely violates federal prohibitions on segregating employees by race. Published September 2, 2020
‘Safeguard: An Electoral College Story’ documentary offers defense from popular-vote movement
Many Democrats increasingly view the Electoral College as a racist institution designed to steal presidential elections for Republicans, to which its defenders say: Imagine a world without it. Published September 1, 2020
Joe Biden: ‘I am not banning fracking’
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden insisted Monday that he would not ban fracking as president, seeking to reassure pivotal swing-state voters benefiting from the oil-and-gas boom fueled by hydraulic fracturing in Pennsylvania. Published August 31, 2020
Trump’s approval rating with Black voters soars by 60% during RNC: poll
President Trump's approval rating among Black voters jumped by 60% during the Republican National Convention even as Democrats and progressives sought to brand the Republican president as racist. Published August 31, 2020
Los Angeles County accused of ‘harassment’ for canceling church’s lease amid coronavirus dispute
Los Angeles County has canceled a lease on a large portion of the Grace Community Church parking lot amid a legal fight over the megachurch's refusal to abide by a public-health ban on indoor worship. Published August 31, 2020
Steamboat Institute holds in-person conference, speakers blast shutdowns over coronavirus
BEAVER CREEK, Colorado | Plucky conservatives gathered here over the weekend to spread a message proving increasingly contagious: That the economic and social shutdowns aimed at slowing the novel coronavirus have become more harmful than the disease. Published August 30, 2020
Brandon Straka blasts ‘total silence’ on left after anti-LGBT menacing by Black Lives Matter
Pro-Trump activist Brandon Straka on Saturday blasted the "total silence from the liberal media" and LGBT groups after he and friends were harassed by protesters yelling anti-gay slurs on the final night of the Republican National Convention. Published August 29, 2020
Hydroxychloroquine uproar shows ‘objective science is nearly dead’: Dr. Scott Atlas
The drug hydroxychloroquine has gotten a bad rap thanks to politics, media hype and some "garbage" medical research, according to Dr. Scott Atlas, who joined the White House coronavirus task force earlier this month. Published August 29, 2020
Richard Grenell doubles down on praise of Trump’s diplomatic skills: ‘He’s a great charmer’
Richard Grenell was mocked for declaring at the Republican National Convention that he watched President Trump charm German Chancellor Angela Merkel, but the presidential envoy has no intention of backing down from his statement. "[H]e's always totally respectful, always, But at the same time, he fights for the American people with a respect for the other side that they're also fighting for their people," said Mr. Grenell. "It's a great charm, and I don't back down from that at all. He definitely charms the chancellor, and I've seen him do it to others." Published August 28, 2020
Kyle Rittenhouse charged in Kenosha shooting as vigilante fears grow
The Illinois teenager accused of fatally shooting two men and wounding another in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has raised alarm about the specter of armed vigilante groups seeking to confront rioters in the name of protecting U.S. cities beset by protest mayhem. Published August 27, 2020
Jacob Blake had knife in car when shot by Kenosha police: Wisconsin DOJ
Jacob Blake had a knife on the driver's side of his car and was about to be arrested in a domestic dispute when he was shot Sunday seven times by an officer in Kenosha, according to the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Published August 27, 2020
Pete Buttigieg blames Trump for riots in Democrat-controlled cities
Democrat Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, on Wednesday held President Trump responsible for the violent unrest that has beset U.S. cities controlled by Democrats. Published August 26, 2020
Court sides with transgender student in fight over Virginia district’s bathroom policy
A federal appeals court sided Wednesday with a transgender student who was prevented from using the boys' restroom at school, upholding a lower-court ruling against a Virginia school district's bathroom policy. Published August 26, 2020
Judge rejects Los Angeles County’s fourth attempt to shutter church’s indoor worship
Los Angeles County has been thwarted for the fourth time in its effort to shutter Grace Community Church for indoor services under the county's novel coronavirus public-health order. Published August 26, 2020
Senate Democrats unveil California-style $400 billion per year climate-change plan
Senate Democrats Tuesday unveiled an ambitious climate-change plan that calls for spending $400 billion annually to achieve net-zero emissions no later than 2050, even as California struggles with rolling blackouts under a comparable statewide renewable-energy standard. Published August 25, 2020
Jerry Falwell resigns as Liberty University president after reversing course: Report
Liberty University on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Jerry Falwell Jr. as president and chancellor effective immediately, bringing to a close the saga of the evangelical leader's swift and scandalous fall from grace. Published August 25, 2020
