Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
John Kennedy: Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, ‘Squad’ members, are ‘Marxists’
Not surprisingly, Sen. John Kennedy, Louisiana Republican, didn't mince words when asked about defund-the-police legislation proposed by Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib, describing the two left-wing Democrats as "Marxists." Published July 8, 2020
Democrats face ‘credibility gap’ over protesters’ free pass on coronavirus rules
Nobody's forgotten how scores of mostly liberal governors and local officials cheered and even marched alongside demonstrators, often in defiance of social-distancing rules designed to slow the spread of the pandemic. Published July 8, 2020
Seattle’s Kshama Sawant warns Jeff Bezos after passing Amazon tax: ‘We are coming for you’
Seattle city councilmember Kshama Sawant had a personal message for billionaire Jeff Bezos after the passage of the so-called Amazon tax, warning him that "we are coming for you." Published July 8, 2020
Keystone XL, Dakota Access, Atlantic Coast pipelines undercut by Obama-appointed judges
The nation may be awash in oil and natural gas, but U.S. pipelines are running on fumes after three high-profile conduits ran aground in 24 hours, the victims of Obama-appointed judges and regulatory uncertainty under the possibility of a climate-woke Biden presidency. Published July 7, 2020
David Bernhardt scraps plan to reintroduce grizzlies to Washington’s Northern Cascades
The Trump administration on Tuesday scrapped the on-again, off-again plan to reintroduce the grizzly bear to Washington state's Northern Cascades, citing opposition from locals worried about close encounters with the apex predator. Published July 7, 2020
Tom Steyer, Stacey Abrams call on Facebook’s new content board to censor ‘climate denial’ group
Leading Democrats want Facebook to censor a "climate denial" group co-founded by Princeton professor emeritus William Happer, citing the tech giant's recent crackdown on "misinformation." Published July 7, 2020
Coronavirus death rate drops even as cases spike
The number of Americans dying from COVID-19 has been falling for weeks, a case the White House is making as it points out that the U.S. fatality rate is well below that of Europe's biggest countries. Published July 6, 2020
Kayleigh McEnany credits ‘historic response’ for declining U.S. coronavirus death rate
The White House has been hammered over President Trump's claim Saturday that 99% of all novel coronavirus cases are "totally harmless," but what can be shown is that the U.S. death rate is on the decline. Published July 6, 2020
Federal judge orders temporary shutdown of Dakota Access pipeline in win for Standing Rock Sioux
A federal judge did Monday what years of protests could not: shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline, at least temporarily. Published July 6, 2020
Planned Parenthood accused of racism by employees, supporters
Pro-lifers have long accused Planned Parenthood of racism, but the nation's largest abortion provider may face a reckoning led by hundreds of employees and supporters who have charged the organization with being "steeped in white supremacy." Published July 5, 2020
Horace Lorenzo, dad of teen killed in Seattle’s CHOP, receives call from President Trump
Horace Lorenzo Anderson has yet to hear from Seattle officials two weeks after his son was killed in the autonomous protest zone, but he did hear from President Trump. Published July 4, 2020
Peer-reviewed study finds hydroxychloroquine effective, ‘helped save lives’
Hydroxychloroquine was widely denounced as dangerous and ineffective after being touted by President Trump as a treatment for the novel coronavirus, but newly released research found the drug actually works. Published July 3, 2020
Ted Cruz blasts NFL’s reported plans to play ‘Black national anthem’
Calls to boycott the NFL trended Friday on social media following reports that the league plans to play the song known as the Black national anthem before all Week 1 regular season games. Published July 3, 2020
Father of Black teen killed in Seattle CHOP still hasn’t heard from city officials
Everybody knows the name of George Floyd, and Horace Lorenzo Anderson Sr. wants people to remember his son, too. Published July 2, 2020
Michael Shellenberger, ex-alarmist, disputes climate narrative in new book
Environmentalist Michael Shellenberger got off to a rocky start with his book launch when Forbes deactivated his column apologizing for the "climate scare," but the magazine may have done him a favor. Published July 1, 2020
Republican ad accuses mobs of ‘erasing history’ with attacks on presidential statues
The Republican Attorneys General Association came Wednesday to the defense of presidential statues being vandalized by left-wing mobs with an ad warning of the dangers of the "cancel culture." Published July 1, 2020
Seattle police reclaim autonomous zone after wave of violence, two deaths
Seattle police early Wednesday retook the autonomous zone from Black Lives Matter, carrying out an order from the mayor three weeks after protesters took over a six-block area and named it the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone. Published July 1, 2020
John Hickenlooper beats Andrew Romanoff in Colorado Democratic primary
John Hickenlooper on Tuesday won the Colorado Democratic Senate primary, easily defeating Andrew Romanoff despite a series of gaffes, a state ethics violation, and calls from leftist activists for him to withdraw. Published July 1, 2020
Green New Deal lite: House Democrats unveil alternative to AOC’s climate plan
House Democrats unveiled Monday their long-awaited Climate Crisis Action Plan, a less-ambitious version of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal that proponents hailed as a bold step toward slashing emissions and critics slammed as a way to "make China great again." Published June 30, 2020
Nancy Pelosi slips up, goes half-masked in meeting with George Floyd’s brother
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has repeatedly scolded President Trump for not wearing a face mask in public, but her own mask-wearing technique could use some work. Published June 30, 2020
