Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink ripped over climate change, social justice agenda
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager that endured years of pressure and protests from the left, announced in January that it would embrace a climate change and social justice agenda -- and then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Published May 20, 2020
Bill de Blasio defends busting Orthodox Jewish school yeshiva gathering
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio defended Tuesday his crackdown on an underground yeshiva, saying it was "absolutely unacceptable" for the Orthodox Jewish school to violate the city's pandemic order against large gatherings. Published May 19, 2020
National parks begin reopening over objections of Democrats, environmentalists
The Trump administration has begun cautiously reopening Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon and other national parks shuttered in March by the coronavirus pandemic, despite ongoing objections from Democrats and environmentalists. Published May 19, 2020
Coronavirus ‘probable’ cases in December move up U.S timeline
The record shows that the first confirmed U.S. case of the novel coronavirus was Jan. 21 in Snohomish County, Washington, but not even the county health officer believes that anymore, calling it "clearly false." Published May 18, 2020
Kate Brown’s shutdown orders ‘null and void’ by Oregon county judge
A county judge on Monday declared "null and void" the pandemic-related emergency orders of Oregon Gov. Kate Brown in response to a lawsuit filed by churches and residents challenging the state shutdown. Published May 18, 2020
Log Cabin Republicans defend Trump’s LGBT record after Biden attack
The Log Cabin Republicans stood up for President Trump after he was accused Sunday by former Vice President Joseph R. Biden of undermining gay rights, blasting the Obama administration for supporting "oppressive regimes" hostile to homosexuality. Published May 18, 2020
Peter Navarro blames China for U.S. coronavirus deaths from ‘biological Chernobyl’
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said Friday that the Chinese Communist Party is responsible for U.S. coronavirus deaths, calling the devastating pandemic a "biological Chernobyl that they've unleashed on the world." Published May 15, 2020
Anderson Cooper-Donald Trump Jr. feud over CNN town hall escalates
The Anderson Cooper-Donald Trump Jr. feud is on, with the president's eldest son hitting back at the CNN anchor on social media with a tweet of a much-mocked 2008 photo of the journalist in waist-deep flood water, festooned with clown and banana emojis. Published May 15, 2020
CNN’s Anderson Cooper erupts at critics mocking coronavirus special featuring Greta Thunberg
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper lashed out Thursday at those who ridiculed the network's decision to spotlight climate teen Greta Thunberg on a coronavirus town hall, starting with Donald Trump Jr., accusing them of fomenting "phony outrage." Published May 15, 2020
Pro-life investigator Daleiden sues Kamala Harris, Planned Parenthood for conspiracy
Pro-life investigator David Daleiden has filed a lawsuit alleging California Sen. Kamala Harris and Attorney General Xavier Becerra conspired with Planned Parenthood on a politically driven prosecution of an explosive undercover probe into the fetal-tissue business. Published May 14, 2020
Donald Trump fuels coronavirus with climate-change stance, Obama-era figures allege
A cadre of Obama-era heavy hitters led by John Podesta fired up another effort Wednesday to put global warming at the forefront of the presidential campaign, this time by linking President Trump's skepticism of a climate doomsday to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Published May 13, 2020
CNN taps Greta Thunberg for coronavirus town hall expert panel
CNN's expert panel for a Thursday town hall on the novel coronavirus features two doctors, a former Health and Human Services secretary, and a teenage climate activist who has yet to graduate from high school. Published May 13, 2020
Ohio traces first probable case of coronavirus to early January, not March
Ohio health officials have traced the state's first probable case of the novel coronavirus to Jan. 7, two weeks before the first confirmed U.S. "patient zero" in Washington state. Published May 13, 2020
Anti-Defamation League reports anti-Semitism surge led by New York
The Anti-Defamation League reported Tuesday a record-setting surge in anti-Semitic incidents in 2019, led by dramatic increases in assaults and harassment against Jews in New York and New Jersey. Published May 12, 2020
Kate Brown, Gavin Newsom, Western States Pact governors seek $1 trillion relief
Five Western Democratic governors on Monday asked Congress for $1 trillion in aid to plug the budgetary holes created by the novel coronavirus shutdown. Published May 11, 2020
Tom Wolf threatens to cut funding for ‘cowardly’ Pennsylvania counties going rogue
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf sought Monday to head off a growing revolt against his cautious coronavirus restrictions, threatening to withhold funding from counties and licenses from businesses that seek to reopen ahead of his timetable. Published May 11, 2020
Donald Trump calls for NBC’s Chuck Todd to be fired over heavily edited Barr video clip
President Trump unleashed a tweetstorm Monday calling for NBC "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd to be fired after the show admitted that it erred in cutting short a sound bite of Attorney General William P. Barr. Published May 11, 2020
Tom Cotton says China pressured WHO to downplay coronavirus
Sen. Tom Cotton, Arkansas Republican, said Sunday there was "no question" that Chinese officials pressured the World Health Organization in December to downplay the risks of the novel coronavirus after it originated in Wuhan. Published May 10, 2020
Chuck Todd accused of ‘deceptive editing’ William Barr NBC interview, DOJ say
The Justice Department on Sunday accused NBC's Chuck Todd of deceptively editing a sound bite from Attorney General William P. Barr to make it look as if he said nothing about upholding the rule of law, when in fact he did. Published May 10, 2020
Steven Mnuchin: Reopening needed to avert ‘permanent economic damage’ to the public
Trump administration officials sought Sunday to lower short-term expectations on the cratering economy, predicting that unemployment will spike in the second quarter while promising a historic rebound in the latter half of 2020 -- right before the presidential election. Published May 10, 2020
