Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
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Producer fired by CBS over leaked video tells Megyn Kelly she didn’t do it
An Emmy-winning producer fired by CBS denied Friday that she leaked the explosive Amy Robach video, insisting in a tearful interview that "I'm not the whistleblower." Published November 8, 2019
Betsy DeVos erases 4,000 student loans for two now-defunct for-profit art schools
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Friday that the cancellation of 4,000 student loans from a pair of now-shuttered art-and-culinary schools in Colorado and Illinois. Published November 8, 2019
Tom Arnold blasts James O’Keefe: ‘Don’t kid yourself … Everybody hates you’
Comedian Tom Arnold had a message Thursday for Project Veritas president James O'Keefe: Nobody likes you. Published November 7, 2019
Transgender opposition unites radical feminists, conservative women
Kara Dansky is a self-avowed radical feminist, but she's much more likely to appear on a Heritage Foundation panel or as a guest Fox News than any left-tilting forum. Published November 7, 2019
CBS fires ex-ABC staffer with access to Amy Robach hot-mic tape: Reports
A CBS staffer who had access to the Amy Robach hot-mic tape while working at ABC News was reportedly fired after Project Veritas posted the explosive video on Tuesday. Published November 7, 2019
ABC News hunts for Project Veritas leaker identity
Who leaked the Amy Robach video to Project Veritas? ABC News wants to know. Published November 6, 2019
Colorado voters shut down Democratic effort to keep taxpayer refunds
Colorado voters made it clear Tuesday that they want their refunds, defeating a Democrat-backed measure that would have allowed the state to keep the taxpayer rebates. Published November 6, 2019
Harvard Crimson editor quits after newspaper seeks comment from ICE, blasts ‘objectivity’
An editor of the Harvard Crimson has quit her post over the newspaper's decision to request a comment from Immigration and Customs Enforcement on an anti-ICE rally on campus, accusing the publication of clinging to "objectivity and transparency." Published November 6, 2019
Elizabeth Warren, Deb Haaland dropped from Covington Catholic libel lawsuit
Good news for Sen. Elizabeth Warren: She's no longer being sued by the Covington Catholic boys. Published November 6, 2019
Paris climate agreement leaking oil as emissions rise, political unrest spirals
The White House was roundly decried on the left for moving to cement the U.S. exit from the Paris agreement, but the sputtering 2015 climate accord has bigger problems than President Trump. Published November 5, 2019
Jeffrey Epstein ABC story wasn’t ready to air, network says after ‘hot mic’ backlash
ABC News is defending itself against charges that it was afraid to air an interview with a Jeffrey Epstein accuser after video emerged Tuesday showing its reporter, Amy Robach, venting about her story. Published November 5, 2019
Colorado Proposition CC would let state keep taxpayer refunds
On Tuesday's ballot is Proposition CC, which would allow the state to keep state revenue that exceeds the budget cap, also known as the TABOR surplus, to be used for transportation, K-12 and higher education, instead of refunds to taxpayers. Published November 4, 2019
Gavin Newsom, California governor, dismisses Trump advice on wildfires
California Gov. Gavin Newsom swung back at President Trump's threat to cut federal wildfire funding, telling the president he should have no say in how the state manages its forests because he doesn't "believe in climate change." Published November 4, 2019
Montgomery County police barred from displaying wooden Blue Lives Matter flag
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Sunday blasted Montgomery County's decision to ban the display of a homemade wooden "Thin Blue Line" flag, saying he was "offended and disgusted." Published November 3, 2019
Ronan Farrow: Bill Clinton ‘credibly accused of rape’ by Juanita Broaddrick
Author and journalist Ronan Farrow, whose reporting provided a leading impetus for the #MeToo movement, said that former President Bill Clinton was "credibly accused of rape" by Juanita Broaddrick, an allegation "overdue for revisiting." Published November 3, 2019
Oregon antifa activist sentenced to nearly six years for cracking man’s skull
An Oregon antifa activist was sentenced Friday to nearly six years in prison for using an expandable baton to crack the skull of another man at a June melee pitting right-wing activists against protesters from the left-wing anarchist group. Published November 2, 2019
Cuomo mocked for declaring ‘We didn’t have hurricanes’ in New York before climate change
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared Friday that New York had never been hit by hurricanes or other strong storms before climate change, prompting double-takes and fact-checks from those who haven't forgotten, for example, Hazel, Carol and Edna. Published November 1, 2019
Kentucky Supreme Court rules in favor of Christian printer who refused to make gay-pride shirts
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of a Christian print shop owner hit with a discrimination complaint, handing a victory to religious-freedom advocates fighting legal challenges that pit free-speech rights against anti-bias laws. Published October 31, 2019
Ralph Northam’s office circulated talking points from Planned Parenthood after infanticide interview
Hours after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's infanticide interview in January, a senior state official circulated talking points written by Planned Parenthood to calm the furor over his late-term abortion comments. Published October 31, 2019
Republicans target green-energy funds to prevent California wildfires, blackouts
The tons of greenhouse gases emitted each year by California wildfires are thwarting the state's aggressive climate-change agenda, and as far as Assemblyman James Gallagher is concerned, that's a problem. Published October 30, 2019
