Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Pelosi under pressure from Republicans, Jewish groups to drop Ilhan Omar from House Foreign Affairs
Republicans and Jewish groups ramped up their calls Monday for Democrats to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee in response to the latest anti-Semitism uproar involving the first-term congresswoman. Published March 4, 2019
Virginia blocks Mike Bloomberg’s climate lawyers
Virginia has become the first state to crack down on billionaire Michael R. Bloomberg's effort to embed within the attorney general's office privately funded lawyers dedicated to pursuing climate change litigation. Published March 3, 2019
Ilhan Omar uses anti-Semitic trope against Nita Lowey Israel support
Rep. Ilhan Omar told a Jewish congresswoman Sunday that their constituents didn't elect either woman to have allegiance to a foreign country. Published March 3, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez anti-burger narrative imperils Green New Deal
Three weeks after it was introduced, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's signature climate-change resolution has become embroiled in a debate over whether Americans should continue to have it their way when it comes to the All-American burger. Published March 3, 2019
Washington Post issues editor’s note, but no apology, on Covington Catholic coverage
The Washington Post issued an extensive editor's note Friday and deleted a Tweet related to its early reports on the Covington Catholic students, two weeks after the newspaper was hit with a defamation lawsuit by a teen who became the face of incident at the Lincoln Memorial. Published March 2, 2019
Elizabeth Warren offered enrollment by the Una Nation, an unrecognized ‘mixed-blood’ tribe
Sen. Elizabeth Warren may lack the heritage necessary to qualify for membership in the Cherokee Nation, but she's got what it takes to become a Una. Published February 27, 2019
House Republicans adjourn climate change hearing after Democrats fail to show up
Climate change has long been regarded on the left as an existential threat to the planet, but only two House Democrats showed up for Tuesday's subcommittee hearing on the issue. Published February 26, 2019
Chuck Schumer pledges to defund ‘fake climate panel’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed Tuesday to defund any effort by the Trump administration to form an advisory committee on climate change, calling it a "fake climate panel." Published February 26, 2019
Terrence Howard, Empire star: Jussie Smollett couldn’t fake hate crime
"Empire" star Terrence Howard defended Sunday his co-star Jussie Smollett on charges that he faked a hate crime, saying that the man he knows would never do anything "so unconscious and ugly." Published February 24, 2019
Tom Perez says Northam’s ability to lead ‘compromised’
Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez said Sunday he still thinks Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam should resign, saying, "I believe his ability to govern has been undermined." Published February 24, 2019
Andrew McCabe mocked for ‘speaking truth to power’
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe insisted Sunday that he has been "speaking truth to power" with his book about the Trump administration, prompting a round of eye-rolling from Republicans. Published February 24, 2019
Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico governor, defends pulling National Guard troops from border
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham defended Sunday her decision to defy the Trump administration by pulling National Guard troops along her state's border with Mexico, insisting there was no "real emergency." Published February 24, 2019
Tom Perez defends Democrats’ Jussie Smollett response
Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez defended Sunday party members accused of rushing to judgment on actor Jussie Smollett's since-disputed hate-crime claim, saying that "we acted on the facts as we knew at the time." Published February 24, 2019
Adam Schiff: Democrats prepared to sue Trump administration, subpoena Robert Mueller to get report
House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff said Sunday that he was "absolutely" prepared to sue the Trump administration -- and to subpoena special counsel Robert Mueller -- if the Mueller report is not made public. Published February 24, 2019
Donald Trump touts ‘great relationship’ with Kim Jong-un ahead of Hanoi nuclear talks
President Trump gave a shout-out Sunday to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, referring to their "[g]reat relationship" and touting the economic benefits of denuclearization for the communist nation. Published February 24, 2019
Elizabeth Warren floats reparations for Native Americans
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has one-upped the Democratic 2020 presidential competition by saying she would consider reparations not just for the descendants of slaves, but for Native Americans. Published February 24, 2019
Dianne Feinstein hit with viral video after telling kids she won’t support Green New Deal
Democrats who refuse to jump on the Green New Deal bandwagon might find themselves trending on social media--and not in a good way--thanks to the Sunrise Movement. Published February 23, 2019
Vermont House passes H. 57 no-limits abortion bill
The Vermont House passed overwhelmingly Thursday a sweeping, no-limits abortion bill that makes terminating a pregnancy a "fundamental right" and ensures access to the procedure at every stage of gestation. Published February 21, 2019
New York Times labels William Happer, Princeton physicist, a ‘climate denialist,’ faces backlash
Princeton professor emeritus William Happer's role in forming a White House climate security committee didn't sit well with a number of media outlets, including The New York Times, which called the eminent physicist a "denialist." Published February 21, 2019
Covington teen Nicholas Sandmann cheered by conservatives for Washington Post suit
Even if The Washington Post never pays him a dime, Kentucky teenager Nicholas Sandmann may have already earned a bust in the conservative pantheon for his audacious $250 million lawsuit against the liberal media titan. Published February 20, 2019
