Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
House passes bill bolstering ‘antisemitism’ definition amid alarm over campus protests
The House passed legislation to strengthen the definition of antisemitism in federal civil-rights law over the objections of a strange-bedfellows contingent of left-wing Democrats and right-wing Republicans. Published May 1, 2024
Anti-Israel protests infiltrated by ‘outside agitators’ who radicalize students, sow violence
Among the 282 protesters arrested late Tuesday at Columbia University and City College of New York were "outside agitators," some of them "professionals" who trained students in protest tactics and wound up co-opting the demonstrations, said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Published May 1, 2024
Mayor Adams blames ‘outside agitators’ after 282 protesters arrested at Columbia, City College
New York City police made nearly 300 arrests in overnight raids on Columbia University and City College of New York, taking into custody both students and "outside agitators" who had infiltrated the anti-Israel student protests. Published April 30, 2024
Columbia threatens to expel student protesters occupying academic building
Columbia University threatened Tuesday to expel the students who have taken over an academic building, raising the stakes on the spiraling anti-Israel protests that have brought the Ivy League campus to a standstill. Published April 30, 2024
Girls who refused to compete against transgender athlete sue after being pulled from meet
Four West Virginia middle-school girls who forfeited rather than compete against a male-born transgender athlete have sued their school district, saying they were punished by being excluded from the following track-and-field meet. Published April 30, 2024
Texas Gov. Abbott refuses to enforce Biden’s ‘illegal dictate’ on Title IX
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered his agencies to disregard the Biden administration's "illegal dictate" on Title IX, joining other states in suing to block gender identity to the civil rights law. Published April 30, 2024
Columbia shuts down campus after anti-Israel protesters take over Hamilton Hall
Columbia University locked down its main Morningside campus after student activists took over an academic building overnight, struggling to restore order as virulent anti-Israel protests spiral out of control. Published April 30, 2024
Biden administration blasted for injecting ‘gender identity’ into Affordable Care Act
Western European nations may be rethinking access to "gender-affirming care," but the Biden administration is going full steam ahead. Published April 29, 2024
Five states sue to block Biden administration’s rule inserting ‘gender identity’ into Title IX
Five states sued the Biden administration to overturn its final rule reinterpreting Title IX to include gender identity, seeking to thwart the effort to fold transgender women into the landmark civil-rights law. Published April 29, 2024
Students take over Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall as suspensions begin
Columbia University students in New York have overtaken a campus building Tuesday as pro-Palestinian protests continue at colleges nationwide. Published April 29, 2024
No end in sight to protests as Columbia lets deadline lapse, vows not to bring back police
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik may have appeased student activists by letting slide her deadline on removing the anti-Israel protest encampment, but she failed to appease Rep. Virginia Foxx. Published April 28, 2024
Columbia bans student protester who asserted ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live’
Columbia University has been accused of being soft on anti-Israel student demonstrators, but school officials did boot a student who declared that "Zionists don't deserve to live." Published April 27, 2024
Rep. Omar cheers Columbia protesters for ‘bravery and courage’ after visiting anti-Israel encampment
A day after hosting House Speaker Mike Johnson, Columbia University was visited by another member of Congress, only this one wasn't there to denounce antisemitism or tell student protesters to stop. Published April 25, 2024
Detransitioners bring faith, harrowing personal stories to fight ‘mutilating’ transgender procedures
They lived the transgender life for years, but Walt Heyer and Laura Perry Smalts are now defying the gender-identity movement by spreading the word about the pitfalls of medicalized gender-dysphoria treatment. Published April 25, 2024
NYPD, AOC cross swords over Columbia protester arrests
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat, ripped Columbia University and the New York Police Department over the arrests of anti-Israel protesters, but the force isn't taking her criticism lying down. Published April 25, 2024
Columbia University’s board of trustees backs President Minouche Shafik amid resignation calls
The Columbia University Board of Trustees threw its support behind embattled President Minouche Shafik, praising her handling of anti-Israel unrest shortly after House Speaker Mike Johnson called for her resignation in an on-campus address. Published April 25, 2024
Speaker Johnson confronts Columbia protesters, calls on university president to resign
House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia President Minouche Shafik to resign over her handling of anti-Israel protest turmoil, chiding school officials for allowing "lawless agitators and radicals" to take over the campus. Published April 24, 2024
Speaker Johnson urges Columbia president to resign, scolds student protesters to ‘go back to class’
House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia President Minouche Shafik to resign Wednesday over her handling of anti-Israel protest turmoil, declaring in an extraordinary visit to the Ivy League university that school officials have allowed "lawless agitators" to take over the campus. Published April 24, 2024
West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey seeks Supreme Court review of Save Women’s Sports law
Twenty-five states have approved measures barring transgender athletes from girls' and women's scholastic sports, but West Virginia could become the first to have its law taken up by the Supreme Court. Published April 24, 2024
Columbia University extends deadline by 48 hours for anti-Israel protesters to disperse
Columbia University has given students another 48 hours to clear out the vast encampment covering the lawn in front of the Butler Library. Published April 24, 2024
