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Valerie Richardson

Valerie Richardson

Valerie Richardson covers politics and the West from Denver. She can be reached at vrichardson@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Valerie Richardson

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai (right) and Commissioner Mignon Clyburn (far left) were asked to leave by a member of security as the meeting room is evacuated where the Federal Communications Commission was about to vote on net neutrality Thursday. (Associated Press)

FCC votes down Obama-era ‘net neutrality’ rules

Not even a bomb threat and impromptu evacuation could stop the Federal Communications Commission from voting Thursday to repeal net neutrality, setting up another legal battle between the Trump administration and Democratic attorneys general. Published December 14, 2017

In this Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, file photo, demonstrators rally in support of net neutrality outside a Verizon store in New York. The Federal Communications Commission is voting Thursday, Dec. 14, to undo Obama-era net neutrality rules that guaranteed equal access to the internet. The industry promises that the internet experience isnt going to change, but the issue has struck a nerve. Protests have erupted online and in the streets as everyday Americans worry that companies like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T will be able to control what they see and do online. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) **FILE**

Left launches late effort to derail FCC’s net neutrality repeal

Progressives mounted a last-ditch effort Wednesday to derail the Federal Communications Commission's anticipated repeal of net neutrality, a wonky policy issue that has spun up the left like nothing since conservatives at Berkeley. Published December 13, 2017

Rep. Gerry Studds, Massachusetts Democrat, was re-elected five times after he was censured for having an affair with a 17-year-old male page 10 years earlier. (Associated Press/File)

Gerry Studds forgiven by Democrats for preying on teen boys

If Alabama voters choose Republican Roy Moore for the U.S. Senate in Tuesday's special election, it won't be the first time in the modern era that voters have sent to Congress a man dogged by a teen sex scandal. Published December 10, 2017

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2016, file photo, from left, San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Eli Harold, quarterback Colin Kaepernick, center, and safety Eric Reid kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Santa Clara, Calif. What started as a protest against police brutality has mushroomed a year later into a divisive debate over the future of Kaepernick who refused to stand for the national anthem and now faces what his fans see as blackballing for speaking out in a country roiled by racial strife. The once-rising star and Super Bowl quarterback has been unemployed since March, when he opted out of his contract and became a free agent who could sign with any team. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

NFL inks deal with George Soros linked social justice groups

Plagued by sagging ratings, player protests and fan outrage, the NFL has thrown a political Hail Mary by reportedly agreeing to dole out millions of dollars to two social justice groups connected to Democratic billionaire George Soros. Published December 4, 2017

Entrepreneur Shiva Ayyadurai, a Bombay-born independent who is running to unseat Sen. Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts, already is the early favorite for the November election's catchiest campaign slogan: "Only a real Indian can defeat a fake Indian." (Associated Press/File)

Shiva Ayyadurai dogs Elizabeth Warren over Indian ancestry claims

Even if President Trump stops calling her "Pocahontas," Sen. Elizabeth Warren may be unable to silence the chatter over her dubious claims of Cherokee ancestry for at least the next year, thanks in part to someone whose Indian heritage isn't in doubt. Published December 3, 2017

Southern Poverty Law Center "hate map" has come under heated criticism on the right for lumping mainstream conservative organizations with the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis. (SPLC)

Antifa isn’t a ‘hate group,’ Southern Poverty Law Center claims

You can find conservative policy centers like the Family Research Council on the Southern Poverty Law Center's "hate map," but not the violent left-wing extremist group antifa. According to SPLC president Richard Cohen, antifa, although prone to violence, doesn't actually espouse hate. Published December 2, 2017