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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

Members of the Sisterhood Salaam Shalom, gather for a group photo after a unity vigil held at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. The Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, a national organization that brings together Muslim and Jewish women, organized the gathering as part of the organization's response to President Donald Trump's travel ban. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Liberals to Jews: Worry Less about Israel, more about Trump

The left's rising hostility toward Israel has alienated many Jews, but progressives want the Jewish community to put aside its misgivings and present a united front against what they see as a greater threat: President Trump. Published November 29, 2017

FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2017, file photo, Seattle Seahawks players sit and kneel during the playing of the national anthem before an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, in Santa Clara, Calif. President Donald Trump is renewing his complaints about NFL players who kneel during the national anthem. Players have been kneeling to protest racism and police brutality, particularly toward people of color. Trump says the act is disrespectful and is hurting the game.(AP Photo/Don Feria, File)

Donald Trump zings NFL as ratings dip, protests surge

President Trump took a jab Tuesday at the NFL's declining viewership after a week in which television ratings were down but the number of players refusing to stand for the national anthem was up. Published November 28, 2017

Seattle Seahawks players listen to the national anthem before an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Don Feria)

NFL take-a-knee protests make comeback

Any NFL executives hoping that the national-anthem protests would fade away after two weeks of declining player participation saw their dreams dashed at Sunday's games. Published November 26, 2017

Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Al Franken has spent much of his nine years as senator trying to shed his funnyman image and digging into issues. That rising trajectory has been interrupted by allegations that he forcibly kissed one woman and squeezed another’s buttocks without their permission. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Al Franken groping charges affects Minnesota governor’s race

Democratic Sen. Al Franken's sexual misconduct woes became a campaign issue in the Minnesota governor's race this week as new allegations of groping two more women surfaced and the senator himself issued a new statement Thursday. Published November 23, 2017

Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch (24) rushes past New England Patriots linebacker David Harris, center, during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Marshawn Lynch sits for U.S. anthem, stands for Mexico’s

Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch sat Sunday for "The Star-Spangled Banner," as he has done all season, but then stood for the Mexican national anthem before his team faced the New England Patriots in Mexico City. Published November 19, 2017

Sen. Patty Murray (second from left) was a staunch supporter of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy despite his reputation for sexual harassment. Pictured with them are other Democratic senators, Harry Reid (left) and Charles E. Schumer. (The Washington Times/File)

Patty Murray campaigned for Ted Kennedy after decrying harassment

Sen. Patty Murray was quick to condemn Sen. Al Franken last week after he was accused of sexual harassment, but she took the opposite tack 24 years ago with another Democratic senator dogged by accusations of lecherous behavior. Published November 19, 2017

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who is helping lead a coalition of 14 states and Puerto Rico at the Bonn climate summit, is one of the Democratic governors with a kind of shadow staff supplied by advocacy groups. (Associated Press/File)

Governors outsource climate campaigns to advocacy groups

It may look as if Democratic governors -- not climate change activists -- are driving the campaign to "fill the void" left by President Trump's exit from the Paris agreement, but that's not necessarily the impression left by behind-the-scenes emails. Published November 14, 2017