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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

President Trump's son Barron is the first boy since John F. Kennedy Jr. to reside in the White House. (Associated Press)

Barron Trump mockers apologize after social media blowback

A slew of Inauguration Day tweets targeting President Trump's youngest child, Barron Trump, misfired spectacularly as Republicans and Democrats alike scrambled to the 10-year-old boy's defense, prompting apologies Monday along with reminders that presidential children, even in the age of no-holds-barred social media, are viewed as off-limits. Published January 23, 2017

Inauguration protests threatening to backfire on the Democrats

From blocking bridges and roads to shutting down Metro, disruptive protests attempting to undermine the legitimacy of President-elect Donald Trump before his first day in office could have the opposite effect — making the new president look statesmanlike by comparison, Republican observers say. Published January 19, 2017

The sun sets over the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C., on Wednesday, January 18, 2017. (Charlie Kaijo/The Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Inauguration protests threaten to backfire on Democrats

From blocking bridges and roads to shutting down Metro, disruptive protests attempting to undermine the legitimacy of President-elect Donald Trump before his first day in office could have the opposite effect -- making the new president look statesmanlike by comparison, Republican observers say. Published January 19, 2017

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat and a fierce critic of Donald Trump, has been interrogating some of his Cabinet nominees on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump opponents’ role permanent

Is the political left getting ahead of itself in bashing and trashing the Trump White House? Or are Democrats and left-wing groups gearing up for perpetual protest -- a never-ending onslaught of dissent and criticism aimed at delegitimizing the Trump presidency, discrediting the Trump administration and demonizing all things Trump? Published January 19, 2017

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2015 file photo, Dan Bender, with the La Plata County Sheriff's Office, takes a water sample from the Animas River near Durango, Colo. after the accidental release of an estimated 3 million gallons of waste from the Gold King Mine by a crew led by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA said Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 that it wont pay claims totaling more than $1.2 billion for economic damages from the spill, saying the law prohibits it. (Jerry McBride /The Durango Herald via AP, File)

Obama’s EPA refuses to pay claims from Gold King Mine spill

The Obama administration exits with an ugly environmental blot on its record after failing to hold itself financially accountable for the Gold King Mine spill, but Republicans are hoping President-elect Donald Trump will clean up the mess. Published January 19, 2017

Presidential inaugurations routinely draw protesters, such as this one in 2001, but this year could bring record-shattering crowds against Donald Trump. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump inauguration protests expected to break records

Democrats, left-wing activists and people who just don't like Donald Trump are planning to descend on Friday's inauguration ceremony and related events by the thousands in an effort to start the 45th president's term off on the wrong foot. Published January 17, 2017