Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Anti-Israel vote makes Democrats break from Obama
With President Obama on his way out of office, the Democratic Party's chilly relationship with Israel is showing signs of a thaw. Published January 8, 2017
EPA says water quality back to normal after EPA-caused Gold King Mine spill
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that water quality in Colorado and New Mexico rivers has returned to normal since the massive Gold King Mine spill unleashed by an EPA-led crew. Published January 6, 2017
Tensions rise over crime, garbage between Standing Rock Sioux and Dakota Access pipeline protesters
North Dakota's Standing Rock Sioux won a key victory last month in its battle against the Dakota Access pipeline, after thousands of activists descended on the area to protest the project. Now the tribe is paying the price. Published January 5, 2017
Bipartisan Senate resolution avoids blaming Obama in call for repeal of U.N.’s anti-Israel vote
A bipartisan Senate coalition moved Wednesday to reject the U.N.'s anti-Israel vote with a resolution that tiptoes around the touchy subject of President Obama's refusal to exercise the U.S. veto. Published January 5, 2017
Tom Steyer, liberal billionaire, loses big gamble on Democrats, tops political donors
In terms of bang for the buck, there was no bigger loser in the November elections than liberal billionaire Tom Steyer, who beat his own individual federal spending record but failed to break .500 when it came to backing candidates. Published January 4, 2017
Democrats absent from House GOP resolution denouncing U.N.’s anti-Israel vote
A House resolution condemning President Obama's refusal to veto an anti-Israel U.N. measure was introduced Tuesday with the support of 51 Republican cosponsors but no Democrats. Published January 3, 2017
Republicans to kick off congressional session with resolutions ripping U.N. anti-Israel vote
Wasting no time, House and Senate Republicans are poised to mark the first day of the 115th Congress with resolutions condemning the U.N. Security Council's latest anti-Israel vote. Published January 2, 2017
Obama’s public lands policy leaves legacy of conflict
With two new massive set-asides in his final weeks in office, President Obama has moved aggressively to solidify a legacy on public lands that's often put the White House at odds with state officials who want to see more local control over land use. Published January 1, 2017
White House mocked in Utah for using wrong photo of national monument
Utah lawmakers already outraged by the administration's decision to designate the monument over enormous local opposition say President Obama added insult to injury by using the wrong photo in his Wednesday announcement. Published December 30, 2016
Georgetown professor accused of ‘relentless abuse’ against ex-colleague who voted for Trump
A former professor has filed a complaint with Georgetown University accusing another professor of harassing her with profanity-laced messages over her support for Donald Trump. Published December 29, 2016
Israel urges Obama to stop diplomatic ‘assault’ amid fears of more U.N. action
An Israeli spokesman called Tuesday for President Obama to stop his diplomatic "assault" on the Middle East nation and warned that last week's anti-Israel U.N. resolution may be only the beginning. Published December 28, 2016
U.N.’s anti-Israel vote fuels Republican calls to defund world body
The resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank could be the most expensive vote ever taken at the United Nations. Published December 27, 2016
Obama’s refusal to veto anti-Israel U.N. vote ranked most anti-Semitic incident of 2016
President Obama's refusal to veto an anti-Israel U.N. resolution was ranked Tuesday as the most anti-Semitic incident of 2016 by the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Published December 27, 2016
Outraged critics assume RNC meant Trump, not Jesus, in Christmas reference to ‘new King’
Describing Jesus as "King" is as old as Christianity itself, but the implication was lost on media mavens who accused the Republican National Committee of referring to Donald Trump. Published December 26, 2016
Falwell: Trump Supreme Court picks helped him surpass Bush, Romney with white evangelicals
Nobody would describe President-elect Donald Trump as more devout than former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney or former President George W. Bush, but the casino-building billionaire outperformed previous GOP presidential candidates with white evangelical voters. Published December 26, 2016
Newt Gingrich: Donald Trump will abolish 70 percent of Obama’s executive orders within days
Newt Gingrich predicted Sunday that President-elect Donald Trump will devastate President Obama's legacy by immediately rescinding up to 70 percent of the Democrat's executive orders. Published December 25, 2016
Netanyahu slams Obama over U.N. vote: ‘Friends don’t take friends to the Security Council’
Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday took a parting shot at the Obama administration for refusing to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements. Published December 25, 2016
Professor who harassed Ivanka Trump on airplane hit with bad book reviews on Amazon
A JetBlue passenger who was kicked off a flight last week for harassing Ivanka Trump has inspired a backlash from Trump fans who now are giving his book bad reviews on Amazon. Published December 25, 2016
Trump spokesman does about-face, turns down White House job
Trump senior adviser Jason Miller has changed his mind about working at the White House, announcing that he will pass on the job of communications director. Published December 25, 2016
North Dakota town with growing population challenges Weather Channel’s climate change report
For a burg that's supposedly disappearing as a result of climate change, the town of Minot, North Dakota, is expanding rather briskly. Published December 25, 2016
