Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Sen. Tom Cotton takes aim at Clinton tarmac scandal
DENVER -- Sen. Tom Cotton made no mention Saturday of the Republican presidential ticket, but had plenty to say about the Democratic campaign scandal involving President Bill Clinton's private airport meeting. Published July 2, 2016
GOP official: White conservatives would ‘crawl across broken glass’ to vote for a black Republican
DENVER, Colo. -- Far from being racist, white Republicans would "crawl across a football field of broken glass" to vote for a black Republican, according to a leading black conservative. Published July 2, 2016
Trump moves to thaw chill with Colorado conservatives
DENVER -- Republican Donald Trump has some fences to mend with Colorado conservatives, and he began Friday by speaking their language on hot-button issue like gun rights, religious freedom and Obamacare. Published July 1, 2016
Anti-Trump protests turn violent at Colorado conservative summit
Anti-Trump protests outside the Colorado Convention Center turned violent as presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump spoke inside to a crowd at the Western Conservative Summit. Published July 1, 2016
Sarah Palin unloads on #NeverTrumpers, calling them Republicans Against Trump, or ‘RAT’
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin unloaded Friday on conservatives who refuse to support presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, dubbing them "Republicans Against Trump, or RAT for short." Published July 1, 2016
Donald Trump faces Republican support test at Western Conservative Summit
If Donald Trump fails to win over conservatives this weekend in Denver, it could be a cold July for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee in Cleveland. Published June 30, 2016
Virgin Islands AG vows to keep up fight against climate dissent as foes cheer his Exxon retreat
Virgin Islands Attorney General Claude E. Walker's retreat on his Exxon subpoena drew cheers Thursday from Republicans and free-speech advocates, but Mr. Walker insisted he has yet finished with pursuing climate-change dissenters. Published June 30, 2016
Climate change prosecutors suffer defeat as attorney general pulls Exxon subpoena
Virgin Islands Attorney General Claude E. Walker agreed Wednesday to withdraw his climate-related subpoena of ExxonMobil, a stunning reversal that delivered a blow to the Democratic-led effort to prosecute climate change dissent. Published June 29, 2016
Darryl Glenn wins Colorado GOP Senate nod, will face Michael Bennet in November
Conservative favorite Darryl Glenn captured the Colorado Republican Party's nomination Tuesday in a five-way Senate primary battle, setting up a November general-election contest with Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet. Published June 29, 2016
Democrats force Hillary Clinton’s hand on prosecution of climate skeptics
The debate over prosecuting climate-change "fraud" has landed squarely in the lap of Hillary Clinton, who must now decide whether the Democratic Party platform will include a resolution urging the Justice Department to pursue climate dissent. Published June 28, 2016
Michael Mann, climate scientist: Data ‘increasingly unnecessary’ because ‘we can see climate change’
Leading climate doomsayer Michael Mann recently downplayed the importance of climate change science, telling Democrats that data and models "increasingly are unnecessary" because the impact is obvious. Published June 27, 2016
Facebook touts story about Herschel Walker facing political bias for backing Donald Trump
Give credit where credit is due: After being accused of suppressing conservative news, Facebook gave top billing Sunday to a story about a famous athlete targeted for supporting Donald Trump. Published June 27, 2016
Texas, California secession movements boosted by Brexit
The United Kingdom vote Thursday in favor of severing ties with the European Union has invigorated secession movements across the pond from California to New England by showing "there is a choice for people out there," said Daniel Miller, who heads the Texas Nationalist Movement. Published June 26, 2016
Facebook official meets with conservatives in Washington after accusation of liberal bias
Facebook's reboot with the right was firing on all cylinders last week as COO Sheryl Sandberg met with conservatives and announced a program to manage employee political bias. Published June 26, 2016
Obama warns poor nations will put planet ‘under water’ by using fossil fuels
The world's richest nations have long been fueled by oil, coal and natural gas, but President Obama warned Friday that less affluent countries trying to take the same path will put the planet "under water." Published June 25, 2016
Calexit or Caleavefornia? Brexit lifts California independence campaign
The California secession movement has been riding a wave of interest since Thursday's vote by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. The campaign has already gained a Brexit-inspired nickname: Calexit Published June 25, 2016
After Brexit, support soars for Texas secession movement ‘Texit’
The campaign for Texas to secede from the union, dubbed Texit, surged after Thursday's vote in Great Britain to leave the European Union. Published June 24, 2016
Gun control initiative allowing ammo confiscation qualifies for ballot in California
A Democrat-backed measure that would give California the nation's toughest restrictions on ammunition and allow the seizure of magazines exceeding 10 rounds has qualified for the state ballot. Published June 23, 2016
New Mexico sues Colorado over ‘reckless’ decisions leading to Gold King Mine spill
The New Mexico Attorney General has filed a bill of complaint with the U.S. Supreme Court against the state of Colorado over last year's Gold King Mine spill, arguing that Colorado contributed to the resulting contamination with its "reckless actions" and lax oversight. Published June 23, 2016
North Dakota unveils hawk logo to replace Fighting Sioux
The University of North Dakota unveiled Wednesday a design to replace the Fighting Sioux logo shelved four years ago under threat of NCAA sanctions. Published June 23, 2016