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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

Challenged by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch defends President Barack Obama's decision to shelter millions of immigrants from deportation though they live in the country illegally but she said they have no right to citizenship under the law, as she testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015 during her confirmation hearing before the committee. Lynch made her remarks in the opening moments of a hearing into her appointment as the nation's first black female attorney general. It is the first confirmation proceeding since Republicans took control of the Senate this month. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama AG pick Lynch harshes vibe in pro-pot states

States that have legalized or are considering legalizing recreational marijuana use butted heads continually with Attorney General Eric Holder Jr., who refused to relax stricter federal laws against pot use. Judging from this week's performance, the fight won’t end if Loretta Lynch, President Obama's pick to succeed Mr. Holder, is confirmed by the Senate. Published January 30, 2015

Summer students make their way along the Georgetown University campus, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, July 22, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Georgetown investments panel refuses to dump all fossil-fuel firms

A Georgetown University panel has come out in favor of divesting from coal but not all fossil fuels, rejecting a student proposal that called for the university to pull its investments from the top 200 oil, gas and coal companies. Published January 28, 2015

In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Kyle Gallner, left, and Bradley Cooper appear in a scene from "American Sniper." The film is based on the autobiography by Chris Kyle. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures) ** FILE **

‘American Sniper’ smashes box office records, ignites culture war

The blockbuster "American Sniper" has opened up another front in the culture war, triggering a media firefight between liberals who have denounced the film as glorifying killing or whitewashing the Iraq war and conservatives who have embraced its patriotic hero. Published January 27, 2015

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Tom Steyer won’t run to replace retiring Barbara Boxer

San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer announced Thursday that he will not run for the California Senate seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, saying that he wants to focus his efforts on electing a Democratic president in 2016. Published January 22, 2015

Billionaire Democratic fundraiser Tom Steyer (Associated Press) **FILE**

Tom Steyer passes on California Senate race

San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer announced Thursday that he will not run for California Senate seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, saying that he wants to focus his efforts on electing a Democratic president in 2016. Published January 22, 2015

Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips' lawyers are seeking to have his discrimination conviction — for refusing to make a gay couple's cake — overturned, maintaining a Colorado state official was taped comparing Mr. Phillips' religious convictions to Nazism. (Associated Press)

Colorado cake case pits religion against tolerance

Colorado baker Jack Phillips was found guilty of discrimination for refusing to prepare a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, but his attorneys said Monday that a state official who ruled against him is guilty of anti-religious bias. Published January 12, 2015

Minty O'Callaghan (left) and Kathy Kuwaye enjoy a carrot soup topped with a foie gras cream at Sent Sovi in Saratoga, Calif. As a July 1 ban on foie gras nears, chefs across the state are loading their menus with the fatty duck liver and even holding secret dinners to avoid protesters, who say that force-feeding ducks is cruel. (Associated Press)

California ban on foie gras struck down

They tried to ban large sodas in New York City, and the courts said “no.” And now the same thing has happened to the ban on foie gras in California. West Coast nanny-state proponents took a hit Wednesday when a federal judge struck down the state's two-year-old prohibition on foie gras, a delicacy made from fattened duck or goose liver. Published January 7, 2015

California Gov. Jerry Brown (center) is greeted by lawmakers on the floor of the Assembly Chambers before his inauguration at the state Capitol Monday. He laid out ambitious 2030 goals for combating global warming, led by a 50 percent drop in petroleum use by cars and trucks. (Associated Press)

Jerry Brown pushes climate change agenda in California

California Gov. Jerry Brown put climate change at the center of his historic fourth inaugural address Monday, calling for more aggressive standards on gasoline use and renewable energy a day before launching construction on a $68 billion high-speed rail project. Published January 5, 2015