Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Colorado Republican Gabe Evans’ victory brings Republican House total to 214
Republican Gabe Evans declared victory Sunday in the razor-tight Colorado Congressional District 8 race after Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo conceded defeat. Published November 10, 2024
Pro-Trump college students party like it’s 2016 as Gen Z trends to the right
Not all college students are turning to cookies and Legos to help them cope with Tuesday's election outcome. Some are celebrating. Published November 9, 2024
DePaul University ‘outraged’ after two Jewish students attacked by masked assailants
Two Jewish students at DePaul University were beaten by a pair of masked assailants in what Chicago police are investigating as a hate crime. Published November 8, 2024
Universities help students cope with Trump win with canceled classes, milk and cookies
Professors at elite universities canceled classes and delayed assignments after former President Donald Trump won a second term in Tuesday's election, giving students "space to process" and time for "grieving." Published November 8, 2024
Newsom throws down gauntlet with special session to ‘Trump-proof’ California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called Thursday for a special legislative session to gird for a legal battle against the Trump administration over issues such as abortion, climate change, immigration and transgender rights. Published November 7, 2024
Elon Musk’s transgender child plans to leave U.S. after Trump’s triumph
Elon Musk's transgender child plans to leave the country in response to Tuesday's election outcome, joining the time-honored tradition of left-wing public figures vowing to move abroad rather than live under a Donald Trump presidency. Published November 7, 2024
Pro-life groups snap pro-choice ballot winning streak as abortion issue runs out of gas
Pro-choice advocates ran up the score on state ballot measures ensuring abortion access, but the main takeaway from Election Day was that the abortion issue failed to deliver for Democrats in 2024 as it did in 2022. Published November 6, 2024
New York voters add abortion, gender identity to constitution by passing Prop 1
New York voters inserted abortion rights into the state constitution Tuesday by approving Proposal 1, but that's not all they did. Published November 5, 2024
Maryland enshrines abortion rights in state constitution
Maryland voters overwhelmingly passed a sweeping proposal adding abortion rights to the state constitution. Published November 5, 2024
Florida amendment enshrining abortion rights in state constitution falls short
Voters rejected a Florida proposal to add abortion rights to the state constitution in Tuesday's election, handing the pro-choice movement its first statewide ballot-measure defeat since the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Published November 5, 2024
Colorado Libertarian Party loses bid for hand count over leaked voting-machine passwords
A Denver judge rejected the Colorado Libertarian Party's request for the state to count the November election ballots by hand, ruling that the Secretary of State has already addressed the breach created by the leak of voting-machine passwords. Published November 5, 2024
Heritage study suggests ER visits from abortion pills rose after FDA lifted in-person requirement
Allowing abortion pills to be dispensed without an in-person medical visit made obtaining them more convenient, but a newly released study indicates that the downside has been an increase in medical complications. Published November 5, 2024
Colorado fights Libertarian Party lawsuit seeking hand count after leak of voting-machine passwords
The online release of Colorado voting-machine passwords created a "serious problem," but not serious enough to take the "extraordinary step" of ordering a hand-count on the day of the general election, according to state attorneys. Published November 4, 2024
Students disciplined for objecting to tampons in men’s restrooms file lawsuit against George Mason
Two students have filed a free-speech lawsuit against George Mason University, accusing school officials of violating their constitutional rights by disciplining them after they raised concerns about installing tampons in the men's restrooms. Published November 4, 2024
Spoiler alert: New York inmate threatens to cost Democrats the House
An incarcerated felon in New York could cost Democrats a House seat -- or even the House -- by siphoning votes from Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola, a scenario made possible under the state's top-four primary and ranked-choice voting system. Published November 4, 2024
Colorado Libertarian Party calls for hand count in lawsuit over leaked voting-machine passwords
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has assured voters that the state's voting machines are secure after changing out hundreds of publicly posted passwords, but the Libertarian Party of Colorado says that's not good enough. Published November 4, 2024
San Jose State volleyball assistant coach exits after reportedly filing transgender complaint
A San Jose State University women's volleyball assistant coach has left the team after reportedly filing a Title IX complaint about the squad's male-to-female transgender player. Published November 3, 2024
Female swimmers who fought Roanoke College over transgender athlete back Trump at rally
Former President Donald Trump received a shout-out from a group of female swimmers who pushed back after their college gave a spot on the team to a biological male. Published November 2, 2024
Colorado secretary of state pressured to resign over leaked voting-machine passwords
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis confirmed that the state has changed voting machine passwords that were leaked on the state elections website, but those assurances may not be enough to rescue Secretary of State Jena Griswold. Published November 1, 2024
Going easy on protests jeopardizes universities; Title VI protects Jewish students
University officials made "shocking concessions" to anti-Israel protesters and withheld support from Jewish students as pro-Gaza unrest roiled college campuses in the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, according to a long-awaited House report. Published October 31, 2024
