Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Navajo fight Biden administration’s plan to fence off drilling around New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon
President Biden is looking to countries like Venezuela and Saudi Arabia for oil, even as he seeks to throttle drilling near New Mexico's Chaco Canyon, much to the frustration of Navajo Nation members like Ervin Chavez. Published March 29, 2022
Democrats call for sidelining Justice Thomas over wife’s post-election texts
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Democrat, called Sunday for Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from any cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot based on his wife's leaked texts, and some Democrats went even further. Published March 27, 2022
Biden not getting much backup in call for Putin’s ouster
U.S. President Biden's impassioned demand that Russian President Vladimir Putin step down for starting the war in Ukraine -- the climax of an emotional address in Poland over the weekend -- is not getting much support from the allies Mr. Biden is trying to unify for Kyiv. Published March 27, 2022
Sen. Cory Booker says Senate Republican grilling of Judge Jackson ‘not about racism’
Leftists have accused Senate Republicans of racism for their grilling of Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, but Sen. Cory A. Booker isn't willing to go there. Published March 27, 2022
Sen. John Barrasso calls for banning Russian uranium, increasing U.S. production
Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming called Sunday for shutting down imports of Russian uranium and increasing U.S. production, arguing that the sales are propping up Russian President Vladimir Putin's attack on Ukraine. Published March 27, 2022
Most Americans lack confidence in Biden’s ability to handle Ukraine crisis: poll
An NBC News poll released Sunday found more than two-thirds of Americans doubt President Biden has the chops to manage the Ukraine crisis as his approval rating hit a new low. Published March 27, 2022
Klobuchar calls for Justice Thomas to recuse himself from 2020 election cases over wife’s texts
Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas needs to recuse himself from cases on the 2020 presidential election over his wife's leaked texts. Published March 27, 2022
Sen. Jim Risch urges Biden to stay on script after gaffe fuels global uproar
Sen. Jim Risch said President Biden made a "horrendous gaffe" with his ad-lib about Russian President Vladimir Putin. Published March 27, 2022
U.S. NATO rep says Biden had human reaction as administration walks back Putin ouster demand
The Biden administration's top diplomat in NATO became the latest U.S. official to walk back the president's declaration that Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot remain in power. Published March 27, 2022
Ex-anchor Chris Wallace: Working at Fox News became unsustainable
Former Fox News anchor Chris Wallace says he jumped ship last year to CNN because his position with the right-tilting network had become unsustainable. Published March 27, 2022
University of Arizona swimming alums urge NCAA to ‘protect our women athletes’
More than three dozen University of Arizona women's swim-team alumnae want the NCAA to take action on policies allowing male-born swimmers to compete against females, calling for "immediate action to protect our women athletes." Published March 26, 2022
Utah legislature overrides governor’s veto of bill banning male-born athletes in girls’ sports
The Utah State Legislature voted Friday to override Republican Gov. Spencer Cox's veto of a bill barring male-born athletes from girls' scholastic sports, becoming the 12th state to pass legislation to address rising concerns over transgender competitors in female athletics. Published March 25, 2022
Tucker Carlson joins Babylon Bee, Charlie Kirk in Twitter jail for Rachel Levine tweets
Twitter's no-tolerance policy on tweets describing Rachel Levine as a man is quickly thinning the herd of leading conservative accounts. Published March 24, 2022
Twitter under fire for locking out conservative accounts over Rachel Levine tweets
There may be no surer way to land in Twitter jail than to call Biden administration official Rachel Levine a man, but some fed-up conservatives are taking a stand on what they describe as the platform's push to replace fact with fiction. Published March 23, 2022
NBC News runs professor’s column comparing Lia Thomas to Jackie Robinson
NBC News posted an op-ed Monday from a Purdue professor comparing Lia Thomas to Jackie Robinson, a take that didn't sit well with some fans of Jackie Robinson as well as women's sports. Published March 21, 2022
Indiana governor vetoes bill to bar male-born athletes from girls’ sports
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed a bill Monday to bar male-born athletes from K-12 female sports, saying the bill would foster confusion and litigation in a state with no recorded cases of transgender athletes trying to join girls' teams. Published March 21, 2022
Biden administration hedges on resuming oil-and-gas leasing despite court ruling
The Interior Department said that it would continue "planning for responsible oil and gas development" after an appeals court lifted the block on its social-cost-of-carbon analysis, spurring reports that the administration would at long last resume open up federally owned land and maritime parcels for private energy development. Published March 21, 2022
Babylon Bee locked out of Twitter for tweet naming Rachel Levine its ‘Man of the Year’
The Babylon Bee said Sunday it was suspended from Twitter for a post declaring Dr. Rachel Levine, the transgender Biden administration official, its first annual Man of the Year. Published March 20, 2022
Virginia Tech swimmer bumped from finals chastises NCAA over transgender policy
A Virginia Tech senior who missed the cut by one spot in a race won by Lia Thomas released a letter Sunday urging the NCAA to change its rules on male-born athletes in women's sports, saying the current system is "hurting athletes, especially female swimmers." Published March 20, 2022
Thomas fuels backlash against male-born athletes in female sports with NCAA swim title
Lia Thomas made history as the first male-born athlete to win an NCAA Division I women's title, but her victory came at a cost, and not just to her female competition. Published March 20, 2022
