Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
From defund to refund: Liberal mayors reverse course on police as crime surges
Liberal big-city mayors who raced to jump on the "defund the police" bandwagon are now scrambling to jump off amid signs of a furious voter backlash over rising crime. Published December 17, 2021
New York City Council votes to ban natural gas in new buildings
New York City edged closer Wednesday to becoming the largest U.S. city to ban natural gas hookups in new construction, seeking to set a national net-zero example despite concerns about the impact on energy prices and the electricity grid. Published December 15, 2021
Rand Paul calls CNN ‘factory of lies’ after network raps him on disaster relief
Republican Sen. Rand Paul ripped CNN as a "factory of lies and partisanship" after the network's personalities accused him of hypocrisy for seeking disaster relief for Kentucky despite raising objections to aid measures elsewhere. Published December 14, 2021
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas upbeat as reports of locker room tension surface
University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas says she's "thrilled" to be competing on the women's team, but apparently not all of her teammates share her enthusiasm. Published December 14, 2021
Biden administration challenged on climate claims over tornado disaster
The Biden administration faced pushback Monday for pushing a climate change link to the deadly tornadoes that cut a path of destruction across Kentucky and neighboring states, leaving a trail of leveled buildings, shredded trees and mangled cars. Published December 13, 2021
Let’s Go Brandon stores selling anti-Biden merch take off in New England
First "Let's go Brandon" was a chant, then it became a hit song, and now the anti-Biden rallying cry has given rise to a chain of stores in New England. Published December 13, 2021
Longtime Fox anchor Wallace leaving network for CNN+
Fox News' Chris Wallace announced Sunday that he is leaving the top-rated cable network, saying he is "ready for a new adventure." Published December 12, 2021
CNN producer charged with seeking to lure minor girls for ‘sexual training’
A CNN senior producer who once bragged about working "shoulder-to-shoulder" with former anchor Chris Cuomo has been charged with seeking to coax underage girls to his home by offering to train them to be "sexually submissive." Published December 11, 2021
Rubio proposal would ban federal funds for cities that allow noncitizen voting
Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, said Friday he plans to introduce legislation to withhold federal funds from cities that permit noncitizen voting, a day after the New York City Council moved to allow legal residents to cast ballots in local elections. Published December 11, 2021
![In this July 31, 2020, file photo, Black Lives Matter protesters march past the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland, Ore. A survey published in October 2021 by the Pew Research Center found that "[a] large majority of Americans say there are strong political and strong racial and ethnic conflicts in the U.S. and that most people disagree on basic facts" about the underlying issues. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) **FILE**](https://twt-thumbs-staging.washtimes.com/media-staging.washtimes.com/media/image/2021/10/13/racial_injustice_protesters_targeted_16187.dup~OFpVzw_c0-250-6048-3774_s652x380.jpg?283554df6daf6e11860d9f46a1b456e3d4eada1a)
Black Lives Matter takes credibility hit with defense of Jussie Smollett
Jussie Smollett has been found guilty by a jury of staging a hate-crime hoax, but as far as Black Lives Matter is concerned, the entire trial was a "white supremacist charade." Published December 10, 2021
Exclusive: Republicans say WHO pandered to China by skipping ‘xi’ in COVID names
Four Senate Republicans challenged Friday the World Health Organization's decision to name the latest novel coronavirus variant "omicron" instead of "xi" -- the family name of China's powerful Communist president, calling it the latest example of the international body's pandering to Beijing. Published December 10, 2021
Democrats who fell for Smollett’s hate-crime hoax take drubbing after conviction
Then-Sen. Kamala Harris was quick to condemn the "attempted modern day lynching" of Jussie Smollett shortly after he reported being the victim of a hate crime, and she wasn't the only one. Published December 9, 2021
Fox News lights new Christmas tree after first one razed in arson attack
A new Fox News Christmas tree was unveiled in a lighting ceremony Thursday in New York City, the day after the original 50-foot tree was torched in an apparent arson attack. Published December 9, 2021
Suspect in Fox News Christmas tree arson released without bail
The suspect in the Fox News Christmas tree fire was released without bail Wednesday after being charged in connection with the late-night blaze in New York City. Published December 9, 2021
Elon Musk calls for ditching Build Back Better despite electric-vehicle tax credits
President Biden's $2 trillion social-spending package comes loaded with generous incentives for electric vehicles. But Tesla CEO Elon Musk still isn't a fan. Published December 8, 2021
U.S.-led diplomatic Olympic boycott snowballs as top Western allies join
The U.S.-led diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics snowballed Wednesday as Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom signed on, sending a message on human rights violations and drawing a frosty response from China. Published December 8, 2021
Suspect charged with torching Fox Square’s All-American Christmas Tree
A homeless man was charged Wednesday with setting fire to the enormous All-American Christmas Tree outside Fox News headquarters in New York City. Published December 8, 2021
Senate Judiciary Republicans demand Garland withdraw school board memo
The Senate Judiciary Committee's Republicans have demanded that Attorney General Merrick Garland rescind his controversial school board memo after learning that the FBI created a "threat tag" to track risks to education personnel. Published December 7, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Cynthia Lummis calls for state role on species as grizzly bear revival gets hairy
Grizzly bears are thriving in the Greater Yellowstone area and yet the Biden administration plans to keep them on the endangered-species list, stoking renewed calls for more local involvement. Published December 7, 2021
Regular churchgoers top Gallup’s mental-health poll, Democrats bring up rear
The novel coronavirus pandemic took a toll on the public's emotional well-being, but a newly released poll found that regular churchgoers report the highest levels of mental health while Democrats remain stuck at the back of the pack. Published December 6, 2021
