Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
House Judiciary Republicans urge AG Garland to call off probe into school disputes
Attorney General Merrick Garland came under pressure Monday to call off his investigation into school board conflicts after the national group that had urged him to intervene apologized for raising the specter of domestic terrorism in its letter. Published October 25, 2021
‘Glorious karma’: Braves bring World Series to Atlanta after MLB pulls All-Star Game
Major League Baseball yanked the 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta over politics, but as every fan knows, the baseball gods have a sense of humor. Published October 25, 2021
Twitter suspends GOP congressman for calling Biden health adviser Rachel Levine a man
Republican Reps. Jim Banks and Marjorie Taylor Greene were dinged by Twitter recently for saying that Rachel Levine, a transgender Biden administration official, was a man. Published October 23, 2021
School boards group apologizes for letter linking protesting parents to domestic terrorism
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) issued an apology late Friday for urging federal authorities to target unruly school board meetings, a missive that spurred Attorney General Merrick Garland's much-decried decision to bring in the FBI. Published October 23, 2021
Biden caught repeating debunked Amtrak tale in Scranton speech
President Biden was caught in an apparent fib Wednesday after he repeated a previously debunked yarn about an encounter with an Amtrak employee who died a year before the conversation allegedly took place. Published October 21, 2021
State Department ripped for celebrating International Pronouns Day
The State Department made it a point Wednesday to recognize International Pronouns Day, much to the frustration of Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican. Published October 20, 2021
U.N. scolds nations over fossil-fuel production as world wrestles with energy crisis
The world may be mired in an energy crunch, but the United Nations had a message Wednesday for major producers: Stop delivering so much coal, oil and natural gas. Published October 20, 2021
Biden administration seeks to scrub Trump-era rule on faster dishwashers
Consumer advocates won a federal regulatory battle for more powerful household appliances in the waning days of the Trump administration, but their victory may be short-lived. Published October 20, 2021
In-N-Out Burger defies San Francisco’s vaccine mandate: ‘We refuse to become vaccination police’
In-N-Out Burger has reopened after being shut down last week over its refusal to enforce San Francisco's vaccine mandate, telling the city that "[w]e refuse to become the vaccination police." Published October 19, 2021
Rapper Loza Alexander’s anti-Biden anthem ‘Lets Go Brandon’ tops the charts
Just nine months into office, President Biden has inspired a chart-topping hit, although don't expect him to add it to his playlist. Published October 19, 2021
Dennis Prager has COVID-19, says he deliberately sought infection to gain natural immunity
Conservative radio host Dennis Prager announced Monday that he is recovering from the novel coronavirus, saying that he deliberately sought to contract the virus to acquire natural immunity, instead of getting vaccinated. Published October 18, 2021
Maskless man: Psaki shrugs off Biden’s blunder at Georgetown restaurant
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday dismissed concerns about President Biden violating the District's mask mandate at an exclusive Georgetown restaurant, saying people should not "overly focus on moments in time." Published October 18, 2021
Climate backfire: Coal-fired power jumps as natural gas prices soar
Coal-fired electricity generation climbed this year in the U.S. for the first time since the Obama administration, spurred by spiking natural gas prices, a setback for the Biden climate agenda and a sign that the president's drilling crackdown may be backfiring. Published October 18, 2021
Bidens blasted for violating D.C. mask mandate at upscale Georgetown restaurant
President Biden is being accused of hypocrisy for failing to wear a mask Saturday at a swanky Georgetown restaurant in an apparent violation of the District's rules on facial coverings. Published October 18, 2021
Biden accused of exacerbating labor shortage with ‘far-left socialist agenda’
U.S. employers are still struggling to find workers six weeks after enhanced federal jobless benefits expired, but that doesn't mean Republicans are letting President Biden off the hook. Published October 17, 2021
Garland blasted for unleashing FBI on school board squabbles
Attorney General Merrick Garland sees a rising domestic threat to the nation's public schools, but others are struggling to identify anything more insidious than irate parents getting rowdy at their local board of education meetings. Published October 14, 2021
Not one dollar: One-third of voters unwilling to spend anything to counter climate change
Most Americans are concerned about climate change, but that doesn't mean they want to get stuck with the tab. Published October 13, 2021
Zero bites: Gov. Jared Polis brags that Colorado tied for fewest shark attacks
Gov. Jared Polis has reason to be proud of Colorado: Not only is it a great place to ski and snowboard, but no state has done a better job of keeping people safe from shark attacks. Published October 13, 2021
Watchdog group urges IG to investigate whether Tracy Stone-Manning lied to Congress
Tracy Stone-Manning now heads the Bureau of Land Management, but that doesn't mean the uproar over her involvement in a 1989 tree-spiking plot is over. Published October 12, 2021
‘Cringeworthy’ Harris video on NASA featured child actors
Vice President Kamala Harris was already being heckled for her ultra-effusive appearance in a YouTube children's video about NASA, and then word spread Monday that the kids involved were child actors. Published October 11, 2021
