Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Mayorkas: Investigation into border agents will be fair despite Biden’s vow that ‘people will pay’
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas insisted Sunday that the mounted border agents under investigation for their treatment of Haitian migrants would receive a fair hearing. Published September 26, 2021
Texas newspaper updates viral border incident: ‘It was not an actual whip’
The El Paso Times has walked back its explosive claim that a border agent used a whip to deter Haitian migrants crossing the Rio Grande in Texas, saying that "it was not an actual whip." Published September 26, 2021
Cook Political Report moves Virginia governor’s race to ‘toss-up’
The Cook Political Report moved the Virginia governor's race from "leans Democrat" to "toss-up" status after a poll released last week showed Republican Glenn Youngkin overtaking Democrat Terry McAuliffe with likely voters. Published September 25, 2021
Rep. Lauren Boebert leads new impeachment drive against ‘derelict’ Biden, Harris
The articles of impeachment filed by House Republicans against Biden administration figures are starting to pile up. Published September 24, 2021
House Democrats pass sweeping abortion bill with no Republican votes
The House passed Friday a broad pro-choice bill that would sweep away state restrictions on abortion, a speedy but largely symbolic vote in reaction to a wave of pro-life measures in Texas and other red states making their way to the Supreme Court. Published September 24, 2021
Waters: Border agents ‘whipping’ migrants ‘worse than what we saw with slavery’
Rep. Maxine Waters, California Democrat, said Wednesday that the border agents on horseback swinging their reins as they sought to block Haitian migrants from entering an encampment was "worse than what we witnessed in slavery." Published September 23, 2021
Youngkin leads McAuliffe for the first time in a Virginia governor’s race poll
A Virginia gubernatorial poll released Wednesday shows Republican Glenn Youngkin leading Democrat Terry McAuliffe with likely voters for the first time, a sign that President Biden's tanking approval ratings may have become a drag on Democrats. Published September 22, 2021
‘That’s a dude’: MMA stars push back on transgender fighter Alana McLaughlin’s win
For LGBTQ advocates, Alana McLaughlin's mixed martial arts win last week was a historic transgender-rights moment, but among those raising red flags were some prominent male fighters. Published September 21, 2021
Denver students walk out to demand removal of school board member
More than 1,000 students walked out of class Monday to demand the removal of school board member Tay Anderson, who was censured last week after an investigation revealed "behavior unbecoming of a board member." Published September 20, 2021
Republicans urge president to drop Stone-Manning after dumping Chipman
As far as Senate Republicans are concerned, if President Biden can walk back the nomination of David Chipman, he can do the same with Tracy Stone-Manning. Published September 20, 2021
Colorado Republicans blame Sens. Bennet, Hickenlooper for losing BLM headquarters to D.C.
Republicans steamed over the Biden administration's decision to pull the main Bureau of Land Management headquarters out of Colorado are pointing the finger at the state's Democratic Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper. Published September 18, 2021
Biden administration to move BLM headquarters back to D.C. from Colorado
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced Friday that she would move the Bureau of Land Management headquarters back to Washington, a year after the Trump administration relocated it to Grand Junction, Colorado. Published September 17, 2021
Biden’s climate commitment tested as greens fight Nevada lithium mine
President Biden is calling for an electric vehicle revolution, but a major mining project proposed for remote western Nevada could soon show whether his administration intends to walk the talk. Published September 17, 2021
California Democrats seek to tighten ‘flawed’ recall system after Newsom avoids ouster
For California Democrats, one of the lessons from the failed recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom is that the state should make it tougher to recall governors. Published September 16, 2021
Republicans howl as Biden administration reignites gray wolf dogfight
Western Republicans accused the Biden administration Thursday of caving to environmentalists over its decision to revisit the 2020 delisting of the gray wolf, hailed as one of the greatest endangered species accomplishments in U.S. history. Published September 16, 2021
Democrats tout California recall defeat as win for Biden, loss for Trump
For Republicans, the takeaway from the California recall defeat was that removing a cash-flush Democratic governor in a deep-blue state is a big ask, no matter how weak his record. But for Democrats, the result was all about Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Published September 15, 2021
Gavin Newsom survives recall election in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom became Tuesday only the second governor in U.S. history to beat back a recall, surviving the campaign to oust him over his novel coronavirus pandemic shutdowns and the state's myriad economic, environmental and social woes. Published September 14, 2021
Trump: Newsom will ‘probably win’ California recall thanks to ‘rigged voting’
Former President Trump slammed the "rigged" California recall election on the final day of voting, doubling down on his previous claims as voters decide whether to keep or remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom Published September 14, 2021
Hillary Clinton touts Gavin Newsom, warns of ‘dangerous Trump follower’
Hillary Clinton made a pitch Tuesday for California Gov. Gavin Newsom, urging voters in an Election Day message to reject the recall and sounding the alarm about a "dangerous Trump follower." Published September 14, 2021
Biden warns California voters: Donald Trump is on the ballot in recall election
President Biden on Monday urged California voters to keep Gov. Gavin Newsom in the state's recall election by warning that his chief opponent will enact former President Trump's conservative agenda in the liberal state. Published September 13, 2021