Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Legal experts shred Harris’ offer of $20 billion in ‘forgivable’ loans for Black entrepreneurs
Vice President Kamala Harris sought to drum up enthusiasm among minority voters by offering "fully forgivable" federal loans to Black entrepreneurs, but dispersing federal funds based on race may not be entirely lawful. Published October 16, 2024
Atheist group seeks to block Colorado coach Deion Sanders from holding team prayers
Colorado football coach Deion Sanders has landed amid a religious-freedom squabble as he comes under pressure to stop praying in the locker room with his players. Published October 16, 2024
Nevada governor backs volleyball players boycotting game over transgender rival
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo threw his support behind the University of Nevada, Reno volleyball players boycotting an upcoming game against a transgender opponent, then took a dig at NCAA rules allowing biological males in female sports. Published October 15, 2024
Republican Sen. Deb Fischer in tight race with no-party rival Dan Osborn in deep-red Nebraska
Sen. Deb Fischer's reputation as a rancher and public servant who's more of a workhorse than a show horse served her well until this fall, when independent candidate Dan Osborn burst onto the airwaves with edgy ads redefining the small-town cattlewoman as a corporate huckster. Now, she's fighting for reelection. Published October 15, 2024
Gretchen Whitmer apologizes for communion-style Doritos video after Catholic pushback
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has apologized for how her viral Doritos video was "construed" following a backlash from Catholics who accused her of mocking the Eucharist. Published October 14, 2024
Nevada women’s volleyball team to boycott match over San Jose State’s transgender player
The University of Nevada, Reno plans to host a match against the San Jose State Spartans women's volleyball team next week, but it's unclear if any Nevada athletes will show up. Published October 14, 2024
University of Kansas instructor exits after call to ‘shoot’ men who won’t vote for woman president
A University of Kansas instructor who called for men to be lined up and shot if they refused to vote for a woman president no longer has a job with the school. Published October 14, 2024
What’s next for CBS News after allegations of anti-Israel bias, deceptive editing?
CBS News showed that it can make news as well as cover it after a brutal week that saw the network add allegations of anti-Israel bias to its woes over its editing of an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. Published October 13, 2024
‘Weird’ video shows Gretchen Whitmer feeding Dorito to kneeling feminist in communion-style pose
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer drew double-takes on social media Thursday over a video in which she feeds a tortilla chip to a kneeling feminist influencer, a head-scratching scene that prompted accusations of spoofing the Eucharist. Published October 10, 2024
XX Day ad urges transgender-friendly Nike to join fight against biological males in women’s sports
Nike has long championed transgender athletes, but the sportswear giant is being challenged to stand up for single-sex female sports on XX Day, a day celebrating biological women. Published October 10, 2024
University of Kansas lecturer placed on leave over call to ‘shoot’ men who oppose female president
The University of Kansas has placed on leave an instructor who told his class that men who don't believe women are smart enough to be president should be lined up and shot. Published October 9, 2024
Groundbreaking CDC survey finds 3.3% of U.S. high schoolers identify as transgender
A first-of-its-kind national survey on the youth transgender boom found that 3.3% of U.S. high school students describe themselves as transgender, while 2.2% said they are questioning their gender identity. Published October 9, 2024
Abortion-rights ballot measures seek to mow down limits in red and blue states alike
Pro-choice advocates are once again wielding ballot measures to challenge strong pro-life laws in states like Florida and Missouri, but the movement is also seeking to pick off relatively modest restrictions in states where abortion is readily accessible. Published October 9, 2024
Colorado Supreme Court dismisses transgender-cake lawsuit against Christian baker Jack Phillips
The Colorado Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit against cakeshop owner Jack Phillips on procedural grounds, handing another court victory to the oft-sued Christian baker while sidestepping the case's First Amendment and discrimination issues. Published October 8, 2024
Anti-Defamation League tracks over 10,000 antisemitic incidents in U.S. since Oct. 7 massacre
The Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians unleashed a "tsunami of anti-Jewish hate," spurring more than 10,000 incidents of antisemitism in the U.S. in the 12 months that followed, the most ever recorded in a single year by the Anti-Defamation League. Published October 7, 2024
Activists accused of ‘desecrating 10/7’ with anti-Israel protests on anniversary of Hamas attack
Jewish Americans are preparing to mourn the Israeli lives lost to Hamas terrorists on Monday, the one-year anniversary of the brutal Oct. 7 massacre, but don't expect pro-Palestinian protesters to take the day off. Published October 6, 2024
Hits keep coming as 4th NCAA women’s volleyball team cancels match over transgender player
Utah State University has become the fourth school to withdraw from its match against the San Jose State University women's volleyball squad, an undefeated team at the center of a transgender-athlete uproar. Published October 3, 2024
Biden, Harris scramble to Helene-ravaged states to blunt jabs about phoning it in
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris raced to the Southeast on Wednesday to survey the storm damage from Hurricane Helene and curb criticism that they dropped the ball in responding to the storm, which has killed at least 189 people. Published October 2, 2024
Bad optics: Biden-Harris response to Helene draws comparisons to Bush’s Katrina debacle
It took five days after Hurricane Helene made landfall before President Biden toured the devastation, the same number of days that President George W. Bush waited before visiting the site of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, a widely decried delay that left an indelible stain on his presidency. Published October 2, 2024
Court allows UMD anti-Israel group to hold Oct. 7 vigil as campuses brace for anniversary protests
Add the University of Maryland to the list of campuses preparing for a surge of anti-Israel events on Oct. 7, the anniversary of the Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians. Published October 2, 2024
