Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Climate groups sue after Biden administration revives Trump-era drilling leases
The Biden administration, faced with a court order to resume federal oil and gas leasing, has resurrected a Trump-era plan to offer millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico that environmentalists describe as the largest offshore sale in U.S. history. Published September 1, 2021
Fact-check dings Newsom anti-recall camp for ‘misleading’ vaccine ad
A newly released ad warning that California voters could elect an anti-vaccine candidate unless they support Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has been ruled "misleading" by a leading media outlet. Published September 1, 2021
Pro-Antifa teacher brags about turning students into radicals in Project Veritas video
An Antifa-friendly California high school teacher said his mission is to transform his students into left-wing revolutionaries, as shown in an undercover video released Tuesday by Project Veritas. Published August 31, 2021
California wildfires fan recall flames as Newsom accused of mismanaging forests
The calamitous California wildfire season is fueling the recall campaign against Gov. Gavin Newsom as opponents accuse the Democrat of inflating his forest-management progress while putting fire prevention on the back burner. Published August 31, 2021
Conservative conference cancels book sales after bookseller balks at ‘Green Fraud’
The Steamboat Institute canceled its book sales at last weekend's annual Freedom Conference after a bookseller refused to offer a title critical of the Green New Deal. Published August 30, 2021
Slain Marine’s mom tells Biden voters: ‘You just killed my son’
A grief-stricken Colorado mother whose son was killed last week in Kabul pinned the blame squarely on President Biden and those who voted him into office, declaring "you just killed my son." Published August 30, 2021
Lockdowns show enemies ‘how to bring the United States to its knees,’ Atlas says
The U.S. pandemic response has provided international bad actors with a blueprint on how to "bring the United States to its knees," according to a former member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Published August 28, 2021
Rep. Lauren Boebert: Slain Wyoming Marine’s ‘blood is on Joe Biden’s hands’
Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican, lashed out Friday at President Biden after she spoke to a Colorado mother whose son was among the Marines killed in Afghanistan on Thursday, saying that "his blood is on Joe Biden's hands." Published August 27, 2021
Democratic ex-Senate leader Gloria Romero endorses Larry Elder in California recall
Former California Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero has endorsed Republican recall candidate Larry Elder, making her the highest-profile Democrat to break ranks as Gov. Gavin Newsom's political fate hangs in the balance. Published August 27, 2021
Biden seeks to regain footing with administration underwater on Afghanistan
President Biden expressed optimism Sunday about the Afghanistan evacuation as his administration struggled to regain its footing after the chaotic military exit, his confident take coming in stark contrast to falling poll numbers and escalating concerns about his competence and credibility. Published August 22, 2021
Blinken contradicts Biden’s assertion that al Qaeda is ‘gone’ from Afghanistan
Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged Sunday that al Qaeda still has a presence in Afghanistan as administration officials struggled to defend President Biden's insistence that the terrorist group is "gone." Published August 22, 2021
Biden administration tangles with Florida, Texas over anti-mandate orders
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy offered support Sunday for mask mandates and vaccine requirements at schools as the Biden administration feuds with red states opposed to the novel coronavirus directives. Published August 22, 2021
Republicans pressure Biden to flex military might in evacuating Americans
Sen. Joni Ernst, Iowa Republican, called Sunday for "flexing our military muscles" to bring Americans home from Afghanistan as pressure built for the Biden administration to get tougher on evacuating the thousands left stranded. Published August 22, 2021
Sullivan says U.S. taking threat of ISIS attack in Kabul ‘absolutely, deadly serious’
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday that the Biden administration is taking the threat of an ISIS attack in Afghanistan "absolutely, deadly seriously" as crowds swarm the Kabul airport in hopes of being evacuated. Published August 22, 2021
‘I’m not oppressed’: Black Colorado Springs parent fights critical race theory
Derrick Wilburn may be the descendant of slaves on both sides of his family, but he wants school boards pushing critical race theory to know something: He's not oppressed. Published August 22, 2021
Twitter suspends DeSantis press secretary amid feud with Associated Press
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's press secretary was suspended Friday from Twitter amid a feud between the governor's office and the Associated Press over a story about a novel coronavirus antibody treatment. Published August 20, 2021
Republican recall frontrunner Larry Elder called ‘Black face of white supremacy’
California recall candidate Larry Elder may be Black, but as far as some progressives are concerned, he's also the "face of white supremacy." Published August 20, 2021
Bennet ripped for praising Biden’s Afghanistan exit as ‘right decision’ days before Taliban takeover
Sen. Michael Bennet praised President Biden a few days before the Taliban took Kabul for making the "right decision" on pulling U.S. troops out of Afghanistan, a comment now coming back to haunt the Colorado Democrat. Published August 20, 2021
‘It’s everybody’s fault but Joe Biden’s’: Conservatives buck left’s GOP-Taliban narrative
Progressives for days likened Republicans to the Taliban to deflect criticism of President Biden's botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. Conservatives have begun to push back. Published August 20, 2021
California recall candidate Larry Elder denies ex-fiancee’s claim that he brandished a gun at her
California recall candidate Larry Elder denied Thursday his ex-fiancee's allegations that he brandished a firearm at her, calling the claims "salacious" and accusing his political foes of "coming at me with every dirty trick." Published August 19, 2021
