Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Guinness World Records accused of deceiving consumers by excluding submission from Israel
The Guinness Book of World Records was accused Thursday of "deceptive practices" after admitting that it has refused for the past two years to accept submissions from Israel in what may be a violation of U.S. consumer-protection laws. Published December 18, 2025
Trump administration seeks to ban funding for hospitals offering ‘sex-rejecting’ care for minors
The Department of Health and Human Services moved Thursday to cut off Medicare and Medicaid funding to hospitals treating minors with sex-transition drugs and surgeries. Published December 18, 2025
Massachusetts walks back policy requiring foster parents to affirm child’s gender identity
Massachusetts will no longer ban Christian couples from becoming foster parents for refusing to treat children as members of the opposite sex. Published December 17, 2025
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launches ‘tip line’ to report biological males in female restrooms
Texans frustrated with transgender girls and women accessing women's restrooms can now do more than complain -- they can contact the state's "tip line." Published December 17, 2025
Two more trustees resign from Heritage Foundation board in Carlson-Fuentes fallout
The Heritage Foundation Board of Trustees lost two more board members, bringing to three the number that have stepped down amid discord over the venerable conservative organization's leadership in the wake of an antisemitism uproar. Published December 16, 2025
Trump administration urged to review Netflix’s LGBT content for kids as part of merger deal
The Trump administration may want to take a closer look at LGBTQ content in Netflix's children's shows before signing off on the streaming giant's merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, as far as the Concerned Women for America is concerned. Published December 16, 2025
Pence urges RFK Jr. to resign over inaction on abortion pill safety review
Former Vice President Mike Pence joined the rising conservative chorus on Monday accusing the Health and Human Services Department of foot-dragging on the abortion pill by calling on Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to step down. Published December 15, 2025
Appeals court allows Planned Parenthood defunding in ‘huge’ win for Trump administration
Score one for the Trump administration in its bid to cut off federal funding to Planned Parenthood. Published December 13, 2025
‘Unacceptable’: Republicans frustrated with FDA chief Makary’s lack of answers on abortion pill
Senate Republicans want to know what's going on with the abortion pill behind the scenes at the Food and Drug Administration, but Commissioner Marty Makary hasn't exactly been forthcoming. Published December 13, 2025
San Diego schools accused of woke ‘lunacy’ with lessons on 9 genders, 28 sexual orientations
The Trump administration's campaign against DEI and gender ideology in education hasn't slowed down the San Diego Unified School District. Published December 12, 2025
‘Beyond irony’: Student files free-speech lawsuit after school paints over Charlie Kirk tribute
Charlie Kirk was known as a stalwart defender of free speech, a detail that was apparently lost on North Carolina school officials who muzzled a student's tribute to the slain conservative activist. Published December 12, 2025
Phony students and dead people: Trump administration thwarts $1 billion in student aid fraud
The Trump administration prevented $1 billion in student-loan fraud this year by increasing its identification requirements, which thwarted international rings seeking to defraud the program by submitting applications from phony students and dead people. Published December 11, 2025
New York parents sue AG James over crackdown on anti-trans speech at school board meetings
Some parents and students are worried about a biological boy using the girls' locker room in Massapequa, New York. But if Kerry Wachter lets them air their views during school board meetings, she could lose her seat. Published December 10, 2025
Florida sues medical associations for endorsing ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Tuesday sued three prominent medical associations for promoting gender-affirming care for minors, accusing them of misleading families on the drawbacks of gender-transition drugs and surgeries in violation of state law. Published December 9, 2025
‘Makary must go’: Fed-up pro-lifers want FDA chief fired for lack of action on abortion pill
A major pro-life group called Tuesday for the firing of Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, citing reports that the agency is putting off a safety review of the abortion pill until after the midterm elections. Published December 9, 2025
Faceless followers, foreign ‘fake-speech networks’ boost Nick Fuentes’ social media reach: study
The social-media rise of pro-Hitler provocateur Nick Fuentes has alarmed conservatives, but there may be less to his audience than meets the eye. Published December 8, 2025
Poll conducted after Charlie Kirk’s death shows 90% of undergrads believe ‘words can be violence’
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination became a national rallying cry for protecting freedom of speech, but that lesson was apparently lost on many college students. Published December 2, 2025
Supreme Court skeptical of New Jersey’s move to subpoena pro-life pregnancy center
The Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with a challenge from a network of pro-life pregnancy centers against New Jersey's demand for the names and contact information of the group's donors. Published December 2, 2025
Northwestern regains federal funding with $75 million payout to settle civil rights probes
Their botched handling of campus antisemitism is proving costly for elite universities under the Trump administration. Published November 30, 2025
Federal Student Aid opens probe into Berkeley over ‘violent protest’ at Turning Point USA event
The Department of Education has opened a review into the "violent protest" that disrupted a Turning Point USA event earlier this month at the University of California, Berkeley. Published November 26, 2025
