Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Republicans erupt over professor pushing critical race theory at Air Force Academy
Stunned Republicans demanded answers Wednesday after a professor declared that she teaches critical race theory at the U.S. Air Force Academy, directly contradicting recent congressional testimony from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Published July 8, 2021
Hunting group pulls support for Biden’s pick over ‘extreme’ Earth First ties
The Dallas Safari Club has rescinded its support for Tracy Stone-Manning, President Biden's pick to head the Bureau of Land Management, calling her involvement as a graduate student in the radical environmental group Earth First "unacceptable." Published July 6, 2021
Supreme Court delivers defeat to Harris with donor-privacy decision
As California attorney general, Kamala Harris turned up the heat on charitable nonprofits by insisting that they submit to her office the names of leading donors, then threatening to levy fines and suspend their state registrations if the groups refused to comply. Published July 6, 2021
Oregonians closely split on Greater Idaho plan to let rural counties switch states: poll
A newly released poll shows that Oregonians are divided on Greater Idaho, the campaign to permit willing rural Oregon counties to join their red-state neighbor to the east. Published July 5, 2021
Company behind Keystone XL pipeline seeks $15B in damages from the Biden administration
The Canadian company behind the now-defunct Keystone XL pipeline is pursuing $15 billion in damages from the U.S. government for President Biden's decision to pull the plug on the massive infrastructure project. Published July 5, 2021
House Democrats slammed for America-bashing July 4th posts
Most lawmakers commemorated Independence Day with patriotic or at least positive messages, but not Democratic Reps. Cori Bush and Maxine Waters. Published July 5, 2021
Facebook roasted for blocking hashtag ‘revolution’ on Independence Day weekend
Facebook came under fire Sunday for blocking the hashtag "revolution" on the Fourth of July, a federal holiday celebrating the passage of the Declaration of Independence during the American Revolution. Published July 4, 2021
‘Orwellian’: Facebook faces backlash for ‘harmful extremist content’ alerts
Facebook's newly launched warnings about "extremist content" have triggered a backlash from those who worry that the alerts represent a social-media crackdown on politically disfavored speech. Published July 4, 2021
Biden encourages Maxine Waters to run for Senate: ‘You think I’m kidding. I’m not’
Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla may want to watch their backs: President Biden has a California Democrat in mind for the Senate, and it's not them. Published July 1, 2021
Idaho loggers urge Senate to ax Biden nominee over tree-spiking plot
Idaho loggers have an ax to grind with Bureau of Land Management nominee Tracy Stone-Manning. The Associated Logging Contractors-Idaho urged the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee leaders to reject her nomination to head the agency, citing her involvement in a 1989 tree-spiking cabal. Published July 1, 2021
1619 Project’s Nikole Hannah-Jones wins UNC tenure after uproar
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill voted Wednesday to grant a tenured professorship to Nikole Hannah-Jones, the journalist who spearheaded the New York Times' 1619 Project, replacing the previous non-tenured contract agreement after a public outcry over race and academic freedom. Published June 30, 2021
‘Shameful’: Granholm blasted for linking Florida condo tragedy to climate change
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was slammed Wednesday for suggesting climate change played a role in the deadly Florida condominium collapse as she made a pitch for President Biden's infrastructure package. Published June 30, 2021
Nowhere to Hyde: Biden, Democrats under siege for taxpayer-funded abortions
Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat, may well have saved the Hyde Amendment this month by pledging his support for the ban on taxpayer-funded abortions, but Republicans and pro-life groups have no intention of letting the matter drop. Published June 30, 2021
Florida Gov. DeSantis sued over law barring transgender athletes from women’s sports
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation on Wednesday sued Florida over its new law banning male-to-female transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's scholastic sports and warned that more lawsuits are on the way. Published June 30, 2021
House Republicans pressure Joe Manchin to reject Biden pick over tree-spiking plot
Fifteen House Republicans called Monday for Sen. Joe Manchin to oppose Bureau of Land Management nominee Tracy Stone-Manning, citing her involvement three decades ago in an illegal tree-spiking campaign. Published June 28, 2021
Conservatives frustrated by Supreme Court’s repeated refusals to take up transgender cases
The Supreme Court took a pass Monday on a legal challenge over shared restrooms for transgender students at a Virginia high school, fueling frustration among right-tilting court-watchers eager for the conservative majority to resolve the intensifying legal clash over gender identity. Published June 28, 2021
Crenshaw: U.S. Olympic qualifier should be kicked off team for turning back on flag
Rep. Dan Crenshaw, Texas Republican, said Monday that U.S. Olympic athlete Gwen Berry should be removed from the team for her national-anthem protest, arguing that supporting the country they represent should be a "bare minimum requirement" for Olympic competitors. Published June 28, 2021
Biden pick accused of lying to Senate committee about tree-spiking investigation
Bureau of Land Management nominee Tracy Stone-Manning told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that she has never been under federal investigation, but now the committee's ranking Republican says that was untrue. Published June 26, 2021
Derek Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd’s death
Former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced Friday to 22 1/2 years in prison after being found guilty in the 2020 murder of George Floyd. Published June 25, 2021
‘I miss you’: George Floyd’s daughter Gianna leads off Chauvin sentencing hearing
Young Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, gave the first victim impact statement Friday in the sentencing hearing for her father's killer, telling the court that she loved and missed him. Published June 25, 2021
