Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
LGBTQ-friendly Disney plans latest resort in Abu Dhabi, where same-sex relations is a death sentence
Disney may be among the most LGBTQ-friendly companies in the world, but its next theme park is scheduled to open in a country where homosexual conduct is punishable by death. Published May 8, 2025
Turner steps away, says USA Fencing’s transgender influx has made her ‘unwelcome in own category’
An elite female fencer who was expelled from a tournament for refusing to compete against a biological male said she will stop competing for now in USA Fencing events, citing harassment and the growing number of transgender athletes in the women's category. Published May 7, 2025
Three college presidents take their lumps at House antisemitism hearing
College presidents were back on the hot seat as House Republicans expanded their investigations into campus antisemitism with three more universities: DePaul, Haverford and California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo. Published May 7, 2025
Pro-Gaza union accused of discriminating against Jewish members in federal complaints
The Brandeis Center filed federal antisemitism complaints Wednesday against a New York union, saying the labor organization discriminated against Jewish members by siding with other employees over their anti-Israel office displays. Published May 7, 2025
Va. Gov. Youngkin orders investigation into Loudoun County schools over boys’ locker-room incident
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has opened a probe of Loudoun County Public Schools over its investigation of three high school boys who asked why a biological female was in their locker room. Published May 7, 2025
Fiery anti-Israel protest at University of Washington spurs federal antisemitism probe
The Trump administration wasted no time launching an antisemitism review into the University of Washington, swooping in a day after anti-Israel activists occupied and vandalized a campus building in a fiery protest that caused more than $1 million in damage. Published May 6, 2025
Colorado Democrats deliver ‘poke in the eye’ to Trump by passing another sanctuary bill
Colorado became a symbol of immigrant-sanctuary laws run amok last year after Tren de Aragua gang members set up shop at an Aurora apartment complex, but that didn't stop the Democratic state legislature from doubling down. Published May 6, 2025
Trump administration raises stakes by cutting off Harvard’s access to federal grants
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Monday that Harvard University will no longer receive grants from the federal government, citing its "disastrous management" and "ugly racism," unless its complies with the Trump administration's demands. Published May 5, 2025
Transgender employee challenges Trump administration’s single-sex bathroom rule
A transgender employee at the National Guard Bureau has filed a class-action complaint against the Trump administration over its policy requiring federal workers to use restrooms and other public facilities based on biological sex, not gender identity. Published May 5, 2025
Trump FDA pressed to tighten abortion-pill safety after study points to dangers
Pressure is building on the Food and Drug Administration to reinstate safeguards on the abortion pill after a largest-of-its-kind study found the number of serious health scares far higher than the agency has previously acknowledged. Published May 5, 2025
Harvard alum Stefanik says Trump ‘100% right’ on university’s tax-exempt status
Rep. Elise Stefanik may be a Harvard graduate, but she's lining up with President Trump in the battle over the Ivy League university's tax status. Asked whether Mr. Trump did the right thing when he declared that his administration would remove Harvard's tax-exempt status, Ms. Stefanik agreed emphatically, citing the university's handling of campus antisemitism. Published May 4, 2025
HHS report on youth gender dysphoria, ‘gender-affirming care’ challenges U.S. medical establishment
The Department of Health and Human Services raised serious concerns about prescribing drugs and surgeries for youth diagnosed with gender dysphoria, butting up against the U.S. medical establishment's embrace of "gender-affirming care" for minors. Published May 1, 2025
Colorado Democrats water down transgender-rights bill after public outcry
Colorado Democrats blinked on a hotly disputed bill expanding transgender rights, removing a provision that would put parents who use the wrong pronouns at risk of losing custody following a state and national outcry over parental rights and free speech. Published May 1, 2025
Trump’s Title IX investigative team takes aim at Washington state’s transgender policies
The Trump administration launched an investigation Wednesday into reports that Washington state has violated Title IX with its policies on transgender athletes and concealing students' gender-transition activities from parents. Published April 30, 2025
‘I am sorry’: Searing antisemitism report spurs apology, reforms from Harvard president
Harvard took its lumps after the university's long-awaited report on campus antisemitism acknowledged the obvious: that school officials failed to protect Jewish students as they were targeted, bullied and ostracized after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack. Published April 30, 2025
B.A. for $6K: BYU-Pathway pioneers three-year degree for four-figure price tag
For aspiring college students who don't think they have the time or money to earn a four-year degree, the Brigham Young University system has a deal for you. Published April 30, 2025
Chicago Public Schools’ ‘Black Students Success Plan’ faces federal civil rights probe
The Trump administration's war on racially discriminatory DEI programs has reached the Chicago Public Schools, where a "success plan" designed specifically for Black students is under investigation. Published April 29, 2025
Adams family values: Commission drums up support for John Adams memorial
Congress signed off on legislation to create a memorial to John Adams in 2001, but with each passing year, the Founding Father's prediction that "monuments will never be erected to me" looks more and more prescient. Published April 29, 2025
Trump administration opens racial-discrimination probe into Harvard Law Review
The federal government launched a probe Monday into allegations of race-based discrimination at Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review, the latest salvo in the battle over wokeness between the Republican administration and the famously left-wing campus. Published April 28, 2025
Women’s sports bills run up score as Georgia governor signs ‘Riley Gaines Act’
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Monday barring males from female scholastic sports starting in sixth grade, joining a majority of states requiring students to compete based on sex at birth. Published April 28, 2025
