Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Pelosi faces tight House speaker vote amid more Republicans, progressives
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi faces a tight vote for another two years atop the leadership with a smaller Democratic majority. Published January 3, 2021
NYC mayor de Blasio blasted for COVID hypocrisy with Times Square dance
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was accused again of COVID hypocrisy, this time for dancing with his wife in a nearly empty Times Square on New Year's Eve. Published January 3, 2021
Xavier Becerra, Gina McCarthy eye dishwasher regulation restoration
Those agitating for faster dishwashers may see their hopes go down the drain with the incoming administration. Two Biden administration picks -- California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Natural Resources Defense Council President Gina McCarthy -- are leading the legal fight to reverse the Trump administration's recently approved rule creating a new product class for speedier, high-performance residential dishwashers. Published December 31, 2020
Alveda King, MLK niece, rejects Raphael Warnock’s claim to ‘King family legacy’
As senior pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, the Rev. Raphael Warnock has played up his connection on the Georgia Senate campaign trail to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., but Alveda C. King is having none of it. Published December 30, 2020
Republican ad blasts ‘phony’ Warnock with police footage of domestic dispute
The National Republican Senatorial Committee released an ad Wednesday featuring police camera footage of a domestic dispute between Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock and his distraught then-wife. Published December 30, 2020
Massachusetts overrides Charlie Baker abortion-rights bill veto
The Massachusetts legislature succeeded Tuesday in overriding Gov. Charlie Baker's veto of legislation establishing a right to abortion and expanding access to late-term procedures as blue states continue to erect a pro-choice firewalls against a right-trending Supreme Court. Published December 29, 2020
Black Lives Matter PAC support undercuts Georgia Democrats on police funding
Georgia Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock both insist they oppose defunding the police, a message that might be more convincing if they didn't enjoy staunch support of the Black Lives Matter PAC. Published December 28, 2020
Hunter Biden, Eric Swalwell China ties ding Ossoff
Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff is fighting Republican attacks over his business ties to China as the Georgia runoff election nears, but the Hunter Biden and Eric Swalwell scandals involving Beijing aren't making it any easier. Published December 27, 2020
Me who? Andrew Cuomo accuser’s fast-fading charges make mockery of ‘believe all women’
If you blinked -- or if you watch CNN -- you may have missed Lindsey Boylan's harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, another sign that the #MeToo movement has lost its mojo when it comes to Democratic political luminaries. Published December 27, 2020
Jon Ossoff’s China ties compound Democratic Party’s Hunter Biden, Eric Swalwell woes
Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff is fighting Republican attacks over his business ties to China as the Georgia runoff nears, but the Hunter Biden and Eric Swalwell scandals involving Beijing aren't making it any easier. Published December 26, 2020
California churches indoor worship ban fate lies with three-judge panel
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected late Thursday a San Diego-area church's request to lift a state ban on indoor worship for Christmas, all but extinguishing the last hope of California churches hours before the Friday celebration. Published December 24, 2020
Lindsey Boylan, Andrew Cuomo accuser, sexual harassment charges fade fast
If you blinked -- or if you watch CNN -- you may have missed Lindsey Boylan's harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, another sign that the #MeToo movement may have lost its mojo when it comes to Democratic luminaries. Published December 22, 2020
AOC angers Ilhan Omar, Rand Paul by getting vaccine early
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was outraged Monday when Sen. Rand Paul told her she should have waited her turn for the novel coronavirus vaccine, even though Rep. Ilhan Omar said essentially the same thing. Published December 21, 2020
Martin Baron, Washington Post executive editor: ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’ stays after Trump
The Washington Post unveiled "Democracy Dies in Darkness" a month after President Trump was sworn into office, but even though Mr. Trump may be on the way out, the slogan is staying. Published December 21, 2020
Xavier Becerra pick: Top pro-life leaders urge Senate to reject him over ‘anti-life’ bias
A powerhouse coalition of pro-life advocates on Monday urged the Senate to reject Xavier Becerra's nomination to head the Health and Human Services Department, citing his absence of health care experience and his "disregard for people of faith." Published December 21, 2020
North Face refuses jacket order from Innovex Downhole Solutions
A growing list of companies are bowing to pressure from climate-change groups to stiff-arm the oil-and-gas industry, but as far as Adam Anderson is concerned, The North Face shouldn't be one of them. Published December 17, 2020
Kelly Loeffler, David Perdue oppose renaming Atlanta Braves; Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock keep quiet
Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue have a message for Georgia baseball fans: Go, Braves. Published December 16, 2020
Jill Biden doctor title spurs political uproar over sexism, credentialism
Jill Biden holds a doctorate in education, but her insistence on being referred to as "Dr. Jill Biden" has touched off a political and media uproar over whether that makes her a courageous feminist role model or a pretentious credential snob. Published December 16, 2020
Joe Biden drilling ban ‘devastating’ for Western states, study warns
President-elect Joseph R. Biden pledged during the campaign to eliminate oil-and-gas permitting on federal lands in the name of combating climate change, but if he does, the impact would be "devastating," Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon warned Tuesday. Published December 15, 2020
Tulsi Gabbard bill would block transgender athletes from women’s sports
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has split from the Democratic Party on a key issue with her bill to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports, calling it the "height of hypocrisy" for women's rights advocates to deny biological differences between males and females. Published December 14, 2020
