Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
John James takes on Biden: ‘You’re only where you are because you were Obama’s vice president’
Michigan Senate candidate John James unloaded on Joseph R. Biden's history of condescending comments about Black Americans after the Democratic presidential candidate referred to the Republican as a "disaster." Published October 17, 2020
Donald Trump struggles with Jewish voters despite pro-Israel record
His record on Israel is so strong that radio host Mark Levin once called him "the first Jewish president," but President Trump has yet to feel the love from the Jewish electorate. Published October 15, 2020
Matt Gaetz tweets out entire Hunter Biden story line by line to evade Twitter block
Rep. Matt Gaetz, Florida Republican, had an idea on how to get around Twitter's block of the New York Post's Hunter Biden bombshell: Tweet it out one line at a time. Published October 15, 2020
House Republicans work around Twitter to amplify Hunter Biden story
The House Judiciary Republicans are fighting Twitter's efforts to cancel the New York Post's Hunter Biden expose by engaging in a social media version of whack-a-mole. Published October 15, 2020
Colorado pro-lifers hope proposition 115 abortion restriction passes
Colorado pro-life activists have tried for years to place limits on abortion, without success, but they have reason to believe that this year may be different. Published October 14, 2020
Pro-Antifa Colorado Democratic Party figure talks violence in Project Veritas sting
For someone identified as a dedicated Colorado Democratic Party activist, Kristopher Jacks has some decidedly undemocratic ideas. Published October 14, 2020
Joe Biden says Donald Trump won Ohio and Florida ‘the last two times’ in latest gaffe
Donald Trump has only run for president once, but that's not how former Vice President Joseph R. Biden remembers it. Published October 13, 2020
Joe Biden gaffes raise questions about mental capacity, cognitive ability
No sooner had Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden put the "gaffe machine" narrative to rest with a relatively flub-free debate than he revved it up again with one appearance in Ohio. Published October 13, 2020
Democrat Sean Casten blasts anti-lockdown Great Barrington Declaration
The anti-lockdown Great Barrington Declaration has become a campaign issue in at least one congressional race. Published October 13, 2020
Joe Biden gaffes include ‘Mormon’ Romney,’ running for Senate
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden had a few hiccups during his Monday campaign stop in Ohio, saying that he was running for "the Senate" and referring to Mitt Romney as the "Mormon." Published October 12, 2020
Columbus Day fans, Italian Americans defy culture, coronavirus with celebrations
His statues have been toppled and his holiday increasingly displaced by Indigenous Peoples Day, but Christopher Columbus still has plenty of Italian American fans, who refused Monday to be shut down by the protests or the pandemic. Published October 12, 2020
World Health Organization envoy urges end to coronavirus pandemic lockdowns
A leading World Health Organization official has urged governments to stop using lockdowns as their primary method of fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic, citing the devastating economic and public-health consequences. Published October 12, 2020
Joe Biden razzed after pulling down mask to cough into hand
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden has accused President Trump of not taking mask-wearing seriously enough, but the Democrat himself may be unclear on the face-covering concept. Published October 11, 2020
Steve Bullock open to add justices while John Hickenlooper dodges question
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock said Saturday that he would be willing to consider expanding the size of the Supreme Court in response to a question increasingly confronting Senate Democratic candidates. Published October 11, 2020
Swedish teen Greta Thunberg endorses Biden for his climate-change stance
U.S. emissions continue to drop under President Trump, but Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Saturday announced that she has endorsed Joseph R. Biden for U.S. president. Published October 10, 2020
Thousands of scientists urge end to ‘devastating’ lockdowns in Great Barrington Declaration
About 15,000 scientists and doctors worldwide have signed a newly created document urging an end to pandemic lockdowns, arguing that the policies aimed at curtailing the novel coronavirus have produced "devastating" effects on public health. Published October 8, 2020
California group calls for fighting wildfires with ‘air armada’ using bullet-train funding
California businessman John Cox has an idea for tackling the state's catastrophic wildfires: Divert funding from the much-maligned high-speed rail project to build a firefighting "air armada." Published October 7, 2020
Project Veritas denies offering ballot harvester Liban Osman $10,000 to implicate Ilhan Omar
Project Veritas president James O'Keefe denied Tuesday an allegation that his organization offered a bribe to a Minneapolis ballot harvester to lie about working on behalf of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar. Published October 6, 2020
Trump seeks to boost LGBTQ support amid pushback from left
The opt-in survey by the dating app Hornet was unscientific, yet its finding that 45% of gay men in the U.S. plan to support President Trump has spurred double-takes and furious debate over whether the left-skewing LGBTQ electorate may be taking a Trumpian turn. Published October 6, 2020
David Daleiden, pro-life activist, accuses Kamala Harris of targeting him with raid, investigation
As California attorney general, Kamala D. Harris launched an investigation into David Daleiden for secretly filming Planned Parenthood officials as part of his hidden-camera probe into fetal-tissue trafficking, and he doesn't want anyone to forget it. Published October 6, 2020
