Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Judge Mae D’Agostino forbids New Hope Family Services shutdown
A federal judge on Monday prohibited New York from shutting down a faith-based adoption center pending the outcome of a lawsuit challenging state regulations requiring agencies to accept as clients unmarried and same-sex couples. Published October 5, 2020
Joe Biden riles Catholics with ads depicting him as ‘clear moral choice’
The battle for the faith vote heated up over the weekend as the Biden campaign launched a trio of ads aimed at winning over churchgoers, prompting blowback from pro-life Catholics who said the message was at odds with the Democrat's record on abortion and religious freedom. Published October 4, 2020
Herschel Walker accuses California Gov. Gavin Newsom of ‘pandering for a vote’ with reparations push
Football great Herschel Walker has accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom of "pandering" by signing first-of-its-kind legislation establishing a task force to develop reparations proposals for Black residents. Published October 2, 2020
Enrique Tarrio says Proud Boys not White supremacists
Enrique Tarrio insists that the Proud Boys aren't White supremacists, and he would be in a position to know. For one, he's the international chairman. For another, he's Black. Published October 1, 2020
Fracking central to U.S. energy, climate change debates
When President Trump and Joseph R. Biden talk about fracking on the campaign trail, they're talking about more than hydraulic fracturing. They're talking about the future of U.S. energy. Published October 1, 2020
Robert Johnson says he prefers ‘the devil I know,’ doesn’t know what Biden will do
Black Entertainment Television founder Robert Johnson says he would rather have "the devil I know" in the White House, and he still doesn't know Joseph R. Biden's plan for the economy. Published October 1, 2020
Gavin Newsom, California governor, signs bill requiring minority quotas for corporate boards
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Wednesday a first-in-the-nation bill requiring every corporate board to include at least one director from an "underrepresented community," a year after the state did the same for women. Published September 30, 2020
Trump: ‘I don’t know who Proud Boys are,’ defends record of denouncing White supremacy
President Trump said Wednesday he was unaware of "who Proud Boys are" and pushed back against Democrats accusing him of going soft on White supremacy at the presidential debate, saying he had "always denounced" it. Published September 30, 2020
Wilfred Reilly insists ‘Proud Boys aren’t white supremacists’ as Trump takes flak
It turns out not everybody believes the Proud Boys are white supremacists, including a prominent Black professor at a historically Black university. Published September 30, 2020
Joe Biden blasts Green New Deal after defending it
The Green New Deal was back on the front burner Tuesday after Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden said that he doesn't support the ambitious climate plan shortly after defending it. Published September 29, 2020
Trump hits Biden on debunked Delaware State tale
President Trump took a swipe during Tuesday's debate at former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's penchant for telling tall tales, blasting Mr. Biden's debunked stories about his law-school record and attending a historically Black college. Published September 29, 2020
Ibram X. Kendi antiracist movement embraced by colleges
Racist: The word to describe Americans who believe in the colorblind society and that all people should be treated equally regardless of their skin color Published September 29, 2020
Minneapolis police reviewing Project Veritas allegations of voter fraud benefiting Rep. Ilhan Omar
The Minneapolis Police Department said that voter-fraud allegations were being "evaluated" as Project Veritas dropped Tuesday a second bombshell video in its investigation into ballot harvesting on behalf of Rep. Ilhan Omar and other Democrats. Published September 29, 2020
Amy Coney Barrett, Rhodes College graduate, has Supreme Court nomination opposed by alumni
More than 1,500 graduates of U.S. District Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett's alma mater posted a letter Monday opposing her Supreme Court nomination, citing her "anti-choice" and "hate group" associations. Published September 28, 2020
Prosecutor has ‘no information’ on Minneapolis ballot-harvesting after Project Veritas sting
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman's office said Monday that it has received "no information" on possible illegal ballot-harvesting after Project Veritas released video on an alleged cash-for-ballots scheme to benefit Rep. Ilhan Omar and other Democrats. Published September 28, 2020
Trump calls for investigating Ilhan Omar over voter-fraud claims made in Project Veritas sting
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman's office said Monday that it has received "no information" on possible illegal ballot-harvesting after Project Veritas released video on an alleged cash-for-ballots scheme to benefit Rep. Ilhan Omar and other Democrats. Published September 28, 2020
Professor floats idea of ‘climate lockdown’ with bans on red meat, ‘extreme’ energy limits
The novel coronavirus shutdowns and restrictions are slowly being lifted in most areas, but already warnings of a "climate shutdown" have begun reverberating on the environmental left. Published September 28, 2020
Ibram X. Kendi says Amy Coney Barrett could be racist despite adoptions from Haiti
Amy Coney Barrett adopted two of her seven children from Haiti, but she could still be racist, according to a leading "antiracism" expert. Published September 27, 2020
Say it ain’t Joe: Biden has failed to curb penchant for tall tales stretching decades
Joseph R. Biden blew up his 1988 presidential bid with a plagiarized fictitious account of his hardscrabble roots, but the experience failed to cure him of his tendency to exaggerate, conflate and even invent stories about his upbringing and political history. Published September 27, 2020
Republicans erupt over digs from left at Amy Coney Barrett’s adoption of Haitian children
First there was "The Handmaid's Tale" flap, and now Democratic activists are raising alarm about U.S. District Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett's adoption of two children from Haiti. Published September 26, 2020
