Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Ron Paul hospitalized for ‘precautionary reasons’
Former Republican Rep. Ron Paul was hospitalized Friday after appearing to suffer a medical emergency during a livestream interview on his Liberty Report. Published September 25, 2020
Biden never said he attended Delaware State
Joseph R. Biden declared last year on the campaign trail that he "started out of" Delaware State University, a historically Black college, but the school says he was not referring to his academic career. Published September 25, 2020
George Soros draws right’s wrath, but ‘the left has multiple Soroses’
When billionaire Michael Bloomberg announced he would sink $100 million into helping Democrats capture Florida, he briefly did what had been viewed as impossible: He took the focus of the right's wrath off George Soros. Published September 24, 2020
Gavin Newsom phasing out gas-powered cars to fight wildfires
California Gov. Gavin Newsom sought Wednesday to fight the state's disastrous wildfires by phasing out gas-powered cars, signing an executive order requiring all new passenger vehicles sold by 2035 to be emissions-free. Published September 23, 2020
Joe Biden 1988 election disaster doesn’t stop tall tales
Joseph R. Biden has been caught on numerous occasions spinning false and even ludicrous yarns, a tendency that has prompted head-scratching from his supporters and exasperation from conservatives stunned that his tall tales have yet to torpedo his salt-of-the-earth image. Published September 23, 2020
Ex-husband says Jill Biden ‘betrayed’ him by cheating on him with Joe Biden; Biden camp denies it
The ex-husband of Jill Biden has accused her of breaking up their marriage by cheating on him with then-Sen. Joseph R. Biden, a bombshell claim that the Biden campaign adamantly denies. Published September 23, 2020
Amy Coney Barrett ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ link seen on abortion views
Media outlets have already taken aim at U.S. District Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a possible Supreme Court nominee, whipping up alarm about her abortion views and linking her Catholic beliefs to "The Handmaid's Tale." Published September 22, 2020
Joe Biden claims 200 million U.S. coronavirus deaths
About 200,000 Americans have died of the novel coronavirus, but Democratic presidential candidate Joseph R. Biden says it's closer to 200 million. Published September 21, 2020
Cory Gardner says he will vote for ‘qualified nominee’ to fill Supreme Court vacancy
Sen. Cory Gardner, Colorado Republican, said Monday he would vote to confirm a "qualified nominee" for the Supreme Court who upholds the Constitution, giving Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell another vote in favor of filling the vacancy. Published September 21, 2020
Gavin Newsom, California governor, plays both sides in forest management fight as wildfires rage
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has pointed out that the state's wildfires are located primarily on federal land -- and he's right -- but now he and other Democratic governors are trying to block the Trump administration's effort to speed up the clearing of overgrown, tinder-dry forests. Published September 21, 2020
Supreme Court pick battle prompts Democrats, activists to vow scorched-earth battle
The fight over the 2017 Kavanaugh nomination already looked tame by comparison Sunday as Democrats geared up to block whomever President Trump picks to fill the seat left by the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Published September 20, 2020
A ‘dramatic shift’ among Catholics is drawing the devoted to Trump’s ‘fortitude and courage’
Catholic voters have an opportunity in November to help elect only the second Catholic president in U.S. history in former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, but already the more devout followers are lining up behind President Trump. Published September 20, 2020
ActBlue donations spike as Ginsburg’s death fuels Democratic fundraising
Democrats wasted little time issuing fundraising pleas tied to the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, fueling a record-breaking spike in donations on the ActBlue platform less than a day after her Friday death. Published September 19, 2020
Joe Biden repeats debunked claim about being first in his family to attend college
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden was on a roll during Thursday's CNN town hall as he played up his working-class roots, until he repeated the long-debunked claim about being the first person in his family to attend college. Published September 18, 2020
CNN mum as Biden claims nobody would have died if Trump had ‘done his job’ on coronavirus
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden declared at Thursday's CNN town hall that nobody would have died from the novel coronavirus if President Trump had "done his job," a whopper that CNN anchor Anderson Cooper let slide. Published September 18, 2020
Black conservatives counter Black Lives Matter ‘systemic racism’ narrative
The Black Lives Matter movement is dominating the headlines, but just as every action has an equal and opposite reaction, Black conservatives have never been more visible. Published September 17, 2020
‘Cuties’ outcry escalates as House Republicans urge DOJ to prosecute Netflix for ‘child porn’
More than 30 House Republicans called Thursday on Attorney General William P. Barr to prosecute Netflix executives for airing "Cuties," a French film about a girls' dance team that the GOP lawmakers decried as "child pornography." Published September 17, 2020
Alicia Garza, BLM co-founder, awarded endowed chair at University of Hawaii
Black Lives Matter leader Alicia Garza, an increasingly influential social-justice advocate described by another co-founder as a "trained Marxist," has been selected for an endowed chair at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Published September 17, 2020
Los Angeles County Rosh Hashanah coronavirus crackdown spurs backlash
After months of feuding with evangelical Christians over indoor worship services, Los Angeles County has now run afoul of observant Jews seeking to celebrate Rosh Hashanah with friends and extended family. Published September 16, 2020
Joe Biden can’t count on Catholic vote as traditionalists swing to Donald Trump
Catholic voters have an opportunity in November to help elect only the second Catholic president in U.S. history in former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, but already the more devout followers are lining up behind President Trump. Published September 16, 2020
