Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Trump vows to jail, deport campus agitators, cut funding over ‘illegal protests’
President Trump promised to imprison or deport campus agitators and halt federal funding to schools that allow "illegal protests," weighing in hours after his administration threatened to suspend federal grants to Columbia University over its handling of campus antisemitism. Published March 4, 2025
Trump antisemitism task force targets Columbia’s federal contracts, grants
The Trump administration is considering suspending millions in federal contracts and grants to Columbia University over its lackluster response to campus antisemitism. Published March 3, 2025
Senate Democrats block GOP bill to keep male-born athletes out of female sports
Senate Democrats sank afor now bill Monday barring male-born athletes from competing in female scholastic sports, defying a rising tide of public opposition to transgender players competing based on gender identity instead of biological sex. Published March 3, 2025
Trump administration opens girls’ sports probe into Washington state school district
The Department of Education announced Monday a Title IX investigation into a Washington state school district accused of discriminating and retaliating against a female basketball player who refused to play against a male-born opponent. Published March 3, 2025
George Washington University probes threat against professor behind Trump Gaza rebuilding plan
George Washington University has launched an investigation into threatening fliers targeting a professor over his plan to redevelop the Gaza Strip, a proposal shared last year with the Trump campaign. Published March 3, 2025
Life Leadership Conference seeks to bring together post-Roe pro-life movement
The fall of Roe v. Wade came as a seminal victory for the pro-life movement, but navigating the aftermath hasn't been easy as fired-up pro-choice advocates redouble their efforts at the ballot box, state legislatures and federal government. Published February 28, 2025
Pennsylvania transgender runner to race in girls’ state finals despite Trump executive order
The recent updates to Pennsylvania's gender policy on high school sports won't stop a transgender athlete from racing against girls in the state championships. Published February 26, 2025
Washington Post opinion page will pivot to ‘personal liberties,’ ‘free markets’ under Bezos overhaul
The Washington Post's famously left-wing editorial page will undergo an about-face under a dramatic policy change announced Wednesday by billionaire owner Jeff Bezos, prompting the resignation of the opinion editor. Published February 26, 2025
Lara Trump delivers ratings smash with debut of Fox News Channel show
President Trump isn't the only member of the family who knows how to deliver when it comes to television ratings. Published February 25, 2025
Wisconsin Gov. Evers defends proposal subbing ‘inseminated person’ for ‘mother’
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers defended his budget proposal replacing the word "mother" with "inseminated person" in state law, saying he was concerned about legal clarity on artificial insemination and accusing Republicans of "lying." Published February 25, 2025
Rachel Maddow rips MSNBC for dropping shows anchored by ‘nonwhite hosts’
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow took on her own network for shaking up its prime-time lineup, saying the decision to scrap shows helmed by Joy Reid and other minority hosts "feels indefensible." Published February 25, 2025
Barnard College expels two students over anti-Israel classroom protest at Columbia
Barnard College has expelled two students over a protest in which masked activists disrupted a class on modern Israel at Columbia University, passing out leaflets with antisemitic imagery and refusing repeated requests to leave. Published February 24, 2025
Upheaval at NBC: MSNBC ditches Joy Reid, ‘Nightly News’ anchor Lester Holt steps down
President Trump took a parting shot at MSNBC host Joy Reid after the cable network dumped the leftist firebrand's show, but that wasn't the end of the drama at NBCUniversal. Published February 24, 2025
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers blasted for replacing ‘mother’ with ‘inseminated person’
The Biden administration referred to expectant mothers as "pregnant people" and "birthing people," but Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers prefers the term "inseminated person." Published February 24, 2025
Trump launches probe into Maine schools after president’s clash with governor over trans athletes
The Trump administration announced it has launched investigations into whether schools in Maine are violating federal law by continuing to allow transgender athletes to compete in high school sports against biological women. Published February 21, 2025
New Hampshire, Wisconsin scrub transgender-athlete policies after Trump order
California, Maine and Minnesota may be resisting President Trump's executive order on single-sex female sports, but not New Hampshire and Wisconsin. Published February 21, 2025
‘See you in court’: Maine governor, Trump spar at White House over trans athletes
President Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills sparred face-to-face over his executive order banning biological males from competing in women's sports. Published February 21, 2025
Nonprofit groups that rely on federal funding file suit challenging Trump’s executive orders
Three of President Trump's executive orders on diversity, equity and inclusion have been challenged by liberal nonprofit groups warning that they could lose millions in federal funding unless they adhere to the "unconstitutional" mandates. Published February 19, 2025
Crushing the competition: Fox News rides Trump 2.0 wave to record ratings
The Fox News Channel was already crushing the competition in cable news -- and then the network received a Trump bump. Published February 19, 2025
Kansas Republicans override veto of bill banning gender-transition drugs, surgeries for minors
For the third time, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill banning gender-transition procedures for minors, but for the first time, Republican legislators had the votes to overcome her veto. Published February 18, 2025
