Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Christiane Amanpour regrets comparing Donald Trump, Kristallnacht
CNN host Christiane Amanpour walked back Monday her recent statement comparing President Trump's record and the Nazi pogrom Kristallnacht, saying she "should not have juxtaposed the two thoughts." Published November 16, 2020
Raphael Warnock dodges Fidel Castro ‘lovefest’ question
The Rev. Raphael Warnock sidestepped a question Sunday on whether he attended a 1995 speech at the church where he worked by Cuban strongman Fidel Castro, fueling a rising tide of criticism on the right. Published November 15, 2020
Michelle Lujan Grisham, Kate Brown issue New Mexico, Oregon shutdown orders
Democratic governors in Oregon and New Mexico issued two-week shutdown orders Friday to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus over the Thanksgiving holiday, while the Pacific Northwest states issued an advisory discouraging out-of-state travel. Published November 13, 2020
House Republicans demand USPS documents on Pa. whistleblower probe
House Oversight Committee Republicans called Friday on the U.S. Postal Service inspector general to produce documents related to Pennsylvania ballot-fraud claims, accusing Democrats of seeking to discredit a whistleblower before the investigation had been completed. Published November 13, 2020
Jody Hice warns Democrats that Georgia vote-and-run scheme is a felony
Rep. Jody Hice, Georgia Republican, had a warning for Andrew Yang and other Democrats seeking to move to the Peach State just to vote in the Senate run-off elections: What you're planning is illegal. Published November 12, 2020
Marie Harf calls Raphael Warnock ‘moderate’ despite anti-Israel, leftist comments
Former Obama administration official Marie Harf on Thursday described Georgia Senate candidate Raphael Warnock as a political "moderate" despite his history of leftist, anti-Israel comments, as well as his praise of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Published November 12, 2020
Richard Hopkins, Erie, Pennsylvania, postal worker, uneasy, unbowed in election whistleblower role
In less than a week, Richard Hopkins has gone from inconspicuous Pennsylvania letter carrier to the 2020 election's best-known whistleblower, but he insists he would rather be back in Afghanistan facing enemy fire than remain in the media spotlight. Published November 11, 2020
Richard Hopkins, Pa. postal whistleblower, placed on leave without pay
The Pennsylvania postal whistleblower has been taken off the job without pay after alleging ballot-tampering at the Erie Post Office. Published November 11, 2020
Richard Hopkins, Erie, Pennsylvania postal worker, denies he recanted ballot-tampering claims
Hours after House Democrats announced that a Pennsylvania postal worker had recanted allegations of ballot tampering, the mail carrier denied it, saying that he stands by his original statement and that he "got played" by federal investigators. Published November 10, 2020
Moderates will wield most influence with Senate’s razor-thin majority
The battle for the Senate won't be decided until the January run-offs in Georgia, and yet the inevitability of a razor-thin majority means that the stock of the moderate Manchins and Murkowskis is already going through the roof. Published November 10, 2020
Richard Hopkins, Pennsylvania postal worker, is denying he recanted ballot-tampering claim
A Pennsylvania mail carrier has recanted claims made in a sworn affidavit that supervisors tampered with mail-in ballots, according to the House Oversight Committee. Shortly thereafter, the postal denied he had recanted his claim. Published November 10, 2020
U.S. emissions from large facilities fell by 5% in 2019 even without the Paris climate accord
No Paris? No problem, as far as the Trump administration is concerned. The Environmental Protection Agency reported Monday that U.S. emissions from major industrial sources declined by nearly 5% in 2019, prompting administrator Andrew Wheeler to take a victory lap and a swipe at the Paris climate accord. Published November 10, 2020
Democrats for Life of America celebrate ‘huge’ wins as House ranks thin
Pro-life Democrats may be an endangered species in Congress, but they're showing signs of a comeback outside the Beltway. Published November 9, 2020
GOP alarmed after Schumer vows, ‘Now we take Georgia, then we change America’
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer handed Republicans their first talking point of the critical Georgia Senate run-off election by declaring that if Democrats win, they will "change America" and "change the world." Published November 9, 2020
Pat Toomey: ‘Woke left had a major setback’
Democrats framed the 2020 election as a referendum on President Trump, but Sen. Pat Toomey said Sunday that the Democratic fizzle in down-ballot races represented a repudiation of progressivism. Published November 8, 2020
Ilhan Omar tells Democrats to ‘stop attacking progressives’ after House losses
Rep. Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Democrat, took offense Sunday as other Democrats blamed the party's left wing for down-ballot losses after the much-anticipated blue wave hit a red wall. Published November 8, 2020
Conservatives dispute Biden victory: ‘The media does not get to call the election’
Conservatives pushed back Saturday against the decision by media outlets to declare former Vice President Joseph R. Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election. Published November 7, 2020
Keith Olbermann, ex-ESPN host, wants Trump arrested, removed from White House
ESPN sportscaster-turned-political-pundit Keith Olbermann declared Thursday that President Trump should be arrested and removed from the White House. Published November 5, 2020
Vernon Jones, Pro-Trump Georgia Democrat, vows to fight
Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones, a pro-Trump Democrat, made it clear Thursday that the president's supporters are in the post-election legal battle for the long haul, firing up a crowd in Atlanta by vowing that "we're going to fight." Published November 5, 2020
Democrats unable to deliver House, Senate wins despite raising more money than Republicans
The Democrats' enormous cash advantage in the 2020 elections failed to translate into equally massive House and Senate wins as the financially outgunned Republicans delivered more bang for their political buck. Published November 5, 2020
