Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Sean Feucht Ministries holds ‘worship protest’ in street after Seattle barricades park
Seattle shut down a park on Labor Day to stop a Christian prayer rally, so the Sean Feucht Ministries moved the event to the streets, renaming it a "worship protest." Published September 8, 2020
Al Gore links severe weather to ‘unabated climate crisis,’ draws pushback
A burst of wild September weather brought a "climate crisis" warning Tuesday from Al Gore as Californians struggled with heat and wildfires, Atlantic storm trackers raced through the alphabet and Coloradans traded their flip-flops for snow boots. Published September 8, 2020
Kamala Harris support for Jacob Blake calls #MeToo credibility into question
Sen. Kamala Harris believed Christine Blasey Ford, but whether she believes Jacob Blake's ex-girlfriend is another matter. Published September 8, 2020
Donald Trump, Joe Biden Labor Day messages clash
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden showcased his union support Monday while President Trump touted the rebounding economy, his get-tough policy on China and the rapid development of a coronavirus vaccine as the campaigns sought to woo American workers. Published September 7, 2020
Trump on defunding 1619 Project schools: ‘I’m not a believer in cancel culture’
President Trump on Monday defended his threat to defund schools using the 1619 Project curriculum, which reframes U.S. history around the arrival of the first enslaved Africans, calling it "revisionist history." Published September 7, 2020
Pro-Trump Army vet unloads after his face appears in anti-Trump ‘propaganda’
An Army veteran who was badly burned in Iraq wants people to know that an anti-Trump meme featuring his face doesn't represent his views. Published September 7, 2020
Donald Trump weighs in on Chinese election interference: ‘Of course they want Biden’
Author Gordon Chang says China is meddling in the 2020 presidential election in favor of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's campaign, and not surprisingly, President Trump agrees. Published September 7, 2020
Seattle closes Gas Works Park to Sean Feucht Ministries Christian rally amid left-wing protests
Seattle plans to shut down a park to prevent a Christian rally from being held there on Labor Day even as left-wing protesters descended on the city for a holiday weekend of mass anti-Trump and anti-police demonstrations. Published September 6, 2020
![In this file photo, activists with Students for Life of America are shown here outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Baltimore, Md., in the early morning hours of Sept. 5, 2020. Students for Life painted the message "Black Preborn Lives Matter" on the street facing the clinic. A similar effort in Washington, D.C., in August was prevented by police. (Photo courtesy of Students for Life's Facebook page) [https://www.facebook.com/studentsforlife/photos/pcb.10157478426227927/10157478418452927] **FILE**](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2020/09/05/blackprebornlivesmatter0905_c16-0-908-520_s652x380.png?59452f1932ebf1acbe6bd48a7dbe0c9b21e6e4cd)
Pro-life group paints ‘Black Preborn Lives Matter’ in front of Baltimore Planned Parenthood
Pro-life activists were finally able to paint "Black Preborn Lives Matter" in front of a Planned Parenthood clinic, only they did it in Baltimore instead of Washington, D.C. Published September 5, 2020
California bill easing penalties for sex with minors lands on governor’s desk
A bill on California Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk that would reduce criminal penalties for sexual activity between gay teens and young adults has ignited an uproar over sex offenses and LGBTQ rights. Published September 4, 2020
Vernon Jones, Trump-supporting Black Democrat, decries leftists’ threats, intimidation tactics
Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones is a Black man born and raised in the South, but he said he had never confronted anything like the angry horde that descended on him last week as he left the Republican National Convention. Published September 3, 2020
Joe Biden: Trump has legitimized the dark side of human nature
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden met Thursday with Jacob Blake's family in Wisconsin, putting his stamp on the national debate over policing and racial injustice and seizing the opportunity to accuse President Trump of legitimizing the "dark side of human nature." Published September 3, 2020
Biden visit comes under scrutiny over Jacob Blake Sr.’s anti-Semitic comments
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden visited Thursday with the Blake family amid rising scrutiny and criticism over Jacob Blake Sr.'s apparent history of anti-Semitic and racially charged social-media posts. Published September 3, 2020
Muriel Bowser reverses bid to remove D.C. monuments
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday scaled back her blueprint for canceling politically incorrect U.S. monuments and memorials after hitting a brick wall with the Trump administration. Published September 2, 2020
Civil rights official calls on Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan to halt Whites-only diversity training
A U.S. Commission on Civil Rights member has urged Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan to end her city's Whites-only diversity training program, saying it likely violates federal prohibitions on segregating employees by race. Published September 2, 2020
‘Safeguard: An Electoral College Story’ documentary offers defense from popular-vote movement
Many Democrats increasingly view the Electoral College as a racist institution designed to steal presidential elections for Republicans, to which its defenders say: Imagine a world without it. Published September 1, 2020
Joe Biden: ‘I am not banning fracking’
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden insisted Monday that he would not ban fracking as president, seeking to reassure pivotal swing-state voters benefiting from the oil-and-gas boom fueled by hydraulic fracturing in Pennsylvania. Published August 31, 2020
Trump’s approval rating with Black voters soars by 60% during RNC: poll
President Trump's approval rating among Black voters jumped by 60% during the Republican National Convention even as Democrats and progressives sought to brand the Republican president as racist. Published August 31, 2020
Los Angeles County accused of ‘harassment’ for canceling church’s lease amid coronavirus dispute
Los Angeles County has canceled a lease on a large portion of the Grace Community Church parking lot amid a legal fight over the megachurch's refusal to abide by a public-health ban on indoor worship. Published August 31, 2020
Steamboat Institute holds in-person conference, speakers blast shutdowns over coronavirus
BEAVER CREEK, Colorado | Plucky conservatives gathered here over the weekend to spread a message proving increasingly contagious: That the economic and social shutdowns aimed at slowing the novel coronavirus have become more harmful than the disease. Published August 30, 2020
