Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Horace Lorenzo, dad of teen killed in Seattle’s CHOP, receives call from President Trump
Horace Lorenzo Anderson has yet to hear from Seattle officials two weeks after his son was killed in the autonomous protest zone, but he did hear from President Trump. Published July 4, 2020
Peer-reviewed study finds hydroxychloroquine effective, ‘helped save lives’
Hydroxychloroquine was widely denounced as dangerous and ineffective after being touted by President Trump as a treatment for the novel coronavirus, but newly released research found the drug actually works. Published July 3, 2020
Ted Cruz blasts NFL’s reported plans to play ‘Black national anthem’
Calls to boycott the NFL trended Friday on social media following reports that the league plans to play the song known as the Black national anthem before all Week 1 regular season games. Published July 3, 2020
Father of Black teen killed in Seattle CHOP still hasn’t heard from city officials
Everybody knows the name of George Floyd, and Horace Lorenzo Anderson Sr. wants people to remember his son, too. Published July 2, 2020
Michael Shellenberger, ex-alarmist, disputes climate narrative in new book
Environmentalist Michael Shellenberger got off to a rocky start with his book launch when Forbes deactivated his column apologizing for the "climate scare," but the magazine may have done him a favor. Published July 1, 2020
Republican ad accuses mobs of ‘erasing history’ with attacks on presidential statues
The Republican Attorneys General Association came Wednesday to the defense of presidential statues being vandalized by left-wing mobs with an ad warning of the dangers of the "cancel culture." Published July 1, 2020
Seattle police reclaim autonomous zone after wave of violence, two deaths
Seattle police early Wednesday retook the autonomous zone from Black Lives Matter, carrying out an order from the mayor three weeks after protesters took over a six-block area and named it the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone. Published July 1, 2020
John Hickenlooper beats Andrew Romanoff in Colorado Democratic primary
John Hickenlooper on Tuesday won the Colorado Democratic Senate primary, easily defeating Andrew Romanoff despite a series of gaffes, a state ethics violation, and calls from leftist activists for him to withdraw. Published July 1, 2020
Green New Deal lite: House Democrats unveil alternative to AOC’s climate plan
House Democrats unveiled Monday their long-awaited Climate Crisis Action Plan, a less-ambitious version of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal that proponents hailed as a bold step toward slashing emissions and critics slammed as a way to "make China great again." Published June 30, 2020
Nancy Pelosi slips up, goes half-masked in meeting with George Floyd’s brother
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has repeatedly scolded President Trump for not wearing a face mask in public, but her own mask-wearing technique could use some work. Published June 30, 2020
John Hickenlooper campaign for Senate stumbles after series of gaffes, missteps
Once viewed as a can't-miss candidate, former Gov. John Hickenlooper enters Tuesday's Senate primary as damaged goods after a series of gaffes and missteps that have forced national Democrats to spend big to prop up his teetering campaign. Published June 29, 2020
Mark Lee Dickson ‘Sanctuary city for the unborn’ expands in Texas
Mark Lee Dickson, with his backward baseball cap and teddy bears, is easily the most recognizable pro-life activist in East Texas, a pastor who has helped persuade one small town after another to declare itself a "sanctuary city for the unborn." Published June 29, 2020
Black Lives Matter leader: Black politicians ‘bought off by Democratic establishment’
Despite holding sway in major cities for decades, Black Democrats have become too co-opted by the Democratic Party to make a difference, a Black Lives Matter leader said Sunday. Published June 29, 2020
Senate Democrats accused of ‘presidential politics’ in blocking crime bill
Democrats' wait-until-November approach to police legislation is suddenly under attack from both the right and the left as evidence of a new crime wave emerges. Published June 28, 2020
Mike Pence blasts Black Lives Matter for ‘radical left agenda’
Vice President Mike Pence declined Sunday to repeat the phrase "black lives matter," citing concerns about the Black Lives Matter movement's "radical left agenda." Published June 28, 2020
Mike Pence backs Greg Abbott as coronavirus slams Texas
Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday told Texas it will get whatever it needs to expand testing and combat a coronavirus surge that's forced Gov. Greg Abbott to close bars and scramble for hospital beds after a nation-leading push to lift lockdown rules. Published June 28, 2020
Donald Trump removes ‘white power’ video retweet
President Trump removed Sunday his retweet of a protest video that showed a supporter yelling "white power," a comment that the White House said he never heard. Published June 28, 2020
Nancy Pelosi: Donald Trump denial of Russia bounty report ‘totally outrageous’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unloaded Sunday on President Trump over his insistence that he had never heard of Russia offering Afghanistan bounties on U.S. soldiers, calling it "totally outrageous." Published June 28, 2020
Nancy Pelosi: U.S. face mask mandate ‘long overdue’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that the country is "long overdue" for a national mask-wearing mandate to combat the novel coronavirus. Published June 28, 2020
Tim Scott: Donald Trump should remove ‘white power’ video
Sen. Tim Scott, South Carolina Republican, said Sunday President Trump should remove a video in which a supporter yells "white power" at a protest clash, adding that the entire profanity-laced confrontation was "offensive." Published June 28, 2020
