Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Donald Trump fuels coronavirus with climate-change stance, Obama-era figures allege
A cadre of Obama-era heavy hitters led by John Podesta fired up another effort Wednesday to put global warming at the forefront of the presidential campaign, this time by linking President Trump's skepticism of a climate doomsday to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Published May 13, 2020
CNN taps Greta Thunberg for coronavirus town hall expert panel
CNN's expert panel for a Thursday town hall on the novel coronavirus features two doctors, a former Health and Human Services secretary, and a teenage climate activist who has yet to graduate from high school. Published May 13, 2020
Ohio traces first probable case of coronavirus to early January, not March
Ohio health officials have traced the state's first probable case of the novel coronavirus to Jan. 7, two weeks before the first confirmed U.S. "patient zero" in Washington state. Published May 13, 2020
Anti-Defamation League reports anti-Semitism surge led by New York
The Anti-Defamation League reported Tuesday a record-setting surge in anti-Semitic incidents in 2019, led by dramatic increases in assaults and harassment against Jews in New York and New Jersey. Published May 12, 2020
Kate Brown, Gavin Newsom, Western States Pact governors seek $1 trillion relief
Five Western Democratic governors on Monday asked Congress for $1 trillion in aid to plug the budgetary holes created by the novel coronavirus shutdown. Published May 11, 2020
Tom Wolf threatens to cut funding for ‘cowardly’ Pennsylvania counties going rogue
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf sought Monday to head off a growing revolt against his cautious coronavirus restrictions, threatening to withhold funding from counties and licenses from businesses that seek to reopen ahead of his timetable. Published May 11, 2020
Donald Trump calls for NBC’s Chuck Todd to be fired over heavily edited Barr video clip
President Trump unleashed a tweetstorm Monday calling for NBC "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd to be fired after the show admitted that it erred in cutting short a sound bite of Attorney General William P. Barr. Published May 11, 2020
Tom Cotton says China pressured WHO to downplay coronavirus
Sen. Tom Cotton, Arkansas Republican, said Sunday there was "no question" that Chinese officials pressured the World Health Organization in December to downplay the risks of the novel coronavirus after it originated in Wuhan. Published May 10, 2020
Chuck Todd accused of ‘deceptive editing’ William Barr NBC interview, DOJ say
The Justice Department on Sunday accused NBC's Chuck Todd of deceptively editing a sound bite from Attorney General William P. Barr to make it look as if he said nothing about upholding the rule of law, when in fact he did. Published May 10, 2020
Steven Mnuchin: Reopening needed to avert ‘permanent economic damage’ to the public
Trump administration officials sought Sunday to lower short-term expectations on the cratering economy, predicting that unemployment will spike in the second quarter while promising a historic rebound in the latter half of 2020 -- right before the presidential election. Published May 10, 2020
J.B. Pritzker, Illinois governor: Coronavirus restrictions needed ‘until we’re able to eradicate it’
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker defended Sunday his cautious economic reopening plan, which leaves schools and many businesses shuttered until the novel coronavirus is all but defeated, saying the state will be unable to return to normal "until we're able to eradicate it." Published May 10, 2020
Kevin Hassett, White House economic adviser, expects 20% unemployment rate before recovery
White House senior adviser Kevin Hassett predicted Sunday that the economic news would get worse before it gets better, estimating that the unemployment rate will climb to 20% or higher in May or June as a result of the coronavirus economic fallout before rebounding. Published May 10, 2020
Republicans more willing to risk coronavirus cases, deaths to reopen economy, poll finds
Most Republicans say it's time for America to reopen even if that means more novel coronavirus cases and deaths, while most Democrats say it's not worth the risk. Published May 10, 2020
Karl Manke, Owosso, Michigan, barber: Gretchen Whitmer has ‘no concept of the damage she’s doing’
A Michigan barber said Sunday he plans to stay open in defiance of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's extended order on nonessential businesses, insisting that the Democratic governor "has no concept at all of the damage she's doing." Published May 10, 2020
Harvard home-schooling crackdown hit by shutdown surge
No sooner had Harvard Law School touched off a campaign for a government crackdown on home-schooling than every student in America began learning at home, thanks to the coronavirus shutdown. Published May 7, 2020
Jared Polis: Colorado first coronavirus case in January or February, not March
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Wednesday it was "extremely likely" that the state had its first case of the novel coronavirus in January or February, well before the first official diagnosis on March 5. Published May 6, 2020
Rand Paul leads anti-mask rebellion after coronavirus recovery
Leave it to Rand Paul, the Senate's top libertarian and a physician to boot, to lead the charge against tyrannical government leaders calling for their previously coronavirus-infected subjects to wear face masks. Published May 6, 2020
Betsy DeVos moves to end Obama-era ‘kangaroo courts’ by protecting rights of accused on campus
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos made good Wednesday on her vow to restore due process on campus, seeking to end the "kangaroo courts" that sprung up under the Obama administration by protecting the rights of the accused while strengthening safeguards for accusers. Published May 6, 2020
CBS denies faking scene of crowded Michigan testing clinic alleged in Project Veritas sting
CBS News has denied faking a scene of novel coronavirus testing in Michigan by padding the drive-thru line with clinic workers to make the health center look busier than it was, as alleged in a Project Veritas expose released Wednesday. Published May 6, 2020
Dana Canedy, Pulitzer Prizes chief, defends New York Times Project 1619 honor
Pulitzer Prizes Administrator Dana Canedy defended Tuesday the decision to honor the widely disputed 1619 Project, which reframes the American Revolution as a battle to protect slavery, even as she acknowledged that "perhaps most historians" would disagree with its premise. Published May 5, 2020
