Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Virginia House approves bill to join National Popular Vote, bypass Electoral College
The Virginia House of Delegates passed Tuesday a bill to award its electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote as the newly elected Democratic majority sought to join the pact to leapfrog the Electoral College. Published February 11, 2020
Oscars ceremony hits all-time low in television ratings
If you missed Brad Pitt's jab at the Senate impeachment trial or Joaquin Phoenix's anti-milk missive Sunday at the Oscars, you weren't alone. Published February 10, 2020
Mike Bloomberg advances green agenda with privately paid state climate lawyers
Other Democratic presidential primary contenders may push the Green New Deal, but Michael R. Bloomberg is advancing his climate-change agenda behind the scenes with the help of one Democratic state attorney general at a time. Published February 9, 2020
Virginia Democrats advance bill to join National Popular Vote compact
A Virginia House committee passed Friday a National Popular Vote bill, bringing the measure back from the dead as the state legislature's newly elected Democratic majority sought to join the compact that would render the Electoral College moot. Published February 7, 2020
Pete Buttigieg refuses to condemn late-term abortion
Pete Buttigieg had a chance Thursday to come out against late-term abortion, but he didn't take it. Published February 6, 2020
Project Veritas: Warren staffer irked by focus on ‘identity politics,’ says ‘this is why we lose’
It's not easy being a straight male working on Sen. Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign in Iowa, judging from the latest Project Veritas undercover sting. Published February 3, 2020
Beyonce, Jay-Z sit during national anthem at Super Bowl
Music superstars Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce remained seated Sunday during the singing of the national anthem at Super Bowl LIV. Published February 2, 2020
Super Bowl viewers urged to watch abortion-survivors video nixed by FOX
Pro-life advocates on Sunday urged NFL fans to skip the commercials during Super Bowl LIV and watch instead an online ad featuring abortion survivors that failed to make the FOX Corporation's cut for the big game. Published February 2, 2020
Anschutz-owned Colorado Springs Gazette hires right-tilting columnist dumped by Denver Post
A right-tilting Denver Post columnist fired over what he said was his insistence that "there are only two sexes" has a new gig working for a newspaper owned by conservative Colorado billionaire Philip Anschutz. Published February 1, 2020
‘We attract truly radical people’: Project Veritas unearths more extreme Sanders staffers
Project Veritas this week released the third video in its #Expose2020 series featuring hidden-camera footage of two South Carolina field organizers--paid staff, not volunteers--expressing support for upending the U.S. government and overthrowing capitalism. Published February 1, 2020
Republicans pressure Klobuchar to stop House Democrats from blocking Minnesota mine
House Republicans placed Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar in an awkward position by calling on her to help them fight Democrats seeking to scuttle a Minnesota mining project expected to bring as many as 2,000 jobs to her state. Published January 31, 2020
WATCH the pro-life Super Bowl ad that FOX won’t air
This year's Super Bowl should have no shortage of controversial ads, including spots featuring President Trump, Michael R. Bloomberg and drag queens, but there was one commercial that pro-lifers say was too hot for the network to handle. Published January 30, 2020
Super Bowl ad for Faces of Choice abortion survivors misses Fox cut
This year's Super Bowl should have no shortage of controversial ads, including spots featuring President Trump, Michael R. Bloomberg and drag queens, but there was one commercial that pro-lifers say was too hot for the network to handle. Published January 29, 2020
Kathy Castor, House climate chair, slammed for urging Google to squelch ‘climate misinformation’
The chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis was accused Wednesday of censorship after calling on Google to take action against YouTube videos that promote "climate denial and climate misinformation." Published January 29, 2020
Felicia Sonmez, Washington Post reporter, reinstated after Kobe Bryant tweet suspension
The Washington Post walked back Tuesday its suspension of a reporter over her tweets following the death of Kobe Bryant, concluding that she was not in "clear and direct" violation of the company's policies. Published January 28, 2020
Washington Post hit with backlash for suspending reporter over Kobe Bryant tweet
The Washington Post was hit with a First Amendment backlash Tuesday for suspending a reporter who tweeted an article about the 2003 sexual-assault allegation against Kobe Bryant after he was killed Sunday in a helicopter crash. Published January 28, 2020
Project Veritas unearths more radical Bernie Sanders staffers
Project Veritas released Tuesday the third video in its #Expose2020 series featuring hidden-camera footage of two South Carolina field organizers--paid staff, not volunteers--expressing support for upending the U.S. government and overthrowing capitalism. Published January 28, 2020
James Younger case ignites sex-change debate in South Dakota, state legislatures
The uproar surrounding James Younger, the 7-year-old Texan caught in a parental dispute over whether he should be raised as a girl or a boy, has spilled over into state legislative sessions across the U.S., fueling bills that aim to prevent doctors from using drugs or operations to change the sex of minors. Published January 27, 2020
Trump impeachment coverage craters network ratings
The three major broadcast networks took a ratings hit with their Trump impeachment coverage, drawing fewer viewers than they would have with their regular line-up of soap operas. Published January 26, 2020
Driver killed in crash with Covington Catholic bus after March for Life
A bus carrying students from Covington Catholic High School home to Kentucky after the March for Life in Washington, D.C., was involved in a crash Saturday that left one person dead and several injured. Published January 25, 2020
