Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Nick Sandmann CNN settlement ignored by ABC, CBS, NBC
The three major networks -- ABC, NBC and CBS -- ignored CNN's settlement with Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann, and CNN gave the story less than 30 seconds of airtime, according to a media analysis. Published January 15, 2020
Sanders camp mum on pro-gulag staffer, says Iowans ‘don’t care about political gossip’
A Bernie Sanders campaign aide dismissed "political gossip" Wednesday after a Project Veritas sting that caught on undercover video a radical field organizer singing the praises of gulags, revolution and reeducation. Published January 15, 2020
Susan Holmes eyes red-flag law to disarm officer in shooting for son
A Colorado mother whose son was shot and killed by a police officer has filed to confiscate the officer's firearm under Colorado's newly enacted red-flag law. Published January 14, 2020
Florida State University under fire in Eric A. Stewart academic fraud case
Florida State University declined to conduct a full misconduct investigation of a prominent professor accused of faking data linking racism to criminal sentencing. Published January 14, 2020
EPA accuses New York Times of ‘extreme bias’ in ‘hit piece’ on Trump officials
The Environmental Protection Agency unloaded Tuesday on the New York Times, accusing the newspaper of "extreme bias" for running "an interactive hit list" spotlighting Trump administration officials with past ties to the fossil-fuel and agriculture industries. Published January 14, 2020
Project Veritas: Sanders staffer says ‘cities burn’ if Trump reelected, predicts violence at DNC
A Project Veritas video released Tuesday showed a man identified as a campaign organizer for Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernard Sanders saying "cities burn" if President Trump wins reelection and predicting violence against police at the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee. Published January 14, 2020
Reza Aslan ‘likely’ to be sued over now-deleted ‘punchable face’ tweet: Sandmann attorney
After nearly a year, former CNN host Reza Aslan finally removed a tweet referring to Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann's "punchable face," but that doesn't mean the teen is willing to let bygones be bygones. Published January 13, 2020
Dept. of Education to investigate alleged anti-Semitism at UCLA
The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights has launched investigations into two complaints of alleged discrimination against Jewish students at the University of California, Los Angeles, a month after President Trump signed an executive order on combating anti-Semitism. Published January 11, 2020
Bernie Sanders defends climate protesters arrested for disrupting Colorado governor’s speech
Sen. Bernard Sanders on Friday defended climate protesters charged with disrupting Colorado Gov. Jared Polis' State of the State speech, saying the activists "do not deserve to be arrested," but should be "applauded and heard." Published January 10, 2020
Indigenous Peoples March scolds Nicholas Sandmann for ‘smirk seen around the world’
Indigenous Peoples March organizers took a swipe Thursday at Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann for what they called "the smirk seen around the world." Published January 9, 2020
Walmart settles lawsuit with naval reservist alleging anti-military discrimination
Walmart has settled a lawsuit filed by a Naval reservist who accused the retail giant of discriminating against her based on her military service. Published January 8, 2020
CNN settles $275M lawsuit with Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann
CNN agreed Tuesday to settle for an undisclosed amount in a $275 million lawsuit filed by Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann over the network's coverage of his viral encounter with an elderly Native American activist. Published January 7, 2020
Democrats, media face backlash for slamming Trump instead of Qassem Soleimani
White House counsel Kellyanne Conway swung back by accusing congressional Democrats of ignoring the danger posed by the former Quds Force commander responsible for the deaths of hundreds of U.S. soldiers in the Middle East. Published January 6, 2020
Nikki Haley: Democrat leadership ‘only ones mourning Soleimani’
Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley said Monday that the Democratic leadership and 2020 presidential candidates are "the only ones mourning" the death of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Published January 6, 2020
Amazon accused of threatening to fire workers critical of climate policies
A group of Amazon employees accused the online retail giant Thursday of threatening to fire them for speaking out publicly on "the company's role in the climate crisis." Published January 2, 2020
Trump administration defies environmentalists calling for BLM head’s ouster
The Trump administration extended Thursday the tenure of Bureau of Land Management interim head William Perry Pendley, defying environmentalists and progressives who had demanded days earlier his resignation or removal. Published January 2, 2020
Church growth tied to sexual conservatism
Four years after the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage, conservative churches, led by the evangelicals and nondenominationals, still draw enthusiastic crowds each weekend to their megachurches, even as liberal mainline Protestant denominations wilt. Published December 31, 2019
William Perry Pendley ouster demanded by liberal environmentalists
Environmentalists demanded Monday the resignation of William Perry Pendley, head of the Bureau of Land Management, as the agency moves ahead with plans to relocate most of its staff from Washington, D.C., to the West. Published December 30, 2019
Nikki Goeser, whose husband was killed in gun-free zone, fights red-flag laws
A stalker shot and killed her husband in a so-called gun-free zone. Now Nikki Goeser is worried that another gun control measure widely gaining popularity will result in other firearms owners being victimized. Published December 26, 2019
Michigan pro-lifers submit signatures for ‘veto-proof’ ban on abortion procedure
Michigan pro-lifers submitted signatures Monday to ban a common second-trimester abortion procedure, seeking to bypass the Democratic governor by placing a veto-proof measure before the Republican-controlled state legislature. Published December 23, 2019
