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Valerie Richardson

Valerie Richardson

Valerie Richardson covers politics and the West from Denver. She can be reached at vrichardson@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Valerie Richardson

President Bill Clinton receives applause from Rep. Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., Vice President Al Gore and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton as he makes remarks to Democratic lawmakers after the House of Representatives voted to impeach the president, Saturday, Dec. 19, 1998. (AP Photo/Doug Mills) ** FILE **

Impeaching a president has little historical precedent

With Democrats debating whether to impeach President Trump, it's worth remembering that no president has ever been removed via the impeachment process. Not so for the governors of Oklahoma. Published May 26, 2019

In this Sept. 1, 2018, file photo, a Ku Klux Klan member waves a Klan flag during the Ku Klux Kookout where counterprotests by anti-hate groups were also held at Jaycee Park in Madison, Ind. (Michelle Pemberton/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

Nine Klansmen met by 350 officers, 600 counterprotesters

A rally by the Honorable Sacred Knights, a KKK group from Indiana, went off without incident after police fenced off the Montgomery Courthouse Square, placing two police lines, a barricade, and blocks between the KKK and a counterprotest crowd estimated at 600. Published May 26, 2019

A report came out on Monday, May 6, 2019, that says one million different species are in imminent danger of extinction several of which are represented at Hogle Zoo like Jilin the Amur Leopard seen chewing on a bone recently.Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

U.N. mass species extinction warning blasted by skeptics

A widely touted United Nations report predicting mass species extinction took a beating Wednesday at a House subcommittee hearing, with Republican-called witnesses blasting the claims as "highly exaggerated" and "authoritative propaganda." Published May 22, 2019

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a pediatric neurologist, stunned onlookers when he appeared to endorse in a Jan. 30 interview the withholding of medical care for an infant born alive after an attempted abortion. (Associated Press)

Infanticide bills put Democratic governors on hot seat

After Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam described what would happen to a baby born alive after a botched abortion, Republican legislatures began sending infanticide bills to Democratic governors daring them to use their veto pens. And so far, the Democrats are taking that dare. Published May 21, 2019

Women hold signs as they gather to march to the Capitol for women's rights, Sunday, May 19, 2019, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Alyssa Milano abortion boycotts fail to gain traction

Calls by stars and activists to boycott red states such as Alabama, Georgia and Kentucky over their tough new abortion restrictions so far have failed to catch fire, with only a handful of businesses and state officials heeding the cry. Published May 19, 2019