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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.

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Visitors make their way up the main steps under the dome of the Colorado state Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Rochelle Galindo resigns amid sexual-misconduct allegations

A Democratic state legislator in Colorado facing a recall effort over her anti-fracking vote announced Sunday that she has resigned following allegations reportedly stemming from a sexual-misconduct complaint. Published May 12, 2019

State senators considers legislation, Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., that authorizes state tax officials to release, if requested, individual New York state tax returns to Congress. The bill now goes to the Democrat-led state Assembly after the Democrat-controlled Senate easily passed it. (AP Photo/Tim Roske)

Trump tax return release to Congress OKed in New York Senate

The New York Senate passed Wednesday a bill to allow the state Department of Taxation and Finance to release the tax returns of any state resident--such as Mr. Trump--to certain congressional committees, sending the measure to the Assembly. Published May 8, 2019

In this Tuesday, May 13, 2014, file photo, activists with Students for Justice in Palestine talk to a fellow student in front of an "apartheid wall" their group created to promote voting for divestment at DePaul University in Chicago. Students for Justice in Palestine is central to a Department of Education investigation launched in January 2020 into possible anti-Semitism at UCLA (AP Photo/Chicago Tribune, Brian Cassella) ** FILE **

Jason Hill Israel support ignites DePaul free-speech uproar

Since arriving from Jamaica with $120 in his pocket, DePaul University professor Jason D. Hill in many ways has embodied the American dream, until he received a rude awakening over his unabashed admiration for Israel. Published May 7, 2019

State Sen. Don Davis, who became the hero of North Carolina's pro-life movement last week when he crossed party lines again to thwart Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto, sending the override measure to the House. (Associated Press)

Abortion bills opposed by black, Hispanic Democrats

In a legislative session that saw abortion rise to the forefront, black and Hispanic legislators were notable in their willingness to cross party lines, exposing a racial schism on a key Democratic issue and frustrating efforts to unite the party behind the push to "codify Roe." Published May 6, 2019

In a Thursday, April 4, 2019 file photo, former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mark Morgan testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump is tapping former border patrol chief Morgan to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Trump tweeted Sunday, May 5, 2019 that Mark Morgan "will be joining the Trump Administration as the head of our hard working men and women of ICE." (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Mark Morgan named ICE chief

President Trump on Sunday named Mark Morgan as the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, calling him a "true believer and American Patriot." Published May 5, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., answers questions during a presidential forum held by She The People on the Texas State University campus Wednesday, April 24, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke) ** FILE **

Cory Booker calls on William Barr to resign

Sen. Cory Booker, New Jersey Democrat, said Sunday that Attorney General William Barr should resign, arguing that he has "eroded his credibility" with his response to the Russia collusion report. Published May 5, 2019

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 25, 2009, to meet with senators to discuss his budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Amy Klobuchar credits Obama, not Trump, for booming economy

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Democrat, refused Sunday to credit President Trump for the booming economy, insisting that former President Barack Obama deserves a pat on the back after Friday's jobs report showed the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years. Published May 5, 2019