Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
White House embraces Transgender Day of Remembrance despite voter skepticism on gender-identity push
Championing transgender rights may not have done Democrats any favors in the election, but the Biden administration still pulled out the stops for Transgender Day of Remembrance. Published November 20, 2024
Joy and vibes: Trump’s signature dance takes post-election nation by storm
Democrats have called him a fascist and worse, but ever since President-elect Donald Trump captured a historic second term, a growing number of Americans are literally dancing to his tune. Published November 19, 2024
Report: Biden administration ‘weaponized’ Education Department to target Christian, career schools
Conservatives have another suggestion for President-elect Donald Trump's to-do list: End the Department of Education's targeting of religious and for-profit colleges and universities. Published November 18, 2024
AOC says she dropped pronouns from X bio for space reasons, decries flap as ‘fake’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shrugged off the kerfuffle over her disappearing pronouns, saying she had to drop them from her X bio for space considerations. Published November 18, 2024
Woke no more? Speculation swirls over AOC’s missing ‘she/her’ pronouns
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is no longer displaying her preferred "she/her" pronouns from the biography on her X account, spurring speculation that the New York Democrat may have decided to moderate her woke stance on gender ideology in the wake of the Nov. 5 election blowout. Published November 15, 2024
Hate-crime hoax: Suspects charged with staging cross-burning to boost Black candidate
Three people were indicted on federal charges that accuse them of staging a cross-burning to generate support for a Black mayoral candidate in Colorado Springs in what prosecutors described as a hate-crime hoax. Published November 14, 2024
WATCH: How some in rural America are pushing to separate from their states’ urban centers
Voters in seven Illinois counties approved last week the Illinois Separation Referendum, a measure directing county boards to explore the idea of splitting from Cook County by dividing the state in two. Published November 14, 2024
Lawsuit seeks to block biological male from playing in women’s college volleyball championship
Eleven female athletes and a coach have asked a court to bar a transgender player from competing in the Mountain West Volleyball Championship, arguing that allowing a male-born athlete to compete in women's collegiate sports violates Title IX. Published November 14, 2024
Democrats for Life wins 97% of endorsed elections in rebuke to party’s abortion stance
Democrats for Life of America said Tuesday that 97% of its endorsed candidates won their races in last week's election, which raises the question: Is there such a thing as a pro-life Democrat? Published November 12, 2024
Ex-DNC official floats having Biden resign to let Harris become president before inauguration
Former Kamala Harris spokesperson Jamal Simmons drew double-takes by suggesting that President Biden step down and allow Ms. Harris to succeed him before she leads the Jan. 6 congressional counting of the electoral votes. Published November 10, 2024
Colorado Republican Gabe Evans’ victory brings Republican House total to 214
Republican Gabe Evans declared victory Sunday in the razor-tight Colorado Congressional District 8 race after Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo conceded defeat. Published November 10, 2024
Pro-Trump college students party like it’s 2016 as Gen Z trends to the right
Not all college students are turning to cookies and Legos to help them cope with Tuesday's election outcome. Some are celebrating. Published November 9, 2024
DePaul University ‘outraged’ after two Jewish students attacked by masked assailants
Two Jewish students at DePaul University were beaten by a pair of masked assailants in what Chicago police are investigating as a hate crime. Published November 8, 2024
Universities help students cope with Trump win with canceled classes, milk and cookies
Professors at elite universities canceled classes and delayed assignments after former President Donald Trump won a second term in Tuesday's election, giving students "space to process" and time for "grieving." Published November 8, 2024
Newsom throws down gauntlet with special session to ‘Trump-proof’ California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called Thursday for a special legislative session to gird for a legal battle against the Trump administration over issues such as abortion, climate change, immigration and transgender rights. Published November 7, 2024
Elon Musk’s transgender child plans to leave U.S. after Trump’s triumph
Elon Musk's transgender child plans to leave the country in response to Tuesday's election outcome, joining the time-honored tradition of left-wing public figures vowing to move abroad rather than live under a Donald Trump presidency. Published November 7, 2024
Pro-life groups snap pro-choice ballot winning streak as abortion issue runs out of gas
Pro-choice advocates ran up the score on state ballot measures ensuring abortion access, but the main takeaway from Election Day was that the abortion issue failed to deliver for Democrats in 2024 as it did in 2022. Published November 6, 2024
New York voters add abortion, gender identity to constitution by passing Prop 1
New York voters inserted abortion rights into the state constitution Tuesday by approving Proposal 1, but that's not all they did. Published November 5, 2024
Maryland enshrines abortion rights in state constitution
Maryland voters overwhelmingly passed a sweeping proposal adding abortion rights to the state constitution. Published November 5, 2024
Florida amendment enshrining abortion rights in state constitution falls short
Voters rejected a Florida proposal to add abortion rights to the state constitution in Tuesday's election, handing the pro-choice movement its first statewide ballot-measure defeat since the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Published November 5, 2024
