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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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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has been scrutinized for rechristening himself not once but twice — he was born Warren Wilhelm Jr. — but he has won a string of elections since settling on his current surname in 2001. (Associated Press/File)

Politicians who change names take gamble

Switching surnames can be a dicey proposition for politicians, who risk suspicions that they are more about style than substance, but recent high-profile examples show that losing an unwieldy name -- or gaining one with more ethnic flair -- may be a gamble worth taking. Published June 17, 2018

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is one of 22 national parks that will benefit from Interior Department funding announced last week. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump dedicates national park funds to restoration

He may never get credit from environmentalists, but President Trump is building a unique conservation legacy by focusing on the restoration and rehabilitation of America's majestic yet long-neglected national parks. Published June 10, 2018

David Hogg, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, poses for a photo at Pine Trails Park, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. Hogg, one of the leaders of the March For Our Lives movement, is spearheading the national effort to register young voters along with the New York-based organization HeadCount. They say students at more than 1,000 schools in 46 states are participating, with most starting their drives Tuesday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

David Hogg still waiting for Publix $1 million donation

David Hogg might not want to hold his breath while waiting for that $1 million donation from Publix. Two weeks after the 18-year-old student activist called on Publix to atone for supporting a pro-National Rifle Association candidate by sending $1 million to the Parkland victims' fund, the grocery chain has shown no indication that it plans to do so. Published June 6, 2018

Dvora Meitiv, 6, runs home with her brother Rafi 10, after their mother Danielle Meitiv,pick them up at the school bus stop in Silver Spring Md., on Friday, June 12, 2015. After outcry over one family’s “free-range” parenting case, Maryland officials on Friday clarified the state’s policy on how authorities handle cases of children walking or playing alone outdoors, saying the state shouldn’t investigate unless kids are harmed or face substantial risk of harm. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Free-range parents want more freedom for kids

The growing free-range parenting movement has run up against the long arm of the Child Protective Services system, which has sanctioned parents for offenses less heinous than giving kids access to mass transit. Published June 5, 2018

Dinesh D'Souza leaves federal court in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, after being sentenced to spend eight months in community confinement and undergo therapeutic counseling for arranging straw donors for a Senate candidate. D'Souza was spared from prison even though U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman said the defendant continues to deflect responsibility and minimize his crime. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister) ** FILE **

Dinesh D’Souza slams talk of new trial on old charge

New York's effort to put Dinesh D'Souza on trial twice for the same crime following his presidential pardon ought to convince any doubters that his prosecution was a "political hit," he said Sunday. Published June 3, 2018

Sen. Jon Tester of Montana is regarded as one of the Senate's most vulnerable Democrats, trying to defy the odds in a state that Donald Trump carried by 20 percentage points in the 2016 presidential election. (Associated Press/File)

Jon Tester’s Montana Democrats seek Green Party ballot ouster

Sen. Jon Tester of Montana was already facing a tough re-election battle in a state that Donald Trump won by a landslide -- and then the Green Party made the Democrat's job that much tougher by qualifying for the ballot. Published June 3, 2018

In this March 31, 2017, file photo, National Trade Council adviser Peter Navarro appears before President Donald Trump arrives to sign executive orders regarding trade in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Trump economy should ease trade war fears, Peter Navarro says

Those worried that tariffs could backfire by killing U.S. jobs need to remember that nobody has been more effective in building up the poor than President Trump, according to his senior trade adviser Peter Navarro. Published June 3, 2018

FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 9, 2012, before the House Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Robert Mueller probe ‘witch hunt,’ plurality of voters say in CBS News/YouGov poll

President Trump has long blasted the special counsel's investigation as a "witch hunt," and it turns out a plurality of voters agree with him. The CBS News/YouGov Battleground Tracker released Sunday found that 44 percent of those surveyed view special counsel Robert Mueller's year-long probe into possible ties between Russian and the Trump campaign as "just a political witch hunt and distraction." Published June 3, 2018