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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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Rep. Gerry Studds, Massachusetts Democrat, was re-elected five times after he was censured for having an affair with a 17-year-old male page 10 years earlier. (Associated Press/File)

Gerry Studds forgiven by Democrats for preying on teen boys

If Alabama voters choose Republican Roy Moore for the U.S. Senate in Tuesday's special election, it won't be the first time in the modern era that voters have sent to Congress a man dogged by a teen sex scandal. Published December 10, 2017

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2016, file photo, from left, San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Eli Harold, quarterback Colin Kaepernick, center, and safety Eric Reid kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Santa Clara, Calif. What started as a protest against police brutality has mushroomed a year later into a divisive debate over the future of Kaepernick who refused to stand for the national anthem and now faces what his fans see as blackballing for speaking out in a country roiled by racial strife. The once-rising star and Super Bowl quarterback has been unemployed since March, when he opted out of his contract and became a free agent who could sign with any team. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

NFL inks deal with George Soros linked social justice groups

Plagued by sagging ratings, player protests and fan outrage, the NFL has thrown a political Hail Mary by reportedly agreeing to dole out millions of dollars to two social justice groups connected to Democratic billionaire George Soros. Published December 4, 2017

Entrepreneur Shiva Ayyadurai, a Bombay-born independent who is running to unseat Sen. Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts, already is the early favorite for the November election's catchiest campaign slogan: "Only a real Indian can defeat a fake Indian." (Associated Press/File)

Shiva Ayyadurai dogs Elizabeth Warren over Indian ancestry claims

Even if President Trump stops calling her "Pocahontas," Sen. Elizabeth Warren may be unable to silence the chatter over her dubious claims of Cherokee ancestry for at least the next year, thanks in part to someone whose Indian heritage isn't in doubt. Published December 3, 2017

Southern Poverty Law Center "hate map" has come under heated criticism on the right for lumping mainstream conservative organizations with the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis. (SPLC)

Antifa isn’t a ‘hate group,’ Southern Poverty Law Center claims

You can find conservative policy centers like the Family Research Council on the Southern Poverty Law Center's "hate map," but not the violent left-wing extremist group antifa. According to SPLC president Richard Cohen, antifa, although prone to violence, doesn't actually espouse hate. Published December 2, 2017

Members of the Sisterhood Salaam Shalom, gather for a group photo after a unity vigil held at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. The Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, a national organization that brings together Muslim and Jewish women, organized the gathering as part of the organization's response to President Donald Trump's travel ban. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Liberals to Jews: Worry Less about Israel, more about Trump

The left's rising hostility toward Israel has alienated many Jews, but progressives want the Jewish community to put aside its misgivings and present a united front against what they see as a greater threat: President Trump. Published November 29, 2017

FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2017, file photo, Seattle Seahawks players sit and kneel during the playing of the national anthem before an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, in Santa Clara, Calif. President Donald Trump is renewing his complaints about NFL players who kneel during the national anthem. Players have been kneeling to protest racism and police brutality, particularly toward people of color. Trump says the act is disrespectful and is hurting the game.(AP Photo/Don Feria, File)

Donald Trump zings NFL as ratings dip, protests surge

President Trump took a jab Tuesday at the NFL's declining viewership after a week in which television ratings were down but the number of players refusing to stand for the national anthem was up. Published November 28, 2017

Seattle Seahawks players listen to the national anthem before an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Don Feria)

NFL take-a-knee protests make comeback

Any NFL executives hoping that the national-anthem protests would fade away after two weeks of declining player participation saw their dreams dashed at Sunday's games. Published November 26, 2017

Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Al Franken has spent much of his nine years as senator trying to shed his funnyman image and digging into issues. That rising trajectory has been interrupted by allegations that he forcibly kissed one woman and squeezed another’s buttocks without their permission. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Al Franken groping charges affects Minnesota governor’s race

Democratic Sen. Al Franken's sexual misconduct woes became a campaign issue in the Minnesota governor's race this week as new allegations of groping two more women surfaced and the senator himself issued a new statement Thursday. Published November 23, 2017