Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Lara Trump delivers ratings smash with debut of Fox News Channel show
President Trump isn't the only member of the family who knows how to deliver when it comes to television ratings. Published February 25, 2025
Wisconsin Gov. Evers defends proposal subbing ‘inseminated person’ for ‘mother’
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers defended his budget proposal replacing the word "mother" with "inseminated person" in state law, saying he was concerned about legal clarity on artificial insemination and accusing Republicans of "lying." Published February 25, 2025
Rachel Maddow rips MSNBC for dropping shows anchored by ‘nonwhite hosts’
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow took on her own network for shaking up its prime-time lineup, saying the decision to scrap shows helmed by Joy Reid and other minority hosts "feels indefensible." Published February 25, 2025
Barnard College expels two students over anti-Israel classroom protest at Columbia
Barnard College has expelled two students over a protest in which masked activists disrupted a class on modern Israel at Columbia University, passing out leaflets with antisemitic imagery and refusing repeated requests to leave. Published February 24, 2025
Upheaval at NBC: MSNBC ditches Joy Reid, ‘Nightly News’ anchor Lester Holt steps down
President Trump took a parting shot at MSNBC host Joy Reid after the cable network dumped the leftist firebrand's show, but that wasn't the end of the drama at NBCUniversal. Published February 24, 2025
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers blasted for replacing ‘mother’ with ‘inseminated person’
The Biden administration referred to expectant mothers as "pregnant people" and "birthing people," but Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers prefers the term "inseminated person." Published February 24, 2025
Trump launches probe into Maine schools after president’s clash with governor over trans athletes
The Trump administration announced it has launched investigations into whether schools in Maine are violating federal law by continuing to allow transgender athletes to compete in high school sports against biological women. Published February 21, 2025
New Hampshire, Wisconsin scrub transgender-athlete policies after Trump order
California, Maine and Minnesota may be resisting President Trump's executive order on single-sex female sports, but not New Hampshire and Wisconsin. Published February 21, 2025
‘See you in court’: Maine governor, Trump spar at White House over trans athletes
President Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills sparred face-to-face over his executive order banning biological males from competing in women's sports. Published February 21, 2025
Nonprofit groups that rely on federal funding file suit challenging Trump’s executive orders
Three of President Trump's executive orders on diversity, equity and inclusion have been challenged by liberal nonprofit groups warning that they could lose millions in federal funding unless they adhere to the "unconstitutional" mandates. Published February 19, 2025
Crushing the competition: Fox News rides Trump 2.0 wave to record ratings
The Fox News Channel was already crushing the competition in cable news -- and then the network received a Trump bump. Published February 19, 2025
Kansas Republicans override veto of bill banning gender-transition drugs, surgeries for minors
For the third time, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill banning gender-transition procedures for minors, but for the first time, Republican legislators had the votes to overcome her veto. Published February 18, 2025
Trump administration warns schools to eradicate DEI or lose federal funding
Schools across the country that use racial preferences in admissions, hiring and scholarships risk losing their federal funding by the end of the month under the latest guidance issued by the Trump administration aimed at rooting out diversity, equity and inclusion in academia. Published February 17, 2025
CBS host Margaret Brennan ripped for ‘crazy’ claim about free speech fueling Holocaust
The legacy media is inevitably skeptical of anything favored by the Trump administration, and that apparently includes free speech. Published February 17, 2025
Judge pauses Trump order targeting gender-transition treatment for youth
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump's executive actions denying federal funding to hospitals offering gender-transition treatment to minors, responding to a lawsuit filed by seven adolescents and teens seeking cross-sex drugs and surgeries. Published February 13, 2025
FCC chairman orders DEI investigation into Comcast, NBCUniversal
The Federal Communications Commission is investigating whether NBCUniversal and its parent company Comcast are violating federal law with their diversity policies, the latest news broadcasting company to face scrutiny under the Trump administration. Published February 13, 2025
California, Minnesota hit with federal probe after defying Trump executive order on girls’ sports
Both California and Minnesota have vowed to flout the Trump administration's ban on biological males in girls' sports, but it turns out the president's executive order wasn't a suggestion. Published February 13, 2025
Missouri sues Starbucks over DEI policies, says they promote discrimination
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has sued Starbucks over its diversity policies, saying the company made hiring and promotion decisions based on race in violation of state and federal anti-discrimination laws. Published February 11, 2025
Education Department wants NCAA to erase records by transgender athletes
Bad news for Lia Thomas: The Trump administration wants the NCAA to claw back the transgender swimmer's women's collegiate crown. Published February 11, 2025
Women’s sports advocates seek blue-state breakthrough in New Mexico
No Democratic governor has ever signed a bill banning biological males in female sports, but advocates for single-sex athletics are hoping to break the blue-state barrier this year, starting in New Mexico. Published February 11, 2025
