Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Qatar becomes third Arab-majority nation to ban ‘Wonder Woman’ starring Israeli Gal Gadot
A third Arab-majority country, Qatar, has banned the blockbuster movie "Wonder Woman" amid the hubbub over star Gal Gadot's service in the Israeli Defense Force. Published July 4, 2017
Oregon house passes free abortions bill with Reproductive Health Equity Act
An Oregon bill requiring insurers to provide their customers with free abortions--including illegal immigrants--has advanced to the state Senate after winning approval Saturday in the state House with no Republican votes. Published July 2, 2017
Greta Van Susteren fired by MSNBC but right-wing ‘hiring spree’ continues
MSNBC has fired host Greta Van Susteren, formerly of Fox News, after just six months, but progressives worried about the network's recent right-of-center hires had no time to exhale. Published June 30, 2017
CNN producer calls Trump ‘crazy,’ voters ‘stupid as sh—’ in latest Project Veritas video
A producer for CNN's morning news show said that media insiders view President Trump as a "clown" who's "f--ing crazy" and voters as "stupid as sh--" in an undercover video released Friday by Project Veritas. Published June 30, 2017
GuideStar removes ‘hate group’ tags on nonprofits
As far as conservative organizations are concerned, being labeled a "hate group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center isn't just annoying -- it's dangerous. Published June 29, 2017
FBI agent pleads not guilty to lying in Ammon Bundy Oregon standoff
The FBI agent charged Wednesday with lying about firing his gun during a deadly confrontation during the 2016 Oregon-Bundy standoff may be only the tip of the iceberg. Published June 28, 2017
CNN’s Van Jones calls Russia story ‘nothing burger’ in latest undercover video
CNN was hit Wednesday with a second undercover video, this one featuring regular political contributor Van Jones calling the Russia controversy a "nothing burger." Published June 28, 2017
Support grows for thinning trees to combat forest fires as wildfires scorch West
With wildfires already raging through the West, House Republicans took a chainsaw Tuesday to federal regulations that have created a fire-friendly environment on public lands by slowing forest-thinning and dead-tree removal. Published June 27, 2017
Donald Trump charges ‘fake news’ after CNN producer caught saying Russia story is about ‘ratings’
The White House doubled down on the "fake news" narrative Tuesday in response to fresh accusations of bias at CNN as tensions between the Trump administration and establishment press hit what may be an all-time high. Published June 27, 2017
Joe Arpaio on trial for illegal immigrants jailings
Arizona's Joe Arpaio, once known as "America's toughest sheriff," was back Monday where has long been most at home -- in the spotlight -- although not for the reasons he would have preferred. Published June 26, 2017
Supreme Court rejects New Mexico’s bid to sue Colorado over Gold King Mine spill
New Mexico's bid to recover damages from Colorado over the Gold King Mine spill was thwarted Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court. Published June 26, 2017
Katherine Dettwyler, university prof, fired, said Otto Warmbier ‘got exactly what he deserved’
The University of Delaware has dropped an adjunct anthropology professor after she said that Otto Warmbier, who died after being imprisoned in North Korea, "got exactly what he deserved." Published June 26, 2017
Adam Schiff Obama made ‘very serious mistake’ on Russian election meddling
It was the Democratic Party's turn Sunday to sweat over Russian meddling as lawmakers acknowledged that President Barack Obama knew about the foreign election interference but failed to act until after the 2016 presidential race. Published June 25, 2017
Hugh Hewitt MSNBC show angers liberals with conservative hires
Progressives expecting a comforting anti-Trump presence Saturday morning on MSNBC were spewing their corn flakes after finding instead conservative Hugh Hewitt in his debut as host of a weekly show on the liberal network. Published June 25, 2017
Donald Trump: ‘Resist’ movement has backfired on Dems by turning off voters with ‘terrible’ message
President Trump said Sunday that the left's "resist" campaign has backfired on Democrats by saddling them with a "terrible theme" that voters are rejecting. Published June 25, 2017
Rand Paul, GOP health care holdout, says he might vote for 80 percent repeal on Obamacare
Sen. Rand Paul, one of the GOP holdouts on the Senate health care bill, said Sunday he would be willing to support a partial rollback of Obamacare. Published June 25, 2017
Rick Santorum predicts Senate health care bill will pass with 50 votes, conservative support
Former Sen. Rick Santorum predicted that the Republican health care bill will pass the Senate with exactly 50 votes. Published June 25, 2017
Rep. Adam Schiff: Obama’s failure to counter Russia election meddling ‘very serious mistake’
The ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday the Obama administration should have done more to counter Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Published June 25, 2017
Sen. Bernie Sanders rips California Democrats for pulling $400B single-payer bill, calls for vote
Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont lashed out Saturday at California Democrats for shelving an ambitious single-payer health care bill and urged them to vote on the legislation, which is estimated to cost $400 billion per year. Published June 24, 2017
‘Handmaid’ hysteria? Cloaked activists protest Mike Pence in Colorado as dystopian drama spurs left
At first glance it looked as if a dozen pilgrims had a problem with Vice President Mike Pence's speech Friday at Focus on the Family, but the women wearing red cloaks and white bonnets had nothing to do with Thanksgiving. Published June 24, 2017
