Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Democrat AGs signed secrecy pact to hide details of probe into climate-change dissent
Democratic attorneys general signed a secrecy agreement aimed at keeping private the details of their investigation into climate-change dissenters, according to documents released Thursday. Published August 4, 2016
Obama to make it tougher to build roads, bridges in name of climate change
Building that bridge or expanding that highway just became more difficult under a rigorous standard issued Tuesday by the Obama administration that will make it easier to block a wide range of projects in the name of climate change. Published August 2, 2016
Chicago environmentalists accused of bias for cheering Obama library after blocking Lucas museum
President Obama's plan to bulldoze a sensitive Chicago lakefront park in order to build his presidential library is meeting with outrage -- but not from environmental groups. Published July 30, 2016
Trump tops Clinton in TV ratings for convention speeches: ‘We beat her’
Score one for the Donald: Republican Donald Trump's nomination speech drew a larger audience than did Hillary Clinton's. Published July 29, 2016
Democrats redouble ‘war on women’ offensive even as phrase disappears
While Republicans used their convention to blast the war on terror, Democrats took advantage of this week's political gathering to fight the war on women. Although they're no longer calling it that. Published July 28, 2016
Progressive leader says left is turning on Obamacare as costs soar
Even progressives are turning against Obamacare as health care costs and premiums skyrocket. Published July 28, 2016
Tom Steyer, Democrat donor, wields influence at convention
San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer, a former hedge fund manager turned climate activist, is the toast of the Democratic National Convention, the biggest dog at the Wells Fargo Center not named Clinton, Obama or Sanders. Published July 27, 2016
Hollywood turns on Democrats with press conference to decry Bernie Sanders bashing
Another headache for Democrats: A slew of Hollywood celebrities led by Susan Sarandon has scheduled a press conference to denounce the party's Bernie bashing. Published July 27, 2016
Democrat AGs who subpoenaed Exxon refuse to comply with House subpoenas on climate probe
Two state attorneys general who subpoenaed ExxonMobil on climate change are now refusing to comply with a House committee's subpoenas on the Democrats' pursuit of climate dissent. Published July 27, 2016
Green Party’s Jill Stein needles DNC with Sanders-friendly street campaign
No other presidential candidate would dare hit the campaign trail in a white tank top, but for the Green Party's Jill Stein, it's more about surviving the heat than making a fashion statement. Published July 26, 2016
Bernie Sanders supporters storm media tent as Hillary Clinton accepts nomination
Diehard supporters of Sen. Bernard Sanders stormed media tents and staged a sit-in Tuesday night minutes after Hillary Clinton officially claimed the party's presidential nomination, injecting another round of drama into the convention and pouring cold water on claims Democrats are fully uniting behind their White House nominee. Published July 26, 2016
Loretta Sanchez takes swipe at Democratic insiders as California Senate feud spills into DNC
California's racially charged all-Democrat Senate race spilled Monday into the Democratic National Convention as the candidates continued to feud over President Obama's endorsement of one over the other. Published July 26, 2016
#NeverTrump Republican to cross enemy lines with DNC speech praising Clinton
#NeverTrump Republicans plan to make waves by disavowing GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in a speech Thursday at the Democratic National Convention. Published July 25, 2016
Democrats strike ‘all-of-the-above’ energy policy from platform
Say good-bye to the Democratic Party's long-standing support for "all-of-the-above" energy, and hello to "some of the above." Published July 25, 2016
Al Gore endorsing Hillary Clinton, skipping DNC
Former Vice President Al Gore broke his silence Monday by endorsing Democrat Hillary Clinton for president but also confirmed that he will skip this year's Democratic National Convention. Published July 25, 2016
Atheists call for DNC official’s resignation for emails showing ‘anti-atheist bigotry’
Atheists are calling for a top Democratic National Convention official to resign after leaked emails showed he suggested attacking Sen. Bernard Sanders for his alleged lack of belief in God. Published July 25, 2016
Donald Trump would win if election held today: FiveThirtyEight website
On the first day of the Democratic National Convention, the statistics website FiveThirtyEight had some bad news, predicting for the first time that Donald Trump would win the presidency if the election were held today. Published July 25, 2016
Donald Trump surges to lead after GOP convention
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has surged to a lead in the polls after his party's national convention last week, powered by a newly unified GOP behind him and independent voters giving him a second look. Published July 25, 2016
Loretta Sanchez implies racial bias after being snubbed by Obama in California Senate race
President Obama's decision to snub Democrat Rep. Loretta Sanchez in the one-party California Senate race has triggered a testy intraparty feud that threatens to split the Democratic coalition along racial lines. Published July 23, 2016
Black Lives Matter blasts Trump as a ‘terrorist’ after law-and-order convention speech
Black Lives Matter officials blasted presidential nominee Donald Trump as a "terrorist" after his Thursday speech to the Republican National Committee, saying he wants to give police authority to "terrorize our communities." Published July 22, 2016
