Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Biden, Harris scramble to Helene-ravaged states to blunt jabs about phoning it in
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris raced to the Southeast on Wednesday to survey the storm damage from Hurricane Helene and curb criticism that they dropped the ball in responding to the storm, which has killed at least 189 people. Published October 2, 2024
Bad optics: Biden-Harris response to Helene draws comparisons to Bush’s Katrina debacle
It took five days after Hurricane Helene made landfall before President Biden toured the devastation, the same number of days that President George W. Bush waited before visiting the site of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, a widely decried delay that left an indelible stain on his presidency. Published October 2, 2024
Court allows UMD anti-Israel group to hold Oct. 7 vigil as campuses brace for anniversary protests
Add the University of Maryland to the list of campuses preparing for a surge of anti-Israel events on Oct. 7, the anniversary of the Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians. Published October 2, 2024
Wyoming becomes third school to cancel game against women’s volleyball team with transgender player
Another women's collegiate volleyball team has forfeited its game against San Jose State University, a team with a transgender athlete, putting pressure on the NCAA to bar biological males from female sports. Published October 1, 2024
Wrong place, wrong time: Hurricane Helene already one of century’s deadliest U.S. storms
Hurricane Helene struck Florida as a Category 4 storm and tore through the southeast, but saved the bulk of her devastation for an unlikely destination: the rugged mountain towns of western North Carolina. Published October 1, 2024
Republicans look for campaign edge by calling out Democrats on gender-identity issues
During the Biden administration, Democrats have embraced the gender-identity movement on multiple fronts including transgender athletes in girls' sports, puberty blockers and locker room access, and Republicans want to make sure voters know about it. Published October 1, 2024
John Amanchukwu recounts battle with school boards over ‘pornographic’ books in ‘22 Words’ film
Left-leaning school boards quake when John Amanchukwu approaches the podium, and for good reason. Published September 30, 2024
Boise State women’s volleyball forfeits game vs. San Jose State amid outcry over transgender player
An uproar over transgender athletes in college sports erupted Friday after Boise State announced that it would forfeit a women's volleyball game against the San Jose State Spartans, an undefeated team whose star player has been identified as a male-to-female transgender athlete. Published September 27, 2024
Harris tempts the Mondale curse with snub of historic Al Smith dinner
Pressure is building on Vice President Kamala Harris to attend the annual Al Smith charity dinner in New York, a political tradition for presidential candidates that they shun at their peril. Published September 27, 2024
Report: Unregulated abortion pills from ‘drug cartel’ pour into all 50 states despite restrictions
Online drug vendors and volunteer traffickers are flooding the nation with black-market abortion pills, putting women's health and even lives at risk by providing the drugs without medical oversight or Food and Drug Administration approval. Published September 26, 2024
Kamala Harris roasted on social media for remarks on the Book of ‘Ecclesiastics’
Politicians often wind up in trouble when they start quoting from the Bible, and Kamala Harris is no exception. Published September 25, 2024
Georgia ad campaign blasts Harris for ‘misinformation’ after deaths of women who took abortion pills
A newly launched ad campaign accuses Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats of promoting "misinformation" about state abortion laws, saying the left's fear-mongering contributed to the deaths of two Georgia women. Published September 25, 2024
Calif. school district sued after requiring fifth-graders tutor kindergarteners on gender identity
Parents have sued a California school district for refusing to allow their children to opt out of gender-ideology content after the fifth-graders were told to tutor kindergarteners on exploring different gender identities. Published September 25, 2024
Cornell grad student Momodou Taal faces deportation for role in anti-Israel protest
Fed-up Republicans have urged universities to get tough on international students who run roughshod over campus rules with unauthorized pro-Palestinian protests, and now it appears that Cornell University has done so. Published September 24, 2024
School district bans 2 fathers who wore pink ‘XX’ wristbands to girls’ soccer game
A New Hampshire school district banned two dads from attending their daughters' varsity soccer games after they donned pink "XX" wristbands during a match-up against a high school with a male-to-female transgender athlete. Published September 24, 2024
Top U.S. pediatricians group warned that ‘deceptive’ transgender policy may violate state laws
Republican attorneys general called on the American Academy of Pediatrics to withdraw its statement that gender-transition drugs for minors are "reversible," warning that the policy may run afoul of state consumer-protection laws by misleading patients. Published September 24, 2024
Deaths of two pregnant women in Georgia reopens debate about safety of abortion pills
Pro-life advocates are again accusing the Food and Drug Administration of going too far in easing abortion pill restrictions following an explosive report about two Georgia women who died after they took abortion drugs in 2022. Published September 24, 2024
Walmart-backed mentorship program for Arkansas minority students hit with discrimination complaint
Universities began backtracking on their race-conscious initiatives following the Supreme Court's ruling last year in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, but apparently word of the decision has yet to reach Fayetteville, Arkansas. Published September 23, 2024
Senate Democrat insists male-born athletes competing against girls is no big deal
Connecticut parents upset about their daughters competing in high school sports against biological males shouldn't expect any sympathy from Sen. Chris Murphy. Published September 19, 2024
Families sue Newsom over California law hiding students’ gender transitions from parents
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a lawsuit over the state's newly signed law barring school districts from passing policies that require parents to be notified when their children adopt opposite-sex identities in class. Published September 19, 2024
