Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Climate agreement signing will bolster Obama’s legacy
The political forecast for Friday's signing of the historic Paris Agreement on climate change calls for sunshine at the White House, with lukewarm temperatures on the left and thunderstorms on the right. Published April 21, 2016
Kamala Harris loses effort to gain access to free-market group’s donors
A federal judge ruled Thursday against California Attorney General Kamala Harris's attempts to gain access to the names and addresses of donors to a prominent free-market nonprofit, calling her demand unconstitutional. Published April 21, 2016
Think tank calls on Virgin Islands prosecutor to pull ‘unlawful’ climate-change subpoena
The Competitive Enterprise Institute on Wednesday called on the Virgin Islands attorney general to withdraw his subpoena into its climate-change work, calling the probe a "political ploy" designed to "punish" the free-market group for its climate-change dissent. Published April 20, 2016
Three former U.S. prosecutors say fetal-tissue profiteering probe is warranted
Cecile Richards' longstanding insistence that Planned Parenthood has never profited from fetal-tissue sales drew scrutiny Wednesday as House Republicans noted that abortion clinics essentially get paid for doing nothing. Published April 20, 2016
Utah declares pornography a ‘public health hazard’
Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert signed a first-in-the-nation resolution Tuesday that officially declares pornography to be "a public health hazard" and takes aim at the "sexually toxic environment" caused by X-rated entertainment. Published April 19, 2016
Michael Bennet, Clinton superdelegate, booed by Sanders crowd at Colorado convention
Democrat Sen. Michael Bennet was drowned out last weekend by irate Colorado Democrats, who booed and chanted "change your vote" in reference to his position as a superdelegate for Hillary Clinton. Published April 18, 2016
Democratic AGs, climate change groups colluded on prosecuting dissenters, emails show
In the hours before they took the stage for their March 29 press conference, Democratic attorneys general received a secret briefing from two top environmentalists on pursuing climate change dissenters. Published April 17, 2016
Colorado Trump protest over Cruz delegate sweep draws fewer than 200
The Colorado protest organized by frustrated supporters of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump didn't quite live up to the hype. Published April 16, 2016
Ted Cruz jokes he meant he ‘values New York’ in ‘Tonight Show’ skit
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said in a Thursday night skit that he meant to say he "values New York" when he took a jab earlier this year at "New York values." Published April 15, 2016
David Daleiden charges Planned Parenthood collusion, asks court to toss charges
Pro-life activist David Daleiden asked a Houston court Thursday to dismiss charges stemming from his undercover probe, arguing that prosecutors violated his rights by colluding with pro-choice advocates and leaking information to Planned Parenthood. Published April 14, 2016
Tim Tebow for Congress? Former QB urged to run for open Florida seat
The sudden retirement announcement of veteran Rep. Ander Crenshaw has ignited speculation about a high-profile successor: former University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow. Published April 14, 2016
Bill Nye open to criminal charges, jail time for climate-change dissenters
Bill Nye "the science guy" says in a video interview released Thursday that he is open to the idea of jailing those who deviate from the climate change consensus. Published April 14, 2016
Kamala Harris shakes off political bias charges amid Senate campaign in California
California Attorney General Kamala Harris' record on using her office to punish ideological foes is coming under fire after her investigations on abortion and climate change, but it's unlikely that either probe will come back to haunt her at the ballot box. Published April 13, 2016
Gina McCarthy, EPA head, subpoenaed by Senate to testify at Gold King Mine hearing
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee acted Wednesday to subpoena EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy after the agency refused to provide witnesses to a field hearing on the EPA-caused Gold King Mine spill. Published April 13, 2016
Michael Moore’s North Carolina boycott spurs calls against other states
Left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore drew cheers on social media after announcing Tuesday that he has pulled his documentaries from North Carolina theaters, but not for the reasons he may have anticipated. Published April 12, 2016
Donald Trump laments ‘rigged,’ ‘crooked’ system after Ted Cruz sweeps Colo. delegates
Billionaire Donald Trump unloaded Monday on the Colorado GOP for what he called a "rigged" system after being swept at last weekend's convention, but the attack also drew attention to his biggest weakness: his sloppy ground game. Published April 11, 2016
Climate change consensus increasingly questioned amid government crackdown on dissent
The latest government crackdown on climate dissent, exemplified by last week's subpoena of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, comes amid a surge of scientific research that pokes holes in the catastrophic climate change consensus. Published April 10, 2016
Virgin Islands AG raises free-speech fears with subpoena for climate dissenters
One of the 17 attorneys general who vowed last week to target climate change fraud issued a subpoena Thursday to the free-market Competitive Enterprise Institute in what its counsel described as an attack on free speech. Published April 7, 2016
Christian cross ordered off Los Angeles County seal
Restoring a tiny Christian cross to the Los Angeles County seal is unconstitutional because it places the county's "power, prestige and purse" behind one religion, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Published April 7, 2016
Climate-change models wrong on predicting rain, drought extremes: study
A newly released international study debunks climate models on global warming that forecast extreme rainfall and drought tied to temperature swings, casting doubt on disaster scenarios promoted by the climate-change movement. Published April 7, 2016
