Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
CNBC debate fires up Republican base over media bias
Republicans stoked the backlash Thursday against CNBC's chaotic presidential primary debate even as it became clear that the hostile forum had inadvertently provided the party with one of its best nights of the campaign to date. Published October 29, 2015
Ben Carson rejects claim that he’s anti-gay, saying Constitution protects all
Ben Carson pushed back Wednesday against the suggestion that he is hostile to gays, saying that "our Constitution protects everybody, regardless of their sexual orientation." Published October 29, 2015
Republican debate: Candidates sharpen attacks, blast media
Desperate to stand out as time begins to run short, the Republican presidential candidates lashed out at one another Wednesday in their third presidential debate, with Ohio Gov. John Kasich and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush taking aim at the new generation of anti-establishment Republicans who have eclipsed them in the polls. Published October 28, 2015
Donald Trump calls gun-free zones a catastrophe, ‘target practice for sickos’
Donald Trump took a jab at gun-free zones Wednesday, saying they have become targets for "sickos." Published October 28, 2015
Republican debate veers out of control as Cruz, Rubio blast moderators for bias
The CNBC moderators temporarily lost control of Wednesday's testy Republican primary debate after Texas Sen. Ted Cruz blasted them for what he described as loaded questions designed to provoke infighting among Republicans. Published October 28, 2015
Trump mocks Kasich’s economic achievements: John got lucky with fracking
It didn't take long for Donald Trump and John Kasich to mix it upWednesday over economic policy at the Republican presidential primary debate. Published October 28, 2015
George Pataki credits fracking in fight against climate change
New York Gov. George Pataki took a swipe Wednesday at Republicans over climate change, describing human-caused global warming as "incontrovertible." Published October 28, 2015
Jindal: Obama has put economy ‘on path toward Socialism’
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Wednesday that President Obama has placed the U.S. economy "on a path toward Socialism." Published October 28, 2015
Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders weakness should ensure 2016 win for Republicans, Lindsey Graham says
One reason the Republicans should be able to win the 2016 presidential race is that the Democratic candidates simply aren't that strong, said South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham. Published October 28, 2015
Conservatives bemoan choice of ‘biased’ Harwood as GOP debate moderator
Conservatives are lambasting the choice of CNBC's John Harwood as a moderator for Wednesday's GOP presidential primary debate, calling him too biased to preside fairly over the Republican showdown. Published October 28, 2015
Republicans move into hostile political territory with Boulder debate
If Republican presidential candidates were seeking to exit their comfort zone, they could hardly have done better than to hold the third primary debate at the deeply blue University of Colorado in Boulder. As expected, the campus was awash with progressive activism the day before Wednesday's debate as left-wing groups from the Center for American Progress to People for the American Way mobilized for press events, roundtables and a #KochParty. Published October 27, 2015
Planned Parenthood doctor says she will ‘strive’ for intact fetal skull in latest video
A Planned Parenthood doctor describes how she uses what may be a partial-birth abortion technique to deliver fetal trunks intact, then laughs as she says she will "strive" for an intact fetal skull in an undercover video released Tuesday. Published October 27, 2015
Business groups join fight to combat Clean Power Plan
The battle over the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan heated up Monday as pro-business groups staked out their case against the newly published rule that mandates a massive reduction in carbon emissions in the next 15 years, arguing that it will jack up energy costs and slash jobs without making a dent in greenhouse gases. Published October 26, 2015
ColoradoCare would replace Obamacare with statewide single-payer plan — at $25 billion cost
With Colorado's shaky Obamacare exchange in peril, some health care advocates are calling for voters to scrap it and replace it with something far more ambitious. Published October 25, 2015
Iranian aggression since Obama nuclear deal looms as 2016 headache for Democrats
For any Democrat anxious to see the unpopular Iran nuclear agreement fade from public view between now and November 2016, it's been a rough couple of weeks. Published October 25, 2015
Two dozen states file lawsuit against ‘Clean Power Plan’
A coalition of 24 states and a power company are suing to stop the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan, calling it an unlawful federal bid to control state power grids. Published October 23, 2015
EPA mine spill was preventable, not inevitable, report says
The Environmental Protection Agency botched the cleanup effort at the Gold King Mine by rushing to complete the job instead of taking precautions that would have prevented the disastrous toxic spill into the Animas River. Published October 22, 2015
Border Patrol pulls out of college job fair after complaints of ‘insensitivity’ to illegals
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has withdrawn from Thursday's jobs fair at the University of California-Irvine after students complained that the agency's presence would be insensitive to illegal immigrants. Published October 22, 2015
Fort Collins, Colorado, rejects proposal to allow women to go topless in public
It's official: Women can't appear topless in Fort Collins, Colorado. Published October 21, 2015
Wesleyan students slash campus newspaper budget after ‘Black Lives Matter’ op-ed
The Wesleyan University student government has voted to slash funding for the school newspaper following widespread criticism over an op-ed criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement. Published October 20, 2015