Skip to content
TRENDING:
Donald Trump
Advertisement

Valerie Richardson

Valerie Richardson

Valerie Richardson covers politics and the West from Denver. She can be reached at vrichardson@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Valerie Richardson

VICTORY PARTY: In San Francisco on Wednesday, Stuart Gaffney holds up a sign while celebrating a court's decision to overturn Proposition 8. (Associated Press)

Ruling gives boost to same-sex marriage

National recognition for same-sex marriage took a giant step forward Wednesday when, in a decision that some are comparing to Roe v. Wade, a federal judge overturned Proposition 8, California's voter-approved constitutional amendment on traditional marriage. Published August 4, 2010

Tancredo declares run against GOP

Former Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo made good on his high-noon ultimatum Monday by announcing that he would enter the Colorado governor's contest as a third-party candidate, essentially dashing the GOP's last hopes of winning the race. Published July 26, 2010

** FILE ** Former Rep. Tom Tancredo (Associated Press)

Tancredo roils GOP in Colorado

There's a showdown in the Colorado Republican gubernatorial primary coming Monday at high noon. Published July 25, 2010

Shirley Sherrod (Department of Agriculture via Associated Press)

Fired fed gets apology from White House

White Houses rarely apologize, but for the second time the Obama administration was forced to issue a mea culpa for its hasty handling of a racially charged incident, this time involving an Agriculture Department employee. Published July 21, 2010

Black USDA official forced to quit, she says

A black former Agriculture Department official said Tuesday that she was forced to resign over her remarks about not having helped a white farmer, though the remarks may not have been racist after all. Published July 20, 2010

Adult stem cells said to ‘forget’ retooling

Reprogrammed adult stem cells may not be as useful an alternative to controversial embryonic stem-cell research as had been hoped, researchers found in two articles published Monday. Published July 19, 2010

Tancredo cheered for political encore

The plagiarism scandal surrounding GOP gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis has pushed another familiar Colorado Republican back into the political spotlight. Published July 18, 2010

McInnis dismisses calls to quit race

Colorado Republican Scott McInnis rebuffed calls to drop out of the gubernatorial race in the wake of plagiarism accusations that have rocked his campaign. Published July 15, 2010

Scott McInnis

Plagiarism scandal rocks GOP hopeful in Colorado

Republican gubernatorial front-runner Scott McInnis stands accused of copying the work of others in a column, a speech and an essay -- a scandal that jeopardizes the state GOP's chances in one of its most winnable races. Published July 14, 2010

ASSOCIATED PRESS NUCLEAR FORCE: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid can use the Yucca Mountain issue to remind voters of his clout.

Is Yucca Mountain a voter molehill?

The recent ruling reviving the long, bitter debate over the Yucca Mountain waste storage plan has added an element of surprise to a U.S. Senate race in Nevada already on the verge of going nuclear. Published July 12, 2010

Judge: Gay marriage up to states

A federal judge in Boston struck a blow to the Defense of Marriage Act on Thursday by ruling in favor of married same-sex couples seeking federal-based benefits. Published July 8, 2010

Federal judge takes swipe at DOMA

A federal judge in Boston declared unconstitutional the denial of federal spousal benefits to gay couples married in Massachusetts in a major victory for advocates of same-sex marriage. Published July 8, 2010

**FILE** Pepsi products are for sale at a grocery store in Danvers, Mass. (Associated Press)

Pass the pot brownies, but drop that soda

San Francisco's major recently intensified his surge against soda pop just as the city's health department issued regulations to guide medical marijuana shops in how to prepare "edible cannabis products." Published July 7, 2010

FALTERING: Republican Jane Norton, after being the front-runner for months in the Colorado primary race for U.S. Senate, finds herself trailing by double digits in two recent polls. (Associated Press)

Tea party chucking another favorite

In what has been dubbed the "Year of the Republican Woman," Jane Norton is in danger of becoming the exception to the rule. Published June 30, 2010

Obama, Clinton face off in race

It's Obama versus the Clintons again, except this time the venue is the Colorado Democratic Senate primary. Published June 29, 2010

S.C., Utah to tap Republicans

The calendar says June, but for Republican gubernatorial candidates in South Carolina and Utah, it seems like November. Published June 20, 2010

Proposition 8 trial phase ends

The trial on the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8 wrapped up Wednesday in San Francisco federal court as attorneys made their closing arguments about same-sex marriage, with the pro-gay lawyer comparing his clients' civil status to slavery-era blacks. Published June 16, 2010

Members of George "Nick" Kirk's family (front row from left) Jamie Stewart, Mandi Hull, and Barb Webb, listen as the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole announces its unanimous decision to deny Ronnie Lee Gardner's request for commutation. Gardner, who shot and injured Kirk in 1985, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on Friday for fatally shooting attorney Michael Burdell. (Associated Press)

Utah steps closer to using firing squad

Utah moved closer to executing an inmate by firing squad after the state parole board refused Monday to commute the sentence of convicted murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner. Published June 14, 2010

Reid, Angle depicting other as out of touch

She's billed as a nut-job, and he's portrayed as a one-man economic wrecking crew. It appears she wants to eliminate Social Security and Medicare, while he wants to tax and regulate the nation into oblivion. Published June 13, 2010