Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
North Carolina teen slapped with three-day suspension for saying ‘illegal alien’ in class
The case of the North Carolina teen suspended for using the term "illegal alien" in class is quickly becoming a cause celebre on the right. Published April 18, 2024
Planned Parenthood annual report: More abortions, more taxpayer cash, fewer patients
Planned Parenthood saw fewer patients but performed more abortions -- and raked in more taxpayer funding -- in the fiscal year that saw the fall of Roe v. Wade. Published April 18, 2024
House Republicans grill Columbia University president over rampant campus antisemitism
Columbia President Minouche Shafik aced the biggest test at Wednesday's House hearing on campus antisemitism, but she was no match for House Republicans who caught her in multiple contradictions related to the school's reaction to hate against Jewish people. Published April 17, 2024
What is a woman? Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes biological definition of ‘woman’ in state law
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill to codify the meaning of "woman" in state law, becoming the second female Democratic governor to nix such legislation over concerns about transgender rights. Published April 17, 2024
Operation Rescue endorses Trump: ‘He hit it out of the park’ with Supreme Court picks
Pro-life groups were dismayed when former President Donald Trump declined to support federal limits on abortion access, but one leading organization says that shouldn't stop abortion foes from voting for him. Published April 16, 2024
Transgender athlete scores as court blocks West Virginia’s ban on biological males in female sports
A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected a West Virginia law requiring scholastic athletes to participate based on biological sex, handing a victory to a male-to-female transgender teen who competes against girls in track and field. Published April 16, 2024
Bill Maher stuns pro-lifers, admits abortion is ‘kind of’ murder: ‘We won’t miss you’
Liberal comedian Bill Maher stoked the abortion battle by declaring the procedure is pretty much murder, but that he's "OK with that." Published April 16, 2024
Definition of ‘antisemitism’ under attack by pro-Palestinian groups
Pro-Palestinian groups are chipping away at the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism, which has been the global standard for years. Published April 16, 2024
Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce law banning gender-transition drugs, surgeries for minors
The Supreme Court agreed to let Idaho enforce its ban on gender-transition drugs and surgeries for minors, overruling a lower-court injunction except in the cases of the two transgender teenagers who sued to halt the 2023 state law. Published April 15, 2024
Biden crams abortion into Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
The Biden administration inserted abortion-related accommodations Monday into regulations governing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, even though lawmakers said the law specifically excluded any reference to abortion at its passage in 2022. Published April 15, 2024
Abortion firebomber’s lenient sentence angers pro-life group
An Obama-appointed judge's decision to give a relatively lenient sentence to an abortion-rights activist who firebombed a Wisconsin pro-life group's office isn't sitting well with conservatives. Published April 13, 2024
Rep. Rashida Tlaib ripped for refusing to condemn ‘death to America’ chants at Michigan rally
A slew of elected officials blasted "death to America" chants at a pro-Palestinian rally last week in Dearborn, Michigan, but Rep. Rashida Tlaib wasn't one of them. Published April 12, 2024
Bombshell British review finds ‘weak evidence’ to justify transgender drugs, surgeries for minors
The booming "gender-affirming care" industry suffered a devastating hit with the release of a long-awaited British review that found "remarkably weak evidence" to support treating children and young adults with gender-transition drugs and surgeries. Published April 10, 2024
What is a woman? Idaho Gov. Brad Little signs bill defining ‘woman’ in state law
Biden administration officials are still unclear on the definition of "woman" and may want to check in with Idaho. Published April 10, 2024
NAIA puts pressure on NCAA by banning male-born athletes from women’s sports
The NAIA voted unanimously to require athletes to compete based on birth sex, becoming the first national collegiate sports body to ban male-born athletes from the women's field. Published April 8, 2024
Most kids grow out of gender confusion, long-term Dutch study indicates
A landmark Dutch study found that most adolescents ultimately outgrow their gender confusion, fueling the growing unease over the advisability of treating those under 18 with gender-transition drugs and surgeries. Published April 8, 2024
Republicans rip ‘weaponized’ DOJ after four pro-life activists convicted in abortion-clinic protest
Four pro-life activists were found guilty of violating federal law for a protest outside an abortion clinic, bringing the number of such convictions under the Biden administration to 10 and renewing GOP charges of "weaponized" justice. Published April 4, 2024
Colorado schools superintendent complains about ‘privileged White people’ during training session
A Colorado schools superintendent has had enough of certain White people. Published April 4, 2024
Trump takes swipe at Biden by declaring Election Day will be ‘Christian Visibility Day’
Former President Donald Trump declared that Nov. 5 will be "Christian Visibility Day," a reference to his anticipated support among religious voters and a dig at President Biden's Transgender Day of Visibility proclamation. Published April 3, 2024
Wisconsin governor vetoes ban on biological males in female sports
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed legislation barring biological males from competing in female scholastic sports, saying he refused to align with states passing "radical policies targeting LGBTQ individuals." Published April 2, 2024
