Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Rowling lashes out at ‘Potter’ director after he says reunion ‘impossible’ in light of her politics
Author J.K. Rowling didn't mince words after Chris Columbus, who directed the first two "Harry Potter" movies, took issue with her outspoken condemnation of gender ideology. Published September 1, 2025
Gorka accuses CNN anchor of ‘distorting the facts’ about transgender shooters
White House counterterrorism czar Sebastian Gorka accused a CNN anchor of pushing a political agenda after she sought to downplay the number of gender-divergent mass shooters following the Minneapolis Catholic school attack. Published August 31, 2025
The joke’s on Newsom: Court sides with Babylon Bee in striking down anti-deepfake law
A federal judge tossed a California law intended to prevent fake political ads from influencing elections, finding that the measure violated the First Amendment in response to a legal challenge filed by internet personalities and the Babylon Bee. Published August 30, 2025
Democratic lawmakers rebuked for scorning prayer after Minneapolis Catholic school shooting
Democrats reacting to the deadly Minneapolis school shooting by belittling prayer may want to ask the Almighty for help with their messaging. Published August 29, 2025
‘Full of hate’: Minneapolis shooter motivated by desire to kill defenseless children
Robin Westman scoffed at religion, idolized the nation's most notorious mass shooters and fantasized about carrying out a public massacre where children would be at their most vulnerable. Published August 28, 2025
Minneapolis mayor decries anti-trans ‘hate’ after Catholic school shooter ID’d as transgender
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey warned the public against succumbing to anti-transgender "hate" after the suspect in Wednesday's deadly school shooting was identified by authorities as transgender. Published August 27, 2025
‘Let my people go’: Republicans bring bill to split California into two states
California Assembly Republicans unveiled Wednesday a legislative proposal to divide the state in two, invoking the nuclear option in response to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's campaign to gut GOP representation in Congress. Published August 27, 2025
Prospect of Melania Trump appearing on Vanity Fair cover spurs staff outrage
First lady Melania Trump has been shunned for years by fashion magazines, and some industry insiders want to keep it that way. Published August 27, 2025
Cracker Barrel scraps logo rebrand, to bring back ‘Old Timer’ after backlash
Cracker Barrel abandoned its much-maligned logo rebrand Tuesday, saying that it will bring back its traditional logo after customer outcry sent its stock price plummeting. Published August 26, 2025
Trump’s business advice to Cracker Barrel: Bring back old logo, make company ‘a winner again’
President Trump joined the growing calls for Cracker Barrel to ditch its rebrand and bring back the traditional folksy logo, saying there could be a "great opportunity" for the company amid the torrent of bad publicity. Published August 26, 2025
Map shows where biological males are playing girls sports, using girls’ facilities
Parents and others wondering whether their local schools have biological males playing girls sports, take note: There's a map for that. Published August 26, 2025
Trump team warns states to drop gender ideology from sex-ed material or lose grants
The Trump administration on Tuesday directed 40 states, five territories and the District of Columbia to delete all mention of gender ideology from their federally funded sex-education material or risk losing millions in grants. Published August 26, 2025
California girls’ volleyball teams boycott games against transgender athlete A.B. Hernandez
Male-born A.B. Hernandez, who won two California girls' track titles in May, is now competing in girls' high school volleyball -- but not all female athletes are willing to play that game. Published August 26, 2025
Cracker Barrel says it ‘could’ve done a better job’ after backlash over reworked logo
Cracker Barrel scrambled Monday to turn down the temperature on its disastrous logo rebranding, promising that the restaurant chain's values "will never change" after its market worth plunged by nearly $100 million. Published August 25, 2025
Rep. Seth Moulton draws transgender primary foe as Democrats struggle with fairness in girls’ sports
A handful of Democrats have sounded the alarm on transgender athletes in the aftermath of the November elections, but so far the party is showing no sign of reversing its support for biological males who identify as female in girls' and women's sports. Published August 25, 2025
Transgender college athletes fight to regain eligibility for women’s sports
Universities no longer allow biological males to participate in women's sports, but that doesn't mean transgender athletes are throwing in the towel. Published August 21, 2025
Trump administration opens antisemitism investigation into Haverford College
The Trump administration continued its siege on campus antisemitism by launching Wednesday an investigation into Haverford College, citing concerns about the Pennsylvania school's reportedly lackluster response to incidents of discrimination against Jewish students. Published August 20, 2025
Lawsuit accuses Berkeley of discriminating against professor for being Israeli
Job candidates rarely find out why they were rejected, but Yael Nativ says she knows exactly why she wasn't rehired by the University of California, Berkeley: She's Israeli. Published August 20, 2025
Education Department puts Virginia schools on high-risk status in Title IX battle
The U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday that it will place five Northern Virginia school districts on high-risk payment status for defying the administration on transgender access to bathrooms in violation of federal law. Published August 19, 2025
Loudoun County boys who complained about girl in locker room hit with 10-day suspensions
Two teenage boys who objected to sharing a locker room with a biological female were hit with suspensions after being found responsible for sexual harassment and sex-based discrimination by Virginia's Loudoun County Public Schools. Published August 19, 2025
