Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Trump administration jumps in after Oregon girls sue over transgender athlete
Two Oregon track athletes who were muzzled for protesting a transgender competitor at the girls' state championships have drawn the support of the Trump administration. Published July 30, 2025
Democratic attorneys general pile on by suing to stop Planned Parenthood defunding
Democratic attorneys general sought Tuesday to block enforcement of the federal measure defunding Planned Parenthood, a day after a judge did exactly that in response to a separate lawsuit. Published July 29, 2025
Republican state officials call on firms to prove that they’ve abandoned woke investing
Financial officers representing 21 red states said Tuesday that if investment firms want to conduct business with their states, they need to confirm that their decisions are based on fiduciary integrity, not woke ideology. Published July 29, 2025
UCLA agrees to pay $6 million to settle lawsuit over ‘Jew Exclusion Zone’
The University of California, Los Angeles agreed Tuesday to pay more than $6 million to resolve antisemitism claims brought by Jewish students and faculty, abandoning its yearlong court battle a week after Columbia University settled its antisemitism dispute with the Trump administration for $221 million. Published July 29, 2025
Trump administration targets Duke University for alleged racial bias
The Trump administration has turned its focus to Duke University, zeroing in on allegations of racial discrimination at the Duke Law Journal, Duke University School of Medicine, and Duke Health. Published July 28, 2025
Columbia janitors assaulted by anti-Israel protesters settle claims under Trump deal
The Trump administration's historic antisemitism settlement with Columbia University has already resulted in relief for at least two of the victims of last year's campus unrest. Published July 28, 2025
‘Massive fail’: Gatorade lands in foul trouble with ‘Let Her Cook’ WNBA ad campaign
A Gatorade ad campaign intended to showcase WNBA players has instead gone viral for the wrong reasons, thanks to the much-mocked slogan "Let Her Cook." Published July 28, 2025
Education Dept. finds five Virginia school districts’ gender-identity policies violate Title IX
A federal investigation has found five Northern Virginia school districts in violation of Title IX for allowing "transgender-identifying" students to use restrooms and locker rooms based on gender identity versus biological sex. Published July 25, 2025
Trump administration’s antisemitism agreement with Columbia sets template for higher ed
Columbia University may soon be $221 million poorer, but its decision to sign a resolution agreement with the Trump administration has provided a model for academic institutions seeking to regain their federal funding by uprooting campus antisemitism. Published July 24, 2025
Christian photographer won’t be prosecuted by New York for declining same-sex weddings
Chalk up another win for Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing Christian business owners who draw the line at working same-sex weddings. Published July 24, 2025
Kaiser Permanente to ‘pause’ gender-transition surgeries for those under 19 under Trump pressure
Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation's largest hospital networks, said it will "pause" gender-transition surgeries for those under 19, citing intense pressure from the Trump administration that has created "significant risks" for providers. Published July 23, 2025
Missouri AG sues Planned Parenthood for ‘disinformation’ about risks of abortion pill
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey wants the Planned Parenthood Federation of America to pay at least $1.8 million for its promotion of the abortion pill, accusing the abortion giant of deceiving clients about the health risks to "cut costs and boost revenue." Published July 23, 2025
Five universities face federal probe over scholarships for undocumented, DACA students
The Department of Education launched investigations Wednesday into whether five leading universities are violating federal anti-discrimination law by granting certain scholarships exclusively to undocumented students or those with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status. Published July 23, 2025
U.S. Olympic Committee bows to Trump on transgender athletes in ‘seismic’ move
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee revised without fanfare its eligibility rules to comply with President Trump's executive order on women's sports, effectively barring male-born athletes from competing on women's teams across the Olympic landscape. Published July 22, 2025
‘Gloves are off’: Colbert rants profanely against Trump after show’s cancellation
Stephen Colbert hasn't exactly been shy about heckling President Trump, but "The Late Show" host says he plans to ramp up the invective now that CBS has scheduled his show for the scrap heap. Published July 22, 2025
Republican attorneys general urge NCAA to boot transgender athletes from women’s records
The NCAA banned males from female competition five months ago, but the organization is coming under pressure to take the next step by removing them from the women's record books. Published July 22, 2025
Outraged Democrats blame Trump for CBS axing ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’
For years, Democrats yawned as Republicans accused media outlets of squelching conservative voices, but now leftists are beating the free-speech drum with the cancellation of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." Published July 21, 2025
Feulner remembered as man who built Washington’s conservative mind
Edwin J. Feulner Jr., who died Friday at the age of 83, was mourned as a pivotal figure in the rise of the conservative movement, a key architect of the network dedicated to spreading, defending and implementing its principles of freedom and traditional values. Published July 20, 2025
Jewish student harassed by anti-Israel protesters sues Harvard
A former Harvard graduate student who was roughed up during an anti-Israel protest has filed an antisemitism lawsuit against the university, accusing school officials of taking no action to punish his alleged attackers and even bestowing honors on two of them. Published July 18, 2025
Colorado law mandating preferred pronouns faces lawsuit from Christian bookstore
Colorado's newly passed ban on misgendering has drawn another free-speech lawsuit, this time from a Christian bookstore whose owners object to using opposite-sex pronouns. Published July 17, 2025
