Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Ad campaign blasts Biden for ‘notable silence’ on Catholic church attacks
A conservative Catholic advocacy group launched an ad campaign Wednesday contrasting President Biden's lackluster response to recent church attacks to that of the only other Catholic commander-in-chief, President John F. Kennedy. Published August 17, 2022
Transgender people protected from discrimination under ADA, appeals court rules
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that transgender people who experience gender dysphoria are protected from discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a ruling with major implications for single-sex restrooms, sports and prisons. Published August 16, 2022
Minneapolis school district defends deal to lay off White teachers ahead of minority teachers
Minneapolis Public Schools is defending its agreement with the teachers' union to lay off White instructors ahead of less-senior minority faculty, saying the terms are needed to fix "past discrimination." Published August 16, 2022
TikTok’s muzzling of conservatives accounts fans questions about Chinese influence
TikTok's recent silencing of conservative and pro-life voices is raising questions about whether the tech industry's woke political culture is to blame -- or whether the Chinese-owned company is doing the bidding of Beijing. Published August 16, 2022
Sen. Michael Bennet’s support for Afghanistan withdrawal ripped by Republicans in campaign video
A Republican video released on the first anniversary of the bungled U.S. exit from Afghanistan rips Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet for his support of the Biden administration's decision to withdraw. Published August 16, 2022
Judge halts Biden’s bid to remove fertility-awareness methods from Obamacare contraceptive mandate
A federal court has blocked the Biden administration's attempt to exclude fertility-awareness methods from the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate in a win for advocates of natural family planning. Published August 15, 2022
Biden administration exempts religious schools from LGBTQ mandate on lunch funding
Private religious schools won't be required to comply with the Biden administration's gender mandate to qualify for student-lunch funding under a newly released exemption. Published August 13, 2022
Stacey Abrams blasted for trying to pin high inflation on Georgia’s governor
Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams says Gov. Brian Kemp should be held responsible for soaring consumer prices, prompting those on the right to point out that Mr. Kemp doesn't occupy the White House. Published August 11, 2022
California Gov. Newsom unveils plan to increase water supply via storage, desalination, recycling
California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a plan Thursday to increase the state's water supply, calling for more storage, recycling and desalination plants to help the state adapt to a "hotter, drier future." Published August 11, 2022
Shannon Bream tapped to host ‘Fox News Sunday,’ becoming first female anchor in show’s history
Veteran Fox News Channel anchor Shannon Bream will helm the network's Sunday morning political talk show, filling the shoes of Chris Wallace, who left Fox last year for a stint on CNN's short-lived streaming service. Published August 11, 2022
‘Dark Brandon’ takes off as left gives Biden an image makeover
Democrats, who have endured 10 months of "Let's go, Brandon" jokes, are recasting President Biden as a new and different Brandon -- the kind who moves seamlessly between the halls of government and the Marvel universe. Published August 10, 2022
Biden administration hit with lawsuit over ‘sneak attack’ on charter schools
A coalition of charter schools in Michigan and Ohio brought a lawsuit Monday challenging the Biden administration's newly implemented hurdles on federal funding for the independently run public schools. Published August 8, 2022
Democrats reject Rubio amendment declaring only women get pregnant
Senate Democrats defeated a budget-reconciliation amendment Sunday that would have limited federal pregnancy programs to biological females, rejecting the Republican challenge to gender-inclusive terms such as "pregnant people." Published August 7, 2022
Abortion activists, Biden see Kansas vote as major victory ahead of midterms
President Biden signed his second executive action to protect abortion rights on Wednesday, one day after the decisive referendum in Kansas that rejected state limits on abortion access. Published August 3, 2022
Sen. Tester dinged for failing to score Manchin-style deal to revive Keystone XL pipeline
Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat, struck a sweet pipeline deal as part of his support for President Biden's climate bill, prompting one Republican to ask: What happened to Sen. Jon Tester and the Keystone XL project? Published August 3, 2022
Kansas voters reject pro-life amendment to state constitution
Kansas voters rejected Tuesday a ballot measure to remove abortion rights from the state constitution, handing a resounding victory to the pro-choice movement in the first popular vote on the issue since the fall of Roe v. Wade. Published August 2, 2022
Demi Lovato brings back ‘she/her’ pronouns after switching to ‘they/them’
Apparently pop diva Demi Lovato is also pronoun-fluid. Published August 2, 2022
‘Boy will this backfire’: Kevin Costner’s endorsement of Liz Cheney faces blowback on right
Not everyone was wowed by Kevin Costner's decision to endorse Rep. Liz Cheney in the Wyoming Republican primary. Published August 2, 2022
Senate GOP blasts proposed Title IX changes as ‘unsafe and unfair’ to girls, schools
Senate Republicans have quizzed Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about the administration's sought-after Title IX update, saying the proposed changes would make "schools and sports unsafe and unfair for women and girls." Published August 2, 2022
Pro-life doctors challenge threat to certification over abortion ‘misinformation’
Pro-life doctors are poised to take legal action against a national medical board after it threatened the certification status of physicians who promote "misinformation and disinformation" about abortion. Published August 2, 2022
