Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Former Democratic officials blast ‘destructive’ party spending on pro-Trump Republicans
Nearly three dozen former Democratic officials called Monday on party outfits to stop writing checks to boost pro-Trump candidates in Republican primaries, calling the strategy "risky and unethical." Published August 1, 2022
Transgender cyclist blasts USA Cycling for revoking silver medal
USA Cycling has landed in the middle of a hubbub over transgender athletes after stripping a male-born cyclist of a silver medal won in a women's race last week at the national championships. Published August 1, 2022
Catholic school guidance counselor’s firing over same-sex marriage is legal, federal court rules
A federal appeals court Thursday sided with a Roman Catholic high school in Indianapolis against a former guidance counselor who sued after losing her job for entering a same-sex marriage. Published July 29, 2022
Boebert resolution honors ‘true American hero’ Elisjsha Dicken for stopping active shooter
Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican, introduced a resolution Thursday commending Elisjsha Dicken, the 22-year-old bystander who shot and killed a mass shooter earlier this month in Greenwood, Indiana. Published July 28, 2022
Liberal cities run into opposition over bids to use taxpayer dollars for abortion travel
Some deep blue cities in bright red states want to help cover costs for women seeking to cross state lines for abortions. Although Apple and Yahoo are doing the same thing, the municipalities plan to spend taxpayer dollars. Published July 28, 2022
Biden Cabinet member’s report of nearly zero assets spurs call for ethics audit
A Republican lawmaker has joined a watchdog group in asking for ethics officials to look into how a Biden Cabinet member was able to report virtually no assets on a post-nomination financial-disclosure form despite years of drawing a six-figure congressional salary. Published July 28, 2022
Florida Christian school sues Biden, Nikki Fried over gender-identity mandate for student lunches
A Florida Christian academy filed a lawsuit Wednesday over the threat of losing school-lunch funding for low-income students unless it complies with the Biden administration's gender-identity policy on pronouns, sports and restrooms. Published July 27, 2022
ABC’s ‘The View’ apologizes over comments tying Turning Point USA to neo-Nazi protesters
ABC's "The View" issued an apology Wednesday for comments linking Turning Point USA with neo-Nazi protesters who showed up outside the conservative group's weekend summit. Published July 27, 2022
Federal judge tosses defamation lawsuits filed by Nick Sandmann against five media outlets
A federal judge has thrown out defamation lawsuits against five media companies filed by Nicholas Sandmann, the Kentucky student who was vilified over a viral video clip showing him standing face-to-face with a Native American activist at the Lincoln Memorial three years ago. Published July 27, 2022
22 states sue to stop Biden administration from linking school lunches to gender-identity agenda
Twenty-two Republican attorneys general sued Tuesday to block the Agriculture Department's newly announced guidance making student-lunch funds contingent on enforcing the Biden administration's gender-identity agenda. Published July 26, 2022
Lia Thomas knocked out of the running for 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year
University of Pennsylvania transgender athlete Lia Thomas captured a plethora of awards as a member of the women's swim team, but one of them won't be the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year. Published July 26, 2022
USC under federal probe for handling of alleged anti-Semitism against Jewish student leader
The University of Southern California is facing a federal probe over its handling of a high-profile case involving a Jewish student who resigned from student government, citing anti-Semitic harassment. Published July 26, 2022
80+ conservative groups urge Senate Republicans to oppose Respect for Marriage Act
More than 80 leading conservative groups on Tuesday urged Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in a letter to oppose the Respect for Marriage Act, arguing that the House-passed bill would go beyond codifying same-sex marriage and imperil religious freedom. Published July 26, 2022
Kamala Harris mocked after warning that women getting pregnant is ‘a real issue’
Congress needs to hurry up and codify abortion as a federal right because pregnant women are "a real issue," as far as Vice President Kamala Harris is concerned. Published July 25, 2022
Crackdown on pro-life pregnancy centers spurs free-speech uproar
Pro-life pregnancy centers are coming under increasing pressure to promote abortion or close shop, raising thorny questions about whether governments may compel speech in the name of combating deceptive advertising. Published July 25, 2022
Republicans blast House-passed contraception bill as ‘Trojan horse’ for abortion
The House passed legislation Thursday to enshrine contraception access in federal law, teeing up birth control as a campaign issue with a bill that Republicans decried as a threat to religious freedom and a "Trojan horse" for abortion. Published July 21, 2022
Pro-life group gets space next to abortion clinic in Dobbs case after move to New Mexico
The Mississippi abortion clinic at the center of the Supreme Court's recent abortion ruling is moving to New Mexico, and a pro-life effort is moving with it. Published July 21, 2022
‘Serial Killer’ podcast raises Gosnell warning with abortion laws in flux
The post-Roe blue-state drive to wipe out barriers to abortion has pro-life advocates worried about grisly worst-case scenarios, and the scenarios don't get any grislier than the Kermit Gosnell case. Published July 20, 2022
Hero Elisjsha Dicken stopped Indiana mall gunman in 15 seconds, not two minutes, police say
It turns out Elisjsha Dicken didn't need two minutes to take out the mass shooter terrorizing shoppers at a mall in Greenwood, Indiana. Published July 20, 2022
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer set to veto funding for adoption, pro-life pregnancy centers
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to use her line-item veto to strike more than $20 million from the state budget bill designed to encourage adoption and support pro-life pregnancy facilities, igniting an outcry from abortion foes. Published July 19, 2022
