Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Planned Parenthood annual report shows record taxpayer funding, abortions
Planned Parenthood took in nearly $800 million in taxpayer funding as the number of abortions increased and the number of patients remained flat, according to the organization's annual report released Monday. Published May 12, 2025
Transgender athlete’s bid for girls’ crowns spurs calls for Trump to defund California
Tensions are rising in California over a transgender track-and-field star poised to win multiple titles at the girls' state championships, spurring calls for President Trump to pull federal funding unless the state takes action. Published May 12, 2025
‘New Bud Light’: Versace fashion brand blasted for partnering with Dylan Mulvaney
The high-end Italian fashion house Versace was pilloried over the weekend for partnering with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, whose partnership with Anheuser-Busch famously tanked the Bud Light brand in 2023. Published May 11, 2025
Fox notches top 1,000 post-election telecasts even as stars jump to Trump team
The Fox News Channel keeps losing its on-air personalities to the Trump administration, but that hasn't stopped the network from crushing the cable-news competition. Published May 11, 2025
Trump’s pick for HHS deputy secretary supports review of abortion-pill risk
President Trump's choice for a deputy secretary post said he "strongly supports" conducting a safety review of mifepristone, the abortion pill found in a recent study to be more dangerous than its label suggests. Published May 9, 2025
Trump administration opens Title IX investigation into Western Carolina University
The Trump administration opened an investigation Thursday into Western Carolina University over internal emails suggesting the school plans to resist President Trump's executive order on single-sex facilities. Published May 8, 2025
LGBTQ-friendly Disney plans latest resort in Abu Dhabi, where same-sex relations is a death sentence
Disney may be among the most LGBTQ-friendly companies in the world, but its next theme park is scheduled to open in a country where homosexual conduct is punishable by death. Published May 8, 2025
Turner steps away, says USA Fencing’s transgender influx has made her ‘unwelcome in own category’
An elite female fencer who was expelled from a tournament for refusing to compete against a biological male said she will stop competing for now in USA Fencing events, citing harassment and the growing number of transgender athletes in the women's category. Published May 7, 2025
Three college presidents take their lumps at House antisemitism hearing
College presidents were back on the hot seat as House Republicans expanded their investigations into campus antisemitism with three more universities: DePaul, Haverford and California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo. Published May 7, 2025
Pro-Gaza union accused of discriminating against Jewish members in federal complaints
The Brandeis Center filed federal antisemitism complaints Wednesday against a New York union, saying the labor organization discriminated against Jewish members by siding with other employees over their anti-Israel office displays. Published May 7, 2025
Va. Gov. Youngkin orders investigation into Loudoun County schools over boys’ locker-room incident
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has opened a probe of Loudoun County Public Schools over its investigation of three high school boys who asked why a biological female was in their locker room. Published May 7, 2025
Fiery anti-Israel protest at University of Washington spurs federal antisemitism probe
The Trump administration wasted no time launching an antisemitism review into the University of Washington, swooping in a day after anti-Israel activists occupied and vandalized a campus building in a fiery protest that caused more than $1 million in damage. Published May 6, 2025
Colorado Democrats deliver ‘poke in the eye’ to Trump by passing another sanctuary bill
Colorado became a symbol of immigrant-sanctuary laws run amok last year after Tren de Aragua gang members set up shop at an Aurora apartment complex, but that didn't stop the Democratic state legislature from doubling down. Published May 6, 2025
Trump administration raises stakes by cutting off Harvard’s access to federal grants
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Monday that Harvard University will no longer receive grants from the federal government, citing its "disastrous management" and "ugly racism," unless its complies with the Trump administration's demands. Published May 5, 2025
Transgender employee challenges Trump administration’s single-sex bathroom rule
A transgender employee at the National Guard Bureau has filed a class-action complaint against the Trump administration over its policy requiring federal workers to use restrooms and other public facilities based on biological sex, not gender identity. Published May 5, 2025
Trump FDA pressed to tighten abortion-pill safety after study points to dangers
Pressure is building on the Food and Drug Administration to reinstate safeguards on the abortion pill after a largest-of-its-kind study found the number of serious health scares far higher than the agency has previously acknowledged. Published May 5, 2025
Harvard alum Stefanik says Trump ‘100% right’ on university’s tax-exempt status
Rep. Elise Stefanik may be a Harvard graduate, but she's lining up with President Trump in the battle over the Ivy League university's tax status. Asked whether Mr. Trump did the right thing when he declared that his administration would remove Harvard's tax-exempt status, Ms. Stefanik agreed emphatically, citing the university's handling of campus antisemitism. Published May 4, 2025
HHS report on youth gender dysphoria, ‘gender-affirming care’ challenges U.S. medical establishment
The Department of Health and Human Services raised serious concerns about prescribing drugs and surgeries for youth diagnosed with gender dysphoria, butting up against the U.S. medical establishment's embrace of "gender-affirming care" for minors. Published May 1, 2025
Colorado Democrats water down transgender-rights bill after public outcry
Colorado Democrats blinked on a hotly disputed bill expanding transgender rights, removing a provision that would put parents who use the wrong pronouns at risk of losing custody following a state and national outcry over parental rights and free speech. Published May 1, 2025
Trump’s Title IX investigative team takes aim at Washington state’s transgender policies
The Trump administration launched an investigation Wednesday into reports that Washington state has violated Title IX with its policies on transgender athletes and concealing students' gender-transition activities from parents. Published April 30, 2025
