Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary promises review of abortion pill’s safety
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said he plans to undertake a review of mifepristone, also known as the abortion pill. Published June 3, 2025
Trump threatens ‘large scale fines’ on California after transgender athlete wins track events
President Trump threatened Tuesday to impose heavy fines on California after a transgender athlete took home the gold in a girls track and field meet. Published June 3, 2025
DOJ gives California schools a deadline to ban transgender athletes from girls’ sports
The Trump administration isn't resting in its quest to ban male-born athletes from girls' scholastic sports. Published June 2, 2025
Education Secretary Linda McMahon: June is now ‘Title IX Month’
Pride Month is getting some competition from the Trump administration. Published June 2, 2025
High school girls speak out as transgender track competitors take state honors
The days of female competitors keeping quiet as biological males beat them at their own game are apparently over. Published June 2, 2025
MIT class president barred from graduation after giving anti-Israel speech
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology banned the senior class president from attending commencement after she delivered an anti-Israel screed at a pre-graduation ceremony. Published June 2, 2025
Male-born A.B. Hernandez wins two golds, silver at California girls’ track championship
Male-born A.B. Hernandez won two gold medals and one silver at the California state girls' track-and-field championships. Published June 1, 2025
Male-born athlete reaches California girls’ track finals; LGBTQ activist arrested outside event
An LGBTQ activist was arrested for allegedly striking a car with a pink-and-blue flag outside the California track and field championships, where a transgender athlete advanced to the girls' finals amid tight security and protests. Published May 31, 2025
Pardoned Todd Chrisley vows to ‘expose injustices’ in new reality TV show
Reality TV star Todd Chrisley said he and his wife, Julie, have a new mission after being pardoned by President Trump: exposing corruption in the justice system. Published May 30, 2025
Trump administration finds New York’s ban on Indian mascots violates federal law
A federal investigation found that the New York Board of Regents violated federal civil rights law by banning the use of Native American mascots and logos, a decision that threatens to upend the decades-long movement to eradicate American Indian imagery in school sports. Published May 30, 2025
California to award medals to girls bumped from podium by transgender athlete at state finals
The California Interscholastic Federation has announced more concessions to female competitors ahead of the state track championships, seeking to contain a transgender-athlete uproar as the Trump administration turns up the heat. Published May 29, 2025
California hit with Justice Department probe of transgender athlete policy
The Justice Department has joined the federal investigation into whether California violated federal law by allowing male-born athletes to compete in girls' scholastic sports, raising the stakes ahead of this weekend's high school track championships. Published May 28, 2025
Trump administration turns up heat on hospitals with financial oversight of gender-affirming care
The Trump administration hit the "gender-affirming care" industry Wednesday with a one-two punch, launching financial oversight into pediatric gender clinics and pressuring them to stop treating minors with drugs and surgeries. Published May 28, 2025
Study refutes Planned Parenthood’s claim that abortion pill is ‘safer than Tylenol’
Pro-choice advocates often say the abortion pill is "safer than Tylenol," but a newly released study disputes the claim, arguing that no such research exists and that comparing the two drugs is scientifically pointless. Published May 28, 2025
California expands girls’ field amid uproar over transgender athlete at state track finals
The California Interscholastic Federation has invited girls who failed to make the cut to participate in next weekend's state track and field championships, expanding the field amid pushback from President Trump over transgender athletes. Published May 28, 2025
FBI wades in after Seattle mayor blames Christian worship rally for Antifa-fueled melee
The FBI is investigating potential violations of religious freedom after Antifa-style activists descended on a Christian worship rally at a Seattle park, prompting 23 arrests and a rebuke from the mayor -- against the Christian group. Published May 28, 2025
Transgender high school athletes shine, as blue states defy Trump’s executive order
Transgender athletes have all but disappeared from women's collegiate sports since President Trump brought down the hammer three months ago, but high school sports are another story entirely. Published May 27, 2025
Charlie Kirk dismisses SPLC as ‘laughingstock’ for listing Turning Point on ‘hate map’
Nearly every year, the Southern Poverty Law Center adds another mainstream conservative organization to its notorious "Hate Map," and this year, it was Turning Point USA's turn. Published May 26, 2025
Indiana to explore redrawing state line with Illinois despite opposition from Gov. Pritzker
Indiana will soon begin studying the pros and cons of reconfiguring its border with Illinois, but it may have to do so without the participation of its neighbor. Published May 23, 2025
Magnet school in Northern Virginia faces federal racial discrimination probe over admissions policy
The Trump administration launched an investigation Thursday into the admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria. Published May 22, 2025
