Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Catholics frustrated as increasing attacks on churches go unnoticed
Their houses of worship have been torched and hit by gunfire, their statues smashed and defaced repeatedly in the last 18 months, but Catholics are having a hard time getting the powers that be to notice. Published September 7, 2021
Human Rights Campaign fires president over his role in Cuomo scandal
The Human Rights Campaign has removed Alphonso David as president of the nation's largest LGBTQ advocacy group, making him the latest casualty of the left's ongoing reckoning over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Published September 7, 2021
Vandals deface Boulder County Catholic church with pro-abortion graffiti
A Catholic church in Boulder County, Colorado, was vandalized Sunday with pro-abortion graffiti in what police described as a "bias motivated" crime, the latest in a surge of national anti-Catholic attacks. Published September 7, 2021
‘Scared to death’: Elder blames ‘hysterical’ media attacks on fear of Black Republican governor
California recall hopeful Larry Elder says there's a reason his candidacy has been targeted by media outlets: They fear the Black Republican will break the left's grip on minority voters. Published September 5, 2021
Democrats more likely than Republicans to believe false claims on climate change: survey
A newly released survey shows Republicans are better informed than Democrats on several key climate issues. Published September 5, 2021
Superintendent: No record of complaints about pro-Antifa teacher before Project Veritas video
Gabriel Gipe appeared to run a veritable master class in left-wing radicalism at his Sacramento high school, but until Project Veritas exposed the social-studies teacher earlier this week, the district had no record of any complaints. Published September 3, 2021
Park or pork? House Republicans roast Pelosi over $200 million for San Francisco’s Presidio
Salted away in the massive House budget reconciliation budget is $200 million for a park located in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco district, a line item that looked suspiciously like pork to Republicans. Published September 2, 2021
Boebert amendment to bar Interior from paying salaries of ecoterrorists defeated
A House committee voted down a proposal Thursday that would have prevented the Interior Department from paying employees involved in ecoterrorism, a thinly veiled swipe at Tracy Stone-Manning, President Biden's pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management. Published September 2, 2021
District seeks to fire pro-Antifa teacher who bragged about radicalizing students
A California school district announced Wednesday that it has placed on leave and plans to fire an Antifa-friendly teacher who boasted about turning his students into revolutionaries in a Project Veritas undercover sting. Published September 1, 2021
Climate groups sue after Biden administration revives Trump-era drilling leases
The Biden administration, faced with a court order to resume federal oil and gas leasing, has resurrected a Trump-era plan to offer millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico that environmentalists describe as the largest offshore sale in U.S. history. Published September 1, 2021
Fact-check dings Newsom anti-recall camp for ‘misleading’ vaccine ad
A newly released ad warning that California voters could elect an anti-vaccine candidate unless they support Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has been ruled "misleading" by a leading media outlet. Published September 1, 2021
Pro-Antifa teacher brags about turning students into radicals in Project Veritas video
An Antifa-friendly California high school teacher said his mission is to transform his students into left-wing revolutionaries, as shown in an undercover video released Tuesday by Project Veritas. Published August 31, 2021
California wildfires fan recall flames as Newsom accused of mismanaging forests
The calamitous California wildfire season is fueling the recall campaign against Gov. Gavin Newsom as opponents accuse the Democrat of inflating his forest-management progress while putting fire prevention on the back burner. Published August 31, 2021
Conservative conference cancels book sales after bookseller balks at ‘Green Fraud’
The Steamboat Institute canceled its book sales at last weekend's annual Freedom Conference after a bookseller refused to offer a title critical of the Green New Deal. Published August 30, 2021
Slain Marine’s mom tells Biden voters: ‘You just killed my son’
A grief-stricken Colorado mother whose son was killed last week in Kabul pinned the blame squarely on President Biden and those who voted him into office, declaring "you just killed my son." Published August 30, 2021
Lockdowns show enemies ‘how to bring the United States to its knees,’ Atlas says
The U.S. pandemic response has provided international bad actors with a blueprint on how to "bring the United States to its knees," according to a former member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Published August 28, 2021
Rep. Lauren Boebert: Slain Wyoming Marine’s ‘blood is on Joe Biden’s hands’
Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican, lashed out Friday at President Biden after she spoke to a Colorado mother whose son was among the Marines killed in Afghanistan on Thursday, saying that "his blood is on Joe Biden's hands." Published August 27, 2021
Democratic ex-Senate leader Gloria Romero endorses Larry Elder in California recall
Former California Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero has endorsed Republican recall candidate Larry Elder, making her the highest-profile Democrat to break ranks as Gov. Gavin Newsom's political fate hangs in the balance. Published August 27, 2021
Biden seeks to regain footing with administration underwater on Afghanistan
President Biden expressed optimism Sunday about the Afghanistan evacuation as his administration struggled to regain its footing after the chaotic military exit, his confident take coming in stark contrast to falling poll numbers and escalating concerns about his competence and credibility. Published August 22, 2021
Blinken contradicts Biden’s assertion that al Qaeda is ‘gone’ from Afghanistan
Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged Sunday that al Qaeda still has a presence in Afghanistan as administration officials struggled to defend President Biden's insistence that the terrorist group is "gone." Published August 22, 2021
