Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Biden administration tangles with Florida, Texas over anti-mandate orders
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy offered support Sunday for mask mandates and vaccine requirements at schools as the Biden administration feuds with red states opposed to the novel coronavirus directives. Published August 22, 2021
Republicans pressure Biden to flex military might in evacuating Americans
Sen. Joni Ernst, Iowa Republican, called Sunday for "flexing our military muscles" to bring Americans home from Afghanistan as pressure built for the Biden administration to get tougher on evacuating the thousands left stranded. Published August 22, 2021
Sullivan says U.S. taking threat of ISIS attack in Kabul ‘absolutely, deadly serious’
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday that the Biden administration is taking the threat of an ISIS attack in Afghanistan "absolutely, deadly seriously" as crowds swarm the Kabul airport in hopes of being evacuated. Published August 22, 2021
‘I’m not oppressed’: Black Colorado Springs parent fights critical race theory
Derrick Wilburn may be the descendant of slaves on both sides of his family, but he wants school boards pushing critical race theory to know something: He's not oppressed. Published August 22, 2021
Twitter suspends DeSantis press secretary amid feud with Associated Press
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's press secretary was suspended Friday from Twitter amid a feud between the governor's office and the Associated Press over a story about a novel coronavirus antibody treatment. Published August 20, 2021
Republican recall frontrunner Larry Elder called ‘Black face of white supremacy’
California recall candidate Larry Elder may be Black, but as far as some progressives are concerned, he's also the "face of white supremacy." Published August 20, 2021
Bennet ripped for praising Biden’s Afghanistan exit as ‘right decision’ days before Taliban takeover
Sen. Michael Bennet praised President Biden a few days before the Taliban took Kabul for making the "right decision" on pulling U.S. troops out of Afghanistan, a comment now coming back to haunt the Colorado Democrat. Published August 20, 2021
‘It’s everybody’s fault but Joe Biden’s’: Conservatives buck left’s GOP-Taliban narrative
Progressives for days likened Republicans to the Taliban to deflect criticism of President Biden's botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. Conservatives have begun to push back. Published August 20, 2021
California recall candidate Larry Elder denies ex-fiancee’s claim that he brandished a gun at her
California recall candidate Larry Elder denied Thursday his ex-fiancee's allegations that he brandished a firearm at her, calling the claims "salacious" and accusing his political foes of "coming at me with every dirty trick." Published August 19, 2021
Trump would beat Biden in 2020 election do-over, new poll shows
U.S. voters may be experiencing buyer's remorse when it comes to President Biden, according to a newly released poll. Published August 19, 2021
‘Outrageous optics’: Biden takes heat for giving Afghanistan interview to ex-Clinton aide
President Biden took questions Wednesday on the Afghanistan crisis not from White House reporters, but from former Clinton administration aide and current ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, prompting a wave of criticism on the right. Published August 18, 2021
‘Windfall’: Gov. Newsom sells Marin County mansion for $5.9 million
There's never a bad time to sell a house at twice what you paid for it -- unless maybe you're the governor of California facing a recall election in a few weeks. Published August 18, 2021
Texas Supreme Court rules AWOL Democrats may be arrested
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that House Democrats may be arrested and brought to the chamber to restore quorum as the runaway state lawmakers continue to steer clear of the state capitol in Austin. Published August 18, 2021
Rising Democrat candidate Kevin Paffrath creates recall headaches for Gavin Newsom
California Democrats have hammered the gubernatorial recall election as the illegitimate spawn of die-hard Trump Republicans, which means the left now has a Kevin Paffrath problem. Published August 17, 2021
Survey: 45% of Americans want Subway to drop soccer star Megan Rapinoe
A survey released Tuesday showed that a plurality of consumers find U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe's Subway ads hard to swallow. Published August 17, 2021
Former GOP Rep. Doug Ose drops out of California recall after a heart attack
Former Rep. Doug Ose announced Tuesday that he has dropped out of the California gubernatorial recall race after suffering a heart attack. Published August 17, 2021
Environmentalists irked after Interior resumes oil-and-gas leasing under court order
The Interior Department announced Monday that it would resume new oil-and-gas leasing on public lands to comply with a federal court order, but environmentalists weren't happy about it. Published August 16, 2021
Oil industry sues Biden administration over ‘unprecedented’ leasing freeze
The American Petroleum Institute and other major energy trade groups filed a lawsuit Monday against what they called the Interior Department's "unprecedented" freeze on new oil and gas leasing on public lands. Published August 16, 2021
Larry Elder wins Southern California News Group’s backing in Gavin Newsom recall election
The Southern California News Group, whose properties include two of the state's biggest newspapers, has thrown its support behind Republican recall frontrunner Larry Elder as Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom struggles to gain separation in the Sept. 14 special election. Published August 16, 2021
Black conservatives urge school boards to adopt 1776 Unites instead of critical race theory
The Woodson Center has a suggestion for school boards battling with parents over critical race theory: Adopt the 1776 Unites curriculum instead. Published August 16, 2021
