Valerie Richardson

Conservatives fight corporations’ woke activism: ‘Just get the hell out of politics’

Time was when conservatives and corporate America were on the same side, but the rise of woke companies acting at the behest of leftist advocacy groups has ignited a backlash on the right aimed at getting business out of the activism business.

April 15, 2021

Daunte Wright police protests spread out of Minnesota

Protests both peaceful and violent spread Wednesday beyond Minnesota, driven by the twin catalysts of the Duante Wright shooting and the Derek Chauvin trial, as public officials sought to thwart the tide of unrest from engulfing their jurisdictions.

April 14, 2021

Daunte Wright had open warrant for choking, threatening to shoot woman for $820

When Daunte Demetrius Wright was pulled over Sunday by police in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, an expired registration tag and a forbidden air freshener were the least of his problems.

April 14, 2021

Kim Potter, Minnesota cop, will be charged in shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright

The former Minnesota officer who shot Daunte Wright after authorities said she mistakenly deployed her handgun instead of her Taser will be charged Wednesday with second-degree manslaughter in his death.

April 14, 2021

Charles Chester, CNN staffer, credits network with booting Donald Trump in Project Veritas sting

A CNN technical director said the network employed "propaganda" to defeat President Trump in 2020 and suggested the same thing is happening with GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, according to the latest Project Veritas sting.

April 13, 2021

NCAA upholds transgender sports policy, accused of ‘war on female athletes’

The NCAA faced blowback Tuesday over its statement upholding its support for transgender participation in women's athletics as critics accused the collegiate sports authority of waging "war on female athletes."

April 13, 2021

Minnesota police chief and officer involved in Daunte Wright shooting resign from force

The police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright and the police chief of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, have both resigned in the fallout from the shooting and ensuring unrest.

April 13, 2021

BLM blames ‘right-wing offensive’ for outcry over Patrisse Cullors’ real estate buys

The Black Lives Matter Global Network has blamed "right-wing forces" for the uproar over co-founder Patrisse Cullors' reported millions in real-estate holdings, even as a leading BLM activist called for an independent probe.

April 13, 2021

Chief: Daunte Wright was shot accidentally when officer confused gun with Taser

Minnesota girded Monday for heightened unrest spurred by the police shooting of Daunte Wright, a death described as a tragic accident that exacerbated tensions in a state already on edge over the trial in the death of George Floyd, and presaged fears of another summer of violence.

April 12, 2021

Nebraska town becomes 24th with ‘sanctuary city for unborn’ ordinance, first outside Texas

A tiny Nebraska village has become the 24th U.S. town to approve an ordinance declaring itself a "sanctuary city for the unborn," outlawing abortion as well as abortion-inducing drugs within its municipal limits.

April 12, 2021

Craig Shirley, Reagan biographer, rips Hinckley unconditional release request

Reagan biographer Craig Shirley pushed back Sunday against a request for an unconditional release by John Hinckley Jr., who sought in 1981 to assassinate President Ronald Reagan.

April 11, 2021

Black Lives Matter’s Patrisse Cullors ripped for buying $1.4M home in White enclave

It turns out that even Marxists want to live in swanky neighborhoods.

April 10, 2021

CBS accused of ‘hypocrisy’ for blasting Georgia elections law, yet still airing Masters

Hideki Matsuyama took home the green jacket, but President Biden also was among the winners after golf's Masters Tournament refused to follow Major League Baseball by pulling out of Georgia.

April 10, 2021

Kansas, West Virginia advance women’s sports bills barring transgender athletes

State bills barring transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports gained steam Friday as the Kansas state legislature became the latest to approve such a measure, a day after West Virginia advanced similar legislation.

April 9, 2021

RNC media blitz: MLB ‘caved to Joe Biden’ by moving All-Star Game out of Atlanta

The Republican National Committee launched Friday an ad campaign in Georgia excoriating Major League Baseball for pulling the All-Star Game out of Atlanta while taking a swing at President Biden for encouraging the move.

April 9, 2021

Lee Zeldin announces run for New York governor against scandal-plagued Cuomo

Rep. Lee Zeldin, New York Republican, announced Thursday that he will run for governor against Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, pointing to scandals, rising taxes and crime that he said are causing residents to take flight.

April 8, 2021

Ron DeSantis, Florida governor, turns tables on ‘60 Minutes,’ stock soars

Being the target of a "60 Minutes" investigation is supposed to ruin political careers not raise them, but Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to have turned the tables on the venerable network news show.

April 7, 2021

Fay Vincent: MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred made ‘serious mistake’ by moving All-Star Game

The former head of Major League Baseball said the current commissioner made a "serious mistake" by pulling the All-Star Game out of Atlanta, warning that baseball "can't become a weapon in the culture wars."

April 7, 2021

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasts ‘smear merchants’ as feud with ‘60 Minutes’ escalates

CBS News may be ready to move on from its "60 Minutes" segment on Florida's COVID-19 vaccine rollout, but Gov. Ron DeSantis isn't.

April 7, 2021

Joe Biden, Democrats backpedal amid MLB All-Star Game uproar

Democrats scrambled Tuesday to dodge the fallout from Major League Baseball's decision to pull the All-Star Game out of Atlanta as Republicans stepped up to the plate, blaming an overheated "Jim Crow" narrative for stoking an over-the-top corporate backlash against Georgia.

April 6, 2021