Valerie Richardson

Secession fever spikes in five states as conservatives seek to escape blue rule

Separation fever is sweeping the nation as quixotic but tenacious bands of frustrated rural dwellers, suburbanites and conservatives seek to break free from states with legislatures increasingly controlled by liberal big cities and metropolitan strongholds.

February 19, 2020

Bloomberg’s bucks fund ‘liberal mercenaries’ in crusade against climate change

The backlash has come largely from Republicans, who have accused Michael Bloomberg of bypassing the legislative process and leveraging the power of public prosecutors to crack down on the oil and gas industry. They call it a sign of things to come at the Justice Department if Mr. Bloomberg wins the White House in November.

February 15, 2020

‘Jeffrey Epstein didn’t kill himself’ reflects Americans’ anti-establishment mood

More than half of Americans believe it's likely that "Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself," and that's an ill omen for Joe Biden -- and a good sign for Bernie Sanders.

February 13, 2020

‘Born Alive Child Physician Relationship’ Act in Colorado defeated by Democrats

Colorado Democrats defeated Tuesday a bill to require doctors to treat infants born alive after a botched abortion over the objections of Republicans who said the legislation was needed to prevent infanticide.

February 12, 2020

Trump’s move to streamline NEPA infrastructure permits pits greens against business

Before Colorado could reconstruct and widen an aging 10-mile stretch of Interstate 70, the state had to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a hurdle that soon turned into a brick wall.

February 12, 2020

Three female students file lawsuit against Connecticut transgender-athlete policy

Three female high school athletes filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging Connecticut's prep sports rules that allow biological males to compete against girls, arguing that the policy robs them of competition and scholarship opportunities.

February 12, 2020

Virginia House approves bill to join National Popular Vote, bypass Electoral College

The Virginia House of Delegates passed Tuesday a bill to award its electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote as the newly elected Democratic majority sought to join the pact to leapfrog the Electoral College.

February 11, 2020

Oscars ceremony hits all-time low in television ratings

If you missed Brad Pitt's jab at the Senate impeachment trial or Joaquin Phoenix's anti-milk missive Sunday at the Oscars, you weren't alone.

February 10, 2020

Mike Bloomberg advances green agenda with privately paid state climate lawyers

Other Democratic presidential primary contenders may push the Green New Deal, but Michael R. Bloomberg is advancing his climate-change agenda behind the scenes with the help of one Democratic state attorney general at a time.

February 9, 2020

Virginia Democrats advance bill to join National Popular Vote compact

A Virginia House committee passed Friday a National Popular Vote bill, bringing the measure back from the dead as the state legislature's newly elected Democratic majority sought to join the compact that would render the Electoral College moot.

February 7, 2020

Pete Buttigieg refuses to condemn late-term abortion

Pete Buttigieg had a chance Thursday to come out against late-term abortion, but he didn't take it.

February 6, 2020

Project Veritas: Warren staffer irked by focus on ‘identity politics,’ says ‘this is why we lose’

It's not easy being a straight male working on Sen. Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign in Iowa, judging from the latest Project Veritas undercover sting.

February 3, 2020

Beyonce, Jay-Z sit during national anthem at Super Bowl

Music superstars Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce remained seated Sunday during the singing of the national anthem at Super Bowl LIV.

February 2, 2020

Super Bowl viewers urged to watch abortion-survivors video nixed by FOX

Pro-life advocates on Sunday urged NFL fans to skip the commercials during Super Bowl LIV and watch instead an online ad featuring abortion survivors that failed to make the FOX Corporation's cut for the big game.

February 2, 2020

Anschutz-owned Colorado Springs Gazette hires right-tilting columnist dumped by Denver Post

A right-tilting Denver Post columnist fired over what he said was his insistence that "there are only two sexes" has a new gig working for a newspaper owned by conservative Colorado billionaire Philip Anschutz.

February 1, 2020

‘We attract truly radical people’: Project Veritas unearths more extreme Sanders staffers

Project Veritas this week released the third video in its #Expose2020 series featuring hidden-camera footage of two South Carolina field organizers--paid staff, not volunteers--expressing support for upending the U.S. government and overthrowing capitalism.

February 1, 2020

Republicans pressure Klobuchar to stop House Democrats from blocking Minnesota mine

House Republicans placed Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar in an awkward position by calling on her to help them fight Democrats seeking to scuttle a Minnesota mining project expected to bring as many as 2,000 jobs to her state.

January 31, 2020

WATCH the pro-life Super Bowl ad that FOX won’t air

This year's Super Bowl should have no shortage of controversial ads, including spots featuring President Trump, Michael R. Bloomberg and drag queens, but there was one commercial that pro-lifers say was too hot for the network to handle.

January 30, 2020

Super Bowl ad for Faces of Choice abortion survivors misses Fox cut

This year's Super Bowl should have no shortage of controversial ads, including spots featuring President Trump, Michael R. Bloomberg and drag queens, but there was one commercial that pro-lifers say was too hot for the network to handle.

January 29, 2020

Kathy Castor, House climate chair, slammed for urging Google to squelch ‘climate misinformation’

The chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis was accused Wednesday of censorship after calling on Google to take action against YouTube videos that promote "climate denial and climate misinformation."

January 29, 2020