Valerie Richardson

CAIR, SPLC pressure Mar-a-Lago to drop ‘hate group’ event as conservatives push back

The Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Southern Poverty Law Center have plenty of opponents on the right, but the leftist civil rights groups appear to hold some sway with the Trump Organization's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

October 21, 2019

Susan Crockford fired after finding polar bears thriving despite climate change

Nobody has done more to sink the claim that climate change is endangering polar bears than zoologist Susan Crockford -- and she may have paid for it with her job.

October 20, 2019

CNN bigwig calls for hounding ‘delusional’ Senate Republicans at work, home

CNN's political director urged the news team to get "in their faces" of all Republican senators on a daily basis, both at work and at home, about President Trump's Ukraine phone call, according to undercover audio.

October 19, 2019

Police arrest 55 protesters seeking to block wind-energy farm in Hawaii

Environmentalists have long raised objections to fossil-fuel energy sources such as oil, coal and natural gas, but it turns out not everyone is wild about wind power, either.

October 18, 2019

Joe Biden’s false claim about drunken driver draws renewed scrutiny

The worst moment of Joseph R. Biden's life -- the 1972 car crash that killed his wife and baby daughter -- has drawn renewed attention over a falsehood that the former vice president repeated for years: that the other driver was drunk.

October 18, 2019

Jeff Zucker tells CNN staff to be ‘fully committed’ on Trump impeachment in undercover audio

Clearly CNN is committed to providing wall-to-wall coverage of the House Democrats' impeachment inquiry into President Trump, but it appears that CEO Jeffrey Zucker also wants the network to counter those who challenge the probe.

October 16, 2019

Nike mum on China crackdown, backed Colin Kaepernick

Nike celebrated Colin Kaepernick as a social-justice folk hero with its "Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything" ad campaign, but apparently the slogan doesn't apply to the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

October 15, 2019

Staffer says CNN bigwigs ‘don’t like Tulsi Gabbard’ in Project Veritas video on eve of Dem debate

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's claim that the "corporate media" are attempting to rig the 2020 Democratic presidential primary appeared to receive a boost Tuesday from Project Veritas.

October 15, 2019

Josh Hawley blasts LeBron James over ‘garbage’ comment on China

Sen. Josh Hawley, Missouri Republican, unleashed on NBA superstar LeBron James over his comment Monday that a team executive who tweeted in support of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters "wasn't educated on the situation."

October 15, 2019

LeBron James: Daryl Morey ‘wasn’t educated’ on China

LeBron James finally weighed in Monday on China's NBA crackdown over an executive's tweet in support of pro-democracy protesters, saying that Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey "wasn't educated on the situation at hand."

October 14, 2019

Pacific Gas & Electric blackouts put California environmental policies under microscope

California prides itself on being a global leader on climate change, but last week's unprecedented power outages have raised questions about how progressive environmental practices contributed to putting two million residents in the dark.

October 14, 2019

CNN’s Zucker accused by staffer of ‘personal vendetta’ against Trump in Project Veritas sting

CNN Worldwide President Jeffrey Zucker has been accused of waging a vendetta against President Trump, and undercover footage released Monday by Project Veritas did nothing to dispel that view.

October 14, 2019

Jane Fonda: ‘I’ve been a climate scientist for decades and decades’

Jane Fonda has worn many hats during her Hollywood career -- model, actress, activist -- but apparently she also considers herself a climate scientist.

October 14, 2019

Ted Cruz: ‘Really sad’ to see NBA bend to China

The Texas Republican wears black in support of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters.

October 13, 2019

Donald Trump blasts Warriors coach Steve Kerr for ‘weak and pathetic’ China response

President Trump took another jab at the NBA's Steve Kerr after the coach known for his outspoken liberal political views refused again to comment on the controversy over China roiling the league.

October 12, 2019

Beto O’Rourke blasted for call to strip tax status of churches opposing gay marriage:

Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke came under fire Friday for his proposal to revoke the tax-exempt status of churches and other institutions that oppose same-sex marriage, a plan denounced by one Republican as "bigoted nonsense."

October 11, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ted Cruz press NBA on China dealing

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat, may not have much in common, but they do agree on this: They want the NBA to place its activities in China on hold.

October 9, 2019

Donald Trump accuses NBA of ‘pandering’ as China flexes censorship muscles

The NBA is hardly the only U.S. business facing financial pressure to stay mum on China's human-rights abuses, but its predicament might have drawn more sympathy were it not for the league's history of social-justice activism.

October 9, 2019

Oberlin to appeal $31.5 million jury award over protests against Gibson’s Bakery

Oberlin College announced that it will appeal the $31.5 million jury award to Gibson's Bakery over student protests targeting the business, arguing that the verdict sets a "troubling free speech precedent."

October 9, 2019

Tofurky sues over ‘truth in labeling’ fake meat makers law

ACLU attorneys were in federal court Monday on behalf of Tofurky seeking to block the Arkansas law, which prohibits fake beef, poultry, pork and rice makers from adopting labels with terms associated with the real stuff.

October 7, 2019