Valerie Richardson

Lindsey Graham: 30% of adults with kids trying to cross border are ‘fake families’

Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, said Sunday that about 30% of migrant adults with children trying to cross the U.S. border are "fake families" trying to game the U.S. asylum system.

July 14, 2019

Megan Rapinoe offers equal-pay solution: Big corporations ‘can just write the check’

Soccer star Megan Rapinoe offered a solution Sunday to the push for equal pay for the U.S. Women's National Team: Big corporations "can just write the check."

July 14, 2019

Bernie Sanders backs Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Nancy Pelosi feud

Sen. Bernie Sanders sided Sunday with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying the Democratic leadership was being "a little bit" too tough on young progressive House members resisting the party establishment.

July 14, 2019

Kellyanne Conway defends immigration raids, points to ‘deporter in chief’ Obama

Trump administration officials sought Sunday to cool the heated rhetoric over anticipated immigration raids, arguing that enforcing deportation orders is routine -- and occurred with greater frequency under President Obama.

July 14, 2019

Bill de Blasio, absent during NYC blackout, takes heat from Andrew Cuomo, New Yorkers

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wasn't home during Saturday's massive blackout -- he was campaigning in Iowa -- a decision he defended Sunday after taking heat from fellow New Yorkers, starting with Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

July 14, 2019

American flag donations pour in after protesters raise Mexican flag over Colorado ICE facility

Rep. Chip Roy thanked the "numerous patriotic Americans" who took it upon themselves to provide replacements after activists pulled down and then attempted to burn the stars-and-stripes, which he called "completely unacceptable."

July 14, 2019

Democrats mum as GOP slams Mexican flag-raising at ICE as ‘heinous anti-American display’

Old Glory was back atop the flagpole Saturday at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Aurora, Colorado, but Republicans were hardly ready to forget the protesters who took down the stars-and-stripes and replaced it with the Mexican flag.

July 13, 2019

Trump Jr. pumps up base: ‘Left hates Trump more than they love America’

Donald Trump Jr. pumped up the conservative activist base Friday night in Colorado with a pull-no-punches speech touting his father's accomplishments in office and blasting the Democratic opposition, declaring that "the left hates Trump much more than they love America."

July 13, 2019

Protesters deface U.S. flag, fly Mexican flag over ICE facility in Colorado

Activists pulled down the U.S. flag and replaced it with the Mexican flag Friday outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Aurora, Colorado, part of a national protest against the Trump administration.

July 12, 2019

Pastor imprisoned in Turkey ‘astounded’ by growing hostility to Christians in America

Andrew Brunson, the U.S. pastor who spent two years in a Turkish prison, said Friday he was "astounded" by the escalating hostility toward Christians in the United States, saying they have become the "target" of activists.

July 12, 2019

Jared Polis becomes first elected Democrat to speak at Western Conservative Summit

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis became Friday the first elected Democratic official to speak at the Western Conservative Summit, the largest conservative gathering outside Washington, D.C., and it went better than many would have thought.

July 12, 2019

9th Circuit Court backs Trump on Title X abortion funding ban

A federal appeals court refused Thursday to block the Trump administration's Title X family-planning rules from taking effect, keeping in place newly instated requirements preventing grant recipients from referring clients for abortions.

July 11, 2019

Tom Steyer urged to help 2020 Democrats with money instead of himself

San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer plans to sink $100 million into his Democratic presidential primary bid, but some Democrats want him to share the wealth instead.

July 10, 2019

Jaelene Hinkle’s World Cup snub sparks debate

The celebration continued Wednesday for the U.S. women's soccer team after its historic Women's World Cup title, even as questions resurfaced about why one of the best players in the nation wasn't there.

July 10, 2019

Andy Ngo: Lack of Democratic outrage shows ‘I’m the wrong type of victim’

There wasn't much in the way of Democratic outrage over the antifa attack on conservative journalist Andy Ngo, and he's not surprised.

July 9, 2019

Starbucks brass apologizes, meets with six Tempe officers booted from store

Starbucks executives sought to ease tensions by meeting Monday with the six police officers asked to leave a store in Tempe, Arizona, because a customer said they made him feel unsafe.

July 9, 2019

Raise the Wage Act would cut millions of jobs: CBO report

A report released Monday by Congress' chief scorekeeper found that a Democratic plan to raise the federal minimum wage would benefit millions of workers, just not the unlucky millions whose jobs would be eliminated.

July 8, 2019

Federal minimum-wage hike would cost 3.7M jobs, give pay raises to 17M: Report

Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour would come as a boon for millions of workers who would receive pay increases, but not for the millions who would lose their jobs, according to a report released Monday.

July 8, 2019

Antifa blames John Blum with baton for Portland attack

There's no question John Blum was badly beaten by antifa activists at last week's protest in Portland, Oregon. The question is whether he had it coming.

July 7, 2019

Six Tempe officers asked to leave Starbucks for making customer feel unsafe

Another Starbucks controversy is brewing after six Arizona police officers said a barista asked them to leave because a customer "did not feel safe" in their presence.

July 6, 2019