Valerie Richardson

Andy Ngo assault listed as attack on journalist by U.S. Press Freedom Tracker

According to some leftists and media figures, Andy Ngo isn't a journalist, but clearly the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker disagrees.

July 4, 2019

Antifa attack on Andy Ngo prompts calls for Facebook crackdown

Prominent conservatives called Wednesday for Facebook to crack down on the left-wing anarchist group antifa in the aftermath of last weekend's attack in Portland on Oregon journalist Andy Ngo.

July 3, 2019

Andy Ngo antifa attack upends liberals’ identity-politics script

Andy Ngo may be a gay, Asian-American journalist, but the only aspect of his identity that seems to matter to many on the left is his conservative political bent.

July 2, 2019

Ted Cruz, Ted Wheeler battle over violence in Portland

The street violence erupting at Saturday's protest in Portland has touched off the Battle of the Teds.

July 2, 2019

Ted Wheeler, Portland mayor, vows to do ‘everything we can’ to hold culprits accountable

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said Monday that city officials would do "everything we can" to hold accountable perpetrators who engaged in violence at Saturday's protest, insisting that the city opposed such behavior "regardless of someone's political leanings."

July 1, 2019

Two more Oregon men left bloody by antifa attack at Portland rally

It appears that journalist Andy Ngo wasn't the only victim of an antifa assault at Saturday's rally in Portland, Oregon.

July 1, 2019

Ted Cruz seeks probe of Ted Wheeler in Portland antifa attack

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, called Sunday for a federal investigation and charges against Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler after an attack on a conservative journalist by antifa activists during one of the city's frequent protests.

June 30, 2019

Antifa-fueled Portland protest results in ‘multiple assaults,’ three arrests

The Portland police arrested three protesters at Saturday's melee that resulted in "multiple assaults," including an attack on journalist Andy Ngo by a mob of antifa activists.

June 30, 2019

Andy Ngo beaten up by antifa activists at Portland protest

An Oregon photojournalist who covers Portland's frequently violent protest scene was taken to the hospital Saturday after being attacked by black-masked antifa activists.

June 29, 2019

Oregon Republicans end walkout, return to work after cap-and-trade bill dies

The Oregon Senate Republicans returned voluntarily to the state capitol on Saturday, the day before the end of the legislative session, after a weeklong walkout that saw the governor try to bring them back using state troopers.

June 28, 2019

Air Italy violates Open Skies pact with Qatar subsidies, U.S. airlines say

The Big Three U.S. passenger airlines -- Delta, American and United -- are calling on the Trump administration to take action over their claims that Qatar has violated the 2018 Open Skies agreement by using "massive government subsidies" to add routes via its proxy, Air Italy.

June 27, 2019

Google, YouTube anti-conservative bias raises alarm about 2020 election meddling

Conservative frustration with Big Tech bias bubbled over this week amid fresh evidence of behind-the-scenes political manipulation at Google, spurring calls for federal action to prevent the industry from putting its thumb on the scales of the 2020 election.

June 26, 2019

Alleged Google email compares Ben Shapiro, Jordan Peterson, PragerU to ‘nazis’

Conservatives erupted Tuesday after Project Veritas released an alleged internal Google email in which an employee compared three prominent right-of-center figures to Nazis.

June 25, 2019

Project Veritas video targeting Google pulled by YouTube after privacy complaints

A Project Veritas undercover video raising alarm about Google's political neutrality and 2020 election preparations was removed Monday by YouTube, which is owned by Google.

June 25, 2019

Bill Currier threats investigated as Oregon Republicans’ walkout enters day five

The Benton County Sheriff is investigating threats made against Oregon Republican Party chairman Bill Currier, adding to the tension surrounding the standoff between the Democratic governor and runaway Republicans in the state Senate.

June 24, 2019

Google exec in Project Veritas sting says only big tech can stop ‘the next Trump situation’

A top Google executive was caught on hidden camera declaring that the federal government should not break up the tech giant -- because then it would be more difficult to prevent "the next Trump situation."

June 24, 2019

Andrew Cuomo New Green Deal to become law in New York

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Green New Deal has drawn far less buzz than the one proposed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Then again, her version is nowhere near passage.

June 23, 2019

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers becomes third Democrat this year to veto infanticide legislation

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed Friday a bill requiring medical care for infants born alive after an abortion, becoming the third Democratic governor this year to thwart Republican-sponsored infanticide legislation.

June 22, 2019

Runaway Oregon Republicans prepared to stay away until legislative session ends

Oregon Senate Republicans are prepared to hunker down out of state until the legislative session adjourns June 30 to block Democrats from passing a "disastrous" cap-and-trade legislation.

June 21, 2019

Gina Raimondo, Rhode Island governor, signs late-term abortion bill minutes after passage

A Rhode Island late-term abortion bill appeared to be finished after legislators voted it down last month in committee, but it turns out the Reproductive Privacy Act wasn't going anywhere.

June 20, 2019