Valerie Richardson

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

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