Valerie Richardson

Nike ad starring Colin Kaepernick slated to run during first NFL game

Not only has Nike mounted an ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, but the company plans to debut a commercial starring the free-agent quarterback during the first game of the 2018 NFL regular season Thursday.

September 5, 2018

Most voters find NFL player protests during national anthem unpatriotic: Poll

Nike's decision to make Colin Kaepernick the new face of the brand comes even though most voters say the NFL player protests during the national anthem are unpatriotic, according to a newly released poll.

September 5, 2018

California eyes corporate gender quotas despite Norway failure

Supporters of California's move toward the nation's first-ever corporate gender quotas have insisted the bill will be good for business, but that's not what happened in Norway.

September 4, 2018

Elizabeth Warren mounts PR blitz insisting Cherokee claims never helped her career

Sen. Elizabeth Warren launched a public relations blitz over the weekend aimed at proving her claims of Cherokee ancestry had no impact on her high-flying Ivy League career, but not everyone was convinced.

September 3, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh has Democrats in ‘nuclear option’ regret

With attempts to attack Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's record failing, Democrats over the weekend mounted a last-ditch bid to derail his confirmation to the Supreme Court by claiming that the vetting process is so bad that it demands a do-over.

September 2, 2018

Meghan McCain jab at Trump defended

Two longtime friends of the late Sen. John McCain defended Sunday his daughter's eulogy criticizing President Trump, saying Meghan McCain shares her father's fiery temperament.

September 2, 2018

Apache forest management fights wildfires

The catastrophic blazes that thrive in eastern Arizona's thickly forested yet arid landscape have a way of fizzling once they jump from the dense national forests to the Apache reservations, and that's not by chance.

September 2, 2018

Andrew Gillum, Tallahassee mayor, ‘deeply appreciative’ of Democratic billionaires Soros, Steyer

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum on Sunday thanked billionaires George Soros and Tom Steyer for helping him score his upset win in last week's Florida Democratic gubernatorial primary.

September 2, 2018

Ron DeSantis accuses Andrew Gillum of wanting to ‘turn Florida into Venezuela’

The Florida governor's race showed no signs of cooling down Sunday as Democrat Andrew Gillum warned Republican Ron DeSantis not to "weaponize race," while Mr. DeSantis accused his opponent of wanting to "turn Florida into Venezuela" during a radio interview.

September 2, 2018

John Kerry, ex-secretary of state, says Trump ‘doesn’t know what he’s talking about’ on Iran deal

Former Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Sunday that President Trump "doesn't know what he's talking about," particularly when it comes to the Iran nuclear deal.

September 2, 2018

Lindsey Graham predicts Judge Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed with at least 55 votes

Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, predicted Sunday that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh would be confirmed with at least 55 votes if he presents himself well at Tuesday's Senate hearing.

September 2, 2018

Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Democrat, wants to bring back filibuster on judicial nominees

Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Sunday she regrets Senate Democrats eliminating the filibuster for most judicial nominees in 2013, saying she would support bringing it back if Democrats retake the Senate in November.

September 2, 2018

Bill Clinton slammed for sharing stage with Louis Farrakhan at Aretha Franklin funeral

Former President Bill Clinton came under criticism Sunday for sharing the stage with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan in the front row at singer Aretha Franklin's funeral.

September 2, 2018

Kevin McCarthy, House majority leader, raises subpoena option in standoff over Google testimony

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy raised the possibility Saturday of slapping Google with a subpoena if the tech giant refuses to send a chief officer to testify before Congress on censorship of conservative views.

September 2, 2018

California bill mandating gender quotas for corporate boards heads to governor

A bill that would make California the first state in the nation to mandate gender quotas for corporate boards is headed to the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown after winning approval Thursday in the state Senate.

August 31, 2018

Gov. Jerry Brown echoes Ryan Zinke in push to fight wildfires with more logging, thinning

After a disastrous wildfire season, California Gov. Jerry Brown is taking a page from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's playbook by pushing legislation to clear the way for more logging in the state's fire-prone forests.

August 30, 2018

Not fans: Most voters call NFL anthem protests ‘inappropriate’ as season looms

With the NFL regular season set to start in a week and no national-anthem resolution in sight, a newly released poll shows most Americans still aren't fans of the sideline protests.

August 30, 2018

Michael Bloomberg sent climate-change prosecutors to six states

The former New York City mayor's fortune has bankrolled a year-long effort to place privately funded lawyers as "special assistant attorneys general" in at least six states with specific instructions to work on "clean energy, climate change, and environmental interests."

August 29, 2018

Ron Paul endorses Ryan Bundy for Nevada governor

Former Rep. Ron Paul has thrown his support behind Ryan Bundy's independent campaign for Nevada governor.

August 29, 2018

Ryan Bundy Nevada governor bid emphasizes states’ rights

Ryan Bundy's run for Nevada governor is surprising only because he was supposed to be either dead or in federal prison by now.

August 27, 2018