Valerie Richardson

Wildfires in the West revive push to thin federal forests

Westerners are sick of it: the smoke, the evacuations, the moon turned burnt orange by soot, all driven by catastrophic wildfires by now so predictable that they practically have their own season.

September 7, 2017

Betsy DeVos to overhaul ‘shameful’ Obama-era campus sexual-assault regulations

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Thursday an initiative to overhaul the Obama administration's campus sexual assault guidelines, accusing the "shameful" system of failing the accused and the accuser by creating "kangaroo courts."

September 7, 2017

Conservatives urge media to stop citing ‘discredited’ Southern Poverty Law ‘hate map’

Leading conservative organizations had a request Wednesday for journalists: Stop relying on the Southern Poverty Law Center and its "hate map" as a credible source on political extremism.

September 6, 2017

Southern Poverty Law ‘hate map’ listing costly to Ruth Institute

Being classified as a "hate group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center has been costly for the Ruth Institute, a Catholic nonprofit dedicated to combating the breakdown of the family.

September 5, 2017

Patriot Prayer, free speech group, urges supporters to let antifa beat them up in Portland, OR

Patriot Prayer founder Joey Gibson wants to defeat the so-called antifa movement so badly that he is willing to take a punch or even a beating, and he wants others on the right to do the same.

September 3, 2017

Southern Poverty Law Center transferred millions to offshore tax havens: Report

The Southern Poverty Law Center has come under fire in the aftermath of a report showing the liberal nonprofit has transferred millions to offshore entities, including the Cayman Islands and other tax havens.

September 1, 2017

David Daleiden, attorneys fined for contempt in release of undercover videos

A federal judge on Thursday fined pro-life investigator David Daleiden and two of his attorneys nearly $200,000 after finding them in contempt of court for the release of undercover videos.

August 31, 2017

Red Cross donations discouraged by left-wing activists

Activists are discouraging Hurricane Harvey donors from giving to the American Red Cross and urging them instead to contribute to left-wing causes, some of which are advocacy groups engaged in little if any emergency relief work.

August 31, 2017

David Daleiden, attorneys fined for Planned Parenthood videos

A federal judge on Thursday fined pro-life investigator David Daleiden and two of his attorneys nearly $200,000 after finding them in contempt of court for the release of undercover videos.

August 31, 2017

Rasmea Odeh mural pits bakery vs. protesters in free speech clash

Bakery owner Reem Assil has a First Amendment right to display a mural at her shop honoring convicted terrorist Rasmea Odeh, but protesters say she should respect their right to object to it.

August 30, 2017

Mural of Rasmea Odeh at Reem’s Bakery leads to restraining order

Bakery owner Reem Assil has a First Amendment right to display a mural at her shop honoring convicted terrorist Rasmea Odeh, but protesters say she should respect their right to object to it.

August 30, 2017

WildEarth Guardians sues to place Yellowstone grizzly bears back on endangered-species list

The Yellowstone grizzly bear recovery has been hailed as one of the nation's great conservation triumphs, but environmental groups want to place the bear back on the endangered-species list.

August 30, 2017

Nancy Pelosi finally condemns Antifa for Berkeley violence

In a Tuesday statement, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called out by name the antifa, or "anti-fascists," for the first time since Sunday's leftist violence in Berkeley.

August 29, 2017

Harvey blamed on climate change despite drought from hurricane strikes

A torrent of claims linking Hurricane Harvey to climate change surfaced after the storm hit Corpus Christi, Texas, late Friday, bringing catastrophic flooding and an unprecedented 50 inches of rain by Tuesday as the system stalled over the Houston area.

August 29, 2017

Milo Yiannopoulos set to return to Berkeley; mayor urges univ. to cancel Free Speech Week: Report

Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin has urged the university to cancel next month's conservative-led Free Speech Week, which is expected to draw the right's Milo Yiannopoulos to campus, over safety concerns.

August 29, 2017

Nancy Pelosi reiterates need for ‘peaceful’ protest without mentioning antifa, Berkeley violence

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi broke her silence on last weekend's Berkeley mayhem by emphasizing the importance of peaceful protest without actually mentioning the antifa or other leftist groups behind the violence.

August 29, 2017

Democrats silent after antifa attacks in Berkeley on Trump supporters

California Democrats who whipped up opposition to the weekend's free speech rallies had little to say after radical leftist protesters, led by the antifa movement, attacked police and Trump supporters on Sunday in Berkeley, injuring six.

August 28, 2017

Six people, including officer, injured in Berkeley rioting as leftists attack cops, political foes

Six people were injured, including a police officer, and 13 protesters arrested Sunday after a violent black-masked antifa mob swarmed Berkeley in order to protest a previously cancelled rally against Marxism.

August 28, 2017

Antifa, leftists protest in Berkeley after cancellation of anti-Marxism rally

Two right-leaning rallies in the Bay Area were cancelled last weekend by organizers over fears of violence, but that didn't stop leftist radicals from creating chaos.

August 27, 2017

Patriot Prayer cancels free speech rally in San Francisco over fears of violence by antifa, leftists

Patriot Prayer had planned to hold a peaceful rally, but opposition from San Francisco Democrats and antifa proved too much.

August 27, 2017