Valerie Richardson

Support grows for thinning trees to combat forest fires as wildfires scorch West

With wildfires already raging through the West, House Republicans took a chainsaw Tuesday to federal regulations that have created a fire-friendly environment on public lands by slowing forest-thinning and dead-tree removal.

June 27, 2017

Donald Trump charges ‘fake news’ after CNN producer caught saying Russia story is about ‘ratings’

The White House doubled down on the "fake news" narrative Tuesday in response to fresh accusations of bias at CNN as tensions between the Trump administration and establishment press hit what may be an all-time high.

June 27, 2017

Joe Arpaio on trial for illegal immigrants jailings

Arizona's Joe Arpaio, once known as "America's toughest sheriff," was back Monday where has long been most at home -- in the spotlight -- although not for the reasons he would have preferred.

June 26, 2017

Supreme Court rejects New Mexico’s bid to sue Colorado over Gold King Mine spill

New Mexico's bid to recover damages from Colorado over the Gold King Mine spill was thwarted Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court.

June 26, 2017

Katherine Dettwyler, university prof, fired, said Otto Warmbier ‘got exactly what he deserved’

The University of Delaware has dropped an adjunct anthropology professor after she said that Otto Warmbier, who died after being imprisoned in North Korea, "got exactly what he deserved."

June 26, 2017

Adam Schiff Obama made ‘very serious mistake’ on Russian election meddling

It was the Democratic Party's turn Sunday to sweat over Russian meddling as lawmakers acknowledged that President Barack Obama knew about the foreign election interference but failed to act until after the 2016 presidential race.

June 25, 2017

Hugh Hewitt MSNBC show angers liberals with conservative hires

Progressives expecting a comforting anti-Trump presence Saturday morning on MSNBC were spewing their corn flakes after finding instead conservative Hugh Hewitt in his debut as host of a weekly show on the liberal network.

June 25, 2017

Donald Trump: ‘Resist’ movement has backfired on Dems by turning off voters with ‘terrible’ message

President Trump said Sunday that the left's "resist" campaign has backfired on Democrats by saddling them with a "terrible theme" that voters are rejecting.

June 25, 2017

Rand Paul, GOP health care holdout, says he might vote for 80 percent repeal on Obamacare

Sen. Rand Paul, one of the GOP holdouts on the Senate health care bill, said Sunday he would be willing to support a partial rollback of Obamacare.

June 25, 2017

Rick Santorum predicts Senate health care bill will pass with 50 votes, conservative support

Former Sen. Rick Santorum predicted that the Republican health care bill will pass the Senate with exactly 50 votes.

June 25, 2017

Rep. Adam Schiff: Obama’s failure to counter Russia election meddling ‘very serious mistake’

The ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday the Obama administration should have done more to counter Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

June 25, 2017

Sen. Bernie Sanders rips California Democrats for pulling $400B single-payer bill, calls for vote

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont lashed out Saturday at California Democrats for shelving an ambitious single-payer health care bill and urged them to vote on the legislation, which is estimated to cost $400 billion per year.

June 24, 2017

‘Handmaid’ hysteria? Cloaked activists protest Mike Pence in Colorado as dystopian drama spurs left

At first glance it looked as if a dozen pilgrims had a problem with Vice President Mike Pence's speech Friday at Focus on the Family, but the women wearing red cloaks and white bonnets had nothing to do with Thanksgiving.

June 24, 2017

Election Integrity Project California dirty voter rolls ripe for fraud

California says that nearly 78 percent of its eligible residents are registered to vote, but election fraud watchdog Linda Paine insists the figure is significantly higher.

June 22, 2017

Grizzly bears to be removed from federal endangered-species list

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced Thursday that the grizzly bears of Yellowstone National Park will be removed from the endangered-species list this summer, describing the population's recovery as a conservation success story.

June 22, 2017

Car crashes leap in states with legalized marijuana: Study

Insurance claims for car crashes have jumped since recreational marijuana was legalized in Colorado, Washington and Oregon, spurring concerns about traffic safety as more drivers take to the roads under the influence.

June 22, 2017

Bears Ears monument information sought by Democrats available on Google

House Democrats demanding transparency on the Interior Department's national-monument review process might want to start by checking Google, according to House Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop.

June 21, 2017

Most Democrats would consider voting for third-party presidential candidate in 2020: Poll

The Democratic Party, locked in a power struggle between liberals and progressives, has more to fear from the rise of a third-party candidate in 2020 than the GOP, according to a newly released poll.

June 20, 2017

Atheist group scores win as judge reluctantly orders cross removed from Florida park

A federal judge on Monday reluctantly ordered the removal of the Bayview Cross from a public park in Pensacola, Florida, explaining that U.S. Supreme Court precedent left him little choice.

June 19, 2017

Gal Gadot, ‘Wonder Woman’ star, leaves left in quandary with army training, Palestine opposition

"Wonder Woman" has progressives in a quandary: Should the left eagerly cheer the rare Hollywood blockbuster depicting a strong female role model or boo a film starring an Israeli actress as the iconic Amazon?

June 1, 2017