Valerie Richardson

U.S. power-plant emissions increase in 2021 in post-pandemic rebound

U.S. greenhouse-gas industrial emissions rose during the first year of the Biden administration after declining for more than a decade, reflecting the economic rebound from the COVID-19 shutdown.

October 17, 2022

Obama tells Democrats to lighten up on cancel culture: Don’t be a ‘buzzkill’

Conservatives have long had a problem with the left's cancel culture, and it turns out they're not the only ones.

October 17, 2022

DOJ blasted for trying to ‘frighten and intimidate’ pro-life Christians after string of arrests

The attorney for one of the 11 pro-life activists recently arrested by armed FBI agents accused the Justice Department last week of seeking to "frighten and intimidate Christians" with its recent campaign targeting anti-abortion protesters.

October 16, 2022

GOP state AGs push back after medical groups urge Garland to prosecute sex-change ‘disinformation’

Thirteen Republican state attorneys general warned the federal Justice Department against prosecuting critics of gender-transition procedures for minors after leading medical associations urged U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to target perpetrators of what they said was "disinformation."

October 12, 2022

Flurry of pro-life arrests spurs charges Biden administration is trying to ‘intimidate’ Christians

The attorney for one of the 11 pro-life activists arrested last week by armed FBI agents accused the Justice Department on Tuesday of seeking to "frighten and intimidate Christians" with its recent campaign targeting anti-abortion protesters.

October 11, 2022

Rep. Boebert gets last laugh with ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ take on Biden gaffe

They may not have realized it, but those on the left mocking Rep. Lauren Boebert for tweeting "Two Words: Let's Go Brandon!" were actually mocking President Biden.

October 10, 2022

Republicans launch inquiry into FBI raid on pro-life activist as part of ‘politicization’ probe

House Judiciary Republicans are looking into the FBI raid of a Pennsylvania pro-life activist's home as part of their probe into what they say is the politicization of the Justice Department under Attorney General Merrick Garland.

October 7, 2022

Shooting of elderly volunteer fuels alarm over post-Roe violence against pro-lifers

The pro-life movement has been in the crosshairs in the months since the fall of Roe v. Wade, and in Joan Jacobson's case, that's not a metaphor.

October 6, 2022

Christian baker Jack Phillips marks 10 years in court with transgender-cake case

It was 10 years ago that Christian baker Jack Phillips declined to create a cake for a same-sex wedding, igniting a court battle pitting free speech against anti-discrimination laws, but the legal system isn't finished with him yet.

October 5, 2022

Biden marks 100 days post-Roe with grants, guidelines to expand abortion access

The Biden administration uncorked Tuesday a host of federal guidelines and grants aimed at increasing access to abortion as the White House marked 100 days since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.

October 4, 2022

Supreme Court dives into clash between landowners, feds over wetlands, property rights

For 15 years, the Environmental Protection Agency has blocked Michael and Chantell Sackett from building a home on a vacant lot in a subdivision near Priest Lake, Idaho, declaring that the property is located on a wetland. Now the Supreme Court is wading in.

October 3, 2022

Arizona’s school-choice program prevails as foes come up short on referendum signatures

A teachers' union-backed campaign to overturn Arizona's universal voucher law has failed to gather enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, allowing the state to move forward with what has been described as the most expansive school-choice program in the nation.

September 30, 2022

Planned Parenthood doctor tells committee that ‘men can have pregnancies, especially trans men’

A House committee hearing on abortion restrictions took an unexpected turn Thursday when a Democratic witness who works for Planned Parenthood testified that men can become pregnant.

September 29, 2022

Families of three students who survived Uvalde school massacre file first federal lawsuit

The families of three students who survived the Uvalde school massacre have filed the first federal lawsuit in the tragedy, seeking damages from the school district, the city, police officials and gun suppliers in the mass shooting in Texas.

September 29, 2022

Senate Republicans ask Garland if ‘political considerations’ led to pro-life activist’s arrest

Senate Republicans demanded answers from the Department of Justice on the arrest of pro-life activist Mark Houck, including whether "political considerations" contributed to the decision for armed agents to arrest him at his home with his seven children present.

September 29, 2022

Vetoes of women’s sports bills dog Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s reelection bid

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed bills barring male-born athletes from female sports not once but twice, a pair of decisions coming back to haunt the Democrat in her reelection bid as the transgender issue surges to the forefront.

September 28, 2022

Klobuchar mocked for suggesting that voting for Democrats will squelch hurricanes

Sen. Amy Klobuchar was widely ridiculed on the right after implying that a Democratic victory in the November election would somehow curtail hurricanes.

September 28, 2022

Pro-life activist pleads not guilty amid rising GOP outrage over FBI raid on home

A Pennsylvania anti-abortion activist arrested at his home pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges stemming from an altercation at an abortion clinic, a case fueling Republican claims that the Biden administration is targeting its political foes.

September 27, 2022

Mile-high car thefts fuel Republicans seeking to unseat Polis in Colorado governor’s race

Faced with the highest stolen-car rate in the nation, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has sought to backtrack on a year-old law downgrading penalties for vehicular theft - and promptly ran into a Republican dragnet.

September 27, 2022

West looks to create water as drought tests limits of conservation

The search is on for ways to increase water supply as the West struggles with a third year of drought, intensifying pressure to cut through red tape on infrastructure projects and land management overhauls as conservation efforts plateau.

September 23, 2022