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Bradford Richardson

brichardson@washingtontimes.com

Bradford Richardson was a reporter for The Washington Times.

Articles by Bradford Richardson

Demonstrators in Dallas and other cities around the world held events Saturday in solidarity with the Women's March on Washington, although members of some groups felt resentment and exclusion. (Associated Press)

Black Lives Matter resents peaceful, favorable Women’s March against Donald Trump

Some civil rights activists and supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement resent the success of the anti-Trump Women's March on Washington -- taking offense at the favorable press and praise heaped on a generally peaceful event that resulted in zero arrests, while wondering where the millions of women and their supporters were during race-based protests over the years.

January 24, 2017
Chief of Staff Reince Priebus (center) took issue with the media's negative coverage of President Trump's visit to CIA headquarters Saturday in Virginia, instead describing it as a "lovefest," with several hundred agents proudly cheering on the new president. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s honeymoon with the media may be the shortest in history

The rocky relationship between President Trump and the media has only grown worse in the few short days since the inauguration -- with accusations of false news reports, inflated crowd estimates and unnecessarily negative coverage fueling mutual distrust between the Fourth Estate and the White House.

January 22, 2017
Michael Clark holds his daughter a rally before a women's march during the first full day of Donald Trump's presidency in San Francisco, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Massive Women’s March comes too late for Donald Trump’s detractors

As many as a half million women--and men--marched through the nation's capital Saturday in a massive protest against President Donald Trump on his first full day in office, leaving some to wonder where this sort of energy was when the White House was still up for grabs.

January 22, 2017
Police officers are shown near a inaugural security checkpoint entrance, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, ahead of  President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Protester: Donald Trump is trying to bring back ‘slavery’

Protests ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration have largely focused on race, with a coalition of students, artists and activists airing their grievances against the incoming administration's policies toward immigration and education.

January 20, 2017

Inauguration protests threatening to backfire on the Democrats

From blocking bridges and roads to shutting down Metro, disruptive protests attempting to undermine the legitimacy of President-elect Donald Trump before his first day in office could have the opposite effect — making the new president look statesmanlike by comparison, Republican observers say.

January 19, 2017
The sun sets over the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C., on Wednesday, January 18, 2017. (Charlie Kaijo/The Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Inauguration protests threaten to backfire on Democrats

From blocking bridges and roads to shutting down Metro, disruptive protests attempting to undermine the legitimacy of President-elect Donald Trump before his first day in office could have the opposite effect -- making the new president look statesmanlike by comparison, Republican observers say.

January 19, 2017
Pro-choice advocates stood with the Democratic Party's amended platform to call for a repeal of the Hyde Amendment. Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said, "Any right that requires you to take extraordinary measures to access it is no right at all." (Associated Press)

Hyde Amendment a top priority for committee in Congress

A congressional committee is taking up on its first full day in session under the Trump administration a stricter version of the Hyde Amendment that would be written into law instead of being attached to appropriations bills.

January 17, 2017