Valerie Richardson

George Floyd’s family files civil lawsuit against Minneapolis, four officers involved in arrest

The family of George Floyd announced the filing Wednesday of a federal lawsuit against Minneapolis and the four officers charged in his death, alleging that the city permitted a culture of racism and excessive force within the police department.

July 15, 2020

Court allows Dakota Access pipeline to keep delivering oil during legal fight

A federal court blocked late Tuesday the emptying of the Dakota Access pipeline, allowing the continued delivery of crude oil as the legal battle plays out over a judge's shutdown order.

July 15, 2020

Coronavirus splits U.S. along party lines

The coronavirus knows no party affiliation, but the response to the U.S. epidemic is increasingly splitting along political lines.

July 14, 2020

Black conservatives launch campaign to save statue of Lincoln, freed slave in Washington, D.C.

Black conservatives on Tuesday kicked off a campaign to save the Emancipation Memorial, the statue of Abraham Lincoln and freed slave Archer Alexander now under attack by Democrats and Black Lives Matter protesters in the District.

July 14, 2020

California Republican lawmakers blast Gov. Gavin Newsom’s shutdown order

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest shutdown order met with an outcry from Republican lawmakers, who insisted there was "no justification" for Monday's executive order.

July 14, 2020

Angela Davis to vote for Joe Biden, ‘candidate who can be most effectively pressured’ by left

Famed Marxist intellectual and activist Angela Davis trended Monday on social media after throwing her support behind Joe Biden for president, calling it crucial to back the candidate "who can be most effectively pressured" by the left.

July 13, 2020

Coronavirus mask mandates cause chafing over enforcement

Coronavirus mask mandates are meeting with pushback on a host of fronts ranging from enforceability to constitutionality to the medical science behind the orders as state and local governments respond to the upswing in positive COVID-19 tests, an increase led by the Sun Belt states.

July 13, 2020

Dan Patrick blasts Black Lives Matter over crime wave: ‘They’re not about Black lives’

A furious Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Monday slammed Black Lives Matter in response to the recent surge of urban violence, saying that "they're not about Black Lives."

July 13, 2020

Vicente Gonzalez pushes Greg Abbott to enact shutdown in Texas

Texas Democrats are pressuring Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to enact another shutdown--or allow localities to do so--as the state grapples with a surge in novel coronavirus cases.

July 12, 2020

Sen. Kelly Loeffler blasts Black Lives Matter as ‘radical organization with a Marxist platform’

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, Georgia Republican, doubled down Friday on her opposition to the WNBA's plan to partner with Black Lives Matter, drawing a distinction between the popular rallying cry and the "radical organization with a Marxist platform."

July 11, 2020

Bill de Blasio cancels all large gatherings except Black Lives Matter protests

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has canceled all large events and gatherings through September to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus -- except Black Lives Matter protests.

July 10, 2020

Black Lives Matter AWOL as hundreds of Blacks killed in wave of violence

After weeks of street violence that has claimed hundreds of Black victims, including children caught in the crossfire of gang violence and random shootings, onlookers are increasingly asking: Where's Black Lives Matter?

July 9, 2020

Top conservatives take on ‘ignorant mob’ in defense of America: ‘You will not prevail’

A who's who of conservative luminaries has unleashed a decidedly unwoke message for police-slamming, statue-toppling, history-canceling leftist protesters: "You will not prevail."

July 9, 2020

John Kennedy: Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, ‘Squad’ members, are ‘Marxists’

Not surprisingly, Sen. John Kennedy, Louisiana Republican, didn't mince words when asked about defund-the-police legislation proposed by Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib, describing the two left-wing Democrats as "Marxists."

July 8, 2020

Democrats face ‘credibility gap’ over protesters’ free pass on coronavirus rules

Nobody's forgotten how scores of mostly liberal governors and local officials cheered and even marched alongside demonstrators, often in defiance of social-distancing rules designed to slow the spread of the pandemic.

July 8, 2020

Seattle’s Kshama Sawant warns Jeff Bezos after passing Amazon tax: ‘We are coming for you’

Seattle city councilmember Kshama Sawant had a personal message for billionaire Jeff Bezos after the passage of the so-called Amazon tax, warning him that "we are coming for you."

July 8, 2020

Keystone XL, Dakota Access, Atlantic Coast pipelines undercut by Obama-appointed judges

The nation may be awash in oil and natural gas, but U.S. pipelines are running on fumes after three high-profile conduits ran aground in 24 hours, the victims of Obama-appointed judges and regulatory uncertainty under the possibility of a climate-woke Biden presidency.

July 7, 2020

David Bernhardt scraps plan to reintroduce grizzlies to Washington’s Northern Cascades

The Trump administration on Tuesday scrapped the on-again, off-again plan to reintroduce the grizzly bear to Washington state's Northern Cascades, citing opposition from locals worried about close encounters with the apex predator.

July 7, 2020

Tom Steyer, Stacey Abrams call on Facebook’s new content board to censor ‘climate denial’ group

Leading Democrats want Facebook to censor a "climate denial" group co-founded by Princeton professor emeritus William Happer, citing the tech giant's recent crackdown on "misinformation."

July 7, 2020

Coronavirus death rate drops even as cases spike

The number of Americans dying from COVID-19 has been falling for weeks, a case the White House is making as it points out that the U.S. fatality rate is well below that of Europe's biggest countries.

July 6, 2020