Valerie Richardson

Colin Kaepernick cheers as NFL players kneel

There was plenty of hard-hitting, taunting and questionable play-calling on the first Sunday of the NFL regular season, and that doesn't even include what happened on the field.

September 9, 2018

Jim Carrey: ‘We have to say yes to socialism’

Comedian Jim Carrey says Democrats need to stop running from Republican attacks and "say yes to socialism"

September 9, 2018

NFL gives up on requiring players to stand for anthem

Despite its vows to resolve the protest controversy, the NFL has reportedly thrown in the towel on implementing changes to its field policy on the national anthem for the 2018 regular season.

September 9, 2018

California gas-tax repeal stalls Democratic drive to flip House seats

California's Proposition 6, the popular gas-tax repeal, is fueling the GOP's fight to wipe out the "blue wave" threatening to engulf swing-district House Republicans in the Golden State.

September 7, 2018

Scott Walker, Tony Evers tackle NFL players kneeling for anthem

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker called on NFL players to "get out there and stand up" for the national anthem shortly before 2018 regular season kicked off Thursday in Philadelphia.

September 6, 2018

Donald Gallegos, Taos DA, let terror suspects to go free

The New Mexico compound leaders suspected of running a terrorist training camp are back in custody, but the district attorney whose bungling allowed them to go free is facing calls for his resignation.

September 6, 2018

Nike ad starring Colin Kaepernick slated to run during first NFL game

Not only has Nike mounted an ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, but the company plans to debut a commercial starring the free-agent quarterback during the first game of the 2018 NFL regular season Thursday.

September 5, 2018

Most voters find NFL player protests during national anthem unpatriotic: Poll

Nike's decision to make Colin Kaepernick the new face of the brand comes even though most voters say the NFL player protests during the national anthem are unpatriotic, according to a newly released poll.

September 5, 2018

California eyes corporate gender quotas despite Norway failure

Supporters of California's move toward the nation's first-ever corporate gender quotas have insisted the bill will be good for business, but that's not what happened in Norway.

September 4, 2018

Elizabeth Warren mounts PR blitz insisting Cherokee claims never helped her career

Sen. Elizabeth Warren launched a public relations blitz over the weekend aimed at proving her claims of Cherokee ancestry had no impact on her high-flying Ivy League career, but not everyone was convinced.

September 3, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh has Democrats in ‘nuclear option’ regret

With attempts to attack Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's record failing, Democrats over the weekend mounted a last-ditch bid to derail his confirmation to the Supreme Court by claiming that the vetting process is so bad that it demands a do-over.

September 2, 2018

Meghan McCain jab at Trump defended

Two longtime friends of the late Sen. John McCain defended Sunday his daughter's eulogy criticizing President Trump, saying Meghan McCain shares her father's fiery temperament.

September 2, 2018

Apache forest management fights wildfires

The catastrophic blazes that thrive in eastern Arizona's thickly forested yet arid landscape have a way of fizzling once they jump from the dense national forests to the Apache reservations, and that's not by chance.

September 2, 2018

Andrew Gillum, Tallahassee mayor, ‘deeply appreciative’ of Democratic billionaires Soros, Steyer

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum on Sunday thanked billionaires George Soros and Tom Steyer for helping him score his upset win in last week's Florida Democratic gubernatorial primary.

September 2, 2018

Ron DeSantis accuses Andrew Gillum of wanting to ‘turn Florida into Venezuela’

The Florida governor's race showed no signs of cooling down Sunday as Democrat Andrew Gillum warned Republican Ron DeSantis not to "weaponize race," while Mr. DeSantis accused his opponent of wanting to "turn Florida into Venezuela" during a radio interview.

September 2, 2018

John Kerry, ex-secretary of state, says Trump ‘doesn’t know what he’s talking about’ on Iran deal

Former Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Sunday that President Trump "doesn't know what he's talking about," particularly when it comes to the Iran nuclear deal.

September 2, 2018

Lindsey Graham predicts Judge Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed with at least 55 votes

Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, predicted Sunday that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh would be confirmed with at least 55 votes if he presents himself well at Tuesday's Senate hearing.

September 2, 2018

Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Democrat, wants to bring back filibuster on judicial nominees

Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Sunday she regrets Senate Democrats eliminating the filibuster for most judicial nominees in 2013, saying she would support bringing it back if Democrats retake the Senate in November.

September 2, 2018

Bill Clinton slammed for sharing stage with Louis Farrakhan at Aretha Franklin funeral

Former President Bill Clinton came under criticism Sunday for sharing the stage with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan in the front row at singer Aretha Franklin's funeral.

September 2, 2018

Kevin McCarthy, House majority leader, raises subpoena option in standoff over Google testimony

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy raised the possibility Saturday of slapping Google with a subpoena if the tech giant refuses to send a chief officer to testify before Congress on censorship of conservative views.

September 2, 2018