Valerie Richardson

California assisted-suicide bill puts spotlight on Jerry Brown’s personal beliefs

Whether California will join the rest of the left coast in legalizing physician-assisted suicide depends largely on which Gov. Jerry Brown greets the bill nearing his desk — the progressive Democrat or the devout Catholic.

September 10, 2015

EPA accused at hearing of doctoring video from Gold King Mine spill

The Environmental Protection Agency was accused Wednesday of doctoring footage from the Gold King Mine spill, removing the audio of a worker saying, "What do we do now?"

September 9, 2015

Defund Iran effort launched at state level to stop tax investment in Islamist regime

A coalition of Republican officials in five states announced Tuesday the launch of Defund Iran, a November 2016 ballot movement to prevent taxpayer dollars from being used to fund the Iran nuclear deal.

September 8, 2015

Kim Davis, Kentucky clerk who refused to issue gay marriage licenses, to be released from jail

A federal judge in Kentucky ordered the release of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis from jail Tuesday and ordered her not to interfere with the issuing of marriage licenses to eligible couples at her office.

September 8, 2015

Iran nuclear deal: Democrats’ reluctant support emboldens opponents

Democrats appear to have cinched the votes needed to declare victory on the Iran nuclear deal, yet Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz had to swallow back tears Sunday as she described her "gut-wrenching" decision to back the agreement.

September 6, 2015

Carly Fiorina: Hillary Clinton’s server explanation ‘not plausible’

Among those skeptical of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's contention that she was "not thinking" when she set up a private email server at her home is tech-savvy Republican Carly Fiorina.

September 6, 2015

Colin Powell, Debbie Wasserman Schultz support Iran nuclear deal

Colin Powell came out Sunday in favor of the Iran nuclear agreement, describing it as a "good deal" that would slow the regime's race for an atomic bomb.

September 6, 2015

Sarah Palin, ex-Alaska governor, calls on Obama to carry a ‘big stick instead of a selfie stick’

Sarah Palin said President Obama "should have carried a big stick instead of a selfie stick" during his visit to Alaska last week amid recent reports of Chinese and Russian aggression.

September 6, 2015

David Daleiden says undercover team infiltrated Planned Parenthood by using ‘magic words’

David Daleiden says his investigators at the pro-life Center for Medical Progress were able to gain access to top Planned Parenthood officials by using "the magic words."

September 5, 2015

Russell Begaye, Navajo leader, blasts feds after FEMA rejects request for disaster relief from EPA

Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye unloaded on the federal government Friday after the Federal Emergency Management Agency refused his request for disaster relief resulting from the Environmental Protection Agency's toxic spill.

September 5, 2015

Colorado coal mine narrowly avoids shutdown, survives WildEarth Guardians threat

Colorado coal miners dodged a threat to their livelihood Friday with the Interior Department's just-in-time completion of an environmental review that keeps open the Colowyo mine and saves the jobs of 220 employees.

September 4, 2015

Michael Bennet, Ben Cardin split on Iran deal; number of undecided Senate Democrats drops

Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin announced Friday that he would become the third Senate Democrat to oppose the Iran nuclear deal, while Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet signaled his support.

September 4, 2015

Dems slam ‘one-sided’ Planned Parenthood probes, demand equal treatment for pro-life group

Two top House Democrats urged Republican committee chairs Thursday to halt their probes into Planned Parenthood's alleged fetal tissue abuses -- or at least conduct a co-investigation into the pro-life Center for Medical Progress.

September 3, 2015

Gina McCarthy, EPA head, won’t appear at House hearing on Animas River spill

A House committee will hold next week the first congressional hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency's Animas River spill, but administrator Gina McCarthy won't be there.

September 3, 2015

Iran deal losing support with public even as White House gains Senate votes

President Obama's Iran nuclear deal may have won a veto-proof majority in the Senate, but it's still losing the public-opinion battle, according to a poll released Thursday.

September 3, 2015

Pro-pot group drops ballot campaign to allow marijuana in Denver bars

A pro-marijuana group is withdrawing its ballot measure to allow pot in Denver bars and plans to work instead with the city council and the business community on devising a law on social use in commercial establishments.

September 3, 2015

House Judiciary to hold first hearing on Planned Parenthood in wake of videos

The first congressional hearing on Planned Parenthood since the release of explosive undercover videos is scheduled for next week as part of a House Judiciary Committee investigation into the publicly funded organization's abortion practices.

September 2, 2015

Lamar Smith blasts Obama’s ‘extreme climate-change agenda’

Rep. Lamar Smith, chairman of the Science, Space and Technology Committee, threw cold water Wednesday on President Obama's Alaska climate-change tour, saying the president's proposed regulatory fixes have put him on "thin ice."

September 2, 2015

Ninth Planned Parenthood video fuels accusations of extensive lawbreaking

The takeaway moment from the latest fetal tissue video comes when a woman identified as Advanced BioScience Resources's Perrin Larton recounts cases in which the fetus "just fell out" during an abortion procedure.

September 1, 2015

Obama Justice Department sides with Planned Parenthood against Bobby Jindal

The Obama administration has sided with Planned Parenthood in its effort to keep its contract with Louisiana, arguing in a court filing that the state's decision to defund the organization may be in violation of the federal Medicaid Act.

September 1, 2015