Jessica Chasmar
Articles by Jessica Chasmar
Joe Biden says Trump will try to delay election: ‘That’s the only way he thinks he can possibly win’
Joe Biden said Thursday that President Trump will try to delay the November general election, because "that's the only way he thinks he can possibly win." Published April 24, 2020
Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan governor, bans ‘travel between two residences’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a name frequently floated as a potential running mate for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, has extended her stay-at-home order in response to the coronavirus pandemic to include a ban on residents traveling between two residences. Published April 10, 2020
San Bernardino orders residents to wear face coverings in public or risk $1,000 fine, jail time
San Bernardino County, California, is ordering residents to wear face coverings in public due to the coronavirus pandemic or risk getting fined and possible jail time. Published April 8, 2020
John Barrasso says Wyoming not making people stay home: ‘We’ve been socially distancing’ since 1890
Sen. John Barrasso said his state of Wyoming is not issuing a statewide stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus pandemic because social distancing is already part of the culture there. Published April 6, 2020
CNN’s Brooke Baldwin says she has coronavirus: ‘It got me’
"CNN Newsroom" host Brooke Baldwin announced Friday that she tested positive for the coronavirus. Published April 3, 2020
Trump campaign anonymously donating meals to U.S. hospitals: Report
President Trump's reelection campaign has been anonymously donating meals to hospitals battling the coronavirus pandemic across the country, Fox News reported Thursday. Published April 3, 2020
Jefferson County, Kentucky, placing GPS trackers on coronavirus patients who refuse to stay home
Judges in Jefferson County, Kentucky, are ordering coronavirus-positive patients who refuse to stay home to be placed on house arrest. Published April 2, 2020
Brian Kemp says he just learned people without symptoms can spread coronavirus
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said he only just learned that people without symptoms can spread the coronavirus and that the revelation affected his decision to issue a statewide shelter-in-place order Wednesday. Published April 2, 2020
Bernie Sanders: ‘There is a path’ to defeat Joe Biden
Democratic presidential longshot Sen. Bernie Sanders told late-night host Seth Meyers that he still sees a path to defeating former Vice President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary. Published March 31, 2020
Rodney Howard-Browne, Florida pastor, faces charges after holding crowded church services
A Florida sheriff on Monday announced an arrest warrant for a pastor who held crowded church services despite a "safer at home" order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Published March 30, 2020
Kennedy Center stops paying musicians despite $25 million in coronavirus aid
Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter on Friday informed the National Symphony Orchestra's 96 musicians that they won't be paid after April 3 despite receiving a $25 million bailout from the federal government amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the union that represents the musicians. Published March 30, 2020
Phil Murphy, N.J. governor, defends keeping armed guards while closing gun shops: ‘It is what it is’
The National Rifle Association has dubbed New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy "freedom-hating" after he defended keeping his armed guards despite closing gun stores as "nonessential" businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic. Published March 27, 2020
Gerrity’s supermarket forced to trash $35,000 in food after woman’s coughing ‘prank’
A Pennsylvania supermarket chain said Wednesday it was forced to throw away $35,000 worth of food after a woman coughed on grocery items as a "very twisted prank" amid the coronavirus pandemic. Published March 26, 2020
Eric Garcetti, LA mayor, threatens to cut power to noncomplying businesses: ‘We will shut you down’
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a stern warning to nonessential businesses that are remaining open despite mandated closures to combat the coronavirus pandemic: "We will shut you down." Published March 25, 2020
Terrence McNally, award-winning playwright, dies of complications due to coronavirus
Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally died Tuesday of complications due to coronavirus, according to reports. He was 81. Published March 24, 2020
Jack Young, Baltimore mayor, begs residents to stop shooting each other: We ‘need those beds’
Baltimore Mayor Jack Young on Wednesday pleaded with residents to stop shooting each other so more hospital beds can be reserved for coronavirus patients. Published March 19, 2020
Bill de Blasio wants ‘literally a nationalization’ of some private companies over coronavirus
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Saturday that the coronavirus pandemic makes the case for the federal government taking over "crucial factories and industries." Published March 16, 2020
Ayanna Pressley calls for ‘compassionate release’ of vulnerable prisoners
Rep. Ayanna Pressley is calling for the compassionate release of some federal prisoners who are most vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic. Published March 16, 2020
Andrew Gillum, Fla. Democrat, denies meth usage after hotel incident in Miami Beach
Andrew Gillum, the former Tallahassee mayor who narrowly lost the 2018 Florida gubernatorial race, denied using methamphetamines after Miami Beach police say he was discovered intoxicated in a hotel room with bags of suspected drugs and a person who appeared to have overdosed Friday morning. Published March 13, 2020
Angela Stanton-King, Ga. woman pardoned by Donald Trump, to challenge Rep. John Lewis
A Georgia woman who was pardoned by President Trump last month announced she is running as a Republican against the state's longest-serving congressman, Democratic Rep. John Lewis. Published March 10, 2020
