Jessica Chasmar
Articles by Jessica Chasmar
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: ‘In any other country, Joe Biden and I would not be in the same party’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn't thrilled to be sharing a political party with Democratic 2020 front-runner Joe Biden, she revealed in a new interview. Published January 6, 2020
Bernie Sanders: Joe Biden’s ‘baggage,’ ‘weak’ record will lose against Trump
Sen. Bernard Sanders went after fellow Democratic presidential hopeful Joseph R. Biden in a new interview Thursday, saying the former vice president brings too much "baggage" to the 2020 race and won't be able to generate enough enthusiasm to beat President Trump in the general election. Published January 3, 2020
Dan Patrick, Texas lieutenant governor, says ‘dangerous’ Joe Biden will ‘take your guns’
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Monday that the Democrats, namely former Vice President Joe Biden, are hell-bent on taking guns away from Americans and stripping them of their right to protect themselves. Published December 31, 2019
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Trump recounts ‘Home Alone 2’ in call to military: ‘It was an honor’ to be part of ‘big’ movie hit
President Trump recounted his involvement in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" in a call to the military on Christmas Eve, saying he considered it an "honor" to be part of what turned out to be "one of the biggest" holiday movies. Published December 26, 2019
Jeff Van Drew reveals Democrat’s demand that was ‘final sign’ to switch parties
Rep. Jeff Van Drew revealed Sunday that it was a local Democrat's assertion that he either vote for impeachment or risk his political future that was the "final sign" he should defect to the Republican Party. Published December 23, 2019
Nicole Franklin, Iowa woman, ran over 14-year-old girl with car because she was ‘a Mexican’: Police
An Iowa woman is charged with attempted murder after she admitted to intentionally running over a 14-year-old girl with her vehicle because she thought the girl was "a Mexican," Clive police said Friday. Published December 20, 2019
Adolfo Martinez, Iowa man who burned LGBTQ flag, sentenced to 16 years
An Iowa man who was found guilty of lighting a local church's LGBTQ flag on fire was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison Wednesday. Published December 19, 2019
Maxine Waters: ‘I believe’ Trump-Putin conspiracy ‘even though I don’t have the facts to prove it’
Rep. Maxine Waters admitted Monday that she doesn't have the facts to prove her firmly held belief that President Trump colluded with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the 2016 presidential election. Published December 17, 2019
Andrew Yang on impeachment: ‘This is going to be a loser’
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang predicted Wednesday that the impeachment push against President Trump is going to be a "loser" for the Democratic Party. Published December 5, 2019
Elizabeth Warren: ‘I plan to be the last American president to be elected by the Electoral College’
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren declared Sunday that she plans on being the last president elected by the Electoral College. Published December 3, 2019
John Yarmuth, Dem lawmaker: Impeaching Trump ‘could be bad politics’
Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth said Monday that impeaching and removing President Trump from office "could be bad politics" for Democrats. Published December 3, 2019
Ocasio-Cortez blasts Buttigieg for using ‘GOP talking point’ to oppose universal college
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter on Thanksgiving to blast Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg for using a "GOP talking point" to argue against free universal college. Published November 29, 2019
Pete Buttigieg camp to return donations from Brett Kavanaugh lawyers: ‘We believe the women’
Pete Buttigieg's 2020 presidential campaign said it will return thousands of dollars in donations from two female lawyers who represented Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh during his 2018 confirmation hearings. Published November 27, 2019
Kevin Sheekey, Bloomberg campaign manager, says Trump on ‘path to victory’
Michael Bloomberg's campaign manager said Monday that the billionaire media mogul finally decided to enter the 2020 presidential race because he thinks President Trump is well on his way to winning reelection and he wants to do everything he can to stop it. Published November 26, 2019
Barack Obama: ‘Everybody needs to chill out about the candidates’
Former President Barack Obama said Thursday that Democrats need to "chill out" with analyzing every difference between the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates and focus more on rallying behind "whoever emerges" as the star. Published November 22, 2019
Ben Carson blasts ‘true career politician’ Maxine Waters: ‘Basic manners elude you’
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson penned a scathing letter to Rep. Maxine Waters on Monday, calling the 28-year congresswoman a "true career politician" who cares more about getting "cheap headlines" than caring for her own constituents. Published November 19, 2019
Dina Titus, Dem lawmaker, on Trump: ‘I’d like to impeach the bastard right now’
Rep. Dina Titus called President Trump a "bastard" during a fiery speech Sunday night at a Democratic Party event in Las Vegas. Published November 19, 2019
Jack Young, Baltimore mayor, says he’s not to blame for crime rate: ‘I’m not committing the murders’
Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young rebuffed criticism for the city's high homicide rate on Wednesday, telling reporters that he's not the one who is "committing the murders." Published November 14, 2019
Bernie Sanders slams mandatory gun buybacks as ‘unconstitutional’
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Monday slammed proposed mandatory gun buybacks as "essentially confiscation." Published November 11, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard lawyers accuse Hillary Clinton of ‘defamation’ for Russian asset claim
Lawyers representing Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard have sent a letter to Hillary Clinton demanding she publicly apologize and retract a "fabricated" statement suggesting that Ms. Gabbard is a "Russian asset." Published November 11, 2019
