Jessica Chasmar
Articles by Jessica Chasmar
Sheila Jackson Lee defends calling Jazmine Barnes murder hate crime: ‘There was no hysteria’
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is defending herself after her initial claims that a black child's killing was a "hate crime" turned out to be false. Published January 7, 2019
John Yarmuth, Dem congressman, says aspects of Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal ‘totally impossible’
Rep. John Yarmuth, the new chairman of the House Budget Committee, criticized some climate change proposals by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as being too ambitious. Published January 4, 2019
Cheri Bustos, DCCC chair, supports ‘partial wall’ funding: ‘There’s got to be some give and take’
Rep. Cheri Bustos, chairwoman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, suggested Friday that Democrats should be willing to concede "partial" border wall funding in exchange for helping "Dreamers" brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Published January 4, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggests 70% tax on rich to fund Green New Deal: ‘Call me a radical’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has suggested taxing the rich as much as 70 percent to fund a sweeping economic and energy reform plan called the "Green New Deal." Published January 4, 2019
Ronna McDaniel rips uncle Mitt Romney for feeding media ‘frenzy,’ urges him to get on Trump train
Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Thursday urged her uncle, Sen.-elect Mitt Romney, and like-minded Republicans to unite in support of President Trump and dedicate their energy to attacking Democrats. Published January 3, 2019
India’s Kerala erupts in violence after women of ‘menstruating age’ make historic temple entry
Violent protests have swept the southern Indian state of Kerala after two women made history by entering a prominent Hindu temple where they were previously forbidden. Published January 3, 2019
Nancy Pelosi’s daughter: ‘She’ll cut your head off, and you won’t even know you’re bleeding’
Filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi, daughter of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, warned Wednesday that no one has ever won a bet against her mother. Published January 2, 2019
Bre Payton, The Federalist writer, dies suddenly at 26
The Federalist writer and frequent Fox News guest Bre Payton died Friday after a sudden illness. She was 26. Published December 28, 2018
Libby Schaaf, Oakland mayor: ‘I did the right thing’ alerting illegal immigrants of ICE raid
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, whose warning about an impending immigration raid in Northern California sparked the ire of the Trump administration earlier this year, said she has no regrets putting the people of her community first. Published December 28, 2018
Democrats more excited for ‘someone new’ in 2020 over Biden, O’Rourke: Poll
Democratic and independent voters are more excited about an unnamed candidate than they are about Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren running for president in 2020, a new poll has revealed. Published December 27, 2018
Mark Hamill declares Darth Vader better than Trump: ‘He saw the error of his ways’
"Star Wars" star Mark Hamill says he gets annoyed when people make comparisons between President Trump and Darth Vader, because at least the fictitious supervillain eventually "repented" for his misdeeds. Published December 27, 2018
Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn co-founder, apologizes for funding misinformation campaign against Roy Moore
LinkedIn's billionaire co-founder Reid Hoffman apologized Wednesday for funding a group that's been linked to a misinformation campaign against Republican candidate Roy Moore in the 2017 Alabama Senate runoff election. Published December 27, 2018
Les Moonves won’t get $120M exit package, CBS says
Disgraced former CBS CEO Les Moonves will not collect on his $120 million severance package following an internal investigation into sexual misconduct allegations, the network announced Monday. Published December 17, 2018
Mattel considers designing Barbie gay wedding set
Mattel said it will meet with a same-sex couple from Arizona in the coming weeks to discuss creating Barbie's first-ever gay wedding set. Published December 17, 2018
Hillary Clinton to 8-year-old girl who lost class election: ‘As I know too well, it’s not easy’
Hillary Clinton penned a letter of encouragement to an 8-year-old girl who recently lost her class election, saying she knows the feeling all too well. Published December 17, 2018
White House says no annual Christmas party for the press
The White House announced it will not be hosting its annual Christmas party for members of the media this holiday season. Published December 14, 2018
Ayanna Pressley, Democrat-elect, says party at a crossroads: ‘Are we really who we say we are?’
Democratic Rep.-elect Ayanna Pressley gave some tough love to her party during a speech to its biggest donors Tuesday, according to audio reviewed by BuzzFeed News. Published December 13, 2018
Jenny McCarthy: Barbara Walters asked me to ‘act Republican’ on ‘The View’
Author and activist Jenny McCarthy claims that "The View" founder Barbara Walters once asked her to "act Republican" on the left-leaning daytime talk show. Published December 13, 2018
Migrant group demands U.S. pay them $50K each to turn back
A group of about 100 Central American migrants currently camped out in Tijuana, Mexico, have reportedly sent a letter to the U.S. government demanding entry or $50,000 each to go back to their home countries. Published December 12, 2018
Nancy Pelosi takes shot at Donald Trump’s ‘manhood’ after tense White House meeting
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi reportedly took a swipe at President Trump's "manhood" Tuesday following a tense Oval Office meeting discussing the president's border wall with Mexico. Published December 11, 2018
