Jessica Chasmar
Articles by Jessica Chasmar
Dr. Deborah Birx on Donald Trump’s ‘disinfectant’ moment: ‘I still think about it every day’
Former White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said Monday she still thinks "every day" about the moment last year when former President Donald Trump suggested during a press conference that injecting disinfectant into the body could possibly treat COVID-19. Published March 16, 2021
Ron DeSantis blames Joe Biden for ‘disastrous’ border crisis: ‘This is intentional,’ ‘ideological’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Sunday that the massive influx of migrant children at the U.S. border is a crisis of President Biden's own making. Published March 15, 2021
Kroger to close three Los Angeles stores, citing ‘arbitrary’ Hero Pay mandate
Kroger said it will close three supermarkets in Los Angeles, citing what it described as an "arbitrary" $5-per-hour pandemic pay increase for grocery workers. Published March 12, 2021
De Blasio calls newest Cuomo allegation ‘disgusting’: ‘He can no longer serve’
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo must resign following a sixth sexual misconduct allegation he called "disgusting." Published March 11, 2021
Hollywood line-cutters cause shutdown at Pasadena vaccination clinic
Pasadena, Calif., officials on Tuesday canceled a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for the elderly and essential workers after hundreds of Hollywood types snatched up the majority of appointments. Published March 11, 2021
Fauci: CDC making ‘judgment calls’ not necessarily backed by ‘actual evidence’
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidelines regarding vaccinated Americans will continue to get more flexible as time goes on, and that sometimes a "judgment call" must be made when making those guidelines that may not necessarily be backed by "actual evidence." Published March 10, 2021
Fauci: Military members who refuse COVID vaccine ‘innocently and inadvertently’ part of the problem
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday that military members who refuse to get vaccinated for COVID-19 are "innocently and inadvertently" prolonging the pandemic. Published March 5, 2021
Michael Brown’s father, Ferguson activists demand $20M from Black Lives Matter
The father of Michael Brown and other activists in Ferguson, Missouri, where the Black Lives Matter movement broke into the national spotlight in 2014, are now demanding $20 million from the Black Lives Matter organization following a report that it raised over $90 million last year. Published March 5, 2021
Fauci: ‘I don’t think’ we’ll be back to normal ‘a year from now’
Dr. Anthony Fauci said he doesn't see the U.S. getting "completely" back to normal by this time next year and that a more global effort is needed in getting COVID-19 and its variants under control. Published March 4, 2021
Greg Abbott lifts mask mandate, business closures: ‘Time to reopen Texas 100%’
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that he is ending a statewide mask mandate and allowing businesses to open at 100% capacity starting next week. Published March 2, 2021
China gave U.S. diplomats anal COVID-19 tests, State Dept. says
The State Department said Thursday that U.S. diplomats in China were given anal COVID-19 tests "in error." Published February 25, 2021
AOC, Omar slam Biden for reopening migrant-children facility in Texas: ‘This is not okay’
Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar on Tuesday slammed President Biden for reopening a Texas facility to hold migrant teens. Published February 24, 2021
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls for ‘full investigation’ into Cuomo nursing home scandal
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday joined Republican and Democratic state lawmakers calling for a "full investigation" into Gov. Andrew Cuomo's treatment of COVID-19-positive nursing home patients and the underreporting of related deaths. Published February 19, 2021
Oakley school board caught mocking parents who want reopening: ‘They want their babysitters back’
A California school board is facing fierce backlash after members were caught on a hot mic mocking parents who want classrooms to reopen for in-person learning. Published February 18, 2021
Dolly Parton to Tenn. lawmakers: Now is not the time to put ‘me on a pedestal’
Country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton on Thursday asked Tennessee lawmakers to drop a bill to have a statue erected in her honor at the state Capitol, saying it's not the right time in the country for her to be placed on a "pedestal." Published February 18, 2021
Ron Kim, N.Y. Democrat: Andrew Cuomo threatened to ‘destroy me’ over nursing home criticism
Democratic New York state Assemblyman Ron Kim said Wednesday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened to "destroy" his career if he did not stand in support of the administration as it faces backlash over its treatment of COVID-19 positive nursing home patients and the reporting of nursing home deaths. Published February 17, 2021
Joe Biden to CNN: ‘We didn’t have’ coronavirus vaccine ‘when we came into office’
President Biden mistakenly claimed Tuesday night that his administration didn't have a coronavirus vaccine upon entering office. Published February 17, 2021
Fauci defends Kamala Harris’ ‘starting from scratch’ remarks, says Trump plan was ‘vague’
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday defended comments by Vice President Kamala Harris that the Biden administration is "starting from scratch" on COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Published February 16, 2021
Andrew Cuomo to take on ‘for-profit nursing homes’ as criticism mounts
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday his administration aims to target "for-profit nursing homes" as criticism mounts over his handling of COVID-19 positive nursing home patients in the state. Published February 15, 2021
Kamala Harris contradicts Fauci, says administration ‘starting from scratch’ on vaccine distribution
Vice President Kamala Harris said the Biden administration is "starting from scratch" on COVID-19 vaccine distribution, apparently contradicting earlier comments from Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has been the top White House coronavirus adviser during the Biden and Trump administrations. Published February 15, 2021
