Jessica Chasmar
Articles by Jessica Chasmar
Jane Fonda reveals she’s a rape survivor
Jane Fonda has opened up for the first time about being a rape survivor, in a new interview in Net-A-Porter magazine. Published March 2, 2017
Tom Hanks gifts espresso machine with ‘truth’ message to White House press corps
Actor Tom Hanks sent a new espresso machine to the White House press corps Thursday, encouraging reporters to keep fighting for truth. Published March 2, 2017
Stephen Lynch, Mass. Democrat, slams media’s ‘steady drumbeat of attack’ against Donald Trump
Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch says the media's "steady drumbeat of attack" against President Trump has destroyed their credibility. Published March 1, 2017
Tara Conner, former Miss USA, thanks Donald Trump for her sobriety: ‘He saved my life’
Former Miss USA and recovery advocate Tara Conner penned an op-ed Wednesday thanking President Trump for helping her get through 10 years of sobriety. Published March 1, 2017
Martin O’Malley urges Enda Kenny, Irish prime minister, to boycott Trump’s St. Patrick’s Day party
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley launched a petition Tuesday urging Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny and Irish-American members of Congress to boycott President Trump's St. Patrick's Day party next month. Published February 28, 2017
Barbara Pierce Bush, George W. Bush’s daughter, to keynote Planned Parenthood fundraiser
Barbara Pierce Bush, the 35-year-old daughter of former President George W. Bush, will deliver the keynote address at the annual fundraising luncheon of Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas on Wednesday. Published February 28, 2017
Mardi Gras parade in Alabama: SUV drives into crowd, injuring 12 students
A van drove into a crowd at a Mardi Gras parade in Gulf Shores, Alabama, Tuesday morning, reportedly injuring 11 high school marching band members. Published February 28, 2017
Patricia Arquette ‘really pissed’ trans sister Alexis was left out of Oscars ‘In Memoriam’
Patricia Arquette is outraged that her transgender sister, "Pulp Fiction" actress Alexis Arquette, was left out of the "In Memoriam" segment of Sunday's Oscars ceremony. Published February 27, 2017
Jan Chapman ‘devastated’ by ‘In Memoriam’ Oscars flub
Australian producer Jan Chapman says she was "devastated" after her photograph was mistakenly used to honor late costume designer Janet Patterson during the "In Memoriam" segment of Sunday night's Oscars ceremony. Published February 27, 2017
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: U.S. ‘not experiencing the best of times’
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says the U.S. is "not experiencing the best of times" under President Trump. Published February 23, 2017
John Podesta joins The Washington Post as a contributing columnist
Hillary Clinton's former campaign chairman, John Podesta, has joined The Washington Post as a contributing columnist, the newspaper announced Thursday. Published February 23, 2017
Alan Colmes, Fox News contributor, dead at 66
Longtime Fox News commentator and radio host Alan Colmes has died, the network announced Thursday morning. Published February 23, 2017
Muslim activists launch effort to repair vandalized Jewish cemetery
A campaign launched by Muslim activists is raising funds to help repair dozens of gravestones that were vandalized at a historical Jewish cemetery near St. Louis Monday. Published February 22, 2017
Anne Frank Center to Trump: ‘Do not make us Jews settle for crumbs of condescension’
President Trump's condemnation of anti-Semitism following his visit Tuesday to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is "too little, too late," the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect said. Published February 21, 2017
George Clooney slams Donald Trump, Steve Bannon as Hollywood elitists
George Clooney made the argument over the weekend that President Trump and his chief strategist, Steve Bannon, are the same "Hollywood elitists" that their supporters enthusiastically reject. Published February 21, 2017
Marine Le Pen refuses to wear headscarf for Lebanon grand mufti: ‘I will not cover myself’
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Tuesday canceled a meeting with Lebanon's grand mufti, Sheikh Abdel-Latif Derian, after refusing orders to cover herself with a headscarf. Published February 21, 2017
Angelina Jolie on rising populism: ‘We should know better’
Speaking in Cambodia to promote her Pol Pot-era film "First They Killed My Father," filmmaker and activist Angelina Jolie said people should know better than to fall for the "old tricks" of populist leaders. Published February 20, 2017
11 people get through TSA checkpoint without screening at JFK: Report
Eleven people got through security without being screened Monday morning at John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to an NBC News report. Published February 20, 2017
Samantha Geimer, Roman Polanski victim, wants him absolved: ‘I know he’s sorry’
The woman Roman Polanski was jailed for raping in the late 1970s wants the famed filmmaker to return to the U.S. as a free man. Published February 17, 2017
Hillary Clinton spotted dining with ‘SNL’s‘ Kate McKinnon in New York
Hillary Clinton was spotted in New York City dining with her "Saturday Night Live" double Kate McKinnon before heading over to watch Glenn Close star in the Broadway play "Sunset Boulevard" Wednesday night. Published February 17, 2017
