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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt with Cheryl Chumley” video and audio show for The Washington Times, a Newsmax contributor, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled “God-Given Or Bust: Defeating Marxism and Saving America With Biblical Truths" and "Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom.” She's also the co-author with Allen West of the upcoming "America's Second Civil War: Rescuing the Republic From the Unholy Alliance of Marxists, Islamists and Democrats" (April 2027). Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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Pope Francis condemns ‘evil’ marijuana

Pope Francis waded into the legalized marijuana debate on Friday, putting out a statement that says, bluntly: Don't do it.

June 20, 2014

Republicans join Democrats to vote for curb to NSA spy powers

Republicans and Democrats found common ground on the secretive National Security Agency and passed a bill in the House aimed at scaling back the government's surveillance powers.

June 20, 2014

CDC warns 75 workers may have been exposed to anthrax

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 75 workers may have been exposed to anthrax, but that the likelihood was minimal and not to worry.

June 20, 2014

Nancy Pelosi: I pray for Republicans ‘every Sunday’

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that when Sunday dawns, she is more a praying woman and far less a partisan politician.

June 20, 2014

Taliban fire mortar shell on Afghan home, killing child

An Afghan province spokesman said members of the Taliban fired a mortar shell at a home in the eastern region, killing a child who was inside at the time.

June 20, 2014

Colorado rap concert turns violent as 3 shot in parking lot

Police in Colorado went car-by-car, searching for the suspects who were responsible for gunning down three at a rap concert in the parking lot of Red Rocks Amphitheater in the wee hours of Friday morning.

June 20, 2014

Jailed Christian rock frontman: Me and most of my band were atheists

Tim Lambesis, the former frontman of a Christian heavy metal band who was just sentenced to six years in jail for hiring a hit man to kill his wife, dropped another shocker for fans of the group: he and most of his bandmates were atheists.

June 19, 2014

Bus driver who said Bible saved him from bullets outed as fake, police say

A bus driver in Ohio who claimed his pocket Bible saved him from the bullets of three gun-toting aggressors is now facing quizzing from police who say his story — while inspirational and stunning — doesn't match what they're finding as fact.

June 19, 2014

Pepper-spraying, crowd-controlling drones called ‘deeply disturbing’ by union

Members of an international trade union say they're shocked and disturbed by a mining company's order for 25 drones capable of shooting pepper spray to control crowds.

June 19, 2014

New York lawmakers ban tattoos, piercings on pets

New York lawmakers have passed a bill that bans pet owners from giving their animals tattoos or body piercings.

June 19, 2014

Rush Limbaugh blasts feds’ ‘tyranny’ over Redskins trademark spike

Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh didn't mince words in his assessment of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's severing of the Redskins name over perceptions its was "disparaging," calling the move akin to tyranny -- a pure power play on the part of the president.

June 19, 2014

School blocks NRA, GOP, Christian websites — but not Dem, Islam sites

A senior at one Connecticut high school has asked administrators to explain why he can access websites like Islam-guide.com, the State Democrat site and Planned Parenthood on the school's computers -- but not sites for the NRA, the State GOP or Christianity.com.

June 19, 2014

Joe Biden vows U.S. will ‘impose further costs’ on Russia for Crimea

Vice President Joseph R. Biden promised Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in a private conversation that the United State would not abandon its cause to clamp down on Russia for its recent aggressions into the region, leading to the annexation of Crimea.

June 19, 2014