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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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Glenn Greenwald to publish list of U.S. citizens that NSA spied on

Glenn Greenwald, one of the reporters who chronicled the document dump by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden via the U.K. press, now said he's set to publish his most dramatic piece yet: The names of those in the United States targeted by the NSA.

May 26, 2014

Progressives say they have standing to push Hillary Clinton left

Liberal Democrats of more progressive mind say Hillary Clinton isn't really their candidate for the White House in 2016 -- but she very well could be, given the recent shifts in national policy and demographics which include an embrace of gay marriage and the growth of the Hispanic population.

May 26, 2014

‘Pay-to-pee’ Washington teacher sails past one investigation with no punishment

A Vancouver, Wash., teacher who was accused of denying two of her third-grade students a trip to the bathroom because they didn't have enough play money to pay — a denial that led them to wet their pants in class — will not be punished as a result of one of the investigations.

May 26, 2014

Iran’s ayatollah: Jihad will last until America is wiped out

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said the era of negotiation of Tehran's nuclear program has ended and that those who wanted to deal with America — which he said must be destroyed — are guilty of treason.

May 26, 2014

White House charts ‘sustained level of engagement’ for Michelle Obama

Expect first lady Michelle Obama to be making a bigger splash on the national policy stage in the months to come.

May 26, 2014

Edward Snowden may be coming home: ‘There are negotiations,’ lawyer says

National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden may be heading back to the United States, if certain conditions can be struck with the government, his attorney said, to Germany's Der Spiegel.

May 26, 2014

Scientist who discovered gluten allergy clarifies his stance on what’s become a diet fad

Gluten allergies do exist for those with celiac disease, but not for most folks — and that's according to the scientist who years ago discovered gluten proteins cause allergies.

May 26, 2014

Pope Francis goes off script in Jerusalem and calls Muslims ‘dear brothers’

Pope Francis kicked off his Monday with a swing through the Dome of the Rock, a holy spot for three religions — Christianity, Judaism and Islam — and a call for universal peace, his signature message.

May 26, 2014

Al Qaeda in Syria takes responsibility for car bombings

Al Qaeda's main affiliate in Syria, the Nusra Front, posted a message on its Twitter account on Monday laying claim to a couple of car bombings in the central city of Homs that left at least 10 dead.

May 26, 2014

Ben Carson: VA scandal really a ‘gift from God’ to spotlight bureaucracy

Ben Carson said the scandal that's emerging within the walls of the Department of Veterans Affairs is actually a blessing because it reveals some important insights to Americans: that government is truly not to be trusted.

May 26, 2014

VA morgue mix-up leaves bodies of 28 vets in burial limbo for 18 months

The bodies of 28 U.S. veterans that have been lying in a Southern California morgue for the last 18 months or so waiting for someone to claim them will finally receive proper burials.

May 26, 2014

Philadelphia robbery victim impaled on pole by attackers

A Philadelphia man is fighting for his life after he was impaled by a pole when robbers tossed him into a construction hole in the Ogontz region of the city.

May 26, 2014

Little girl recites poem on Hamas TV: “I shall buy a bullet, at any price’

A children's show on Hamas television that was just criticized for a bumblebee character that enticed watchers to shoot Jews has a new broadcast out that's causing angst — a little girl who recites a poem from memory and references the need to buy a bullet, no matter what it takes.

May 26, 2014