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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt” podcast for The Washington Times, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled, “Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom,” and “Socialists Don’t Sleep: Christians Must Rise or America Will Fall.” Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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Republicans, Democrats agree: They are above the law on sexual misconduct

In a 357-65 vote, with one member abstaining, the House voted to essentially halt a resolution that would have made public the sexual harassment and misconduct reports that have been filed against congressional representatives. Republicans and Democrats agree -- the public has no right to know if they've been accused of sexual misconduct.

March 5, 2026

Clueless Zohran Mamdani achieves new heights of arrogance

All socialists are arrogant because they think they know better than individuals how individuals ought to live their lives. But New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is a new level of arrogance.

March 3, 2026

Bold and Blunt: Iran’s ‘crimes against America’

Democrats, the leftists, the globalists, the anti-MAGAs -- the delusional 'diplomacy at all costs' types -- are attacking President Donald Trump, demanding he cease and desist Operation Epic Fury. But Trump is justified in waging this military operation.

March 2, 2026

Democrats are lying about War Powers Act, Trump, Iran

Calling out President Trump as a lawbreaker for initiating attacks on Iran is to lie. And Democrats are doing it knowingly and for political reasons.

March 2, 2026

WATCH: Trump reeling back leftist lunacy on climate change

The Environmental Protection Agency finalized its repeal of the Endangerment Finding, and in so doing, opened the doors for more U.S. production, more energy independence, and the return of common sense to climate-related regulations. And so, of course, the left is complaining.

February 28, 2026

Democrats have a teensie, weenie, teeny, tiny 2028 bench

Democrats' primary means of pulling in voters is to call out the other side as fill-in-the-blank. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, with her "F--- ICE" pin and her "KKK" State of the Union chants may be "low IQ," as Trump put it. But she fits in well with her party.

February 27, 2026

Donald Trump’s cuts to federal workforce a real conservative win

President Donald Trump cut around 317,000 federal workers in 2025, according to Office of Personnel management figures. Trump is moving America in the right direction. The fewer feds, the better chance to have a government that's controlled by the people.

February 26, 2026

JPMorgan’s debanking of Trump chills all Americans

If banks can get by with closing the accounts of those with whom they disagree politically, then America's entire constitutional system is in jeopardy.

February 24, 2026

Trump, despite the Supreme Court, will win tariff wars

The U.S. Supreme Court may have ruled against President Trump's use of emergency powers to levy tariffs on various countries with an aim at course correcting trade imbalances that have been damaging America's economy for years. But China shouldn't cheer just yet. Trump has other means.

February 23, 2026

America250 pits godless left versus Judeo-Christian right

Secretary of War-slash-Defense Pete Hegseth headlined the National Religious Broadcasters Freedom 250 Celebration on Thursday with a warning about the "godless left" that's trying to destroy "Western Christian" values.

February 21, 2026

WATCH: Europe trying to stifle America’s free speech

America has a First Amendment. The United Kingdom does not. And now the European Commission is pushing its members to adopt policies that stifle and censor Americans' free speech. They're doing it through the business world.

February 16, 2026

Democrats can’t handle unscripted, uncontrolled media

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York went to Munich to talk up foreign policy with a crowd of journalists and security experts and when asked a question about U.S. military support of Taiwan, answered -- duh-oh!

February 16, 2026

Munich gives U.S. another chance to show dominance

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told a crowd of foreign heads of state at the Munich Security Conference that the "United States's claim to leadership has been challenged and possibly lost." And Americans laughed, and we laughed, and we laughed.

February 13, 2026

Shutdown showdown is Democrat theatrics, pure and simple

There's Taco Tuesday. There's Hump Day Wednesday. There's Fish Friday. And now, thanks to Democrats, there's Shutdown Saturday, reflecting the latest in a growing list of government shutdowns that is slated for midnight Friday, meaning beginning early, early, early Saturday.

February 12, 2026

Bold and Blunt: DEI is lingering in America

An Arizona State University professor was forced to take Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training by university administrators -- despite the fact state law states employees cannot be forced by public employers to take DEI training.

February 11, 2026

Social media lawsuit is anti-American at root

Opening statements start this week for a landmark lawsuit against social media companies' biggest names, including Meta and Google, alleging they purposefully addicted children to their products. But what of choice? And that's the problem with this suit.

February 10, 2026