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Jessica Chasmar

Jessica Chasmar

Jessica Chasmar is a continuous news writer for The Washington Times, covering topics on culture and politics. Originally from Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Jessica graduated from the University of Florida where she received a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in mass communication.

During her time at University of Florida, she worked as an associate editor for The Gainesville Sun and interned at Entercom Communications. In 2011, she was part of the start-up team for The Washington Times' digital aggregation product, Times247. She can be reached at jchasmar@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Jessica Chasmar

This image released by ABC shows co-host Meghan McCain who returned to "The View," in New York, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, since the death of her father. Sen. John McCain in August. She thanked viewers and her colleagues for their support. (Lou Rocco/ABC via AP)

Meghan McCain reveals she recently had miscarriage: ‘I am not hiding anymore’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In a Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, photo, billionaire investor and Democratic activist Tom Steyer speaks during a news conference at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Steyer is bringing his call for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump back to South Carolina. Steyer says South Carolinians can push the issue with the Democratic hopefuls streaming into the state, home of the first southern primary. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) **FILE**

Billionaire 2020 hopeful Tom Steyer: ‘Rich’ is ‘not how I see myself’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Actor Chris Pratt poses for the media to open the Lego pop-up cafe "The Coffee Chain" in, London, Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. The pop-up cafe promotes the new "The Lego Movie 2" film and is in partnership with UNICEF to raise awareness and proceeds. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Forged Clothing, maker of Chris Pratt’s Gadsden flag shirt, fires back at critics: ‘We are not Nike’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump speaks during a photo opportunity with members of the 2019 U.S. Special Olympics athletes and staff, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

ESPN host slams own network’s no-politics stance as ‘cowardly,’ ‘complicit’ in Trump’s racism

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a campaign stop at town hall in Peterborough, N.H., Monday, July 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren adds preferred pronouns ‘she/hers’ to Twitter bio

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Joy Behar of ABC's "The View" on May 21, 2019. (Image: ABC, "The View" screenshot)

Joy Behar on Trump: ‘Why can’t he be brought up on charges of hate speech?’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Protesters gathered outside the Bucky's convenience store in Naperville, Illinois, on Wednesday after an employee was caught on a now-viral video telling a Mexican family to "go back to their country." (CBS 2)

Bucky’s store clerk fired after telling Hispanic family to ‘go back to their country’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Greenville, N.C., Wednesday, July 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Piers Morgan: ‘Send her back’ chant was ‘most sickening moment’ of Trump’s presidency

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this Sept. 14, 2018, photo, a worker with Columbia gas stands over an open manhole as the crew works to make sure there are no gas leaks at the corner of Parker and Salem Streets in Lawrence, Mass. The series of natural gas explosions and fires in Massachusetts last September has cost provider Columbia Gas of Massachusetts more than $1 billion. (AP Photo/(AP Photo/Mary Schwalm) **FILE**

Berkeley bans ‘male-centric’ language in city code, like ‘manhole,’ ‘manmade’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Actor Chris Pratt poses for the media to open the Lego pop-up cafe "The Coffee Chain" in, London, Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. The pop-up cafe promotes the new "The Lego Movie 2" film and is in partnership with UNICEF to raise awareness and proceeds. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Chris Pratt sees wave of support for Gadsden flag T-shirt after media nontroversy

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., walks out of a House of Representatives office building, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

RNC’s ‘Squad Goals: Anarchy’ ad highlights congresswomen’s own comments

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Ben Carson defends Trump: ‘His comments are not racist’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announces that he is running for U.S. Senate during a news conference at the State Capital Building in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday June 25 , 2019. (Mickey Welsh/Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

GOP Senate candidate John Merrill laments Americans too ‘preoccupied with homosexual activities’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this July 25, 2017, file photo, then-White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci walks back to the West Wing of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Trump is ‘turning into’ a racist, says former WH comms chief Scaramucci

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this March 18, 2019, file photo, U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham speaks at a business event hosted by the Republican Governors Association in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte, File)

GOP lawmaker backs Trump tweets on congresswomen: ‘I’ll pay for their tickets out of this country’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this May 22, 2018, file photo, PEN literary service award recipient Stephen King attends the 2018 PEN Literary Gala at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Stephen King compares Trump to ‘The Dead Zone’ villain Greg Stillson: ‘It was a boogeyman of mine’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe strikes a pose with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, one of 24 Democratic presidential hopefuls. (Associated Press)

New York Post calls for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s ouster: ‘Does not care about New York City’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In a Tuesday, April 23, 2019 file photo, Scarlett Johansson, a member of the cast of "Avengers: End Game," appears at a hand and footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

Scarlett Johansson: Acting ‘should be immune to political correctness’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this Jan. 6, 2019 file photo, Alyssa Milano arrives at the InStyle and Warner Bros. Golden Globes afterparty at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

Alyssa Milano compares Mike Pence to Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., addresses the media after a town hall meeting during a campaign stop in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: I’ve ‘experienced enormous amounts of white privilege’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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