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Jessica Chasmar

Jessica Chasmar was a continuous news writer for The Washington Times, covering topics on culture and politics.

Articles by Jessica Chasmar

A great white shark cruises underwater in search of prey off Guadalupe, Mexico. A new study shows that great whites stalk specific victims and learn from their experiences. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Nautically correct Australian officials to rebrand shark ‘attacks’ as ‘negative encounters’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this July 30, 2020, photo, former President George W. Bush speaks during the funeral service for the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool) **FILE**

George W. Bush slams Afghanistan withdrawal: It’s ‘going to be unbelievably bad’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., talks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 12, 2021, following his meeting with President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Bernie Sanders calls on Cuban government to ‘refrain from violence’ against protesters

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this Nov. 16, 2017, file photo, Mel Gibson arrives at the premiere of "Daddys Home 2," in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

Mel Gibson spotted saluting Trump at UFC fight

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this Sept. 17, 2020, file photo, House Majority Whip James Clyburn, of S.C., shields his eyes from a television light during a news conference about COVID-19, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Clyburn warns ‘defund the police’ a ‘chokehold’ around the Democratic Party

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Sheffield Lake Police Chief Anthony Campo has resigned following 30 years on the force after a surveillance video showed him placing a note reading, "Ku Klux Klan," on a Black police officer's desk. (Screenshot taken July 6, 2021, via WKYC)

Ohio police chief out after placing ‘Ku Klux Klan’ sign on Black officer’s desk

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Vice President Kamala Harris laughs as she departs after speaking to the Generation Equality Forum in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Kamala Harris’ office ‘an abusive environment’ where staffers ‘often feel mistreated’: Report

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this May 11, 2021, file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Dr. Fauci warns ‘it’s going to be two Americas’ between vaccinated, unvaccinated

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this April 20, 2021, file photo Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks in Brooklyn Center, Minn., during a news conference at the site of the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright by a police officer during a traffic stop. More than 200 rabbis have joined the call to oust Rep. Ilhan Omar from her seat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, telling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a letter that her lack of response demonstrates the Democratic Parrty’s toleration of anti-Jewish hatred. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Ilhan Omar: ‘Right-wingers’ will ‘twist everything I say until I am completely silenced’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong ripped the city council's decision to redirect $18 million from the department, saying during a press conference Monday it will undoubtedly increase police response times as the city experiences an "out-of-control" uptick in crime. (Screenshot taken June 29, 2021, via YouTube/@Oakland Police)

Oakland police chief rips vote to defund amid ‘out-of-control’ crime: ‘It’s going to delay response’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Gwendolyn Berry, left, drapes her "Activist Athlete" T-Shirt over her head as DeAnna Price stands for the national anthem after the finals of the women's hammer throw at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. Price won and Berry finished third. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Meghan McCain blasts Gwen Berry for American flag snub: ‘I will die on this hill’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
This Feb. 19, 2019, file photo shows former President Barack Obama speaking at the My Brother's Keeper Alliance Summit in Oakland, Calif. Obama’s “A Promised Land” sold nearly 890,000 copies in the U.S. and Canada in its first 24 hours, putting it on track to be the best selling presidential memoir in modern history. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Obama slams Trump’s election ‘hooey,’ warns of GOP’s ‘further delegitimizing of our democracy’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this March 27, 2020, photo, Rep. Thomas Massie, Kentucky Republican, talks to reporters before leaving Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Rep. Thomas Massie snaps at reporter: ‘None of your business’ whether I’m vaccinated

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this Sept. 5, 2020, file photo, police use chemical irritants and crowd control munitions to disperse protesters during a demonstration in Portland, Ore. Authorities said Tuesday, June 15, 2021, a grand jury returned an indictment against a Portland police officer, accusing him of hitting a protester in the head with a baton in 2020. The city saw widespread, often violent protests following the police killing of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Portland police’s rapid response team resigns after year of civil unrest

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this Jan. 29, 2019, file photo, actor Kevin Hart gestures during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers in Los Angeles. Hart has been injured in a car crash in the hills above Malibu on Sunday, Sept. 1. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Kevin Hart rips critics after cancel culture remarks: ‘The hate/slander fuels me to do more’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Chuck Schumer ‘sincerely sorry’ after ‘retarded children’ remark

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Ella Perez, left, and Christian Sliva-Pedroz raise their hands to answer a question as student teacher Josh Wieder reads to the students in Bethany Farrell's kindergarten class on Nov. 5, 2014, at Miller Elementary School in Lafayette, Ind. (AP Photo/Journal & Courier, John Terhune) ** FILE **

N.J. school district wipes holidays off calendar to be ‘inclusive and equitable’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
"The View" co-host Sunny Hostin said people who refuse to get vaccinated for COVID-19, specifically White evangelicals and Republicans, should be shunned from society. (Screenshot taken May 3, 2021, via ABC) ** FILE **

Sunny Hostin defends Mara Gay, says American flag took on new meaning under Trump

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Executive producer/composer Andrew Lloyd Webber attends the world premiere of "Cats," at Alice Tully Hall, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Andrew Lloyd Webber to reopen London theaters ‘come hell or high water’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Jim Acosta of CNN listens during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

CNN’s Acosta: ‘Strong chance’ Trump will incite ‘more political violence’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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