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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 [email protected].

Articles by Jessica Chasmar

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, smiles as she listens to a patron while visiting a coffee shop on Main Street in Concord, N.H., Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. Gillibrand visited New Hampshire as she explores a 2020 run for president. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Gillibrand: ‘I could support’ tearing down existing border barriers

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks with reporters after visiting with local officials to discuss how the four-week partial government shutdown is impacting an area with several major federal employers, including the Internal Revenue Service, Friday Jan., 18, 2019, in Ogden, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Trump trolls Dems, and Mitt Romney, with tweet of ‘Everybody Hurts’ video montage

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this Jan. 19, 2019, file photo, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, waves to the crowd after speaking at Women's Unity Rally organized by Women's March NYC at Foley Square in Lower Manhattan in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shows ‘basic ignorance of Economics 101’: Joe Scarborough

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Pedestrians walk through Times Square, Sunday, May 1, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) ** FILE **

Focus on the Family to blast live, third-trimester ultrasound in Times Square

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Dion Cini, a former Marine from New York City who is known for his pro-President Trump antics, was at it again Wednesday after he unfurled a giant "Trump 2020" banner from the Mark Twain riverboat at Disneyland. (YouTube/@Radio Underland)

Dion Cini strikes again, unfurls ‘Trump 2020’ banner on Disneyland’s Mark Twain riverboat

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., flanked by Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., left, and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, two of the border security negotiators, speaks with reporters about the bipartisan compromise worked out last night to avert another government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Schumer calls GOP’s plan for Green New Deal vote a ‘cheap, cynical ploy’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is interviewed outside Newark Liberty International Airport after attending a news conference to address the partial government shutdown, which is keeping airport employees working without pay, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Sen. Bob Menendez threatens to call cops on Daily Caller reporter: ‘You guys are trash’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this Feb. 5, 2019, file photo, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., listens to President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech, at the Capitol in Washington. Omar "unequivocally" apologized Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, for tweets suggesting that members of Congress support Israel because they are being paid to do so, which drew bipartisan criticism and a rebuke from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rep. Ilhan Omar lashes out at CNN reporter: ‘What is wrong with you?’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
A teenager wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, center left, stands in front of an elderly Native American singing and playing a drum in Washington, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington in Kentucky is looking into this and other videos from a rally in Washington. (Survival Media Agency via AP)

Covington Catholic students made no ‘offensive or racist statements,’ investigation finds

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Jennifer Lopez, left, and Smokey Robinson perform a medley during a tribute to Motown's 60th anniversary at the 61st annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Smokey Robinson defends Jennifer Lopez against ‘bigotry’: Motown not ‘just music for black people’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Bill Gates: ‘I don’t deserve my fortune’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this Feb. 5, 2019 photo, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., arrives for President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Rep. Ilhan Omar fires back at Trump: ‘You have trafficked in hate your whole life’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz speaks at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Howard Schultz rips Green New Deal: ‘It’s not realistic’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, left, and D-N.Y., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., center, walk down the House steps to take a group photograph of the House Democratic women members of the 116th Congress on the East Front Capitol Plaza on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, as the 116th Congress begins. Also pictured is Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., right. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Trump in defense of Ilhan Omar

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
KSWO-TV, an ABC-affiliated news station in Lawton, Oklahoma, fired meteorologist Mandy Bailey on Monday after viewers complained about a brain teaser aired by the employee that included a drawing of a noose. (Twitter/@MandyBaileyWX)

Oklahoma meteorologist fired over ‘hang in there’ riddle depicting noose

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Actor Jonah Hill wants to challenge ‘traditional masculinity’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Cast member Chris Pratt arrives at the world premiere of "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Chris Pratt responds to Ellen Page’s attack on his church: ‘Nothing could be further from the truth’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this Feb. 5, 2019, photo, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., left, joined at right by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., listens to President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech, at the Capitol in Washington. A tweet by Omar has sparked a bipartisan backlash, with some accusing her of being anti-Semitic. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dem Rep. Rashida Tlaib wrote op-ed for Louis Farrakhan’s The Final Call

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Amy Klobuchar trolls Hillary Clinton with Wisconsin jab

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this April 15, 2014, file photo, Notre Dame University President John Jenkins speaks in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond, File)

Notre Dame president slams N.Y. abortion law as ‘great threat,’ asks ‘who is next?’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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