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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

Democratic Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney listens to fellow senators during special session at the State Capitol in Hartford, Conn., Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Conn. Democrats propose new state police department to combat ‘far-right’ extremism

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
This July 19, 2012, file photo shows a Chick-fil-A fast-food restaurant in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File) **FILE**

Chick-fil-A apologizes after breastfeeding mom in Georgia told to cover up

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot slams Biden, Sanders, Warren: ‘Never bothered to reach out’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Sen. Ted Cruz R-Texas, speaks to the media during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Ted Cruz rips ‘obnoxious’ CNN reporter Manu Raju and his ‘pissing fight’ with Martha McSally

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., arrives for a briefing on last week's targeted killing of Iran's senior military commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez knocks J.P. Morgan Chase CEO claim socialism is ‘eroding society’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Former White House press secretary for President Bill Clinton, Joe Lockhart looks down from a balcony toward the stage at the Newseum in Washington, Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, prior to the start of a memorial service for James S. Brady, former White House press secretary to President Ronald Reagan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

CNN’s Joe Lockhart slammed for bogus tweet on ‘overheard convo’ between GOP senators

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., questions Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (Jim Bourg/Pool Photo via AP)

Sen. Ben Sasse blasts ‘paranoid totalitarianism’ after Minnesota student jailed in China for tweets

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden participates in a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day march on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Joe Biden’s reaction to CBS reporter Ed O’Keefe goes viral: ‘Why, why, why, why, why’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
This July 19, 2012, file photo shows a Chick-fil-A fast-food restaurant in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File) **FILE**

Chick-fil-A closes last U.K. restaurant amid LGBTQ boycott

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Gun rights supporters hold weapons outside the Capitol office building at the State Capitol in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Governor Northam called a special session of the General Assembly to consider gun legislation in light of the Virginia Beach Shootings. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Va. Democrat Lee Carter says peaceful gun-rights demonstrators ‘terrorized’ community

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., arrives for a briefing on last week's targeted killing of Iran's senior military commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump retweets Mark Levin calling AOC ‘barely literate moron’ over new billionaire comments

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this Jan. 16, 2015, file photo, Geraldo Rivera participates in "The Celebrity Apprentice" panel at the NBC 2015 Winter TCA in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Geraldo Rivera praises Trump as ‘civil rights leader’: ‘This rising tide is lifting all boats’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this Dec. 9. 2016, file photo, actor Michael Douglas and his wife, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, attend a party at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Michael Douglas backs Bloomberg, ‘one of the greatest candidates’ in U.S. history

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams speaks during a news conference to promote the upcoming Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot-Dog Eating Contest, Friday, July 3, 2015, at Brooklyn Borough Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Brooklyn borough president slammed for anti-gentrification rant: ‘Go back to Iowa!’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
A Chick-fil-A sign at a downtown, Athens, Georgia, location is shown in this Oct. 30, 2018 file photo. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP) ** FILE **

Chick-fil-A airport ban costs San Antonio $315K and counting: Report

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Conor McGregor celebrates after defeating Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone during a UFC 246 welterweight mixed martial arts bout, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Trump congratulates Conor McGregor after UFC star calls him ‘phenomenal president’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this Thursday, April 4, 2019, file photo, Arnold Schwarzenegger, a cast member in the upcoming film "Terminator: Dark Fate," discusses the film during the Paramount Pictures presentation at CinemaCon 2019, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) at Caesars Palace, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Arnold Schwarzenegger calls Green New Deal ‘bogus’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In a photo provided by HBO, Bill Maher speaks during the monologue of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" on Friday, June 23, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Janet Van Ham/HBO via AP) ** FILE **

Bill Maher warns liberals not to ‘hate’ Trump supporters: ‘That way lies civil war’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this Jan. 15, 2014, file photo, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III, who safely piloted U.S. Airways Flight 1549 with 155 passengers and crew to a water landing, speaks during a press conference in New York. Sullenberger gathered with some survivors rescuers to mark the fifth anniversary of the event known as the "miracle on the Hudson." (Associated Press) ** FILE **

‘Sully’ Sullenberger, hero pilot, slams Lara Trump for Joe Biden comments: ‘Show some decency’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
In this Thursday, April 28, 2016, file photo, Sadiq Khan speaks during an assembly at the London Mayor election event of London Citizens in London. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, file)

London Mayor Sadiq Khan goes after Trump: ‘We act in a sycophantic way’ toward U.S.

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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