Jessica Chasmar

Kamala Harris’ ‘Beto O’Rourke’ email touts women, candidates of color in 2020 race

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris responded to former Rep. Beto O'Rourke's 2020 announcement on Thursday by blasting out a fundraising email touting the "record number of women and people of color" already in the running.

March 14, 2019

Mike Pence: Joe Biden ‘caved into liberal activists’ in walking back ‘decent guy’ comment

Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that former Vice President and likely 2020 candidate Joe Biden "caved into liberal activists" when he walked back a recent comment calling him a "decent guy."

March 14, 2019

AFL-CIO shreds Green New Deal: AOC’s plan could cause ‘immediate harm to millions’

Big labor has come out swinging against the Green New Deal, with the AFL-CIO claiming the sweeping energy and economic reforms proposed by Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could cause "immediate harm to millions" of union workers.

March 13, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Trump ‘has set a racist tone’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in a new interview that President Trump has set a national tone of "racism," "misogyny," and "conspiracy theory-ism" that she feels she needs to fight against every day.

March 12, 2019

Bill Maher: Social justice warriors ‘a cancer on progressivism’

Liberal late-night comedian Bill Maher declared Friday that so-called "social justice warriors" are a "cancer" on the progressive movement.

March 11, 2019

Ilhan Omar slams Barack Obama for ‘bad policies’: ‘We can’t be only upset with Trump’

Rep. Ilhan Omar criticized former President Barack Obama as a "polished" politician who sold "hope and change" to the American people but failed to deliver.

March 8, 2019

Whoopi Goldberg says pneumonia almost killed her: ‘I came very, very close to leaving the Earth’

Whoopi Goldberg revealed on "The View" Friday that she almost died from a severe case of pneumonia that's kept her off the show for the past month.

March 8, 2019

Joe Biden’s 1975 comments slamming slavery reparations, school busing resurfaced by Washington Post

Former vice president and potential 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden is defending his record on civil rights after The Washington Post resurfaced a 1975 interview in which the then-senator opposed slavery reparations and school busing.

March 8, 2019

Clay Higgins: ‘We have D-Day every month on our southern border’

Rep. Clay Higgins compared the flow of migrants crossing the southern border to the invasion of Normandy during World War II.

March 6, 2019

Hillary Clinton reportedly still mulling 2020 bid

Hillary Clinton is reportedly bummed that the media took her comments about not running for president in 2020 so literally.

March 6, 2019

Stella Parton slams sister Dolly for #MeToo comments: ‘I’m ashamed of my sister’

Singer Stella Parton said she's "ashamed" of her older sister, Dolly Parton, for recent comments that seemingly dismissed concerns about sexual harassment in the country music industry.

March 6, 2019

‘Hate crime’ against Darnell McPherson, S.C. mayor, turns out to be pollen

The mayor of a small town in South Carolina remains adamant that she was targeted in a hate crime despite police determining that the yellow substance found all over the car was pollen.

March 5, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticizes anti-Semitism resolution, defends Ilhan Omar

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended fellow freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar from what she described as a disproportionate backlash as the House prepares to vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism in wake of Ms. Omar's recent comments about Israel.

March 5, 2019

Maxine Waters tears into ‘lying Trump’ with late-night tweetstorm: ‘Impeachment is the only answer’

Rep. Maxine Waters tore into President Trump in a late-night tweetstorm Monday, calling him the "most prolific, consistent, good for nothing liar" the country has ever seen.

March 5, 2019

WWF launches probe after BuzzFeed alleges it funded murderous guards in anti-poaching war

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has launched an investigation into allegations published by BuzzFeed News that the international charity funds and works with "paramilitary forces that have been accused of beating, torturing, sexually assaulting, and murdering scores of people."

March 4, 2019

Bernie Sanders won’t be asking Hillary Clinton for 2020 advice: We have ‘fundamental differences’

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernard Sanders said Friday that he has no plans to reach out to Hillary Clinton for advice on the 2020 election, saying he and the former secretary of state have "fundamental differences."

March 1, 2019

Denver high school changes policy letting kids opt out of Black History Month event

A Denver high school that allowed students to opt out of attending a Black History Month event has reversed the controversial policy amid community backlash.

March 1, 2019

Joe Biden slams Mike Pence after backlash for calling GOP veep a ‘decent guy’

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden slammed his successor Mike Pence as "anti-LGBTQ" on Thursday after he faced backlash from the left for initially calling the vice president a "decent guy."

March 1, 2019

Ryan Salvagno, 19, charged with assaulting elderly man wearing ‘MAGA’ hat in N.J.

A 19-year-old man was charged Wednesday with assaulting an elderly man wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat at a grocery store in New Jersey.

February 28, 2019

Larry Hogan, GOP governor, calls on Democrat who used racial slur to step down

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday joined mounting calls for a Democratic delegate who used a racial slur to resign.

February 27, 2019