Jessica Chasmar

Malia Obama lip-syncs in New Dakotas music video ‘Walking on Air’

Malia Obama is seen rocking out in a new music video for the Boston-based indie rock band New Dakotas.

September 28, 2018

Mazie Hirono, Dem senator, apologizes for fundraising off Brett Kavanaugh allegations

The re-election campaign for Sen. Mazie Hirono apologized Thursday for an email blast that used the sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh as a fundraising pitch.

September 27, 2018

Candice Bergen credits Trump for ‘Murphy Brown’ revival: ‘We wouldn’t have come back’ if Clinton won

Candice Bergen says she owes her recent "Murphy Brown" success to President Trump, telling "The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert Wednesday night that the show never would have come back if Hillary Clinton had won the presidency.

September 27, 2018

Stephen Colbert rips Jim Acosta for combative Trump exchange: ‘We get it, you’re woke’

"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert ripped Jim Acosta during his monologue Wednesday night after the CNN chief White House correspondent got into a combative back-and-forth with President Trump during a presser in New York earlier that day.

September 27, 2018

Ben and Jerry team up with MoveOn.org to create Democrat-inspired ice cream flavors

Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry's ice cream are teaming up with MoveOn.org to hold a contest for a new line of Democrat-inspired ice cream flavors.

September 21, 2018

Massachusetts voters don’t want Elizabeth Warren to run for president: Poll

While the majority of Massachusetts voters view U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren favorably, they don't want her to make a bid for the presidency, according to a new poll.

September 20, 2018

Chris Pratt dispels ‘narrative’ Hollywood is anti-Christian: ‘It’s just not the case’

Outspoken Christian actor Chris Pratt said Wednesday that the "narrative" Hollywood is anti-religious or hostile toward Christians is "just not the case."

September 20, 2018

Chevy Chase shreds ‘Saturday Night Live’: ‘Worst f—king humor’ watched by ‘generation of s—theads’

Chevy Chase, veteran actor and one of the original "Saturday Night Live" cast members, shredded the sketch comedy show where he got his start in 1975, saying it's turned into the "worst f---ing humor" marketed to a "generation of s--theads."

September 20, 2018

Charlotte Gill, Maine restaurateur, gets lobsters high before boiling them for ‘kinder passage’

A Maine restaurateur is getting her lobsters high on marijuana before boiling them as a way to give them a "kinder passage" to the plate.

September 18, 2018

Michael Moore: Don’t underestimate ‘evil genius’ Trump

Michael Moore, liberal filmmaker and one of the only prominent voices to predict a Donald Trump presidential win, warned Democrats not to again underestimate the "evil genius" in 2020.

September 17, 2018

Joy Behar walks back Trump joke: ‘I don’t wish the president ill’

Joy Behar walked back a joke she made about President Trump on "The View" Wednesday, explaining that she doesn't wish the president any harm.

September 12, 2018

Viola Davis regrets role in ‘The Help,’ says maids’ voices weren’t heard

Actress Viola Davis regrets her role in "The Help," saying it didn't properly give voice to the black maids depicted in the film.

September 12, 2018

Maxine Waters vows to ‘get’ Pence once Trump impeached

Rep. Maxine Waters promised a crowd of young Democrats over the weekend that she would go after Vice President Mike Pence once President Trump is removed from office.

September 10, 2018

Nancy Pelosi: ‘I’m here’ as long as Trump is here

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi agrees it's "time for new blood" in the Democratic Party but doesn't feel comfortable giving up her leadership position as long as President Trump is in power.

September 10, 2018

GOP office set on fire in Wyoming

A Republican Party office in southeast Wyoming caught fire Thursday in an apparent arson attack, police said.

September 7, 2018

Michael Moore’s producer ex-wife files lawsuit claiming he cheated her out of movie profits

Liberal documentarian Michael Moore is being sued by his ex-wife, film producer Kathleen Glynn, after she claims he cheated her out of movie profits.

September 7, 2018

Donald Trump Jr. mourns ex-NFLer who killed self weeks after their hunting trip: ‘I have no words’

Donald Trump Jr. paid tribute to his friend Jason Hairston after the former NFL linebacker and member of the Trump administration took his own life just weeks after returning home from a hunting trip with the first son.

September 7, 2018

Rob Hiaasen, slain Capital Gazette columnist, to release book posthumously; proceeds go to Everytown

A columnist who was one of the five victims killed during the Capital Gazette shooting in Annapolis, Maryland, will release his first novel posthumously this month, with the proceeds benefitting the gun-control group Everytown for Gun Safety.

September 7, 2018

Cynthia Nixon on health care for all: ‘Pass it and then figure out how to fund it’

New York gubernatorial hopeful Cynthia Nixon admitted Wednesday that she doesn't know how she plans to pay for her campaign promise of universal health care, which could cost the state upwards of $140 billion.

September 6, 2018

Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, donates $10M to help veterans run for office

Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and the wealthiest individual in the world, has donated $10 million to a super PAC that aims to get military veterans elected to public office.

September 5, 2018