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Jessica Chasmar

jchasmar@washingtontimes.com

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

Articles by Jessica Chasmar

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks to the media, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Nancy Pelosi’s border wall alternative includes ‘mowing the grass’

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi suggested this week that "mowing the grass" near the U.S.-Mexico border so that illegals immigrants can't be smuggled through thick vegetation would be a more effective measure to secure the country than President Trump's proposed border wall.

February 22, 2018
In this Sept. 28, 2017 file photo, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise walks with his wife Jennifer as he leaves the House chamber in the Capitol in Washington. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Steve Scalise: No ‘magic unicorn law’ can stop mass shootings

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who nearly died last year after being shot by a leftist gunman at a Republican congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, said there's no "magic unicorn law" that will prevent mass shootings in the U.S.

February 16, 2018