Jessica Chasmar

Rick Santorum joins CNN as senior political commentator

Former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum announced Tuesday that he is joining CNN as senior political commentator.

January 17, 2017

Toby Keith: ‘I don’t apologize’ for performing at Trump inauguration

Toby Keith isn't backing down from his decision to perform at Donald Trump's inaugural welcome concert this week.

January 16, 2017

Alveda King, MLK’s niece: ‘I voted for Mr. Trump’

Prominent conservative activist Alveda King, the niece of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., revealed Monday that she cast a vote for President-elect Donald Trump.

January 16, 2017

‘Don’s Johns’ name on inauguration porta-potties found covered with tape

Executives at Don's Johns portable toilet rentals are baffled after the company's name was covered up with blue tape on dozens of porta-potties set up near the Capitol for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

January 13, 2017

YouTube removes conservative law channel Legal Insurrection

YouTube has terminated a channel belonging to conservative law blog Legal Insurrection due to alleged copyright violations -- a move the blog's founder believes is politically motivated.

January 13, 2017

Paul Anka backs out of Trump inauguration, says it’s not political

Paul Anka has announced that he had to back out of performing in an inauguration night event because of a scheduling conflict, but said his decision had nothing to do with his feelings toward his "old friend" Donald Trump.

January 13, 2017

Shinobia Wright, a Florida woman, is accused of ramming her SUV into a T-Mobile store: Video

Police in Palm Springs, Florida, charged a woman Thursday who they say rammed her SUV into a T-Mobile store and caused roughly $30,000 in damage.

January 13, 2017

Katie Malone, Elijah Cummings staffer, loses 6 children in Baltimore house fire

Rep. Elijah Cummings gave a tearful statement Thursday after one of his staffer's six children were killed in a Baltimore house fire.

January 12, 2017

Lindsey Graham apologizes for joking about Ted Cruz’s murder

Sen. Lindsey Graham gave a lighthearted apology to fellow Republican Sen. Ted Cruz on Thursday for joking about his murder during the presidential primary.

January 12, 2017

George Soros lost nearly $1 billion in weeks after Trump win: Report

Billionaire investor George Soros lost nearly $1 billion after the stock market rallied following Donald Trump's surprise Election Day victory, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

January 12, 2017

Anti-Defamation League says Trump’s Nazi remarks diminish ‘horror of the Holocaust’

The Anti-Defamation League on Wednesday accused President-elect Donald Trump of diminishing "the horror of the Holocaust" by comparing U.S. intelligence agencies to Nazi Germany.

January 11, 2017

Lorenzo Soria, HFPA president, calls Meryl Streep a ‘class act’

The president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which conducts the annual Golden Globe Awards, has penned an open letter to Meryl Streep, calling the veteran actress a "class act" and defending her controversial speech at Sunday night's awards show.

January 11, 2017

Charles Brotman, longtime inauguration announcer, says he was suicidal after being dropped by Trump

Famed announcer Charles Brotman said Monday that he felt suicidal after learning from President-elect Donald Trump's transition team that he would not be announcing the inauguration parade.

January 10, 2017

Ross Lebeau, Texas man, spends 3 days in jail for cat litter mistaken for meth

A Texas man is demanding an apology after he was charged and jailed for a bag of cat litter that was mistaken for methamphetamine.

January 9, 2017

Hillary Clinton receives standing ovation at ‘The Color Purple’: ‘We love you Hillary’

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reportedly received several ovations Sunday as she and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and their daughter, Chelsea, attended the sold-out final performance of Broadway's revival of "The Color Purple."

January 9, 2017

Donald Trump dismisses Meryl Streep as ‘over-rated,’ denies mocking disabled reporter

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday dismissed actress Meryl Streep as "over-rated" and a "Hillary flunky" the morning after Ms. Streep delivered a scathing critique of Mr. Trump at the Golden Globe Awards.

January 9, 2017

IBM unveils rainbow logo in solidarity with LGBT community

IBM unveiled a new logo Friday that incorporates the rainbow pride flag as a show of solidarity with the LGBT community.

January 6, 2017

Wendy’s says treatment of Texas police officer was ‘unfortunate misunderstanding’

Police in Fort Worth, Texas, reported Thursday that a uniformed officer was refused service at a Wendy's restaurant -- an incident the fast-food chain is calling an "unfortunate misunderstanding."

January 6, 2017

Joe Biden tells Donald Trump to ‘grow up’

Vice President Joe Biden says it's time for President-elect Donald Trump to "grow up" and start acting like an adult.

January 6, 2017

Donald Trump touts himself as ‘ratings machine’ compared to Arnold Schwarzenegger

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday touted himself as a "ratings machine" compared to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who became the host of NBC's "The New Celebrity Apprentice" this year.President-elect Donald Trump on Friday touted himself as a "ratings machine" compared to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who became the host of NBC's "The New Celebrity Apprentice" this year.

January 6, 2017