Jessica Chasmar

Jeb Bush makes surprise appearance as Uber driver in Emmys skit

Former Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush made a surprise cameo as Jimmy Kimmel's Uber driver in the opening skit at the Emmys Sunday night.

September 19, 2016

Donald Trump Jr.: Media running with gas chamber remark ‘proves the point’ about bias

Donald Trump Jr. said Friday that his recent offhand remark about gas chambers was a "poor choice of words," but insisted it had nothing to do with the Holocaust.

September 16, 2016

Ivanka Trump tells Cosmopolitan to ‘keep the focus where it belongs’ after heated interview

Ivanka Trump told Cosmopolitan magazine that it should "keep the focus" on advocating change instead of partisan politics following a heated interview about her father's maternity leave policy.

September 15, 2016

Clinton-Kaine book ‘Stronger Together’ sold less than 3,000 copies in the first week

Hillary Clinton's book that she co-authored with running mate Sen. Tim Kaine is being described as a flop after selling less than 3,000 copies in its first week.

September 15, 2016

Jason Kander, Democratic Senate candidate, assembles rifle while blindfolded in new ad

Democratic Senate candidate Jason Kander defends his gun control policies while assembling an AR-15 blindfolded in a new ad posted Thursday.

September 15, 2016

Transgender man sues Mike Pence for Indiana law barring noncitizens from changing name

A transgender Mexican man who has been granted asylum in the United States has filed a lawsuit against Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, the Republican vice presidential nominee, and two other state officials over a law that bans noncitizens from changing their legal name.

September 13, 2016

Katie Couric, Stephanie Soechtig sued for $12 million for deceptive edits in anti-gun documentary

A Virginia gun-rights group is suing Katie Couric and the producers of the documentary "Under the Gun" for $12 million in defamation over an interview that was revealed to have been deceptively edited.

September 13, 2016

Chris Brodman, Pulse terror attack survivor, found dead at party: Report

A survivor of the June 12 terrorist attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando was found dead Sunday at a home in Tampa, a local news station reported Monday.

September 13, 2016

Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn cofounder, says he’ll pay $5 million to see Donald Trump’s tax returns

LinkedIn's cofounder and executive chairman Reid Hoffman has pledged to donate up to $5 million to veterans groups if Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump releases his tax returns before his final debate against Hillary Clinton.

September 13, 2016

Dean Baquet, N.Y. Times editor, says he’d risk jail to publish Donald Trump’s taxes

Executive editor of The New York Times Dean Baquet said Sunday that he would risk going to jail if given the chance to publish a leaked copy of Donald Trump's tax returns.

September 12, 2016

Ted Cruz calls for boycott of ‘rich spoiled athletes who dishonor our flag’

Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday called for a boycott of "rich spoiled athletes" who refuse to stand during the national anthem.

September 12, 2016

Jill Stein: ‘I would not have assassinated Osama bin Laden’

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein said Sunday that she would not have ordered the assassination of al Qaeda founder and 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden.

September 12, 2016

Bill Clinton vowed to ‘make America great again’ in 1992, now says slogan is racist

Former President Bill Clinton says Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan is racist, despite using the exact phrase himself several times during his 1992 presidential campaign.

September 9, 2016

University of Iowa to offer bachelor’s degree in social justice

The University of Iowa will add a new bachelor's program in social justice, the Iowa Board of Regents voted Thursday.

September 9, 2016

Walter DaSilva deported twice before charged with daughter’s murder

An illegal immigrant who was deported twice from the U.S. was seen smiling in court Tuesday while pleading not guilty to the murder of his daughter.

September 8, 2016

Jill Stein, Ajamu Baraka charged with trespassing, mischief in pipeline protest

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and her running mate, Ajamu Baraka, have been charged in North Dakota for allegedly spray-painting graffiti on equipment at a Dakota Access Pipeline work site on Tuesday.

September 7, 2016

Howard Schultz, Starbucks CEO, endorses Clinton, slams Trump’s ‘vitriolic display of bigotry’

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Wednesday endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, suggesting that Donald Trump's "divisiveness" is wrong for the country.

September 7, 2016

Goldman Sachs bans top employees from donating to Trump-Pence campaign: Report

Goldman Sachs reportedly announced to top employees last week a new set of rules that explicitly bans them from donating to the Trump-Pence campaign.

September 7, 2016

Malia Obama trolls media with ‘Smoking kills’ T-shirt

Malia Obama wore an anti-smoking T-shirt at a music festival in Philadelphia on Sunday, just weeks after a video of her smoking made national headlines.

September 6, 2016

Greta Van Susteren leaves Fox News after 14 years

Longtime "On the Record" host Greta Van Susteren has left Fox News after 14 years, the network announced Tuesday.

September 6, 2016