Jessica Chasmar, Author at Political Newswires

Joe Biden: Donald Trump ‘deserves a chance’ to lead

March 14, 2017

Former Vice President Joe Biden declared Monday that President Trump "deserves a chance" to lead the country. During a press conference at the University of Delaware, Mr. Biden told reporters that Mr. Trump has been "playing catch-up" since taking offi...

Planned Parenthood rejects Donald Trump offer to keep federal funding, stop abortions

March 7, 2017

Jessica Chasmar

Planned Parenthood has firmly rejected a proposal by President Trump offering to preserve federal funding for the women's health organization if it stopped providing abortion services. Mr. Trump reportedly confirmed Monday to The New York Times that an...

Chelsea Clinton slams Cedric Richmond’s ‘despicable’ Kellyanne Conway joke

March 3, 2017

Jessica Chasmar

Chelsea Clinton defended political foe Kellyanne Conway on Twitter Friday, saying the president's counselor deserves an apology for Rep. Cedric Richmond's "despicable" joke at the Washington Press Club Foundation's annual awards dinner. Mr. Richmond in...

Bill Maher: Donald Trump’s personality more worrisome than his policies

March 1, 2017

Jessica Chasmar

HBO's Bill Maher called into MSNBC shortly after Donald Trump's first address to Congress Tuesday night to argue that the new president's "diagnosable" personality is more worrisome than his policies. Mr. Maher told "Hardball" host Chris Matthews that ...

Martin O’Malley urges Enda Kenny, Irish prime minister, to boycott Trump’s St. Patrick’s Day party

February 28, 2017

Jessica Chasmar

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley launched a petition Tuesday urging Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny and Irish-American members of Congress to boycott President Trump's St. Patrick's Day party next month. The #NoShamrocks petition, which the Democra...

John Podesta joins The Washington Post as a contributing columnist

February 23, 2017

Jessica Chasmar

Hillary Clinton's former campaign chairman, John Podesta, has joined The Washington Post as a contributing columnist, the newspaper announced Thursday. Mr. Podesta's columns "will provide commentary and analysis on the intersection of politics and poli...

U.K. government rejects petition to scrap Donald Trump’s state visit

February 14, 2017

Jessica Chasmar

The British government has formally rejected a petition signed by nearly 2 million people asking officials to block U.S. President Trump from making a state visit to the country. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office explained in a statement posted Tuesd...

Betsy DeVos blocked by protesters from entering D.C. public school: ‘Shame! Shame!’

February 10, 2017

Jessica Chasmar

Protesters physically blocked newly-confirmed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos from entering a Washington, D.C., public school Friday morning. Mrs. DeVos eventually made it into Jefferson Middle School Academy, her first visit to a public school since h...

Rahm Emanuel tells Democrats: ‘It ain’t gonna happen in 2018’

February 8, 2017

Jessica Chasmar

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Democrats need to take a "chill pill" and prepare for years-long fight to regain power. "Democrats are at the lowest level since 1928 in the House of Representatives and the lowest level since 1925 in the state houses," ...

Madeleine Albright: ‘There are tears in the eyes’ of the Statue of Liberty

January 31, 2017

Jessica Chasmar

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Tuesday morning that "there are tears in the eyes" of the Statue of Liberty following President Trump's executive order temporarily barring travel from seven majority-Muslim nations. "It's anti-American...