Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
GOP fumes as Lois Lerner talks to press but snubs Congress
For Congress, Lois Lerner pleaded the Fifth, but for Politico, the embattled ex-IRS director gave a breezy biographical sketch that included her insistence that she had nothing to apologize for — and that she did nothing wrong. Now Republicans are fuming. Published September 23, 2014
U.S. to sell cruise missiles to Poland as ‘deterrent’ to Russia
The U.S. State Department announced a $500 million arms deal with Poland — including advanced cruise missiles and fighter jet upgrades — as a strategy to stave off Russia should tensions escalate. Published September 23, 2014
Robert Kennedy Jr.: We need laws to ‘punish global warming skeptics’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of climate change's loudest activists, said there should be a law that lets authorities punish skeptics and deniers - those who engage in "selling out the public trust," he said, in an interview with Climate Depot during New York City's recent People's Climate March. Published September 23, 2014
Ben Carson: ‘Likelihood is strong’ I am running for president
Ben Carson, former Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon and noted conservative activists, said there is a strong possibility he will run for the presidency in 2016. Published September 23, 2014
El Paso hospital tests hundreds of babies for tuberculosis after exposure scare
At least 700 babies at an El Paso hospital have been tested for tuberculosis after a worker tested positive for the disease. Published September 23, 2014
Jason Chaffetz on Secret Service security holes: ‘Really scares me’
Rep. Jason Chaffetz said the fact that fence jumpers can gain such easy entry to the White House is scary, and he wonders if the current administration is perhaps failing to take security as seriously as it should. Published September 23, 2014
Gabby Giffords’ attack dog gun ads called ‘base and vile’ — by supporters
The Gabby Giffords that tried to wring out sympathy votes for gun control by citing her near-death gun-related experience is long gone, it seems. Now, the former Arizona lawmaker has gone on the attack with new campaign videos that are so vicious that even those on the left say they're shocked. Published September 23, 2014
Israel shoots down Syrian fighter jet that ‘infiltrated’ airspace
Israel's military said Tuesday that they've shot down a Syrian fighter jet that had "infiltrated into Israeli airspace" — the first time in 25 or so years for Syria to breach the boundary in that fashion. Published September 23, 2014
Rutgers University senior killed by bear while hiking in N.J.: report
A Rutgers University senior is believed to have been killed by a black bear while hiking with four friends through the Apshawa Preserve in West Milford, New Jersey — the first suspected bear kill of a human since 1852. Published September 23, 2014
John Kerry: Climate change as dangerous as the Islamic State
Secretary of State John Kerry made clear during recent remarks with foreign leaders: Dealing with climate change demands the same level of "immediacy" as dealing with Islamic State terrorists, he said. Published September 23, 2014
D.C. Council set to pass concealed carry gun law: ‘We don’t want to be in contempt’
The D.C. Council is poised to pass a law Tuesday that lets permitted gun owners carry concealed weapons in public — with restrictions. Published September 23, 2014
Hamid Karzai takes parting shot: U.S. wanted war for ‘own interests’
Outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai took a parting shot at the United States on Tuesday, saying the White House and America's leaders never wanted peace in Afghanistan in the first place. Published September 23, 2014
Joe Biden pines that politics are now ‘too personal’
Politics have become "too personal" and that much of the fault is due to the tea party, said Vice President Joseph R. Biden in an interview with The New York Times for its new website, First Draft. Published September 22, 2014
Debbie Wasserman-Schultz facing fire from Democrats
Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, is facing fire from within her own ranks from lawmakers and political insiders who say she's not only lost her edge, she's become an election-year liability. Published September 22, 2014
Islamic State to John Kerry: You’re an ‘old uncircumcised geezer’
Islamic State terrorists have released a new video calling on lone wolf attacks in the United States — and taking potshots at America's leaders, characterizing President Obama as the "mule of the Jews" and labeling Secretary of State John Kerry as out-of-touch and ineffective. Published September 22, 2014
Islamic State terrorists flee females: ‘They believe they’ll go to hell’ if killed by woman
Turns out, terrorists on a jihad are terrified of women — at least, of being killed by a woman. Published September 22, 2014
Satanic ‘black mass’ in Oklahoma draws hundreds of protesters
Dozens turned out for a weekend satanic 'black mass' in Oklahoma City — but hundreds more turned up to protest the event. Published September 22, 2014
Ray Rice’s defense: The video footage of my punch was wrongly edited
Former Baltimore Raven star Ray Rice has a plan for winning his appeal to overturn his indefinite suspension from the NFL — prove that the much-watched video of his punch-out of then-fiance Janay Palmer was actually unfairly edited to paint him a poor light. Published September 22, 2014
Former IRS official Lois Lerner breaks silence: I’m ‘not sorry for anything I did’
Lois Lerner, the former IRS director accused of using her position to delay nonprofit applications to scores of conservative and tea party groups, has broken her wall of silence in a sit-down interview with Politico to say: "I didn't do anything wrong." Published September 22, 2014
Pistol-packing pastor puts stop to package-stealing granny
A pistol-packing Texas pastor on a mission to discover who has been stealing packages from front porches of homes in his town finally found his suspect — a middle-age grandmother, 52. Published September 22, 2014
