Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt” podcast for The Washington Times, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled, “Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom,” and “Socialists Don’t Sleep: Christians Must Rise or America Will Fall.” Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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Rat meat sold as beef, lamb: Chinese police

Chinese police seized more than 20,000 tons of illegal meat billed as beef or mutton but actually made of fox, mink and rat in an operation that has spanned three months. Published May 6, 2013

Saudi girls win right to play sports in private schools

For the first time, Saudi Arabian girls who attend private schools will be able to play sports. Published May 6, 2013

Rep. Paul Ryan: ‘Concept’ of Internet tax is solid

Rep. Paul Ryan said that an Internet tax isn't a bad idea but that the devil was in the details. Published May 6, 2013

Giffords gets courage award for gun control efforts

Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords received the 2013 Profiles in Courage award at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston on Sunday for her efforts to enact new gun control laws. Published May 6, 2013

Bomb blast at pro-Taliban election rally kills 14 in Pakistan

A Pakistani government spokesman said a bomb exploded and killed at least 14 at a pro-Taliban campaign rally on Monday. Published May 6, 2013

Massachusetts police take Iraq counterinsurgency tactics to streets to fight gangs

Massachusetts police are taking a page from the U.S. military's playbook and bringing counterinsurgency tactics used in Iraq to Springfield streets to fight gangs. Published May 6, 2013

President Obama back on tour to tout jobs

President Obama is back on the jobs trail, heading to Austin, Texas, on Thursday to kick off a new series of stops aimed at promoting his new economic plan. Published May 6, 2013

Jason Chaffetz: Benghazi witnesses ‘scared to death’ of State Department

Rep. Jason Chaffetz said the witnesses who are due to testify on Benghazi, Libya, on Wednesday have been intimidated by the Obama administration to such degree that they're terrified. Published May 6, 2013

Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai confirms CIA cash payments to continue

The CIA will continue paying cash to the Afghanistan government, President Hamid Karzai said over the weekend. Published May 6, 2013

Islamic protests with police leave 15 dead in Bangladesh

Islamic hardliners in Bangladesh's capital city calling for a law against blasphemy have clashed with police, and at least 15 have been reported dead. Published May 6, 2013

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro: President Obama’s ‘the grand chief of devils’

Venezuela-U.S. relations took another hit over the weekend, after President Obama called "ridiculous" the notion of an American detained in the country as a spy and government heads lashed back, demanding the White House quit its meddling. Published May 6, 2013

Vintage jet crashes, explodes in fireball at Madrid airshow

A pilot was killed when the vintage jet he was navigating at an air airshow near Madrid crashed and exploded into a dramatic fireball. Published May 6, 2013

Rush Limbaugh mulls exit from Cumulus over dispute with CEO: Report

Rush Limbaugh just might pack his suitcases and leave Cumulus, a media shake-up that would leave 40 stations around the country without the voice of one of the nation's biggest names — and advertising draw — in radio history. Published May 6, 2013

9/11 memorial fees called ‘slap in the face’

Charging admission fees to the National September 11 Memorial Museum is an outrage and a "slap in the face," said one group that represents the families of victims. Published May 6, 2013

Israel returns to ‘business as usual’ after strikes on Syria

It's "business as usual" in Israel, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left on Monday for a scheduled meeting in China — just a few hours after his country sent in two aircraft strikes against Syria. Published May 6, 2013

Earthquake rattles near Iran’s nuclear reactor in Bushehr

A moderate earthquake hit near Iran's main nuclear reactor near Bushehr on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of damages or deaths. Published May 6, 2013

Man electrocuted while scaling 200-foot power company tower in Seattle

A man who climbed at 200-foot power company tower was electrocuted and fell, apparently landing part of the way down. Seattle firefighters spent Friday morning trying to extricate the man's body from the tower, whose power had to be shut off during the recovery. Published May 3, 2013