Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Star power expected to light up Democratic National Convention in Chicago
Hollywood celebrities and musicians will turn out for the Democratic National Convention this week in Chicago, where Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will accept their party's respective nominations. Published August 16, 2024
Radio’s Rickey Smiley hits a raw nerve by pressuring Black voters to back Harris
A split in the Black community over Kamala Harris has erupted into a melee on social media. Published August 16, 2024
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin questioned about Tim Walz’s 30 trips to China
Rep. Jim Banks is pressing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to answer questions about Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz's 30 trips to China. Published August 14, 2024
Tim Walz has record of praising Muslim cleric who commended Hitler
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz once lauded a radical Muslim imam who extolled Adolf Hitler and wouldn't rebuke the Oct. 7 Hamas terror raid. Published August 14, 2024
Tim Walz called out for routinely making false claims about his military rank
Gov. Tim Walz, who has been accused of "stolen valor" for implying he is a combat veteran, is also under scrutiny for inflating his military rank after he retired from the Minnesota Army National Guard. Published August 14, 2024
Walz caught in another video giving the impression he went to war
Another video has surfaced in which Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gives the false impression that his National Guard service included deployment to combat zones in Iraq or Afghanistan. Published August 12, 2024
Popular Black influencer says he snubbed Harris despite Democratic team’s pleas for interview
Popular Black social media influencer Kai Cenat claims he snubbed the Harris campaign after they reached out to him to set up an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee. Published August 9, 2024
Walz’s military record questioned after comments about serving in war
Republicans are scrutinizing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's military record by honing in on previous claims he made implying he engaged in battle during his service in the Army National Guard. Published August 8, 2024
Democrats vote out another progressive as Harris, Walz seek to move party to the left
Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri is the latest "Squad" member to lose her seat, continuing a string of losses for progressives even as Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz aim to take the party leftward. Published August 7, 2024
Rep. Cori Bush loses Missouri primary, becoming second ‘Squad’ member defeated by fellow Democrat
Rep. Cori Bush became the second member of "The Squad" to be defeated Tuesday night after the progressive firebrand lost the Democratic primary in her bid for a third term. Published August 6, 2024
New poll shows Trump, Harris tied in Pennsylvania
A new poll in the swing state of Pennsylvania shows former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris tied among likely voters. Published August 5, 2024
Squad member Cori Bush’s anti-Israel stance puts her at risk in Tuesday’s Democratic primary
Rep. Cori Bush is fighting for her political survival in Tuesday's Democratic primary in Missouri where her anti-Israel stance threatens to make her the second "Squad" member ousted by Democratic voters. Published August 5, 2024
Victims of clergy sex abuse in San Francisco rebuke Kamala Harris for not fighting for them
Catholic clergy abuse victims in California strenuously objected when Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris described herself as a top-notch prosecutor who went after sex offenders during her time as San Francisco's district attorney. Published August 5, 2024
Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff admits he cheated with nanny on his first wife
Vice President Kamala Harris' husband Doug Emhoff on Saturday admitted to cheating on his first wife. Published August 3, 2024
Harris backed using ‘lists’ of gun owners to send police door-to-door to seize firearms
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris once threatened to use databases of gun owners to send police to their homes to confiscate firearms. Published August 1, 2024
Republican lawmakers demand info from more than 130 companies about ESG initiative
House GOP lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee demanded information Tuesday from more than 130 companies about their involvement with an investor-led climate action initiative. Published July 30, 2024
GOP lawmakers want GAO to probe how DOJ investigates Chinese spies on U.S. soil
House Republicans called on the Government Accountability Office to review how the Justice Department investigates foreign nationals sent to spy on U.S. soil. Published July 30, 2024
‘Reduced to a pulse’: Jan. 6 defendant recounts prison treatment, DOJ’s overreach
A Jan. 6 defendant said he spent four months in solitary confinement in federal prison, harsh conditions that could have been avoided in light of the Supreme Court's ruling that the Justice Department overreached when it charged hundreds of the U.S. Capitol defendants with felony obstruction. Published July 29, 2024
Anti-Israel protesters mostly escape prosecution in nation’s capital, leaving mark on the city
Republicans are demanding the same sort of zealous prosecutions of anti-Israel demonstrators who rampaged in Washington this week as the Biden administration doled out to the protesters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Published July 25, 2024
National Park Service begins cleanup of vandalized monuments following anti-Israel protest
The National Park Service on Thursday began removing graffiti and repairing statues, a bell and a fountain outside Union Station that protesters damaged Wednesday during demonstrations against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint meeting of Congress. Published July 25, 2024
