Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Rep. Jordan accuses Biden Justice Department of coordinating with New York DA in Trump case
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan accused the Justice Department of coordinating with New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg in a "politicized" prosecution of former President Donald Trump. Published May 2, 2024
Conservatives to push vote to oust House speaker next week after Democrats pledge to back him
A pair of House conservatives plan to force a vote next week to eject Speaker Mike Johnson following a pledge by top Democrats to help save the Republican's job. Published May 1, 2024
Lawmakers clash over environmentalist groups’ influence on Interior Department
House lawmakers at a Natural Resources oversight subcommittee hearing sparred Tuesday over whether the Department of the Interior allows undue influence by nonprofit activist groups and private companies. Published April 30, 2024
House Democrats say they’ll vote to save Speaker Johnson from removal by renegade Republicans
The top three Democratic leaders in the House announced Tuesday they will vote to block a rogue House Republican from moving to oust GOP Speaker Mike Johnson. Published April 30, 2024
Lawmakers to examine influence of ‘extreme’ environmental activist groups in the Interior Department
House lawmakers will hold an oversight hearing Tuesday to scrutinize the influence of what Republicans call "radical" environmental activist groups in the Department of the Interior. Published April 29, 2024
Anti-Israel student protesters at Columbia University say they are not pro-Hamas, just anti-Israel
Anti-Israel demonstrators who have shut down Columbia University insist they are not pro-Hamas but blame the Jewish State for the Middle East conflict that exploded with the Oct. 7 terrorist attack. Published April 26, 2024
Speaker Johnson says Biden should call in National Guard to quell protests at colleges
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he thinks the president should call in the National Guard to calm the anti-Israel protests on college campuses if they fail to diminish on their own. Published April 24, 2024
Speaker Johnson confronts Columbia protesters, calls on university president to resign
House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia President Minouche Shafik to resign over her handling of anti-Israel protest turmoil, chiding school officials for allowing "lawless agitators and radicals" to take over the campus. Published April 24, 2024
Speaker Johnson urges Columbia president to resign, scolds student protesters to ‘go back to class’
House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia President Minouche Shafik to resign Wednesday over her handling of anti-Israel protest turmoil, declaring in an extraordinary visit to the Ivy League university that school officials have allowed "lawless agitators" to take over the campus. Published April 24, 2024
GOP senators urge Biden to mobilize National Guard to protect Jewish college students
Sens. Josh Hawley and Tom Cotton called on President Biden to mobilize the National Guard to protect Jewish American college students in response to anti-Israel, pro-terrorist demonstrations on campuses. Published April 23, 2024
New poll shows Trump trailing Biden in New York by 10 points
Former President Donald Trump trails President Biden in deep-blue New York by just 10 percentage points, according to a new poll. Published April 22, 2024
Senators want changes to House-passed aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan but bill on fast track
The Senate is expected to easily pass the House's $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan this week but not before several senators who oppose the bundle have their say. Published April 22, 2024
Spies get green light to snoop, for now, as Biden signs FISA extension reaching into Americans’ data
The intelligence community won a new expansion of snooping powers from Congress but opponents managed to cut the extension to just two years, meaning Capitol Hill will revisit the fight a lot sooner than the spy community had wanted. Published April 21, 2024
Senate clears key government surveillance tool shortly after midnight lapse
The Senate voted to reauthorize the government's chief surveillance tool early Saturday, clearing the measure for President Biden's signature with only a brief lapse of the spying power. Published April 20, 2024
Schumer, McConnell call for swift renewal of key spy law before deadline
The top Senate Democratic and GOP leaders called on lawmakers Friday to unite behind the government surveillance reauthorization bill before the legislation's key spying component expires at midnight. Published April 19, 2024
Senate advances FISA’s powerful spy power tool that may lapse Friday
Senate lawmakers advanced legislation to reauthorize a critical government surveillance tool, but bipartisan opposition may prevent final passage in time to stop a lapse of the law at midnight Friday. Published April 18, 2024
Whistleblowers accuse senior Army officials of lying about National Guard response on Jan. 6
National Guard whistleblowers accused Army brass of lying about why the National Guard was delayed in their deployment to the U.S. Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Published April 17, 2024
Senators balk at surveillance law expansion that could loop in cable providers
An obscure provision in legislation to reauthorize the government's chief spying tool has raised new alarms in the Senate as it scrambles to renew the authority by a Friday deadline. Published April 16, 2024
Johnson puts forth separate House measures on Ukraine and Israel this week
House Speaker Mike Johnson revealed on Monday night his proposal to pass four separate measures this week to send aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, risking his speakership if he advanced any funding legislation for Ukraine. Published April 15, 2024
House FISA legislation heads to Senate after failed last-ditch bid to stop it
A bill reauthorizing the government's chief spying tool is on its way to the Senate after House lawmakers on Monday swatted down a last-ditch bid to block it. Published April 15, 2024
