Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
House report questions Jan. 6 Select Committee subpoena authority, citing violations of rules
House Democrats played fast and loose with the rules when they formed the Jan. 6 Select Committee, according to a new report released by the oversight panel of the House Administration Committee. Published March 11, 2024
RNC members see Lara Trump as a sharp message maker, answer to their fundraising struggles
Party leaders gathered here over the weekend for the Republican National Committee's spring meeting are hopeful new co-chair Lara Trump, with her famous last name and media presence, can fix the organization's fundraising struggles. Published March 10, 2024
Ronna McDaniel calls for GOP to unite in tearful goodbye speech
Former Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel got weepy Friday as she bid farewell to the RNC, calling on the members to heal divisions within the party. Published March 8, 2024
New leadership team takes over the RNC
The Republican National Committee elected its new senior leadership team Friday at the party's annual spring meeting, closing the book on Ronna McDaneil's longtime stewardship of the Republican Party. Published March 8, 2024
Michael Whatley, handpicked by Trump, elected RNC chairman
The Republican National Committee on Friday elected a new chair to replace Ronna McDaniel, who was forced out by former President Donald Trump. Published March 8, 2024
RNC members gather in Houston to elect new leaders, cement Trump’s grip on the party
The Republican National Committee's 168 members plan to gather in a downtown hotel on Friday to rubber-stamp new senior leadership who were handpicked by former President Donald Trump. Published March 7, 2024
Youngkin endorses Trump after Super Tuesday’s nomination-clinching wins
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin endorsed former President Donald Trump for president on Wednesday night, a day after Mr. Trump easily won almost all the GOP primaries during Super Tuesday, including the Commonwealth. Published March 6, 2024
RNC won’t vote on proposal to prohibit paying Trump’s legal bills
The Republican National Committee won't act on a proposal that would have barred it from paying former President Donald Trump's legal bills, after the proposition failed to get enough support among RNC members. Published March 6, 2024
New House bill would eliminate liability protections for COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers
Legislation introduced Tuesday in the House would strip pharmaceutical companies of liability protections for COVID-19 vaccines. Published March 5, 2024
Congress subpoenas Andrew Cuomo to testify about New York’s COVID-19 nursing home deaths
A House panel called on former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to explain why he mandated nursing homes and long-term care facilities house potentially contagious and untested COVID-19 patients at the height of the pandemic. Published March 5, 2024
Republicans press EventBrite and GoFundMe for evidence of government spying on transactions
House Republican lawmakers are asking the crowdfunding giants Eventbrite and GoFundMe to cooperate with their investigation into the Biden administration allegedly pressuring large financial institutions to spy on customers' private transactions in search of people considered by the government to be extremists. Published March 5, 2024
Garland beefing up team to fight voter ID and drop-box limits, says laws suppress Black voters
Attorney General Merrick Garland said on the eve of the Super Tuesday primaries that states requiring voter ID at the polls and restricting drop boxes are suppressing Black voters, and the Justice Department has doubled the number of its lawyers to fight those laws. Published March 4, 2024
House panel releases 5,000 additional hours of Jan. 6 footage
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Barry Loudermilk announced Friday the release of 5,000 hours of footage of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol protest. Published March 1, 2024
GOP senators call for a conference meeting to discuss new leader election
A group of 10 GOP lawmakers in the upper chamber called on Senate Conference Chair John Barrasso to schedule a meeting to discuss the upcoming election of a new leader. Published March 1, 2024
FBI agents raid home of top aide to NYC Mayor Eric Adams
FBI agents on Thursday raided the Bronx residence of a senior adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Published February 29, 2024
Bipartisan Senate bill would allow closer scrutiny of misconduct by DOJ lawyers
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee has reintroduced legislation that closes the loophole that precludes the Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General from investigating misconduct by federal prosecutors. Published February 29, 2024
AOC defends sanctuary cities, criticizes Mayor Adams amid illegal immigrant crime wave
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she's still a firm supporter of sanctuary policies, and criticized New York Mayor Eric Adams' new proposal to water down his city's rules preventing cooperation with Homeland Security on deportation detainer requests. Published February 29, 2024
State and congressional lawmakers push policy to ban noncitizen voting amid migrant surge on border
A slew of congressional and state legislation aimed at preventing noncitizen voting at all levels is being pushed across the country as the migrant crisis has mired cities and towns deeper into tribulation. Published February 29, 2024
Hochul signs legislation for new congressional maps in New York
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Wednesday that approved a new map for the Empire State's 26 congressional seats that is less partisan than Democrats' initial goals. Published February 28, 2024
Poll shows Biden struggling with Black Michigan voters
President Biden is struggling to attract Black Michigan voters in the key swing state as election-day voting got underway Tuesday, a new poll shows. Published February 27, 2024
