Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Republicans introduce sweeping school reforms in Parents Bill of Rights
House Republicans on Wednesday pushed forward their plan to empower parents to take on woke and dysfunctional school systems by arming them with a Parents Bill of Rights. Published March 1, 2023
Republicans say Beltway Democrats missing in action, absent from border hearings and East Palestine
House Republicans say that Democrats are out of touch with the country because they refuse to leave Capitol Hill to address national emergencies in the states. Published February 28, 2023
GOP Rep. Scalise says Democrats were the ones who released ‘sensitive’ Jan. 6 riot footage
House Republican leadership Tuesday defended Speaker Kevin McCarthy's exclusive release of tens of thousands of hours of Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot security footage to Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson, saying it was Democrats who cherry-picked and publicly released sensitive film from that day. Published February 28, 2023
Rep. Matt Gaetz: GOP doesn’t have the votes to impeach Mayorkas
Republicans don't have the votes to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, according to Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, a key lawmaker pushing the effort. Published February 27, 2023
Rep. Elissa Slotkin launches Senate campaign bid for open Michigan seat
Rep. Elissa Slotkin on Monday launched her bid for the Senate seat being vacated by fellow Michigan Democrat Sen. Debbie Stabenow, making her the first contender in what is likely to be a contested primary in a key 2024 presidential battleground state. Published February 27, 2023
Senators to grill Garland about rogue FBI agent involved in Trump-Russia investigation
The Senate Judiciary Committee will press Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday about the investigations overseen by former top FBI official Charles McGonigal, a player in the bureau's Trump-Russia probe who was arrested last month on criminal charges of colluding with Russia. Published February 27, 2023
Rubio urges Biden to ask Buttigieg for his resignation
Sen. Marco Rubio urged President Biden Thursday to request the "immediate resignation" of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, calling him incompetent and disengaged. Published February 16, 2023
Jordan calls for more documents on FBI’s rescinded anti-Catholic memo
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan said Thursday that he and fellow committee Republican Rep. Mike Johnson have called on FBI Director Christopher B. Wray to turn over information on a since-rescinded FBI memo that specified certain Catholics as "violent extremists." Published February 16, 2023
Republicans say State Department less willing to help with Marc Fogel than with Brittney Griner
GOP lawmakers say the Biden State Department is not placing the same urgency to bring home American Marc Fogel, who Russian authorities have imprisoned, that officials put on WNBA player Brittney Griner, who was in a similar situation last year. Published February 16, 2023
Rep. Biggs tells FBI director GOP lawmakers undecided on reauthorization of FISA over past abuses
Rep. Andy Biggs told FBI leadership that he and his colleagues are reconsidering their support of the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, based on findings from a report issued by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Published February 15, 2023
Justice Department decides not to indict Gaetz in sex trafficking probe
The Justice Department will not file charges against Rep. Matt Gaetz following a yearslong federal sex-trafficking probe of the Florida Republican. Published February 15, 2023
Biden’s FCC nominee counting on Democratic Senate majority to advance languishing nomination
Fireworks erupted Tuesday at a Senate committee hearing over President Biden's nomination of embattled Gigi Sohn to the Federal Communications Commission, as Republicans objected to her views ranging from censorship of conservatives to law enforcement.. Published February 14, 2023
Buttigieg calls for racial labor equity with infrastructure projects
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Monday told attendees at the National Association of Counties that government infrastructure projects should be done by teams of workers who look like the neighborhood of color in which they work. Published February 13, 2023
Congressional Hispanic Caucus decides to keep newly elected chair after staff exodus
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Monday decided to retain its present chair, Rep. Nanette Barragan, despite turmoil over staff departures in recent days. Published February 13, 2023
Congressional Hispanic Caucus to decide whether to oust newly elected chair
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Monday is expected to convene and decide whether to oust its current chair, Rep. Nanette Barragan. Published February 13, 2023
House investigators home in on collusion between FBI, Democrats, news media
Top Republican senators said Thursday that their Democratic counterparts sicced the FBI on them in 2020 in an attempt to shut down their probe into how the Justice Department bungled the Trump-Russia investigation. Published February 9, 2023
Rep. Jim Jordan requests documents on Big Tech censorship for probe
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan asked the Department of Justice Wednesday for copies of documents from a civil case demonstrating how the federal government allegedly pressured Big Tech companies to violate Americans' First Amendment rights. Published February 8, 2023
New leadership dynamic in House shows politics doesn’t need to be personal
Nobody will ever accuse them of being pals, but Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries have embarked on their working relationship with a grudging respect that was missing when Nancy Pelosi was in charge. Published February 8, 2023
Republicans oppose Biden’s proposed plan to tax ultrawealthy Americans
House Republicans opposed President Biden's plan to raise taxes on the ultrawealthy, in line with his equity agenda to level the economic playing field. Published February 7, 2023
Former Trump officials say they were never informed of Chinese spy balloon surveillance
Mike Pompeo, who first served as director of the CIA and later as secretary of state under former President Trump, pushed back on claims from the Biden administration that China sent spy balloons over the U.S. in the Trump era. Published February 6, 2023
