Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Busloads of illegal immigrants arrive at Kamala Harris’ Washington home: ‘I wanted to claim asylum’
Two busloads of illegal immigrants sent by the governor of Texas arrived in front of the Naval Observatory, where Vice President Kamala Harris lives. Published September 15, 2022
Biden accused of pressuring FBI to fabricate ‘extremist’ and ‘White supremacist’ cases
Rank-and-file FBI agents are accusing the Biden administration of exaggerating the threat of White supremacists and pressuring agents to cook up domestic terrorist cases involving racist extremists. Published September 15, 2022
FBI insiders say White supremacy threat overblown as Biden opens summit about racists, extremists
President Biden will convene a forum Thursday at the White House aimed at confronting what civil rights groups, local officials and academics say is an explosive rise in extremism and White supremacy that threatens the core of America's democracy. Published September 14, 2022
Credit card note of gun sales seen as a big step toward national database
Second Amendment advocacy organizations are blasting the major credit card companies' plan to distinguish gun purchases in payment processors, saying it is a step toward a database of U.S. gun owners. Published September 12, 2022
FBI probing allegations that top officials broke security rules with smartphones at Washington HQ
More FBI whistleblowers have stepped forward to Congress and accused high-ranking bureau officials of bringing unauthorized smartphones into top-secret facilities, a security breach that can expose classified materials. Published September 12, 2022
Majority of Americans now say inflation causing hardship
Inflation is causing financial hardship in households across the country, say a majority of Americans. Published September 9, 2022
Lawmakers sound alarm about taxpayer dollars going to Chinese solar panels made with slave labor
House Oversight Committee Republicans suspect the Department of Homeland Security is using taxpayer dollars to buy solar panels and components made in China by enslaved people. Published September 8, 2022
Virginia House race ignites brawl over who’s the real pro-police candidate
Virginia's 7th Congressional District is the site of a fierce midterm battle over who is more pro-police, pitting two candidates with law enforcement backgrounds against each other. Published September 8, 2022
Whistleblowers accuse FBI of breaking security regulations, endangering classified documents
An FBI whistleblower has told the House Judiciary Committee that he witnessed the bureau's deputy director violate security policies, putting classified information at risk. Published September 7, 2022
Trump pledges to pardon some Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he would grant full pardons and an apology from the government to rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to stop the congressional certification of the presidential election. Published September 2, 2022
Grassley warns Garland to back off from FBI whistleblowers
Sen. Chuck Grassley on Thursday excoriated Attorney General Merrick Garland for prohibiting Justice Department employees from communicating with members of Congress amid a flood of FBI whistleblower complaints to lawmakers. Published September 1, 2022
FBI Agents Association vouches for Wray, disputes reports of resignation calls within bureau
Supporters of embattled FBI Director Christopher A. Wray are circling the wagons following The Washington Times' exclusive report that the bureau's rank-and-file agents want him to resign. Published September 1, 2022
Most Americans still not ready to buy electric vehicles
Most Americans are still not persuaded to buy electric cars despite the federal government's multibillion-dollar push to promote the vehicles. Published August 31, 2022
AG Garland bans DOJ employees from talking to Congress amid flood of whistleblower complaints
Attorney General Merrick Garland has issued a memo blocking Justice Department employees from communicating with members of Congress in the wake of stunning whistleblower disclosures regarding the FBI probe into Hunter Biden's business affairs. Published August 31, 2022
Allegations of political bias, widespread misconduct prompt FBI agents to call for Wray to step down
Rank-and-file FBI agents say they cannot see how FBI Director Christopher A. Wray stays in his position after The Washington Times' exclusive report about a senior bureau official stepping down under scrutiny for suspected political bias affecting investigations. Published August 30, 2022
Top agent exits FBI amid charge of political bias undermining Hunter Biden probe, sources say
A senior FBI official in the bureau's Washington field office has abruptly resigned after coming under congressional scrutiny for suspected political bias in handling the investigation of Hunter Biden's laptop computer. Published August 29, 2022
House Dems’ surprise win in New York special election shakes GOP’s predicted ‘red wave’ in November
Democrats hope Pat Ryan's unexpected win in a special election to fill a vacant House seat in New York's 19th Congressional District is a sign that the GOP's "red wave" will be reduced to a puddle come November. Published August 24, 2022
New York Democrat Pat Ryan maintains upstate seat for party in special election
Republicans failed in their bid to flip a swing district seat in New York's 19th Congressional District in a special election considered to be a bellwether race ahead of the midterm elections. Published August 23, 2022
Nadler knocks off Maloney in battle of Democratic House incumbents
Rep. Jerry Nadler prevailed Tuesday in a bitter primary slugfest for the Democratic nomination for New York's 12th Congressional District seat, defeating fellow veteran lawmaker Carolyn Maloney in one of the most closely watched congressional primaries of the year. Published August 23, 2022
GOP lawmakers prepare to probe ‘appalling’ new FBI whistleblower allegations
House Republicans say new allegations from FBI whistleblowers about corruption within the bureau's management and executive ranks are "appalling" and will be investigated as more revelations about the agency surface. Published August 23, 2022