Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Biden faces headwinds as Iran nuclear talks near the finish line
U.S. negotiators are nearing a deal to revive the 2015 nuclear pact between Iran and world powers that was repudiated by President Trump in 2018, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday, but there were also signs President Biden will face major resistance selling the deal back home. Published March 10, 2022
Bipartisan House group warns Biden against looming Iran nuclear deal
A bipartisan group of 21 House lawmakers Thursday warned in a letter to President Biden Thursday they will likely oppose the impending Iran nuclear deal over concerns about reported measures that would be included in the agreement. Published March 10, 2022
NRCC hits vulnerable Dems over rising gas prices in new ad
House Republicans' campaign arm on Thursday released a new digital ad targeting 10 vulnerable Democrats on record-high gasoline prices around the country. Published March 10, 2022
RNC files lawsuit against Pelosi, Jan. 6 committee
The Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit Wednesday night against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Jan. 6 committee's members over the panel's subpoena of information from the RNC database. Published March 9, 2022
Republicans introduce bill to require ATF to delete records of gun sales
House Republicans have introduced a bill that would require the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to eliminate any firearms transactions maintained in their records. Published March 9, 2022
GOP lawmakers pressure Biden to take steps to help Taiwan
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy warned President Biden not to make the same mistake with Taiwan related to delaying the sale of military weapons as the administration previously did with Ukraine. Published March 9, 2022
Former AG Bill Barr says FBI’s Trump-Russia probe put Moscow where it is today
Former Attorney General William P. Barr called the FBI's Trump-Russia collusion investigation a "political dirty trick" that put Moscow in the position it is in today. Published March 9, 2022
Democrats denounce Biden for going to dictators for new oil imports
Democrats took turns taking swipes at President Biden for seeking new oil imports in countries led by dictators now that the U.S. put the kibosh on Russian oil imports. Published March 8, 2022
Rep. Darrell Issa says U.S. is already within early phases of World War III with Russia
Rep. Darrell Issa says that establishing a no-fly zone to block Russian fighter jets from the skies over Ukraine is vital as the U.S. is already in the initial stages of World War III. Published March 8, 2022
Offensive tweets force South Dakota Democrat out of House race after one day
A South Dakota Democrat withdrew from a congressional race just one day after he announced his candidacy, after a series of disturbing posts from his Twitter account was found. Published March 7, 2022
History in the making: More Black Republicans running for Congress than ever before
A record number of Black GOP candidates are running for Congress this year, Republicans say, a trend that accelerated since President Donald Trump's expansion of the conservative base in his 2016 campaign for the White House. Published March 7, 2022
Harris compares Republicans to 1960s Alabama state troopers on ‘Bloody Sunday’
Vice President Kamala Harris used her visit to Selma, Alabama, as an opportunity to compare state Republicans who passed new election laws to 1960s state troopers who attacked Black civil rights protesters as they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Published March 6, 2022
Biden administration, lawmakers say no go to no-fly zone in Ukraine
The Biden administration and U.S. lawmakers rejected establishing a "no-fly" zone above Ukraine, fearing it will only mean war between the United States and Russia. Published March 6, 2022
Blinken: U.S. in talks with allies about banning Russian oil imports
The U.S. is in talks with European allies about banning the import of Russian oil, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday. Published March 6, 2022
Blinken says U.S. sanctions against Russia have nothing to do with negotiations on Iran deal
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that U.S. sanctions against Russia are not intertwined with the Biden administration's attempt to resuscitate the Iran nuclear deal. Published March 6, 2022
Maryland sheriff to provide police escort for trucker convoy
A convoy of semi-trucks, recreational vehicles and passenger cars making its way Sunday morning toward the Capital Beltway will have a police escort through Frederick County, Maryland. Published March 6, 2022
Senate passes resolution to end federal COVID state of emergency
Senate lawmakers passed a resolution Thursday to end the federal COVID state of emergency, voting strictly along party lines 48-47 with Republicans voting in favor of the measure and Democrats against. Published March 3, 2022
GOP presses Pelosi to reopen House to the public, end COVID-19 rules that keep out citizens
House Republicans have introduced a resolution to reopen the U.S. Capitol to the public, including reopening the House gallery where visitors can observe lawmaking in action. Published March 3, 2022
Democratic lawmaker dismisses GOP claim that closing Keystone makes U.S. more dependent on Russia
Rep. Jim McGovern denounced as "bulls---" the GOP's claim that President Biden has made the United States more reliant on Russian energy by shutting down the Keystone XL pipeline. Published March 1, 2022
COVID positive tests keep lawmakers from attending State of the Union
A handful of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle will not be at the State of the Union on Tuesday night because they tested COVID positive on Monday. Published March 1, 2022
