Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Trump takes credit for GOP win in Virginia
Former President Donald Trump is claiming kingmaker status, contending that Republican Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia governor's race last week because of him and his supporters. Published November 9, 2021
Sununu nixes Senate run
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu announced Tuesday that he will not run for the U.S. Senate, dashing Republican lawmakers' hopes for a popular challenger to Sen. Maggie Hassan. Published November 9, 2021
Looming rise in cost of home-heating fuel puts White House on defensive
The Biden administration is considering shutting down another oil pipeline, this time in Michigan, even as Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm -- the state's former governor -- conceded that heating prices will spike this winter. Published November 8, 2021
Kerry Donovan, Colorado Democratic heavyweight, scraps 2022 challenge to GOP’s Lauren Boebert
A Democrat state lawmaker expected to challenge conservative firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado has dropped out of the election. Published November 8, 2021
Pandemic school closures gave Youngkin the edge on education issue in Virginia governor’s race
Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin's upset victory last week was fueled, at least in part, by COVID-19 school shutdowns that energized suburban parents to confront the state's Democratic establishment. Published November 5, 2021
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GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert shows off ‘Let’s go Brandon’ dress in mock homage to AOC
Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican, is mocking President Biden, taking a page from a Democratic "Squad" House member's book to promote a popular conservative meme on Twitter. Published November 5, 2021
Democrats block GOP attempt to derail Biden’s $450,000 payments to illegal immigrants
Republicans moved this week to block $450,000 payments to illegal immigrants who were part of family separations during the Trump administration, but they saw their first attempt quashed by Senate Democrats. Published November 4, 2021
Republicans regain footing in Virginia, crushing Democrats’ hope for a realignment
Republicans captured Virginia's top offices in this week's elections and voters appear to have delivered the GOP a majority in the House of Delegates, defying Democrats' proclamations that the state had turned reliably blue. Published November 3, 2021
Virginia Republicans recapture House of Delegates
Republicans recaptured control of the Virginia House of Delegates late Tuesday night after Republican Kim Taylor, a political newcomer, narrowly defeated Democrat Del. Lashrecse Aird, adding to the GOP election sweep of the commonwealth that evening. Published November 3, 2021
Va. Gov.-elect Youngkin promises transformative changes on Day One
Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin promised transformative changes on Day One to exuberant supporters late Tuesday night after becoming the first Republican in the commonwealth to win statewide office in more than a decade. Published November 3, 2021
Winsome Sears makes history as first African American woman in Virginia to win statewide race
Republican Lt. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears made history Tuesday night when she became the first African American woman in Virginia to win a statewide race. Published November 3, 2021
RNC predicts ‘red wave’ with Republican Youngkin leading in Virginia gubernatorial election
The Republican National Committee on Tuesday predicted an approaching "red wave" of political victories after Glenn Youngkin took the lead in Virginia's gubernatorial election. Published November 3, 2021
Youngkin defeats McAuliffe in Virginia
Republican Glenn Youngkin upset Democrat Terry McAuliffe in Virginia's gubernatorial race, breaking his party's losing streak in the state and giving the GOP a reason to be optimistic heading into the congressional elections next year. Published November 2, 2021
Too early to call: Polls close in Virginia gubernatorial race
The supercharged gubernatorial race in Virginia between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin was in the hands of election officials Tuesday an hour after polls closed. Published November 2, 2021
After a year of election integrity doubts, voters in Va. and N.J. say they trust the system
Democracy was put to the test again on Tuesday as voters in Virginia, New Jersey and several major cities went to the polls, after a year marred by doubts about election security, the riot at the U.S. Capitol and enduring concern among Republicans that the November 2020 election was stolen from former President Trump. Published November 2, 2021
Dem stronghold of Fairfax County not insurmountable for Republican Youngkin in Va. race, says expert
Fairfax County -- the most populous county in Virginia that went overwhelmingly for President Biden in 2020 -- may not be enough to stop Republican Glenn Youngkin's gubernatorial campaign, according to an election forecasting expert. Published November 2, 2021
McAuliffe, Youngkin scramble for votes in homestretch of Virginia’s neck-and-neck gubernatorial race
Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin barnstormed Virginia on Monday in their final get-out-the-vote push on the eve of the governor's election -- the first competitive statewide election since President Biden took office in January. Published November 1, 2021
Youngkin says McAuliffe early voter turnout is ‘light and soft’
Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin is confident he has the edge with early voters over Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the campaign's final stretch. Published November 1, 2021
Youngkin vows to rev up economy in closing argument to Va. voters: ‘Stalled out for too long’
Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin on Monday made a final appeal to voters in the Richmond suburbs, hammering home his message of economic opportunity and keeping Virginia a right-to-work state. Published November 1, 2021
Virginia court throws out case claiming Fairfax county broke law over accepting absentee ballots
A Virginia Circuit Court judge dismissed a lawsuit Friday claiming the Fairfax County Office of Elections had wrongly accepted absentee ballot applications. Published October 30, 2021
