Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Whistleblower accuses intelligence officials of pressing analysts to support Trump-Russia hoax
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has revealed how an intelligence officer and other analysts were pressured to say that Donald Trump benefited from Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Published August 4, 2025
Trump says Republican Sydney Sweeney has ‘hottest’ ad out there
President Trump says a blue jeans ad featuring registered Republican Sydney Sweeney is hot, but Taylor Swift is not. Published August 4, 2025
Rep. Nancy Mace announces gubernatorial campaign in South Carolina
Rep. Nancy Mace launched her bid for South Carolina governor, jumping into the GOP primary Monday. Published August 4, 2025
George Papadopoulos wants the FBI’s spy video of him in the Trump-Russia collusion files
George Papadopoulos, the 2016 Trump campaign staffer targeted in the FBI's Russia collusion probe, wants to see the government's spy video of him. Published August 1, 2025
FBI knew of Hillary Clinton-George Soros plan to spread Trump-Russia hoax, new docs reveal
Newly declassified Justice Department documents implicated left-wing donor George Soros in the FBI plot to spread Trump-Russia collusion allegations ahead of the 2016 election. Published July 31, 2025
Mamdani runs away from past anti-cop rhetoric in wake of deadly NYC shooting
New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday he is not an anti-cop politician who wants to defund the police, and that his past rhetoric denouncing law enforcement on social media is not where he stands today. Published July 30, 2025
Republican Curtis Sliwa banks on split liberal vote, business support to capture NYC mayor’s office
The candidates splintering the liberal vote in New York are possibly giving GOP candidate Curtis Sliwa an unexpected shot at becoming the city's next mayor. Published July 30, 2025
Trump prods Grassley to break Senate ‘blue slip’ tradition
President Trump railed Wednesday against a Senate tradition granting senators a sort of veto over judicial and U.S. attorney picks within their home states, saying it's preventing him from installing conservative judges and hard-charging prosecutors in some Democrat-dominated places. Published July 30, 2025
Ex-CIA analysts say former Obama officials’ actions serve another blow to U.S. intel agencies
The intelligence community is taking another blow to its credibility, former CIA analysts say, after newly released declassified material alleges that top Obama administration officials deliberately misled the public into believing President Trump colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election. Published July 26, 2025
Trump says Obama ‘owes me big’ for Supreme Court immunity ruling
President Trump on Friday said former President Barack Obama "owes me big" for the Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling in Mr. Trump's favor last year now that Mr. Obama is under scrutiny by the Justice Department for potential criminal behavior. Published July 25, 2025
Intel docs put John Brennan in crosshairs of new probe into Trump-Russia collusion hoax
Former CIA Director John Brennan said he "doesn't know what's ahead" for him following the declassification of a report that accuses him of treason for using shoddy intelligence and second-hand information to create the now-discredited Trump-Russia collusion hoax. Published July 24, 2025
House GOP moves to establish new panel to probe Jan. 6
House Republicans introduced a resolution establishing a new select subcommittee to continue the investigation of the events surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. Published July 23, 2025
Rand Paul wants DOJ to charge Anthony Fauci with lying to Congress
Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee Rand Paul called on the Department of Justice to charge Dr. Anthony Fauci, a former senior national health adviser, with lying to Congress. Published July 23, 2025
Senate Republicans prepare to skip August recess to confirm Trump nominees
Senate GOP leaders are preparing their members to sacrifice part of the traditional August recess to stay in Washington and vote on President Trump's nominations that Democrats have held up with parliamentary moves. Published July 23, 2025
Comey’s FBI didn’t probe Clinton’s mishandling of classified information, Justice Department IG said
Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley released documents Monday concluding that the FBI under Director James B. Comey failed to investigate fully Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server and mishandling of highly classified information. Published July 21, 2025
Trump administration to remove up to 2.8 million duplicative enrollees on federal health care plans
The Trump administration has announced steps to remove as many as 2.8 million duplicative enrollees in two or more federal health care plans, saying the move will save $14 billion annually. Published July 21, 2025
Trump posts AI-generated video of Obama being arrested by FBI
President Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated video on social media showing former President Barack Obama being arrested by FBI agents in the Oval Office. Published July 21, 2025
Trump predicts GOP winning streak will extend to the midterm elections
President Trump lavished praise on Senate Republicans at a White House dinner Friday, predicting the legislative victories they helped him accomplish set the party up for wins in the midterm elections next year. Published July 18, 2025
Trump signs legislation creating rules to help legitimize crypto industry
President Trump on Friday signed legislation that established new cryptocurrency regulations that added validity to the crypto-trading business. Published July 18, 2025
Homan says ‘no amnesty’ for illegal immigrants in Trump plans
White House border czar Tom Homan flatly ruled out any "amnesty" for illegal immigrants as part of President Trump's plans -- and said he won't accept an amnesty bill from Congress, either. Published July 18, 2025
