Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Trump budget includes cuts to FBI, DOJ
President Trump's new budget proposal includes $545 million in cuts to the FBI and other Justice Department agencies. Published May 2, 2025
Trump orders Corporation for Public Broadcasting to cease federal funding for NPR and PBS
President Trump has ordered an end to taxpayer subsidization of National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service. Published May 2, 2025
Trump suggests secrets to success to Alabama students during commencement speech
President Trump offered almost a dozen pieces of life advice during his Thursday evening commencement speech to graduating students at the University of Alabam Published May 1, 2025
Trump says nations that purchase oil from Iran will be banned from doing business with U.S.
President Trump warned of new secondary oil sanctions against Iran Thursday and described harrowing accounts from freed hostages who were held captive by Hamas terrorists in their attacks on Israel. Published May 1, 2025
Grassley calls on FBI to release Biden-era emails over jailed first-term Trump personnel
Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley on Thursday asked the FBI for internal communications regarding the prosecution of President Trump and his first-term White House staff. Published May 1, 2025
Stephen Miller says the Washington press corps is acting as ‘shills for MS-13 terrorists’
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller lashed out at journalists Thursday for the way they've covered illegal immigration, saying they had to be shamed into reporting on rapes and slayings of Americans. Published May 1, 2025
HHS quits paying for kids’ ‘gender-affirming care’ that was promoted under Biden administration
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday said his department has "ended funding for gender mutilation surgeries and other kind of gender dysphoria practices." Published April 30, 2025
Transportation secretary calls on Congress to fund new air traffic control system
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday said his department is developing a state-of-the-art air traffic control system to replace the current program, which hasn't been updated since the 1980s. Published April 30, 2025
WATCH: Trump voters celebrate 100-day mark at Michigan rally
In the first rally of his improbable second term, President Trump sounded like he was running for a third, touting major accomplishments, making huge promises and jabbing at Democrats who are angling to block him. Published April 29, 2025
Trump opponents see kids as Achilles’ heel of immigration crackdown
The same people who years ago accused President Trump of "family separations" for deporting parents without their children in tow are now lambasting him for sending the children with their parents. Published April 28, 2025
Border czar Tom Homan says citizenship of kids doesn’t make parents ‘immune’ from U.S. law
White House border czar Tom Homan said having a citizen child doesn't make someone "immune" from U.S. immigration laws. Published April 28, 2025
Tom Homan: Biden put up illegal migrants in pricey hotels to help them evade deportations
White House border czar Tom Homan accused the Biden administration of putting up illegal migrants in expensive hotel rooms instead of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities, helping migrants avoid deportation. Published April 28, 2025
Trump reveals 200 trade deals are done, with no specifics
President Trump said the U.S. has made 200 trade deals, but has yet to name which nations were involved. Published April 25, 2025
Trump makes probationary periods tougher for new federal workers
President Trump on Thursday ordered a new set of performance evaluations for federal workers during the probationary period of their employment. Published April 24, 2025
Poll shows voters give Trump low marks on economic plan, approve of his border policies
President Trump is getting dour reviews from voters on his handling of inflation and the economy, but they are satisfied with his approach to immigration and securing the border, according to a Fox News poll released Thursday. Published April 24, 2025
Crowded race for New York mayor offers something for every political stripe
The New York mayor's race has already attracted roughly a dozen candidates, including a disgraced former governor, a democratic socialist and a Republican best known for founding the Guardian Angels vigilante group. Published April 24, 2025
Trump signs executive order targeting education accrediting system
President Trump expanded his assault on woke cultures in America's education system with executive orders signed Wednesday. Published April 23, 2025
Trump weighs in against erasing Native American names from sports teams
President Trump said Wednesday that it made little sense to force sports teams to get rid of names referencing Native Americans. Published April 23, 2025
Gingrich says Trump note shows he wants to avoid raising taxes
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said President Trump told him he has no plans to raise taxes on anyone. Published April 22, 2025
Rep. Barr to run for McConnell’s Senate seat in GOP primary
Rep. Andy Barr announced Tuesday that he will run for Kentucky's U.S. Senate seat in 2026, looking to replace longtime Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who is retiring. Published April 22, 2025
