Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Putin to test Trump’s dealmaking prowess at Alaska summit
President Trump took an aggressive stance ahead of Friday's high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin by threatening "very serious consequences" if Russia doesn't move toward ending its war in Ukraine. Published August 13, 2025
Trump threatens ‘very serious consequences’ if Putin doesn’t move toward peace at Alaska summit
President Trump on Wednesday warned that Russia would suffer "very serious consequences" if President Vladimir Putin does not agree to stop the Ukraine war after their summit. Published August 13, 2025
President Trump, European leaders shape goals on call ahead of summit with Putin
European leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, huddled with President Trump on a video conference meeting Wednesday to discuss ceasefire basics ahead of Mr. Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in Alaska. Published August 13, 2025
GOP state attorneys general join gun rights groups’ lawsuit to repeal National Firearms Act
Fifteen Republican state attorneys general joined Second Amendment groups that went to court last month to strike down the National Firearms Act. Published August 12, 2025
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan meets with Trump after president calls for his resignation
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan visited the White House on Monday for a meeting with President Trump after the president called on him to resign from his post over his purported ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Published August 11, 2025
Trump removes IRS commissioner Billy Long, appoints him Iceland ambassador
President Trump on Friday removed former Rep. Billy Long as IRS commissioner just two months after his Senate confirmation, and then appointed him as ambassador to Iceland, a White House official confirmed. Published August 8, 2025
Justice Dept. launches probe of New York AG Letitia James for violations of Trump’s civil rights
The Justice Department has served New York Attorney General Letitia James with a pair of subpoenas as part of a grand jury investigation into her $454 million civil fraud case against President Trump. Published August 8, 2025
FBI fires three senior officials tied to Jan. 6
The FBI has ousted at least three senior officials tied to cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Published August 8, 2025
Trump honors Purple Heart heroes at the White House
President Trump paid tribute Thursday to military veterans injured in action by hosting nearly 100 Purple Heart recipients at the White House. Published August 7, 2025
Trump turns tables on banks that cancel customers for political reasons
Using excuses such as "reputational risk" can no longer be a reason for banks to reject a customer or expel a current client, under an executive order President Trump inked on Thursday. Published August 7, 2025
Trump calls on Intel CEO to ‘resign immediately’ following purported ties to Chinese Communist Party
President Trump said the CEO of chipmaker Intel should quit "immediately" in the wake of information that the new chief has ties to China's Communist Party. Published August 7, 2025
Trump orders work on new census that will not include those in U.S. illegally
President Trump announced Thursday that he has ordered the Department of Commerce to create a census that will exclude anyone illegally in the U.S. Published August 7, 2025
Trump takes jabs at Colbert, Fallon, Kimmel and Stern over future of talk shows
President Trump took a swing Wednesday at hostile late-night television and talk radio hosts whose programs are on the line or are about to be cancelled. Published August 6, 2025
Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook announce new $100 billion commitment to manufacture in U.S.
President Trump announced Wednesday an agreement by Apple to make its largest U.S. investment ever, spending an additional $100 billion over the next four years. Published August 6, 2025
Sen. Tom Cotton calls on IRS to probe CAIR’s nonprofit status
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton requested that IRS Commissioner Billy Long launch an investigation into the nonprofit status of the Council on American-Islamic Relations' alleged ties to terrorist organizations. Published August 6, 2025
DOJ launches grand jury probe of Russiagate hoax
Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered federal prosecutors to take action on Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's criminal referral of Obama-era officials involved in the Trump-Russia collusion hoax. Published August 4, 2025
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
