Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Trump says U.S. dealing with Iran directly on nuclear program
President Trump said Monday the U.S. and Iran have had direct talks on Tehran's nuclear program. Published April 7, 2025
White House planning a military parade
President Trump is expected to have a military parade in the streets of Washington, something he has wanted since his first term in office. Published April 7, 2025
Conservative women push House GOP to reject proxy voting for lawmakers with new babies
Over a dozen female leaders representing prominent conservative organizations signed a letter urging House Republicans to reject an effort to allow proxy voting by lawmakers with newborns. Published April 4, 2025
Trump calls on France to ‘free’ Marine Le Pen
President Trump defended conservative French leader Marine Le Pen, saying a "witch hunt" was launched against her by her European political enemies through lawfare tactics to silence her. Published April 4, 2025
Wife of Dr. Anthony Fauci reassigned from NIH to Indian health service’s regional posts
Christine Grady, the wife of Dr. Anthony Fauci, was among several top officials who were notified they were being reassigned from the National Institutes of Health to regional offices of the Indian Health Service. Published April 2, 2025
Jim Jordan urges appropriators to use the power of the purse to restrain federal judges
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan wants to use Congress' next spending bills to rein in federal judges. Published April 1, 2025
Trump declares an end to ‘the Marxist war on women’
President Trump on Wednesday proclaimed that his administration is ending the Democrats' war on women. Published March 26, 2025
‘No more quotas, no more ridiculous mumbo jumbo’: Vance boasts about nixing military DEI
Vice President J.D. Vance on Wednesday crowed to corpsmen at the Marine Corps base in Quantico that the administration was making good on the promise to eliminate diversity equity and inclusion initiatives in the military. Published March 26, 2025
Vance says Atlantic’s editor ‘oversold’ content of Signal chat contents
Vice President J.D. Vance criticized The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg Wednesday for allegedly embellishing the content of a private text chat of high-ranking senior administration officials. Published March 26, 2025
White House goes on offensive, says bombing of Houthis made terrorists ‘pay’
The White House on Tuesday went from defense to offense, underscoring that its military actions "made the Houthi terrorists pay." Published March 25, 2025
Intel leaders say leaked Signal chat didn’t include classified info
Trump officials on Tuesday described the leak of a high-level discussion about attacks on Houthi rebels in Yemen as a "mistake" but said the president's critics were blowing the incident out of proportion to undercut the success of the airstrikes themselves. Published March 25, 2025
Homan says ICE ‘confident’ all Venezuelans deported to El Salvador were gang members
White House border czar Tom Homan on Tuesday said he's certain that all of the Venezuelans deported this month to El Salvador were members of the notorious Tren de Aragua gang. Published March 25, 2025
Justice Department working with DOGE to collect agency referrals to launch fraud cases
The Department of Justice is working with the Department of Government Efficiency to collect referrals for criminal fraud investigations. Published March 25, 2025
Trump says law firms punished through his executive orders can redeem themselves
President Trump Monday said law firms who were punished through his recent executive orders over their past political actions have a chance to redeem themselves. Published March 24, 2025
Trump names Alina Habba as interim top federal prosecutor for New Jersey
President Trump named former defense attorney and White House counselor Alina Habba to be New Jersey's interim U.S. attorney. Published March 24, 2025
Republicans accuse Democrat Jasmine Crockett of inciting Tesla attacks, call for FBI investigation
A group of House Republicans on Friday called on FBI Director Kash Patel to investigate acts of domestic terrorism committed by the "radical Left" against Tesla owners and dealerships - and whether a firebrand Texas congresswoman is partly responsible for inciting the attacks. Published March 21, 2025
Trump offers overtime pay to previously stranded NASA astronauts
President Trump has offered to pay overtime out of his pocket for the two NASA astronauts who recently returned to Earth after an unexpected eight-month stint at the International Space Station. Published March 21, 2025
Trump says SBA will handle federal student loans
President Trump said he's "immediately" shifting the management of federal student loans to the Small Business Administration. Published March 21, 2025
Grassley calls on Bondi, Patel to review whistleblower retaliation in Biden era
Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley is calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel to review and take corrective action in the cases of Justice Department and FBI whistleblowers whose security clearances were revoked by the Biden administration. Published March 21, 2025
Trump signs executive order aims to streamline federal procurement under GSA
President Trump has signed an executive order that centralizes federal government procurement under the General Services Administration. Published March 20, 2025
