Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
D.C. work crews begin removing Black Lives Matter mural near White House
Work crews in the District started Monday removing the Black Lives Matter mural that was painted on a city street two blocks from the White House five years ago. Published March 10, 2025
Trump signals end of government ‘weaponization’ against crypto
The White House held its first crypto-summit one day after President Trump signed an executive order to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve for the U.S. Published March 7, 2025
AOC’s immigrant ‘education’ puts sexual predators on the street, says White House border czar
White House border czar Tom Homan upped his feud with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, saying her know-your-rights seminar for illegal immigrants will end up shielding serious criminals. Published March 7, 2025
Trump signs strategic bitcoin reserve executive order
President Trump signed an executive order establishing a strategic bitcoin reserve on Thursday. Published March 6, 2025
Trump says Musk preparing to return NASA astronauts to Earth in two weeks
President Trump on Thursday said tech billionaire Elon Musk is preparing to launch a SpaceX ship in two weeks to return NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth from the International Space Station. Published March 6, 2025
White House disputes report of plan to revoke temporary legal status of Ukrainians in U.S.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pushed back on a report Thursday that the administration is preparing to revoke temporary legal status for about 240,000 Ukrainians who escaped the war against Russia. Published March 6, 2025
Irate opposition struggling with Trump’s return; antics at speech highlight Dems’ conundrum
Democrats' dilemma has been on full display this week as they struggle with how to respond to Trump 2.0. Published March 5, 2025
Democrats double down on ignoring child with cancer at joint session
A pair of Democrats doubled down Wednesday on their decision to avoid bipartisan celebrations at the joint session of Congress on Tuesday, particularly when President Trump recognized a 13-year-old boy who survived brain cancer. Published March 5, 2025
Trump promises growth in the auto industry from new tariffs
President Trump at Tuesday's joint session of Congress promised growth in the U.S. auto industry from tariffs he imposed on foreign countries including Canada, China and Mexico. Published March 4, 2025
Trump promises that U.S. ‘will be woke no longer’
President Trump used his address to the joint session of Congress to tout his actions reversing Biden administration policies on gender identity and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. Published March 4, 2025
Trump takes another swipe at Canadian banks within hours of imposing tariffs
President Trump on Tuesday took another jab at Canadian banks within hours of imposing a 25% tariff on imported goods from the U.S. neighbor north of the border. Published March 4, 2025
FBI boss in New York forced out
The head of the FBI's New York Field Office was pushed out of the bureau on Monday, a month after he told his employees to resist an administration official who requested the names of all agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases. Published March 3, 2025
Kash Patel disputes whistleblower revelation about FBI ‘honeypot’ agent spying on Trump campaign
FBI Director Kash Patel is disputing a bureau whistleblower who identified a female undercover FBI agent as a "honeypot" who infiltrated President Trump's 2016 campaign. Published March 3, 2025
Trump brushes off GOP town hall protesters as ‘paid troublemakers’
President Trump Monday slammed disruptors at GOP town hall meetings as "paid troublemakers" attempting to politically hurt Republican congressional lawmakers. Published March 3, 2025
Crypto stocks rise after Trump names currencies in strategic reserve
Crypto stocks spiked Monday after President Trump named the cryptocurrencies to be held in a U.S. strategic reserve. Published March 3, 2025
Bondi orders Patel to find out why the FBI withheld thousands of Epstein files
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday ordered FBI Director Kash Patel to investigate why thousands of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein were withheld from her by the bureau. Published February 27, 2025
Agent who infiltrated Trump campaign revealed; woman was one of two ‘honeypots’
New whistleblower disclosures have identified a top agent in the New York field office as one of the FBI investigators assigned to infiltrate Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2015 as part of an "off-the-books" operation launched by then-FBI Director James B. Comey. Published February 26, 2025
Top GOP senators call on Justice officials to investigate potential criminal FBI leaks to media
Two senior Senate Republican lawmakers called on Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel to investigate potential criminal leaks to the media of sensitive and classified information ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Published February 25, 2025
FBI looking into Comey’s off-the-books ‘honeypot’ operation targeting 2016 Trump campaign
New leadership at the FBI is starting an investigation into the origins of the agency's plan a decade ago to infiltrate the campaign of then-candidate Donald Trump using two female undercover "honeypot" agents. Published February 25, 2025
European conservative leaders say Trump’s MAGA movement can help make Europe great again
A delegation of European conservative leaders agree that President Trump's triumphant return to the White House after four years in political exile has helped inspire a populist, MAGA-style resurgence across their own respective countries. Published February 24, 2025
