Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Trump to test German Chancellor Merz on trade, Ukraine war at White House meeting
President Trump's meeting Thursday with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz showcases America's tough pivot on trade, security and the war in Ukraine. Published June 5, 2025
New bill in House would codify Trump’s order banning woke curriculum from U.S service academies
A House GOP lawmaker introduced legislation Thursday that would codify President Trump's executive order to stop U.S. military academies from teaching courses based on radical gender ideology and critical race theory. Published June 5, 2025
Wait times for D.C. concealed carry permits reduced since Trump order fast-tracked process
Wait times to get an appointment for a concealed carry permit in the District have been significantly reduced, months after President Trump signed an executive order creating a task force to fast-track the permit process. Published June 4, 2025
Second Amendment advocacy groups push for more provisions in ‘big, beautiful bill’
Firearm manufacturers and Second Amendment advocacy groups are flexing their muscle to push for fewer regulations in the GOP reconciliation bill being considered by the Senate. Published June 4, 2025
Trump talks to Putin following Ukrainian drone attack
President Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone Wednesday and discussed Sunday's bombing of Russia's docked planes by Ukraine, plus other attacks between the two countries. Published June 4, 2025
Trump urges Fed to cut interest rates after weak jobs report
President Trump called on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to reduce interest rates, immediately after the payroll firm ADP reported its lowest private-sector jobs number in years. Published June 4, 2025
House GOP set to vote on Trump’s package of spending clawbacks targeted by DOGE
President Trump has sent Congress a package of $9.4 billion of immediate spending cuts, which are set for a House vote as soon as next week. Published June 3, 2025
FBI files show targeting of Catholic groups was bigger than Biden-era officials acknowledged
The Biden-era FBI concealed the extent of its anti-Catholic operation, which then-FBI Director Christopher A. Wray told Congress was limited to a single 2023 memo, according to newly revealed bureau documents. Published June 3, 2025
Sen. Fetterman praises Trump’s Middle East policies
Sen. John Fetterman pushed back again on his fellow Democrats Monday by lauding President Trump for his administration's policies in the Middle East. Published June 2, 2025
House panel probes climate change crackdown on businesses by Biden’s Justice Department, EPA
The chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee's federal law enforcement panel has opened an investigation into the Biden administration's harassment of citizens and businesses under its climate change agenda. Published June 2, 2025
Trump calls attack by Egyptian national in Colorado ‘horrific,’ blames Biden’s border policy
President Trump called Sunday's attack against pro-Israel demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, "horrific" and accused the Biden administration of allowing the alleged attacker, an Egyptian national, into the U.S. Published June 2, 2025
Stephen Miller points finger at Biden’s border policy for ‘terror attack’ in Colorado
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller blamed the Biden administration for allowing into the U.S. the man accused of attacking pro-Israel demonstrators Sunday in Boulder, Colorado, with Molotov cocktails and a home-made flamethrower. Published June 2, 2025
Video shows DHS agents detaining Nadler aide outside of congressional office
Federal agents were shown in a video handcuffing an aide to Rep. Jerry Nadler after authorities accused his staff of "harboring rioters" in his New York City office last week. Published June 1, 2025
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick calls trade court ruling against Trump tariffs ‘silly’
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick called a U.S. Court of International Trade ruling that blocked President Trump's global tariffs "silly." Published June 1, 2025
Progressive caucus chair warns Democrats that Musk is not going away
Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar cautioned Democrats on Sunday not to believe Elon Musk when the tech billionaire says he is stepping away from involvement in the Trump administration. Published June 1, 2025
House Speaker Johnson says he texted Musk after the billionaire criticized the ‘big, beautiful bill’
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that he reached out to Elon Musk after the tech billionaire criticized the Republicans' "big, beautiful bill." Published June 1, 2025
White House sending Congress a bill to claw back taxpayer dollars from NPR, PBS, USAID
The White House will soon send Congress a package of $9.4 billion of cuts to current federal spending that includes slashing funding for NPR and PBS and a chunk of foreign aid from the U.S. Agency for International Development. Published May 31, 2025
Trump pledges to codify DOGE cuts
President Trump on Friday promised to make permanent the cuts identified by Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency. Published May 30, 2025
Information regarding FBI informants at Capitol riot will ‘surprise’ and ‘shock’ people, Patel says
FBI Director Kash Patel said that soon-to-be-revealed information about bureau sources at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will "surprise" and "shock" people. Published May 29, 2025
Republicans’ ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ would cement Trump’s executive orders in federal law
Tucked inside the House Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act are more than 15 of President Trump's executive orders, potentially giving his major policy shifts the full weight of federal law and making it much harder for a future Democrat in the White House to reverse them. Published May 28, 2025
