Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Popular conservative podcaster Dan Bongino named FBI deputy director
Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent, was named as the FBI's next deputy director. Published February 23, 2025
FBI expected to transfer 1,500 staffers out of Washington area
The FBI is expected to transfer up to 1,500 of its personnel out of its Washington headquarters to field offices across the country, bureau managers learned on Friday. Published February 23, 2025
FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to lead ATF
Newly sworn-in FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to take the reins of another federal law enforcement agency as the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Published February 23, 2025
Trump conquers CPAC 10 years after hostility
Like so much of the rest of the political right -- from Reaganism to the tea party movement -- Donald Trump has conquered CPAC, bringing it into the broader MAGA fold. Published February 20, 2025
Senate confirms Kash Patel as FBI director
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel as FBI director, handing President Trump's outspoken nominee a green light to overhaul the bureau that conservatives say had been "weaponized" against them. Published February 20, 2025
Senate advances nomination of Kash Patel for FBI director to final confirmation vote
Kash Patel, who is President Trump's nominee for FBI director to overhaul the bureau, is on a glide path to be confirmed by the full Senate later Thursday. Published February 20, 2025
CPAC attendees ecstatic about conservatives’ big wins in the new Trump era
The atmosphere at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference isn't just celebratory, it's super-charged as President Trump begins to make many of the conservative movement's dreams come true. Published February 20, 2025
Musk says DOGE team aims to cut $1 trillion from the deficit
Elon Musk said Tuesday that his Department of Government Efficiency aims to slash $1 trillion from the deficit. Published February 19, 2025
Trump instructs Justice Department to fire Biden-era U.S. attorneys
President Trump called on the Justice Department to fire all U.S. attorneys left over from the Biden administration. Published February 18, 2025
Vance calls reporter ‘dummy’ for comparing White House exclusion of AP to Europe’s free speech views
Vice President J.D. Vance took a swipe at a reporter Monday who accused him of hypocrisy for blasting Europeans over free speech in the midst of the White House dispute with the Associated Press over the Gulf of Mexico/America. Published February 17, 2025
Vance calls for U.S. and its allies to reject Germany’s ‘Orwellian’ speech laws
Vice President J.D. Vance called Germany's free speech restrictions "Orwellian" and said Monday that other European countries should join the U.S. in rejecting such laws. Published February 17, 2025
Dems fighting Trump’s cuts represent states receiving $231 billion in federal funds
House Democrats are pushing an effort to fight President Trump's sweeping overhaul of the federal government through a task force that could lead to lawsuits against the administration, representing states that receive more than $231.5 billion of federal funding. Published February 15, 2025
Trump gives thumbs-up to J.D. Vance’s remarks scolding European leaders
President Trump on Friday applauded his vice president's speech in Munich warning of the erosion of freedom of speech and other core values in Europe. Published February 14, 2025
Prime Minister Modi says India on same page with U.S. about illegal immigration
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said at a press conference with President Trump that both leaders are on the same page when it comes to illegal immigration. Published February 13, 2025
Prime Minister Modi coins ‘Make India Great Again’ during press conference with Trump
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed gratitude to President Trump for the warm welcome he received at the White House and borrowed a version of Mr. Trump's signature "MAGA" for his own country. Published February 13, 2025
Trump says McConnell not been ‘mentally equipped’ to lead GOP for a decade
President Trump panned Sen. Mitch McConnell's performance when he led Republicans in the upper chamber, saying that he "felt sorry" for him and that he was not "mentally equipped" to lead the Senate GOP for the past decade. Published February 13, 2025
Senate panel advances FBI Director nominee Kash Patel out of committee
President Trump's pick to root out anti-conservative bias and politicized investigations at the FBI moved another step closer on Thursday to securing the top job at America's premier federal law enforcement agency. Published February 13, 2025
‘Disinformation’: Democrats refuse to believe USAID bankrolled transgender operas, woke activism
Confronted with almost $200 million in questionable spending by the U.S. Agency for International Development, congressional Democrats said it was just a pathetic excuse to cut off foreign aid. Published February 12, 2025
Republican lawmaker plans articles of impeachment against judge who blocked Musk
A House GOP lawmaker announced Tuesday that he is drafting articles of impeachment against a federal judge who blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department payment systems. Published February 11, 2025
New legislation would block banks from tracking gun and ammo purchases
A House Republican introduced legislation Tuesday that would prohibit financial institutions from using electronic transaction codes to trace purchases of firearms and ammunition. Published February 11, 2025
