Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Trade groups get behind House-passed legislation to streamline the federal permitting system
Trade groups representing manufacturing, energy and builders are prodding the Senate to support a House-passed bipartisan bill that would loosen the red tape tying up construction projects. Published December 22, 2025
House investigators probing Jeffrey Epstein case urged to unseal the Clinton impeachment files
Sen. Lindsey Graham, who served as a House impeachment manager during President Bill Clinton's impeachment, is urging the House Oversight Committee to review the voluminous amount of unreleased Clinton impeachment documents. Published December 20, 2025
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announces he’ll leave post in January
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced Wednesday he will be departing the FBI next month, after weeks of speculation about his future in the post. Published December 17, 2025
Trump says he thinks Dan Bongino wants to leave FBI
President Trump told reporters Wednesday that he believes FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is leaving the FBI. Published December 17, 2025
Justice Department sues Virgin Islands police over gun permits
The Justice Department filed a complaint against the Virgin Islands Police Department on Tuesday, accusing the territory of delays and conditions in its gun permit process that are so onerous as to violate the Second Amendment. Published December 16, 2025
Trump’s marijuana downgrade meets pushback from conservatives
Conservatives are calling on President Trump to reconsider possibly signing an executive order that would downgrade marijuana from a Schedule I narcotic to a Schedule III drug. Published December 15, 2025
Trump strikes conciliatory bipartisan tone at Congressional Ball
President Trump delivered conciliatory remarks at this year's Congressional Ball, welcoming Republicans and Democrats and called for everyone to set "all political differences" aside for the evening. Published December 11, 2025
Trump advocates for primary against Indiana GOP leader who rejected redrawn congressional map
President Trump took a swipe Thursday evening at an Indiana state lawmaker who led a group of Republican senators to reject the redrawn congressional maps that would have produced a 9-0 Republican delegation in the state. Published December 11, 2025
White House says Trump’s advice to limit number of dolls intended to urge consumers to buy American
The White House on Thursday pushed back on the idea that President Trump made an out-of-touch remark when he suggested to supporters in Pennsylvania that children do not need numerous dolls to play with. Published December 11, 2025
Trump hails American business environment for U.S. entrepeneurs
President Trump Wednesday exalted the business climate in the country at a roundtable gathering of top U.S. tech entrepreneurs at the White House, saying his administration's policies are "committed to total dominance in technology right now." Published December 10, 2025
Trump slams media over coverage that he is ‘slowing down’
President Trump reprimanded the press for reporting that he is losing his stamina. Published December 10, 2025
Spanberger appoints ex-FBI agent, who led field office that issued Catholic memo, for top safety job
A former FBI special agent who led the Virginia field office responsible for investigating the Catholic community across the Commonwealth will lead the state's safety office under new Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger in January. Published December 9, 2025
Trump announces $12 billion ‘bridge’ bailout for farmers
President Trump unveiled a long-awaited $12 billion bailout package Monday for farmers hurt by high prices and trade wars with China and other nations. Published December 8, 2025
Conservatives outpace liberals in marrying and having children
Conservative couples vastly outpace their liberal counterparts in getting hitched and having children, according to the Institute for Family Studies. Published December 8, 2025
Trump strikes echo Obama’s lethal legacy; drug boat war renews partisan split on counterterrorism
President Trump may be the alleged drug boat destroyer, but he has a long way to go before he tops the drone warrior. Published December 7, 2025
FBI arrests suspect in pipe bomb placements at GOP, Democratic headquarters on eve of Jan. 6, 2021
The FBI has made an arrest in its investigation of the placement of pipe bombs at the Republican and Democratic Party headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to a report. Published December 4, 2025
New study finds states with highest taxes have fastest rates of residents moving away
It's a fact. High-tax states had the highest rate of people moving out, while low-tax states had the highest rate of people moving in, according to a conservative taxpayers' watchdog organization that crunched the numbers. Published December 1, 2025
More incumbent House Democrats hit with primary challenges from younger socialist candidates
At least nine prominent Democratic House incumbents are facing primary challenges in the midterms from opponents on their left flank who, in some cases, are much younger. Published November 27, 2025
GOP senator introduces bill to protect Netanyahu from arrest in New York
A Republican senator has introduced legislation that would punish any U.S. municipality that enforces an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against an official of a U.S. ally, a move aimed at protecting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Published November 25, 2025
Trump moves to designate some Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorists
President Trump on Monday started the process of designating certain Muslim Brotherhood chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists. Published November 24, 2025
