Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
FBI brass ‘stunned’ and ‘shell-shocked’ over Trump reelection
The brass on the seventh floor at FBI headquarters in Washington are walking around in a daze and wary of a housecleaning since President-elect Donald Trump won his reelection on Tuesday, according to inside sources. Published November 7, 2024
New York Rep. Anthony D’Esposito loses reelection to Democrat Laura Gillen
Rep. Anthony D'Esposito of New York, a Republican saddled with a personal scandal in a competitive district, lost his bid for reelection by Democrat Laura Gillen, a lawyer and former Hempstead Town supervisor. Published November 7, 2024
Two New York Republicans refuse to concede elections in which they trail
New York Rep. Marcus Molinaro refused to concede a contest called for his Democratic opponent Josh Riley late Tuesday night. Another New York congressional race that remains in limbo is New York's 4th Congressional District, which is represented by Republican Rep. Anthony D'Esposito. Published November 6, 2024
Voters reject ranked choice voting and all-party primaries across country
Several states rejected ballot measures this election that would have established ranked choice voting and all-party primary systems in their states. Published November 6, 2024
GOP Rep. Marcus Molinaro loses reelection to Democrat Josh Riley
Rep. Marcus Molinaro of New York, a Republican in a swing congressional district, lost his reelection late Tuesday night to Democrat Josh Riley. Published November 6, 2024
Republican Rep. Brandon Williams loses bid for reelection in New York
Rep. Brandon Williams of New York, a Republican in a swing congressional district, lost his re-election Tuesday to Democratic State Sen. John Mannion. Published November 5, 2024
Hung Cao strikes deal with NBC to air political ads in key time slots after Kaine appears on ‘SNL’
Virginia Republican Senate candidate Hung Cao struck a deal with NBC to receive free political ad time in a key time slot Monday night after his opponent, incumbent Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, recently appeared on "Saturday Night Live." Published November 4, 2024
Kamala Harris refuses to say how she voted on California’s tough-on-crime initiative
Vice President Kamala Harris won't say how she voted on California's Prop 36, a measure to impose harsher sentences on criminals. Published November 4, 2024
Trump calls U.S. an ‘occupied’ country
Former President Donald Trump proclaimed Sunday at a rally in Kinston, North Carolina, that the U.S. is occupied by illegal immigrants who want to do harm to Americans. Published November 3, 2024
Prized ‘blue wall’ voters give divergent reasons for Harris, Trump choice at close of tight race
Voters in the "blue wall" states -- Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin -- are expected to largely determine who will be the next U.S. president, and these voters are evenly split with dramatically opposing views on the candidates and what matters in the election. Published November 3, 2024
N.J. GOP congressman mailers trashed by USPS worker at Pennsylvania supermarket
The U.S. Postal Service launched an investigation into one of its workers for allegedly trashing about 300 direct mail pieces advocating for Republican Rep. Thomas Kean, Jr. of New Jersey in a dumpster at a Pennsylvania supermarket. Published November 2, 2024
Trump warns of depression if Harris wins
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday ripped Vice President Kamala Harris over this week's poor jobs numbers, warning if he's not elected the country will collapse economically. Published November 2, 2024
Trump doubles down on chicken-hawk comments about Liz Cheney at Michigan rally
Former President Donald Trump doubled down Friday on his remarks about former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming being incapable of surviving the same kind of war zones she usually wants to send U.S. troops into. Published November 1, 2024
New York GOP files complaint against U.S. Postal Service over destroyed political mailers
Over 200 political mailers advocating for GOP congressional candidate Alison Esposito were dumped by a creek in New York's Hudson Valley, and the Republican Party filed a complaint with the U.S. Postal Service alleging election interference. Published November 1, 2024
Harris leans in on abortion messaging in final days of campaign
Vice President Kamala Harris, in a closing message on the campaign trail out in Nevada, leaned in on making abortion completely legal in all 50 states. Published October 31, 2024
Harris looks for Philly’s Black voters to deliver must-win Pennsylvania
Black voters in the state's most densely populated county aren't as enthusiastic for Vice President Kamala Harris as they were for past Democratic presidential candidates, and it could dampen her chances of winning the state. Published October 31, 2024
Trump proclaims MAGA ‘greatest political movement’ in U.S. history
Former President Donald Trump returned to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to make a final appeal to Keystone State voters and their 19 Electoral College votes, calling MAGA the "greatest political movement" in American history. Published October 29, 2024
Whistleblower: James Comey had FBI ‘honey pot’ spies infiltrate Trump’s 2016 campaign
The House Judiciary Committee is examining a whistleblower report that the FBI targeted Donald Trump soon after he announced his presidential campaign in June 2015, an off-the-books operation ordered by FBI Director James B. Comey that predated the Crossfire Hurricane operation. Published October 29, 2024
Trump puts on a show at Madison Square Garden as Election Day nears
Former President Donald Trump cemented his image as the biggest showman in U.S. politics by bringing his Make America Great Again roadshow to the world's most iconic arena. Published October 27, 2024
Musk estimates $2 trillion of waste could be eliminated from federal budget
Billionaire executive Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, said he thinks that $2 trillion could be eliminated from the federal budget after being introduced at former President Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally. Published October 27, 2024
