Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Garland beefing up team to fight voter ID and drop-box limits, says laws suppress Black voters
Attorney General Merrick Garland said on the eve of the Super Tuesday primaries that states requiring voter ID at the polls and restricting drop boxes are suppressing Black voters, and the Justice Department has doubled the number of its lawyers to fight those laws. Published March 4, 2024
House panel releases 5,000 additional hours of Jan. 6 footage
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Barry Loudermilk announced Friday the release of 5,000 hours of footage of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol protest. Published March 1, 2024
GOP senators call for a conference meeting to discuss new leader election
A group of 10 GOP lawmakers in the upper chamber called on Senate Conference Chair John Barrasso to schedule a meeting to discuss the upcoming election of a new leader. Published March 1, 2024
FBI agents raid home of top aide to NYC Mayor Eric Adams
FBI agents on Thursday raided the Bronx residence of a senior adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Published February 29, 2024
Bipartisan Senate bill would allow closer scrutiny of misconduct by DOJ lawyers
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee has reintroduced legislation that closes the loophole that precludes the Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General from investigating misconduct by federal prosecutors. Published February 29, 2024
AOC defends sanctuary cities, criticizes Mayor Adams amid illegal immigrant crime wave
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she's still a firm supporter of sanctuary policies, and criticized New York Mayor Eric Adams' new proposal to water down his city's rules preventing cooperation with Homeland Security on deportation detainer requests. Published February 29, 2024
State and congressional lawmakers push policy to ban noncitizen voting amid migrant surge on border
A slew of congressional and state legislation aimed at preventing noncitizen voting at all levels is being pushed across the country as the migrant crisis has mired cities and towns deeper into tribulation. Published February 29, 2024
Hochul signs legislation for new congressional maps in New York
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Wednesday that approved a new map for the Empire State's 26 congressional seats that is less partisan than Democrats' initial goals. Published February 28, 2024
Poll shows Biden struggling with Black Michigan voters
President Biden is struggling to attract Black Michigan voters in the key swing state as election-day voting got underway Tuesday, a new poll shows. Published February 27, 2024
Rep. Matt Rosendale threatens legal action against ex-senator over her claim he impregnated staffer
Rep. Matt Rosendale is threatening to take legal action against former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp after she claimed on a podcast that the Montana Republican withdrew from the Senate race because he impregnated a young staffer. Published February 26, 2024
FEC sued for refusing to charge Biden campaign, DNC over intel officials’ Hunter Biden laptop letter
A group of former senior Trump administration officials filed a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission for refusing to charge President Biden's campaign and the Democratic National Committee over the 2020 election. Published February 26, 2024
House GOP lawmaker asks why cops allowed Jan. 6 gallows on Capitol grounds
A House GOP lawmaker leading an oversight panel scrutinizing the investigation of the now-defunct Jan. 6 select committee questioned why authorities allowed for the construction of the Capitol's infamous gallows. Published February 26, 2024
Freshman GOP lawmaker known for pullups once competed on ‘American Gladiators’
Rep. Rich McCormick, a first-term GOP lawmaker known for doing pull-ups on railings suspended hundreds of feet above the ground in the U.S. Capitol dome during a tour, once fought off rivals known as "Turbo," "Hawk," "Laser" and "Nitro" when he was a contestant on the TV competition show "American Gladiators." Published February 19, 2024
Democrat Tom Suozzi wins New York special election, cutting into slim GOP House majority
Democrat Tom Suozzi won New York's special election Tuesday to replace former Rep. George Santos, diminishing Republicans' hold on their narrow majority after lawmakers expelled Mr. Santos from Congress in December. Published February 13, 2024
Snow in New York may jar special election
Voters in New York's 3rd Congressional District went to the polls during a Tuesday snowstorm to decide who will replace former Rep. George Santos, whom lawmakers expelled from the House in December. Published February 13, 2024
New York party activists make final campaign push before pivotal House special election
Republicans and Democrats made a final push Monday to bring their voters to the polls in a closely watched New York special election to replace expelled former GOP Rep. George Santos. Published February 12, 2024
House Democrats swat away poor polling, insist Biden is fit to serve
House Democrats at their annual issues conference batted away political liabilities facing their party and President Biden. Published February 9, 2024
Biden boasts his cooperation with special counsel cleared him in documents case
President Biden gloated to fellow Democrats Thursday about being cleared by the Justice Department's special counsel over mishandling classified documents, drawing a distinction between his cooperation and that of former President Donald Trump in a similar probe. Published February 8, 2024
House’s Hispanic lawmakers chide Senate Democrats for excluding them from border talks
The Hispanic contingent at the House Democrats' annual retreat criticized their Senate colleagues for excluding them from negotiations on border security and immigration legislation. Published February 8, 2024
House Democrats, at annual retreat, say they won’t shun Biden on campaign trail
LEESBURG, Va. -- Democrats huddled here Wednesday to plot legislative strategy for the presidential election year with President Biden mired in historically low poll numbers. Published February 7, 2024
