Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Christie’s long road of political vengeance fuels his campaign to destroy Trump
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has a long history of exacting revenge on politicians who cross him, has built a White House run that is almost exclusively a vendetta against former President Donald Trump. Published August 11, 2023
Christie hits Trump over federal indictment woes
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie blasted former President Donald Trump over the handful of federal indictments Mr. Trump is currently facing. Published August 9, 2023
Chris Christie dares Trump to mock his weight to his face
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie hit back at former President Donald Trump Tuesday after both delivered remarks to New Hampshire voters at separate events and Mr. Trump referred to a "fat pig" line. Published August 9, 2023
Trump campaign launches political ads attacking prosecutors, Biden following third indictment
The Trump campaign wasted no time following his third indictment in releasing political attack ads to show his supporters and his opponents he is "growing even stronger." Published August 4, 2023
Feinstein gives up power of attorney to her daughter
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has ceded power of attorney to her daughter to fight two intrafamily lawsuits, as she faces calls to resign her seat in Congress. Published August 4, 2023
Trump masks, bullhorns and the MAGA Beast: Activists await ex-president’s arrival at D.C. courthouse
A small band of President Donald Trump's supporters demonstrated Thursday outside a federal courthouse in Washington hours before he was set to be arraigned on criminal charges. Published August 3, 2023
Virginia GOP seeks total control of state legislature with early-voting push for November elections
Virginia Republicans are gearing up their new early-voting marketing campaign and process in hopes of gaining an edge over Democrats in the upcoming Nov. 7 Assembly elections. Published August 3, 2023
‘An abuse of soft power’: Devon Archer describes Biden’s call-ins to son’s meetings in new interview
The Bidens' former business partner Devon Archer described Hunter Biden's habit of putting then-Vice President Joseph R. Biden on speaker phone when meeting with foreign business associates as "an abuse of soft power." Published August 2, 2023
Credit downgrade for U.S government threatens to put the squeeze on Washington and the average Joe
Fitch Ratings' downgrade of the federal government's credit rating is not just an embarrassing black eye for Washington; it also will hit the government -- and possibly average Americans -- in the wallet, economists say. Published August 2, 2023
Ramaswamy files lawsuit against DOJ after agency fails to respond to FOIA over Trump docs case
Vivek Ramaswamy announced Tuesday that he had filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department after it failed to respond to his Freedom of Information Act request about the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. Published August 1, 2023
Lawmakers accuse USAID of pushing radical ideology abroad, offer bill to defund the agency
Rep. Matt Gaetz introduced legislation Tuesday to abolish the United States Agency for International Development, saying the agency promotes "radical leftist ideology" abroad instead of promoting American values. Published August 1, 2023
Biden played power role for son’s deals; ex-partner says phone-ins part of ‘influence peddling’
The Bidens' ex-business partner Devon Archer told lawmakers Monday that President Biden's family "was in the business of influence peddling" and that Mr. Biden's 20-plus phone calls into business meetings were central to son Hunter Biden's strategy for cutting lucrative deals. Published July 31, 2023
Democrat says no evidence Biden involved in business deals, just said ‘hello’ at meetings
Halfway through Devon Archer's closed-door testimony before a House committee probing the Biden family's foreign business deals, a Democrat emerged to say there's no evidence President Biden was involved in the deals. Published July 31, 2023
‘Sound of Freedom’ spurs calls for Senate hearings on human trafficking
Republican senators are pressing for hearings on human trafficking and citing the groundswell of alarm set off by the movie "Sound of Freedom." Published July 31, 2023
Biden business insider Devon Archer talks to House investigators as DOJ eases up on prison threat
Biden family business associate Devon Archer arrived at a congressional office building Monday to deliver a closed-door deposition to lawmakers investigating whether President Biden was involved in influence-peddling schemes. Published July 31, 2023
McConnell’s dizzy spell has politicos in Kentucky, Washington spinning plans for a successor
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's on-camera health scare set off a political guessing game in Kentucky about how the Democratic governor will name a replacement if he gets the chance. Published July 29, 2023
Democrats insist Hunter Biden won’t drag down his father’s reelection run
House Democrats say President Biden's record is strong enough to pull him through his reelection efforts regardless of Hunter Biden's legal problems and allegations of influence peddling and bribery. Published July 28, 2023
Hakeem Jeffries pleads ignorance when asked about Biden’s illegitimate granddaughter
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries would not address President Biden's refusal to acknowledge his grandchild Navy Joan Roberts, the out-of-wedlock daughter of his son Hunter Biden. Published July 27, 2023
Scalise says impeachment possible for Biden Cabinet members after McCarthy’s idea for inquiry
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said impeachment is not off the table for other Biden Cabinet members just because Speaker Kevin McCarthy raised the possibility of an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. Published July 26, 2023
UFOs, potential alien life back in spotlight at major House hearing Wednesday
Unidentified flying objects -- and the possibility that extraterrestrial life forms are piloting them -- will be thrust back into the spotlight Wednesday morning at a rare House hearing on unexplained aerial phenomena in America's skies. Published July 26, 2023
