Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
IRS commissioner tells agency employees of right to directly inform Congress about their concerns
IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel told employees in a new memo about their constitutional and statutory right to make protected disclosures to Congress. Published July 8, 2023
David Axelrod says Cornel West poses potential electoral threat to Biden reelection
Democratic consultant David Axelrod warned that Green Party candidate Cornel West could harm President Biden's reelection bid by pulling away votes toward the progressive academic, thereby helping former President Donald Trump. Published July 8, 2023
Judge awards Steve Bannon’s former attorneys $480K after ex-Trump official refused to pay legal bill
Former Trump White House adviser Stephen K. Bannon is on the hook for more than $480,000 after a New York judge ruled in favor of his ex-legal team's claim that he snubbed them on payment. Published July 8, 2023
Conservatives release ads attacking liberal orthodoxy on culture war issues ahead of 2024 election
Two conservative organizations recently released separate hard-hitting ad campaigns tackling school choice and abortion. Published July 8, 2023
D.C. Bar disciplinary panel calls for disbarring Giuliani
The D.C. Bar Association on Friday recommended that former Trump attorney Rudolph Giuliani be disbarred over his attempt to challenge the 2020 election. Published July 7, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Greene expelled from House Freedom Caucus
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is no longer a member of the House Freedom Caucus. Published July 6, 2023
Sen. Cotton asks Secret Service about arresting owner of White House cocaine stash
A Republican lawmaker wants to know more about how a stash of cocaine wound up at the White House last weekend and whether the Secret Service will make an arrest if the culprit is identified. Published July 6, 2023
Former GOP lawmaker Denver Riggleman questions validity of Hunter Biden laptop
Former Rep. Denver Riggleman, who advised the House's disbanded Jan. 6 select committee and is working with Hunter Biden's legal team, claimed the contents on Mr. Biden's laptop are not verified, despite numerous news organizations and the FBI validating it. Published July 5, 2023
Oath Keepers leader convicted of seditious conspiracy warns Trump: ‘You’re going to be found guilty’
Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, staring down an 18-year prison sentence for seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, said his trial laid out a blueprint for how special counsel Jack Smith will convict former President Donald Trump. Published July 4, 2023
‘We’re here for moms’: Parents’ rights activists bristle at SPLC branding them a ‘hate’ group
Parent activists at the Moms for Liberty annual summit roared at the leftwing Southern Poverty Law Center for putting them on the "hate map" and calling them an "extremist group." Published July 2, 2023
From soccer moms to parent activists: Moms for Liberty harness a powerful political movement
Moms for Liberty flexed its newfound political muscle when a series of top Republican presidential contenders made the pilgrimage to woo support at the national summit of the seedling activist group focused on parental rights. Published July 1, 2023
Gaetz asks FBI’s Wray for answers about a BLM-demonstrating agent who got promoted
Rep. Matt Gaetz is calling on FBI Director Christopher A. Wray to provide information about an agent believed to have been promoted after she took a knee in solidarity while in uniform and on duty at a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest. Published June 29, 2023
Federal cybersecurity agency accused of trampling on Americans’ First Amendment rights
The Homeland Security Department is using its division on countering cyberthreats to act as "speech police," and is trying to hide that fact, House lawmakers said. Published June 27, 2023
Gaetz, Greene move to defund salary of ATF director
Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene said Monday they will send a measure to the House Appropriations panel that defunds the salary of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director Steve Dettelbach. Published June 26, 2023
Ted Cruz calls for special counsel to probe AG Garland while House GOP threatens impeachment inquiry
Republicans in both chambers are preparing to go after Attorney General Merrick Garland over allegations he obstructed and later lied about the investigation into President Biden's son Hunter Biden. Published June 26, 2023
Whistleblower: FBI threatened to fire agents who criticized emphasis on Jan. 6 investigations
An FBI whistleblower has revealed to Congress that Deputy Director Paul Abbate threatened to fire employees who said there were disparities in the responses to the U.S. Capitol riot in 2021 and the George Floyd riots in 2020. Published June 25, 2023
GOP lawmakers introduce resolutions to expunge Trump impeachments
Two House Republican lawmakers Thursday introduced resolutions that would expunge both impeachments the chamber made against former President Trump. Published June 22, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Lauren Boebert ‘little b——’ in heated House floor confrontation
The angry exchange between the two Freedom Caucus members was caught on C-SPAN cameras, and both were arguing over their respective resolutions to impeach President Biden. Published June 22, 2023
House passes resolution condemning the housing of migrants at public schools
House Republicans passed a resolution Thursday condemning the housing of illegal immigrants in taxpayer-funded schools. Published June 22, 2023
House Republicans send Boebert’s impeachment resolution against Biden to two committees
The House voted Thursday to send articles of impeachment against President Biden to two committees, after Speaker Kevin McCarthy headed off an immediate floor vote to impeach the president. Published June 22, 2023
