Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Democrats warn McCarthy about conservatives leveraging appropriations bills
House Democratic leadership on Tuesday squawked that Republicans will use the upcoming budget appropriations bills to satiate the right flank of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Published June 6, 2023
House oversight chairman: FBI says Biden bribery investigation active, involves shell companies
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said Monday FBI officials revealed that an informant file alleging President Biden engaged in a bribery scheme during his vice presidency is part of an ongoing federal investigation that involves shell companies. Published June 5, 2023
Jordan wants to know depth of FBI’s role in special counsel’s probe of Trump
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan has asked Attorney General Merrick Garland about the FBI's involvement in special counsel Jack Smith's investigation of former President Donald Trump. Published June 2, 2023
Comer to review subpoenaed FBI doc related to alleged Biden bribery scheme
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer will review the document he and his panel subpoenaed from the FBI alleging that then-Vice President Joe Biden engaged in a criminal bribery scheme with a foreign national. Published June 2, 2023
Comer launches probe into FTC chair over allegations of abuse made by former commissioner
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee launched an investigation Thursday into the conduct of Lina Khan as chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission. Published June 1, 2023
McCarthy credited for debt-ceiling win after leading House members through difficult bipartisan vote
In the face of their parties' loud opposition to the debt ceiling bill, House Republicans and Democrats cast their votes to pull the legislation across the finish line. Published June 1, 2023
Phone call between Comer, Wray keeps contempt threat over FBI director’s head
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and Sen. Charles E. Grassley said Wednesday they have confirmed with FBI Director Christopher A. Wray the existence of an FBI document alleging then-Vice President Biden engaged in a criminal bribery scheme with a foreign national. Published May 31, 2023
House GOP to advance contempt resolution against FBI director over Biden pay-to-play documents
House Republicans on Tuesday vowed to advance a contempt resolution against FBI Director Christopher A. Wray after he missed the deadline to turn over subpoenaed records from an investigation into an alleged pay-to-play scheme by President Biden when he was vice president in the Obama White House. Published May 30, 2023
McCarthy threatens FBI Director Wray with contempt charges over failure to meet Comer deadline
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday that Congress would go forward with contempt measures against FBI Director Christopher A. Wray if he failed to turn over a document that links President Biden to an alleged $5 million foreign bribery scheme when he was vice president. Published May 30, 2023
House panel gives FBI 24 hours to turn over alleged Biden bribery document
The House Oversight Committee has given the FBI 24 hours to turn over a document that ties President Biden to an alleged $5 million foreign bribery scheme or else face contempt proceedings. Published May 30, 2023
Stacked deck: Whistleblowers face long odds of prevailing against FBI’s top brass
The FBI's internal whistleblower protocols provide little to no recourse for bureau employees who flag wrongdoing and then suffer retaliation, according to a prominent lawyer for whistleblowers who said they typically end up battling an arduous administrative process that rarely results in their favor. Published May 30, 2023
MTG urges GOP lawmakers to follow through on contempt, impeachment threats against Biden officials
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she is not surprised GOP voters have little confidence that Republican lawmakers will hold senior Biden administration officials accountable for not cooperating with House investigations. Published May 29, 2023
Democrats blame border breakdown on U.S. laws, not Biden
For Rep. Jamaal Bowman, there is no border crisis -- at least not in the way much of the country sees the record numbers of migrants being detected trying to enter without authorization. Published May 28, 2023
Vice President Harris delivers commencement address to West Point graduates
Vice President Kamala Harris described to West Point graduates Saturday the most significant challenges they would face. Published May 27, 2023
DeSantis camp offers positive spin to rough campaign launch
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis' campaign is attempting a positive spin on the Florida governor's tech-mishap campaign launch for the White House on Twitter last week. Published May 27, 2023
McCarthy confident that Congress will meet new debt limit deadline
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Saturday that Congress will meet the June 5 deadline to raise the debt ceiling. Published May 27, 2023
IRS whistleblower testifies privately about allegations of cover-up in Hunter Biden criminal probe
IRS supervisory agent Gary Shapley testified before Congress behind closed doors Friday about an alleged cover-up in the criminal investigation the agency underwent of first son Hunter Biden. Published May 27, 2023
AOC townhall descends into shouting match among constituents
A town hall hosted by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez erupted into disarray Friday when her constituents began yelling at her and one another. Published May 27, 2023
Lawmakers demand FBI explain slow pace of investigation of pipe bombs at RNC, DNC in 2021
House Republicans have called on the FBI director to brief them on the progress of the more than two-year-old investigation of pipe bombs placed near the Washington headquarters of the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee a day before the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Published May 24, 2023
Funding for new FBI headquarters ‘in definite jeopardy,’ says GOP House appropriator
Republicans are ready to talk about pulling back funding from the new FBI headquarters that Virginia and Maryland are sparring with one another to land as more stories surface about the bureau's behavior. Published May 24, 2023
