Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
DCCC names 33 GOP seats it aims to recapture in 2024
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Monday the list of 33 competitive Republican-held or open districts nationwide that it will target in its bid to recapture the House majority in 2024. Published April 3, 2023
Sen. John Fetterman discharged from Walter Reed after treatment for depression
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman has returned to his home in Pennsylvania after doctors discharged him from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where they treated him for major depression that had caused him to stop eating. Published March 31, 2023
Jan. 6 ‘Shaman’ released from prison early as lawyer calls for sanctions on prosecutors over video
The Jan. 6 defendant known as the QAnon Shaman, who wore a horned headdress during the riot at the U.S. Capitol, has been released from prison 14 months early as his lawyer seeks sanctions against Justice Department prosecutors over previously concealed security video that could have aided his defense. Published March 30, 2023
No apologies: Democrats dig in against Loudermilk probe of Jan. 6 committee’s work
Rep. Barry Loudermilk wants members of the Democrat's now-defunct Jan. 6 committee to admit they falsely accused him of conducting a "reconnaissance tour" the day before rioters stormed the Capitol in 2021. Published March 30, 2023
QAnon Shaman’s lawyer calls for sanctions against DOJ, prosecutors after his client’s early release
The lawyer representing Jan. 6 defendant Jacob Chansley, better known as the buffalo headdress-adorn QAnon Shaman, is calling for sanctions against the Justice Department prosecutors over the previously concealed security video footage that showed his client peacefully escorted by police through the Capitol. Published March 30, 2023
QAnon Shaman released early from prison after the release of Jan. 6 security videos
Jan. 6 defendant Jacob Chansley, better known as the QAnon Shaman who wore a buffalo headdress during the Jan. 6 riot, was released early from prison after revelations of exculpatory evidence in previously concealed security video footage. Published March 30, 2023
Shooter’s motive unclear as politicians, public promote competing focuses in tragedy’s aftermath
The parents of Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale said the 28-year-old hid multiple firearms from them because Hale was being treated for an emotional disorder and they didn't want their child to own guns, police said Tuesday. Published March 28, 2023
Police chief: Nashville shooter decided against attacking another school due to ‘too much security’
Nashville Police Chief John Drake said the school shooter Monday decided against attacking another school because it had "too much security." Published March 28, 2023
Banks close accounts, slam doors on Jan. 6 rioters; feds accused of terrorist treatment
People prosecuted for low-level felonies and misdemeanors such as trespassing and disorderly conduct for their involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol say they have been blacklisted by banks and shut out of social media fundraising services. Published March 24, 2023
House Republicans pass Parents Bill of Rights Act
The House passed legislation Friday to give parents more say and insight of what is taught in public schools. Published March 24, 2023
Lawmakers debate whether ATF has overstepped its purpose
House lawmakers debated on Thursday the constitutionality of a new pistol brace rule from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, among other actions related to Second Amendment rights. Published March 23, 2023
Republicans threaten to defund Biden gun rule that aims to reclassify pistols with braces as rifles
Republican lawmakers vowed Tuesday to defund any attempt by the Biden administration to enforce a new gun control rule that would reclassify pistols with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles. Published March 21, 2023
House chairman says committee will investigate security failures of Jan. 6 to keep Capitol safe
House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil said Monday his panel will investigate the breakdown of security during the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 and explore ways to keep the Capitol grounds secure while keeping it open to the public. Published March 20, 2023
Kevin McCarthy releases Jan. 6 tapes to rest of the media, but public will have to wait
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy opened up over 42,000 hours of U.S. Capitol footage from Jan. 6, 2021, to all media outlets to view, but the public must wait a little longer before they can see the security video from the day of the riot. Published March 19, 2023
Jan. 6 pretrial detainees being moved from D.C. jail, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Sunday that Jan. 6 pretrial detainees in the Washington, D.C., jail are being transferred out of the facility in an apparent effort to sidestep congressional oversight of their status. Published March 19, 2023
House Republicans’ unity, string of wins prove Washington pundits wrong
Chaos. Dysfunction. An abject disaster. Those were some of the more printable projections of the House GOP as it struggled to elect Speaker Kevin McCarthy in January. Two months on, however, Republicans have maintained a general sense of unity. Published March 11, 2023
Elon Musk calls for release of ‘QAnon Shaman’
Twitter CEO Elon Musk called for the release of Jan. 6 inmate Jacob Chansley, who was convicted and sentenced in November 2021 to a 41-month jail sentence for one felony count of obstruction of an official proceeding. Published March 10, 2023
GOP lawmakers ask D.C. mayor to let lawmakers see jail conditions for Jan. 6 detainees
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee want a tour of the D.C. Department of Correctional facilities where Jan. 6 detainees are locked up. Published March 9, 2023
House GOP prepping to launch new Jan. 6 probes
House Republicans initiated a series of investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made previously unseen video security footage from inside the Capitol public. Published March 9, 2023
Scalise calls on Democrats to apologize to Loudermilk for Jan. 6 scrutiny
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise called on Democratic lawmakers to publicly apologize to Rep. Barry Loudermilk for falsely accusing him of helping plan the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Published March 8, 2023
