Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Biden, Dem leaders join Hochul in bid to lift her stalling gubernatorial campaign
President Biden joined Gov. Kathy Hochul and other New York Democratic luminaries Sunday at Sarah Lawrence College in a final effort to encourage their party's voters to come out to the polls before Election Day on Tuesday. Published November 6, 2022
NYC jogger raped hours before Hillary Clinton accuses New York GOP of scaring voters about crime
A female jogger in New York City was raped Thursday by a homeless man wanted for two sex crimes with at least 25 prior arrests. Published November 4, 2022
Republicans release 1,000-page report on whistleblower claims of politicization at FBI and DOJ
Republican lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee have released a 1,000-page report detailing a "rampant culture of unaccountability, manipulation, and abuse at the highest level" of the FBI. Published November 4, 2022
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Paul Pelosi should have been armed and ‘shot his attacker’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested Thursday that Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi should have been armed with a gun the morning he was attacked last week "and shot his attacker." Published November 4, 2022
Hillary Clinton says she won’t leave Twitter if Trump returns to the platform
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she has no plans to leave Twitter even if former President Donald Trump returns to the social media platform. Published November 3, 2022
GOP Senate candidate says he was assaulted before debate
Don Bolduc, the Republican candidate in New Hampshire's Senate election, dodged a punch from a heckler Wednesday night before debating Democratic incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan. Published November 3, 2022
New poll shows GOP challenger leading Minnesota AG Keith Ellison
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is trailing his GOP challenger in a new poll released recently. Published November 2, 2022
House GOP leaders accuse SEC of evading record-keeping laws
Top House GOP lawmakers derided Security Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler for inconsistency and hypocrisy with record-keeping laws. Published November 2, 2022
Pennsylvania Supreme Court sides with GOP, orders officials not to tally undated ballots
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court has ordered state election officials not to count mail-in and absentee ballots arriving in envelopes that are undated or incorrectly dated. Published November 1, 2022
Democrats circle wagons to boost Hochul in final week of campaign
New York Democrats are doing some last-minute scrambling to head off a potential upset against incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul. Published November 1, 2022
Niece of GOP lawmaker dies in South Korea Halloween crowd surge
The niece of Rep. Brad Wenstrup was among the scores of young people killed in a crowd surge at a Halloween party in South Korea over the weekend. Published October 31, 2022
Republicans in hot races put Democrats on defense over strict COVID-19 policies
It's been nearly three years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and Republicans are turning unpopular mandates and lockdowns imposed by Democrats into a political vulnerability ahead of the midterm elections. Published October 31, 2022
New York attorney general’s race gets a second look as polls tighten
The Republican statewide surge in New York due largely to the party's law-and-order platform has extended to the attorney general's campaign, according to recent polls that show the race tightening. Published October 28, 2022
Arizona Senate race moved to ‘toss-up’
The Arizona Senate election between Republican Blake Masters and Democratic incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly has become a dead heat in recent weeks, according to campaign analysts. Published October 27, 2022
Arizona Rep. Gosar invites Zelenskyy, Putin to Arizona for Ukraine-Russia peace talks
Rep. Paul Gosar is stepping into the international diplomacy ring, offering his home state of Arizona as a location for peace talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Published October 27, 2022
GOP House super PAC buys $11 million in advertising for final two weeks
The Congressional Leadership Fund, the House GOP super PAC aligned with Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, has purchased $11 million in new advertising in 16 House districts from California to Rhode Island to recapture the lower chamber. Published October 26, 2022
Zeldin, Hochul trade accusations over New York’s crime problems
The issue of crime took center stage at the New York gubernatorial debate Tuesday night with Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin accusing Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul for being soft on violent law-breakers. Published October 25, 2022
Rubio calls out Chase CEO Jamie Dimon over concerns the financial giant is targeting conservatives
Sen. Marco Rubio questioned JPMorgan Chase and Co. CEO Jamie Dimon Tuesday about "politically-motivated de-banking" after the country's largest banking company terminated the account of a conservative nonprofit. Published October 25, 2022
DOJ pressed to reveal Biden’s secret plans to boost voting
Lawmakers are prodding the Justice Department to reveal how it plans to carry out President Biden's order for all federal agencies to "promote access to voting." Published October 24, 2022
Reelection race for House Democrats’ campaign chief now a ‘toss-up’
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, who is leading his party's effort to elect more House Democrats, is now in more perilous waters for his own reelection race with just two weeks before Election Day. Published October 24, 2022
