Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Democrats say leaked Supreme Court ruling on abortion will fire up party base for midterms
Congressional Democrats said Tuesday that the leaked draft of a Supreme Court ruling to overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide will energize their voters in November, predicting a seismic shift in a midterm campaign that had them playing defense amid record-high inflation and accusations of weak leadership from President Biden. Published May 3, 2022
Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown blames Supreme Court’s conservative majority for Roe leak
Sen. Sherrod Brown blamed the conservative majority on the Supreme Court Tuesday for the unprecedented leak of a draft opinion that would gut the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. Published May 3, 2022
GOP internal poll reveals Republican candidate leads in House special election in Texas
House Republicans' internal polling shows their candidate ahead in a race for a longtime Democrat-held seat in Texas that will be decided in a special election next month. Published May 2, 2022
New poll shows GOP leads list of most popular governors
Republicans dominate the list of the most popular governors in the country, with Democrats numbering among the least popular, according to a new survey. Published May 2, 2022
Cawthorn crotch-grabbing video becomes the centerpiece of ethics complaint against him
Rep. Madison Cawthorn was hit with an ethics complaint after a video surfaced of one of his male staff members grabbing his crotch, raising questions about the lawmaker's relationship with someone on his congressional payroll. Published April 29, 2022
Hoyer cites Cawthorn’s firearm incident at airport as a reason to ban lawmakers’ guns at Capitol
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer reignited his call to ban lawmakers from carrying handguns at the U.S. Capitol after Rep. Madison Cawthorn was busted with a loaded 9 mm pistol at an airport. Published April 28, 2022
Elon Musk’s foray into America’s free-speech wars rattles Democrats, enthralls Republicans
The blurriness of Elon Musk's politics is turning the world's richest man into both a hero and boogeyman in some of the nation's most polarizing debates. Published April 28, 2022
Marjorie Taylor Greene invites Elon Musk to Capitol Hill to meet Twitter’s banned individuals
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Thursday invited tech tycoon Elon Musk to Capitol Hill for a roundtable discussion on free speech and to meet prominent people who have been "unjustly banned" from Twitter. Published April 28, 2022
New York’s highest court rejects Democrats’ proposed congressional map
New York's highest court on Wednesday rejected the new congressional boundaries proposed by the Democratic majority in the state legislature, siding with Republicans who claimed the new map violated the constitution and heavily favored Democrats. Published April 27, 2022
Ukrainian lawmaker seeks U.S. gun community’s help in arming Ukrainian civilians
Maryan Zablotskyy, a member of the Ukrainian Parliament, is reaching out to the Second Amendment advocates in the U.S. to figure out how to convince his government to loosen Ukraine's stringent gun laws. Published April 27, 2022
Knives out for Elon Musk on Capitol Hill following his acquisition of Twitter
Democrats are seeking out ways to go after Twitter following the acquisition of the social media platform by tech tycoon and self-described free-speech absolutist Elon Musk. Published April 26, 2022
Rep. Cawthorn cited second time for carrying firearm at airport: Report
Rep. Madison Cawthorn was cited Tuesday morning at Charlotte Douglas International Airport for attempting to go through airline security with a firearm, reported WSOC TV's channel 9. Published April 26, 2022
Left-wing group urges Apple, Google to act against Twitter if it becomes site for ‘hate and lies’
One of the most influential left-wing organizations urged Twitter's top advertisers like Apple and Google to dump the app if Twitter's new owner lets it become a "free-for-all of hate, extremism and disinformation." Published April 25, 2022
Untouchable: How law enforcement handled Hunter Biden’s drug use, ‘sexually inappropriate’ acts
When Hunter Biden's laptop emerged with evidence of drug use and accusations of nudity in the presence of a teenage girl in his household, law enforcement agencies punted rather than aggressively investigate the state's most powerful political family. Published April 25, 2022
Liberal group suggests Twitter cut a deal with Musk to keep Trump off platform
One of the most prominent left-wing organizations wants Twitter to only sell to Elon Musk if former President Donald Trump and others they deem "extremists" are never re-platformed and the social media site's community standards stay in place. Published April 25, 2022
CPAC documentary on cancel culture to premiere at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
A new documentary film that explores the harmful effects of cancel culture debuts Friday at the former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Published April 22, 2022
GOP calls on Georgia secretary of state to counter public school voter initiative by Stacey Abrams
U.S. House Republicans sent a letter to Georgia's secretary of state expressing concern about a recent report on a voter-education initiative led by Stacey Abrams that teaches Atlanta Public Schools students that the state's new election laws restrict people from voting. Published April 21, 2022
Democrats ramp up efforts to investigate election misinformation in red states
Two House Democratic committee chairs announced Thursday they are seeking information from elections officials related to "election misinformation" and "election subversion" in four Republican-led states. Published April 21, 2022
Election forecasters move more than a dozen House races in GOP direction
House Democrats' fortunes took a turn for the worse Wednesday when two prominent election forecasters shifted 16 congressional races toward Republicans' favor. Published April 20, 2022
Canceled public transportation mask mandate prompts patchwork of rules across U.S.
Many Americans flew bare-faced Tuesday, but court-ordered relief from the federal mask mandate on public transportation may be short-lived as the Justice Department signaled it is ready to file an appeal of the decision out of Florida. Published April 19, 2022
