Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Nadler gets Working Families Party endorsement in N.Y. primary against Maloney
Rep. Jerry Nadler picked up the endorsement of the progressive Working Families Party, giving him an edge with left-wing activists in New York's upcoming Democratic congressional primary against Rep. Carolyn Maloney, another veteran incumbent. Published June 1, 2022
House GOP calls Democrats’ new gun control package ‘theater,’ infringement on Second Amendment
House Judiciary Committee Republicans are accusing Democrats of acting like grandstanding Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rouke by pursuing emergency gun-control legislation this week. Published May 31, 2022
Bulletproof backpack companies see record sales hours after Texas school shooting
Companies that sell "bulletproof backpacks" and backpack armor inserts say they saw record sales for their products after an 18-year-old gunman shot and killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Published May 31, 2022
Wayne LaPierre overwhelmingly wins reelection to lead NRA
The National Rifle Association announced Monday that its Board of Directors voted to reelect Wayne LaPierre to continue serving as the organization's CEO and executive vice president. Published May 30, 2022
Uvalde slaughter casts a pall over NRA’s Houston convention as entertainers, members skip the event
The National Rifle Association annual meeting over the holiday weekend drew a smaller-than-expected crowd, according to attendees and exhibitors, adding to the sense that the preeminent gun lobby was on the ropes. Published May 29, 2022
Proud Boys denied entry to NRA meeting
The Proud Boys were denied entry Saturday to the National Rifle Association annual convention. Published May 28, 2022
Anti-NRA protesters descend upon gun rights activists annual meeting
Hundreds of protesters swarmed the streets of downtown Houston Friday and continued into Saturday at the site of the National Rifle Association's annual meeting and both sides stood their ground about one another. Published May 28, 2022
Trump tells NRA that school security overhaul is best way to protect children from shootings
Former President Donald Trump on Friday told the National Rifle Association convention that the solution to school shootings was massive security upgrades at all of America's schools. Published May 27, 2022
LaPierre sets tone of annual NRA meeting, emphasizes school safety after Texas mass shooting
Longtime National Rifle Association Executive Director Wayne LaPierre and a lineup of other prominent gun-rights figures addressed the Texas school massacre as the group's annual convention opened Friday, saying tighter school security is needed instead of more gun laws. Published May 27, 2022
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick cancels appearance at NRA meeting
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick canceled his Friday appearance at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting. "While a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and an NRA member, I would not want my appearance today to bring any additional pain or grief to the families and all those suffering in Uvalde," he said in a statement. Published May 27, 2022
Abbott won’t appear in person at NRA convention, opts for prerecorded remarks after school shooting
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will not appear in person as planned Friday for the National Rifle Association convention in downtown Houston and will instead deliver his remarks in a prerecorded statement. Published May 27, 2022
Musical acts and firearms maker withdraw from NRA meeting
Three musical acts and a prominent firearms manufacturer have canceled their scheduled attendance at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Houston over Tuesday's school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children and two teachers. Published May 26, 2022
Virginia Dems pressure Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears to withdraw from NRA speaking engagement
Virginia Democrats want Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears to cancel her scheduled keynote address to a women's luncheon at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Houston. Published May 26, 2022
NRA forges ahead with convention in Houston; Trump vows to attend the event Friday
The elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, has the National Rifle Association under siege as it convenes its annual meeting Friday just a few hundred miles away in Houston. Published May 25, 2022
Trump calls for real solutions and leadership without partisanship in wake of mass shootings
Former President Donald Trump called Wednesday for bipartisan solutions following the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting and said to that end that he would not engage in political posturing on gun rights. Published May 25, 2022
Democrats criticize gun lobby following deadly Texas school shooting
Former President Barack Obama led a chorus of Democrats Tuesday lashing out at the "gun lobby" and their political allies in Washington after an 18-year-old gunman slaughtered 18 children and 2 adults at a Texas grade school. Published May 25, 2022
Pelosi’s post-Jan. 6 security adviser for Capitol calls for ‘major protest’ at NRA annual meeting
A former high-ranking Army officer who House Speaker Nancy Pelosi commissioned to lead the security review at the U.S. Capitol after the 2021 riot has called for a "major protest" at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting this week in Houston. Published May 25, 2022
Rep. Gallego’s profane Twitter rant targets GOP lawmakers after Texas school shooting
An Arizona House Democrat raged on Twitter against fellow lawmakers following Tuesday's horrific massacre of 19 children and two adults at a Texas grade school. Published May 24, 2022
Left-wing House candidate launches primary challenge to DCCC chair
The House Democrat in charge of getting Democrats elected is now facing a new primary challenge from the left, underscoring a party schism busting open in this year's midterm elections. Published May 24, 2022
New York Democratic primary between Reps. Maloney and Nadler already getting bitter
The primary race between two longtime Democratic House lawmakers forced into the same district in Manhattan is getting ugly -- fast. Published May 23, 2022
