Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Mayor Bill de Blasio says new vaccine mandate is not sticking it to Mayor-elect Eric Adams
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio says his sweeping vaccine mandate just days before he leaves office is not an affront to incoming Mayor-elect Eric Adams. Published December 12, 2021
Latinos’ rejection of Latinx rattles world of the woke
Woke speech codes suffered a setback when the country's oldest Latino rights group put the kibosh on the transgender-friendly term "Latinx." Published December 12, 2021
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio confident successor Eric Adams will continue his law enforcement policies
Outgoing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he is confident that Mayor-elect Eric Adams will continue his longstanding policies on policing. Published December 12, 2021
Country’s oldest Latino-rights group drops ‘Latinx’ as backlash grows against the woke term
The nation's oldest Latino civil rights organization told its staff and board members to discontinue using the term "Latinx" in official communications. Published December 10, 2021
Hispanic support for Republicans and Democrats evenly split, new poll says
Hispanic voters are moving toward the Republican Party and more evenly splitting their support between the Republican and the Democratic parties than in recent election cycles, a new poll shows. Published December 9, 2021
Squad Democrats call for more punitive action on fellow members of Congress
The progressive Democrats behind a House resolution Wednesday to censure and strip Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert from her committees say they want to continue to demand such punishments of other lawmakers in the future. Published December 8, 2021
Democratic leadership denies slow-walking punishment against Boebert
Democratic leadership denied there was any tentativeness to punish Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican for remarks she made about a colleague that Democrats are calling anti-Muslim. Published December 8, 2021
Latino Dem rips party for using ‘Latinx,’ says it shows poor understanding of Hispanic community
Rep. Ruben Gallego is fed up with his Democratic Party referring to Hispanics as "Latinx," saying it is a word used to appease "rich progressives." Published December 7, 2021
Dem Max Rose runs for rematch in House race in New York
Former Rep. Max Rose announced Monday he is running again for the House seat in New York that he lost in 2020 to Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis. Published December 6, 2021
AOC rebuked for doubting smash-and-grab sprees are happening: ‘Tone-deaf and offensive’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's claim that the smash-and-grab crime wave is a hoax drew howls from fellow lawmakers on Capitol Hill, as retailers and police refuted the claim by detailing the huge impact of organized theft. Published December 3, 2021
Democratic Socialists decide against expelling ‘Squad’ ally in Congress
The Democratic Socialists of America decided Thursday it will not expel Rep. Jamaal Bowman from its organization after debating whether he was too sympathetic towards Israel. Published December 3, 2021
House Freedom Caucus plans expansion to state lawmakers
The House Freedom Caucus plans to broaden its reach into state legislatures to provide conservative policymakers with resources and tools to push their legislative agendas. Published December 2, 2021
Smash-and-grab crime wave baffles congressional Democrats
Democrats are flummoxed by the wave of smash-and-grab retail theft, with some denying it's happening and others saying they are not ready to make major-league shoplifting a felony. Published December 1, 2021
Muslim lawmakers press leadership to exact ‘appropriate’ punishment of Lauren Boebert
A group of Islamic lawmakers Tuesday night announced they are talking to the Democratic leadership about how they think GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert should be punished for comments she made about Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar being a suicide bomber. Published November 30, 2021
Lawmakers fume over U.S. pandemic relief funds pilfered by crime gangs in China, Russia
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill demanded hearings into fraud in the government's coronavirus unemployment benefit program after hearing that crime syndicates in China, Russia and other adversary nations pocketed tens of billions of dollars. Published November 30, 2021
Greene escalates GOP infighting, targets Mace for criticizing Boebert
Republicans keep "trash"-talking one another over the backlash surrounding comments GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert said she made in jest to Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar about being a suicide bomber. Published November 30, 2021
Boebert-Omar feud explodes in failed makeup call
Reps. Ilhan Omar and Lauren Boebert had a phone conversation Monday. It did not go well. Published November 29, 2021
House Republican candidate recruitment spikes
Republicans' growing confidence about next year's midterm elections is attracting a stampede of new GOP candidates for House races. Published November 26, 2021
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Kevin McCarthy lacks support to be House speaker if GOP takes majority
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia Republican, claims that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy lacks the votes to be speaker if the GOP recaptures the lower chamber next year. Published November 25, 2021
AG Merrick Garland orders U.S. attorneys to crack down on unruly airline passengers
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday issued a memorandum to U.S. attorneys to prioritize prosecution of federal crimes on commercial aircraft that endanger the safety of passengers, flight crews and flight attendants. Published November 25, 2021
