Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
RNC launches voter registration drives at gas stations
The Republican National Committee announced Monday a nationwide initiative to register voters at gas stations to highlight the rising fuel prices at the pump. Published March 21, 2022
McCarthy pledges to boot Schiff off intel committee in a GOP majority
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy plans to eject Rep. Adam Schiff from his seat on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence if Republicans take back the majority in November. Published March 18, 2022
House lawmakers consider whether to roll back proxy voting
House lawmakers debated in a Rules Committee hearing Thursday whether to roll back their system of proxy voting, established two years ago at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Published March 17, 2022
Zelenskyy’s powerful plea for help moves Congress, puts Biden on the spot to step up aid
Bipartisan pressure intensified Wednesday on President Biden to act more decisively in the Russian-Ukraine war after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a powerful speech to Congress pleading for more military firepower. Published March 16, 2022
Lawmakers press Biden to help send MiG fighter jets after Zelenskyy’s address to Congress
Lawmakers stepped up pressure on President Biden to help get fighter jets to Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's powerful appeal to Congress on Wednesday for more U.S. military support. Published March 16, 2022
Sen. Rand Paul forces vote passing Senate resolution to lift public transportation mask mandate
The Senate passed a resolution Tuesday to repeal mask mandates on public transportation after Sen. Rand Paul forced it to a vote. Published March 15, 2022
Legal window closing on activists seeking to boot Rep. Cawthorn off the ballot for Jan. 6 riot
Liberal activists, legal scholars and anti-Trump Republicans have hit another legal snag in their attempt to throw conservative firebrand Rep. Madison Cawthorn off the ballot for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 riot. Published March 15, 2022
Rep. Lee Zeldin has slight lead over N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul in internal poll
An internal campaign poll for Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin shows him moving slightly ahead of Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in the race for governor. Published March 14, 2022
New poll shows Republican state legislature candidates leading on a generic ballot
The GOP leads by 6 points on the state legislative generic ballot in key battleground states, according to a new poll commissioned by the Republican State Leadership Committee. Published March 11, 2022
Biden faces headwinds as Iran nuclear talks near the finish line
U.S. negotiators are nearing a deal to revive the 2015 nuclear pact between Iran and world powers that was repudiated by President Trump in 2018, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday, but there were also signs President Biden will face major resistance selling the deal back home. Published March 10, 2022
Bipartisan House group warns Biden against looming Iran nuclear deal
A bipartisan group of 21 House lawmakers Thursday warned in a letter to President Biden Thursday they will likely oppose the impending Iran nuclear deal over concerns about reported measures that would be included in the agreement. Published March 10, 2022
NRCC hits vulnerable Dems over rising gas prices in new ad
House Republicans' campaign arm on Thursday released a new digital ad targeting 10 vulnerable Democrats on record-high gasoline prices around the country. Published March 10, 2022
RNC files lawsuit against Pelosi, Jan. 6 committee
The Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit Wednesday night against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Jan. 6 committee's members over the panel's subpoena of information from the RNC database. Published March 9, 2022
Republicans introduce bill to require ATF to delete records of gun sales
House Republicans have introduced a bill that would require the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to eliminate any firearms transactions maintained in their records. Published March 9, 2022
GOP lawmakers pressure Biden to take steps to help Taiwan
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy warned President Biden not to make the same mistake with Taiwan related to delaying the sale of military weapons as the administration previously did with Ukraine. Published March 9, 2022
Former AG Bill Barr says FBI’s Trump-Russia probe put Moscow where it is today
Former Attorney General William P. Barr called the FBI's Trump-Russia collusion investigation a "political dirty trick" that put Moscow in the position it is in today. Published March 9, 2022
Democrats denounce Biden for going to dictators for new oil imports
Democrats took turns taking swipes at President Biden for seeking new oil imports in countries led by dictators now that the U.S. put the kibosh on Russian oil imports. Published March 8, 2022
Rep. Darrell Issa says U.S. is already within early phases of World War III with Russia
Rep. Darrell Issa says that establishing a no-fly zone to block Russian fighter jets from the skies over Ukraine is vital as the U.S. is already in the initial stages of World War III. Published March 8, 2022
Offensive tweets force South Dakota Democrat out of House race after one day
A South Dakota Democrat withdrew from a congressional race just one day after he announced his candidacy, after a series of disturbing posts from his Twitter account was found. Published March 7, 2022
History in the making: More Black Republicans running for Congress than ever before
A record number of Black GOP candidates are running for Congress this year, Republicans say, a trend that accelerated since President Donald Trump's expansion of the conservative base in his 2016 campaign for the White House. Published March 7, 2022
