Kerry Picket
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Greg Steube, Republican lawmaker, demonstrates with real firearms how magazine limits would ban guns
Rep. Greg Steube showed off some of his handguns at a Judiciary Committee markup hearing in which lawmakers debated Thursday the Democrats’ gun control package. → Read More
Russell building named for segregationist senator remains; decision to change falls to Schumer
While Robert E. Lee's statue has been pulled down from the U.S. Capitol and lawmakers voted to expunge Confederate generals' names from military bases, the Senate still honors Richard B. Russell, a segregationist senator, with his name on its most prestigious office building. → Read More
School board prez accused of compiling dossier on parents who oppose masks, critical race theory
Parents in Scottsdale, Arizona, want the school board president to resign amid allegations he compiled a Google Drive dossier of personal information on parents who complained about mask mandates and critical race theory. → Read More
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska announces reelection bid
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republican, announced on Friday her bid for reelection, setting up a battle to fend off a challenge by an opponent endorsed by former President Donald Trump. → Read More
Saule Omarova, Biden pick for top Treasury post, under fire for extreme views on energy, Wall Street
President Biden's nominee of Saule Omarova for a top Treasury job has rattled several Senate Democrats because she previously said she wants the coal, oil and the gas industry to "go bankrupt." → Read More
Pete Buttigieg: Child care a key issue in supply chain disruption, labor shortage
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg repeatedly contended Wednesday morning that access to affordable child care is a root problem in the country’s supply chain and labor shortage issues. → Read More
Trump takes credit for GOP win in Virginia
Former President Donald Trump is claiming kingmaker status, contending that Republican Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia governor’s race last week because of him and his supporters. → Read More
Chris Sununu nixes Senate run
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu announced Tuesday that he will not run for the U.S. Senate, dashing Republican lawmakers' hopes for a popular challenger to Sen. Maggie Hassan. → Read More
Looming rise in cost of home-heating fuel puts White House on defensive
The Biden administration is considering shutting down another oil pipeline, this time in Michigan, even as Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm -- the state's former governor -- conceded that heating prices will spike this winter. → Read More
Kerry Donovan, Colorado Democratic heavyweight, scraps 2022 challenge to GOP’s Lauren Boebert
A Democrat state lawmaker expected to challenge conservative firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado has dropped out of the election. → Read More
Pandemic school closures gave Youngkin the edge on education issue in Virginia governor’s race
Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin’s upset victory this week was fueled, at least in part, by COVID-19 school shutdowns that energized suburban parents to confront the state’s Democratic establishment. → Read More
GOP Rep. Boebert shows off ‘Lets go Brandon’ dress in mock homage to AOC
Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican, is mocking President Biden, taking a page from a Democratic “Squad” House member’s book to promote a popular conservative meme on Twitter. → Read More
Democrats block GOP attempt to derail Biden’s $450,000 payments to illegal immigrants
Republicans moved this week to block $450,000 payments to illegal immigrants who were part of family separations during the Trump administration, but they saw their first attempt quashed by Senate Democrats. → Read More
Republicans regain footing in Virginia, crushing Democrats’ hope for a realignment
Republicans captured the state's top offices in this week's elections and voters appear to have delivered the GOP a majority in the House of Delegates, defying Democrats' proclamations that the state had turned reliably blue. → Read More
Winsome Sears makes history as first African American woman in Virginia to win statewide race
Republican Lt. Gubernatorial nominee Winsome Sears made history Tuesday night when she became the first African American woman in Virginia to win a statewide race. → Read More
RNC predicts ‘red wave’ with Republican Youngkin leading in Virginia gubernatorial election
The Republican National Committee on Tuesday predicted an approaching "red wave" of political victories after Glenn Youngkin took the lead in Virginia's gubernatorial election. → Read More
Too early to call: Polls close in Virginia gubernatorial race
The supercharged gubernatorial race in Virginia between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin was in the hands of election officials Tuesday after the polls at 7 p.m. → Read More
After a year of election integrity doubts, voters in Va. and N.J. say they trust system
Democracy was put to the test again on Tuesday as voters in Virginia, New Jersey and several major cities went to the polls, after a year marred by doubts about election security, the riot at the U.S. Capitol and enduring concern among Republicans that the November 2020 election was stolen from former President Trump. → Read More
Dem stronghold of Fairfax County not insurmountable for Republican Youngkin in Va. race, says expert
Fairfax County -- the most populous county in Virginia that went overwhelmingly for President Biden in 2020 -- may not be enough to stop Republican Glenn Youngkin's gubernatorial campaign, according to an election forecasting expert. → Read More
McAuliffe, Youngkin scramble for votes in homestretch of Virginia’s neck-and-neck gubernatorial race
Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin on Monday barnstormed Virginia in their final get-out-the-vote push on the eve of the governor’s election — first competitive statewide election since President Biden took office. → Read More