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Kerry Picket is a White House correspondent for The Washington Times.
Picket covered the hill at other DC-based outlets including the Daily Caller and the Washington Examiner. Before that, she produced news for Robin Quivers of The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM, wrote entertainment news for MTV Radio, and worked as a production assistant at MTV.com.
Picket is also a former radio guest host at SiriusXM Patriot 125 and appears frequently as a guest commentator on cable news programs and syndicated radio shows.
She can be reached at kpicket@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Kerry Picket

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in his defamation suit against BBC

President Trump received a federal judge's order to appear for a deposition by Dec. 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC.

October 22, 2026

People line up in front of an Air China's counter for a direct flight between Beijing and North Korea's capital of Pyongyan, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Monday, March 30, 2026. (Iori Sagisawa/Kyodo News via AP) **FILE**

U.S. travel advisory for China flags threat of wrongful detention, exit bans

The State Department issued an updated Level 2 "Exercise Increased Caution" advisory for mainland China this week, referencing concerns about wrongful detention and restrictions on leaving the country.

October 22, 2026

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks at a "get out the vote" event held at a farm in Palmer, Alaska, on Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

Trump: GOP weighing legal action to remove second Dan Sullivan from Alaska ballot

President Trump said he is concerned that incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan could lose his seat Nov. 3 because another man named Daniel J. Sullivan is also on Alaska's Senate ballot.

October 22, 2026

In this photo taken from video released by the Moscow City Court Press Service, Stephen Hubbard, a U.S. citizen accused of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine against Russia stands in a glass cage during a court session in the Moscow City court in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 7, 2024. (Moscow City Court Press Service via AP, File)

Trump hints at possible breakthrough for American held in Russia since his capture in Ukraine

President Trump hinted Tuesday at a possible breakthrough in the case of Stephen Hubbard, the American teacher held in Russia.

October 20, 2026

President Donald Trump greets supporters as he arrives to speak at the Republican convention, Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Trump’s rally show rolls out the economic development plans

President Trump's rallies across the U.S. include more than just pleas for his supporters to get to the polls on Nov. 3. He's also announcing new factories and economic ventures in the states he visits.

October 20, 2026

A technician works on a Altima sedan at Nissan's Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Canton, Miss. Company officials formally announced that the plant will become a center for electric vehicle manufacturing in the United States and will build two all-new electric models at the plant by 2025. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Auto shops press Congress to boost technician apprenticeships

Independent auto repair shops want Congress to go full throttle to fund apprenticeship programs.

October 19, 2026

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Truist Arena, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Highland Heights, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

Trump bets his MAGA rallies can beat midterm blue wave

President Trump, as he prepared for the next leg of his campaigning blitz, boasted that his rallies are the best weapon against predictions of a blue wave in the Nov. 3 elections.

October 18, 2026

Kentucky Republican congressional candidate Ed Gallrein, right, shakes the hand of President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Truist Arena at Northern Kentucky University, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Highland Heights, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump rallies Bluegrass voters to support GOP ticket

President Trump rallied Kentucky supporters Saturday to pump up turnout at the polls for Republican candidates.

October 17, 2026

Trump rallies to boost GOP turnout in tough Georgia races

President Trump told his supporters at a rally Friday to get to the polls in Georgia for Republican candidates.

October 16, 2026

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Zacharia out as press secretary after less than a week

Katie Zacharia will no longer serve as President Trump's press secretary, getting the ax less than a week into the high-pressure job after a shaky podium debut and a scramble to defend whether she was a real lawyer.

October 16, 2026

President Donald Trump speaks to the reporters as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, in Washington, as White House press secretary Katie Zacharia looks on. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump to teetering White House press secretary Katie Zacharia: ‘I’d reconsider’

President Trump says White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is free to reconsider taking the position, a sign she might be on her way out less than a week after starting the job.

October 16, 2026

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Laughlin Bullhead International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, in Bullhead, Ariz. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump rallies faithful in Bullhead City, Arizona, with early voting underway

President Trump rallied supporters in Bullhead City, Arizona, on Wednesday to boost Republicans' chances in the state as early voting continues and Election Day looms in less than three weeks.

October 14, 2026

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., takes questions during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rep. Ilhan Omar fundraises off of federal raid of her D.C. residence

Rep. Ilhan Omar's campaign asked her supporters Tuesday to send cash to help fend off a Trump administration investigation involving allegations of immigration fraud.

October 13, 2026

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Covelli Centre, in Youngstown, Ohio, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump downplays cost of gas, praises action in Iran during rally in Ohio

President Trump called on Ohio voters to support the Republican ticket in their state Monday night, downplaying the current higher gas prices

October 12, 2026

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Oncenter, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, in Syracuse, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) **FILE**

Trump to rally voters again in Ohio in key races for Senate, governor

President Trump is set to return to Ohio on Monday to rally voters to the polls and support Republican candidates in the final weeks of the midterm election.

October 12, 2026

Pouring brandy from a bottle into a glass. Snifter of brandy on a black table in bar. Photo credit: Igor Normann via Shutterstock.

Spirits lobby urges Trump to drop 10% tariff on cognac, liqueurs

After winning tariff relief for Scotch and Irish whiskey, the U.S. spirits industry's top trade group now wants President Trump to finish the job and drop the remaining 10% levy on European cognac and liqueurs.

October 12, 2026

Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026 in Hebron, Ky., as he departs for a rally in Lima, Ohio. (Samuel Corum/Pool Photo via AP)

Vance won’t watch livestreamed execution of Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan

Vice President J.D. Vance said he does not plan to watch the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, which is scheduled to be livestreamed.

October 9, 2026

Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers speaks as Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., Rep. John James, R-Mich., President Donald Trump and Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., listen at an event at the General Motors Proving Ground Monday, July 27, 2026, in Milford, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) ** FILE **

Trump lauds Rogers for hammering El-Sayed on Michigan debate stage

President Trump commended Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers for his debate performance Thursday night against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, calling it an obliteration.

October 9, 2026

Stefany Shaheen, Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District who will face Republican Anthony DiLorenzo, shakes hands with guests during a campaign stop, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Dover, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Republicans target New Hampshire House seat as Shaheen, DiLorenzo trade attacks

Republicans are eyeing a New Hampshire congressional seat as a potential pickup to help blunt the Democratic push to recapture the lower chamber in November.

October 8, 2026

President Donald Trump walks at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

FOIA records detail Secret Service failing to detect a golfer’s gun at Trump club

New records released by the Secret Service detailed how a member of Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, carried a loaded gun past a Secret Service screening checkpoint last year when President Trump was at the club.

October 8, 2026