Author profile

Follow author updates

Kerry Picket

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

Youngkin defeats McAuliffe in Virginia

Republican Glenn Youngkin upset Democrat Terry McAuliffe in Virginia's gubernatorial race, breaking his party's losing streak in the state and giving the GOP a reason to be optimistic heading into the congressional elections next year.

November 2, 2021

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 an hour after polls closed.

November 2, 2021

After a year of election integrity doubts, voters in Va. and N.J. say they trust the 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.

November 2, 2021

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.

November 2, 2021

McAuliffe, Youngkin scramble for votes in homestretch of Virginia’s neck-and-neck gubernatorial race

Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin barnstormed Virginia on Monday in their final get-out-the-vote push on the eve of the governor's election -- the first competitive statewide election since President Biden took office in January.

November 1, 2021

Youngkin says McAuliffe early voter turnout is ‘light and soft’

Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin is confident he has the edge with early voters over Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the campaign's final stretch.

November 1, 2021

Youngkin vows to rev up economy in closing argument to Va. voters: ‘Stalled out for too long’

Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin on Monday made a final appeal to voters in the Richmond suburbs, hammering home his message of economic opportunity and keeping Virginia a right-to-work state.

November 1, 2021

Virginia court throws out case claiming Fairfax county broke law over accepting absentee ballots

A Virginia Circuit Court judge dismissed a lawsuit Friday claiming the Fairfax County Office of Elections had wrongly accepted absentee ballot applications.

October 30, 2021

DCCC chair rejects speculation of any plan for N.Y. AG run

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman disputed a report Thursday that suggested he was pondering a run for New York state's attorney general.

October 28, 2021

Both sides lawyer up in Virginia governor’s race to challenge this week’s election results

Virginia's Democratic and Republican parties are bulking up their legal teams and are prepared to litigate the governor's election Tuesday in a likely photo finish of the race.

October 27, 2021

Project Veritas: Phil Murphy consultant discusses plan for post-election N.J. vaccine mandate

The sleepy New Jersey governor's race got a jolt Monday night after an undercover sting video appeared to show Gov. Phil Murphy's campaign consultant suggesting the Democratic incumbent would push statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandates after the election.

October 26, 2021

‘Vulnerable to manipulation’: Virginia GOP guard unattended ballot drop boxes

The Republican Party of Virginia, unnerved by the high number of drop boxes around the commonwealth that are not monitored by public officials, has deployed volunteers to keep an eye on the ballot receptacles.

October 26, 2021

Va. Dems file lawsuit against U.S. Postal Service over delivery delay of absentee ballots

The Democratic Party of Virginia has filed a lawsuit alleging that local branches of the U.S. Postal Service failed to process and deliver election-related material ahead of the gubernatorial election between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin.

October 25, 2021

McAuliffe cuts TV interview short, walks off after scolding reporter about asking ‘better questions’

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe abruptly left a TV news interview Tuesday, telling the reporter he "should have asked better questions."

October 20, 2021

National School Boards Association rocked by state members after call for crackdown on parents

Nearly 20 state school board associations broke ties with or distanced themselves from the National School Boards Association after it asked President Biden to target parent protests at school boards with federal "domestic terrorism" investigations.

October 19, 2021

N.J. high school students protest officials over homecoming election

Students staged a sit-in Monday at their New Jersey high school to protest administrators' involvement in the election of the homecoming king and queen.

October 19, 2021

Youngkin camp mocks McAuliffe’s ‘out of context’ campaign ad drop

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe was mocked by his Republican opponent Glenn Youngkin for claiming in a new campaign ad that Mr. Youngkin took his comment about schools and parents "out of context."

October 19, 2021

Two more veteran House Democrats announce retirements

Two longtime House Democrats announced Monday that they will not seek reelection next year, further complicating the party's effort to hold on to the majority.

October 18, 2021

Loudoun County School Board member who sparked parents’ protest resigns

Loudoun County School Board member Beth Barts, who angered local parents with her online activism against them, resigned from the board Friday, effective Nov. 2.

October 15, 2021

Loudoun schools chief apologizes, board member resigns after reports of sex assaults on teen girls

Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Ziegler apologized Friday for failing to provide a "safe" environment for students and a school board member resigned amid uproar over the school board's response to two alleged sexual assaults at high schools.

October 15, 2021

Watch

Can anyone fill Karoline Leavitt’s shoes at the White House? Tim Constantine & David Bozell weigh in

WATCH: Are Americans’ fears surrounding data centers overblown? Patrick Hedger joins ‘The Dialogue’

LISTEN: Has the U.S. lost Mideast air dominance? Andy Lowery joins Threat Status

LISTEN: What’s next for Maryland football? District of Sports podcast

Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

Youngkin defeats McAuliffe in Virginia

Too early to call: Polls close in Virginia gubernatorial race

After a year of election integrity doubts, voters in Va. and N.J. say they trust the system

Dem stronghold of Fairfax County not insurmountable for Republican Youngkin in Va. race, says expert

McAuliffe, Youngkin scramble for votes in homestretch of Virginia’s neck-and-neck gubernatorial race

Youngkin says McAuliffe early voter turnout is ‘light and soft’

Youngkin vows to rev up economy in closing argument to Va. voters: ‘Stalled out for too long’

Virginia court throws out case claiming Fairfax county broke law over accepting absentee ballots

DCCC chair rejects speculation of any plan for N.Y. AG run

Both sides lawyer up in Virginia governor’s race to challenge this week’s election results

Project Veritas: Phil Murphy consultant discusses plan for post-election N.J. vaccine mandate

‘Vulnerable to manipulation’: Virginia GOP guard unattended ballot drop boxes

Va. Dems file lawsuit against U.S. Postal Service over delivery delay of absentee ballots

McAuliffe cuts TV interview short, walks off after scolding reporter about asking ‘better questions’

National School Boards Association rocked by state members after call for crackdown on parents

N.J. high school students protest officials over homecoming election

Youngkin camp mocks McAuliffe’s ‘out of context’ campaign ad drop

Two more veteran House Democrats announce retirements

Loudoun County School Board member who sparked parents’ protest resigns

Loudoun schools chief apologizes, board member resigns after reports of sex assaults on teen girls