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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

Trump celebrates Black History Month at the White House

President Trump celebrated Black History Month at the White House by recounting his work to lift communities of color and memorializing the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights icon and Democratic presidential candidate who died earlier this week.

February 18, 2026

Karoline Leavitt claps back with evidence at reporter doubting political foes call Trump ‘racist’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was stunned Wednesday when a reporter challenged President Trump's assertion that he has been falsely called a racist.

February 18, 2026

Schumer embraced ID laws to counter fraud in the 1990s, but now calls voter ID ‘Jim Crow 2.0’

A video has emerged of Senate Democratic leader Charles E. Schumer in 1996 talking about the importance of ID checks to prevent welfare fraud by illegal immigrants.

February 16, 2026

Outside groups descend on Virginia for redistricting referendum

A liberal dark money organization has launched a $5 million campaign to persuade voters to back the Democrats' redrawn congressional map in an April referendum.

February 16, 2026

Ballot language for Virginia redistricting referendum criticized for misleading voters

Democratic officials in Virginia have been accused of misleading voters with the language used in the ballot question for the party's redistricting plan.

February 16, 2026

Ranked choice voting add wrinkle for GOP in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race

Ranked choice voting has made conservative-leaning Alaska potentially competitive in this year's Senate race.

February 16, 2026

Carrie Prejean Boller removed from Religious Liberty Commission

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick removed Carrie Prejean Boller from the White House Religious Liberty Commission after setting off a contentious hearing this week over Israel's war in Gaza.

February 11, 2026

Democrat-run Virginia goes big on gun control

Virginia's Democratic leaders are moving full steam ahead with their first batch of gun-control laws now that the party controls every lever of power in Richmond.

February 10, 2026

Trump’s endorsement of Louisiana lawmaker transforms primary

President Trump's endorsement of Republican state Sen. Blake Miguez in the race for Louisiana's 5th Congressional District has shaken up the crowded primary.

February 9, 2026

Congress pressed to pass legislation for off-grid power sources without regulation

A coalition of right-of-center activists sent a letter Monday to the Senate urging passage of the DATA Act, which would allow off-grid power sources to be built and used without regulation as a public utility.

February 9, 2026

Local leaders and lawmen defy Democrat-run states’ crackdown on cooperating with ICE

Politicians in Democratic-led states are rushing to end cooperation with ICE, but a rebellion is brewing among conservative local officials who say they will find ways to work around the bans.

February 9, 2026

Republicans launch caucus to stop spread of Shariah in U.S.

A group of House Republicans launched the Shariah-free America caucus on Tuesday as an effort to prevent the spread of radical Islamization within the U.S. criminal justice system and American culture.

February 3, 2026

Republicans push back on Pirro after she threatens jail time for lawful gun owners

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro received blowback from Republican lawmakers after she threatened jail time for any person who entered the city with a firearm.

February 3, 2026

Trump cautions GOP will never win again if illegal immigrants are not deported

President Trump warned Monday that Republicans would never win elections again if they do not help remove illegal immigrants from U.S. municipalities.

February 2, 2026

Ex-FBI deputy director Dan Bongino lashes out at critics in return to podcast

Former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino returned to his podcast Monday by welcoming President Trump to the show, and castigating the media and online critics who said he and FBI Director Kash Patel did not accomplish what they set out to do at the bureau.

February 2, 2026

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Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

Trump celebrates Black History Month at the White House

Karoline Leavitt claps back with evidence at reporter doubting political foes call Trump ‘racist’

Schumer embraced ID laws to counter fraud in the 1990s, but now calls voter ID ‘Jim Crow 2.0’

Outside groups descend on Virginia for redistricting referendum

Ballot language for Virginia redistricting referendum criticized for misleading voters

Ranked choice voting add wrinkle for GOP in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race

Carrie Prejean Boller removed from Religious Liberty Commission

Democrat-run Virginia goes big on gun control

Trump’s endorsement of Louisiana lawmaker transforms primary

Congress pressed to pass legislation for off-grid power sources without regulation

Local leaders and lawmen defy Democrat-run states’ crackdown on cooperating with ICE

Republicans launch caucus to stop spread of Shariah in U.S.

Republicans push back on Pirro after she threatens jail time for lawful gun owners

Trump cautions GOP will never win again if illegal immigrants are not deported

Ex-FBI deputy director Dan Bongino lashes out at critics in return to podcast

Infighting, money woes drag down NRA’s comeback as a heavyweight in American politics

New list identifies immigration sanctuary school districts across the U.S.

Virginia Democrats advance restrictions on immigration officers, including mask ban

GOP introduces bill to require Senate approval for U.S. to join any global climate treaty

White House accuses Minnesota officials of whipping up protesters as ‘distraction’ to cover up fraud