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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

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at the California Democratic Party's 2025 State Convention at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif., on May, 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Minnesota welfare fraud linked to terrorist funding

The Manhattan Institute's City Journal has an explosive expose revealing that billions of taxpayer dollars have been stolen during the administration of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and often perpetrated by the state's large Somali community.

November 24, 2025

Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., talks during an interview with The Associated Press in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Rep. Jason Crow says Trump’s ‘seditious’ comment is attempt to gag him, fellow Democrats

Rep. Jason Crow said President Trump is trying to silence and intimidate him and his Democratic colleagues for posting a video telling military and intelligence personnel to defy orders they think are illegal.

November 21, 2025

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a news conference in the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

White House ready to welcome ‘communist’ Mamdani

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday that a "communist" will be meeting President Trump on Friday, using that word to describe Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani ahead of his visit.

November 20, 2025

The FBI's J. Edgar Hoover headquarters building is seen in Washington, Nov. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Whistleblower: FBI top brass shielded from scrutiny of the bureau’s internal counterespionage unit

An FBI employee blew the whistle on the unit that investigates counterespionage inside the bureau, accusing it of "gross misconduct, fraud and potentially criminal activities."

November 20, 2025

President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman prepare to take their seats during a dinner in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump announces Saudi Arabia as major non-NATO ally at White House dinner

President Trump surprised attendees at the White House dinner with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman by announcing that the U.S. is formally designating Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally.

November 18, 2025

The Federal Reserve building in seen in Washington, May 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

White House is interviewing candidates for the next chairman of the Federal Reserve

The White House is in the midst of interviewing candidates to appoint a new Federal Reserve chair when Jerome Powell's term expires in May, President Trump said Monday.

November 18, 2025

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun speaks during a Make Indiana Healthy Again initiative event in Indianapolis, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) ** FILE **

Trump pressures Indiana governor to ‘produce’ more GOP seats in redistricting fight

President Trump on Tuesday urged Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Braun to push redistricting, saying he "must produce" more GOP congressional seats.

November 18, 2025

President Donald Trump speaks at the McDonald's Impact Summit, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump touts his affordability policies at McDonald’s summit

Recalling one of the most memorable moments of his 2024 campaign for an audience of McDonald's Restaurant owners, operators and suppliers, President Trump touted his administration's success with bringing down prices.

November 17, 2025

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a meeting with the White House task force on the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says he will sign Epstein bill if legislation lands on his desk

President Trump said on Monday he will sign legislation releasing files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein if it reaches his desk, saying the fallout of the files' information is a "Democrat problem."

November 17, 2025

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a meeting with the White House task force on the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Washington, as FIFA President Gianni Infantino listens. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House introduces FIFA Pass to expedite international fans’ visas to U.S.

The U.S. will prioritize visa appointments for fans attending the 2026 World Cup, which is expected to attract five to 10 million people from around the world, the White House FIFA task force announced Monday.

November 17, 2025

New housing is built near the Lafitte Greenway, where the historic Lafitte Projects were once located, in New Orleans on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (Christiana Botic/Verite News and Catchlight Local/Report for America via AP)

Free market think tank offers a menu of options for states to create more affordable housing

The Mercatus Center recently released a policy brief outlining various options to make housing more affordable nationwide.

November 17, 2025

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani greets people while attending the SOMOS Puerto Rico conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)

Trump interested in meeting with Mayor-elect Mamdani, says ‘we’ll work something out’

President Trump, upon his return to Washington from Palm Beach on Sunday night, stated that he wanted to hear from Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after Mr. Mamdani had expressed interest in meeting with him recently.

November 17, 2025

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach Fla., on his way back to the White House, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump shifts stance and now tells House Republicans to vote to release Epstein files

President Trump has told House Republicans to vote to release the Epstein files, a sudden reversal in his position on the issue.

November 17, 2025

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks to the media alongside Sean O'Brien, President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, from left, Chris Sununu, president & CEO of Airlines for America, Vice President JD Vance and aviation industry representatives, about the impact of the government shutdown on the aviation industry, outside of the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

California yanks illegal immigrants’ trucker’s licenses; Newsom says migrant status not a factor

California has moved to cancel licenses of 17,000 commercial drivers after a back-and-forth with the Trump administration, which is pushing to get what it calls "dangerous foreign drivers" off U.S. roads.

November 16, 2025

State Department building in Washington D.C. ** FILE **

State Department hits 4 antifa groups with foreign terrorist organization tags

The State Department designated four antifa groups as foreign terrorist organizations on Thursday.

November 13, 2025

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump preparing ‘Trumpcare’ proposal after government reopens, White House says

President Trump is ready to propose a new health care policy when the government reopens to replace the "broken" Obamacare system Democrats created, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday.

November 12, 2025

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., attends a news conference about the government shutdown, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Shutdown surrender spurs liberal group to target Senate Democrats in 2026 primaries

The liberal campaign organization Indivisible announced Tuesday it plans to launch its largest primary initiative ever because Senate Democrats capitulated to end the government shutdown without re-upping Obamacare premium subsidies.

November 11, 2025

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks alongside Vice President JD Vance about the impact of the government shutdown on the aviation industry, outside of the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Transportation Secretary Duffy describes potentially dangerous skies in final days of shutdown

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Tuesday that pilots and commercial airlines are reporting potentially perilous circumstances due to the stress that the government shutdown has placed on air traffic controllers nationwide.

November 11, 2025

Travelers wait at LaGuardia International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

Flight gridlock slows Republicans aiming to reopen government

The Senate-passed package to reopen the government is in the hands of House lawmakers for a scheduled Wednesday vote, but flight cancellations and delays could jar that timing.

November 11, 2025

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., says she'll call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Rep. Greene, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, is forcing her colleagues to choose sides after Democratic leaders announced they'd provide the votes to save the Republican speaker's job. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump says Greene has ‘lost her way’ after criticizing the president

President Trump pushed back on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, saying "she lost her way" for recent criticism of Mr. Trump and the Republican Party for focusing more on foreign affairs than domestic issues.

November 10, 2025