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.
President Trump, angered by Israel and Iran lobbing attacks against one another after publicly agreeing to a ceasefire he brokered, deliberately dropped the F-bomb on live TV Tuesday when asked by a reporter about the tenuous agreement.
President Trump Tuesday implored Israel to not lob an attack on Iran after Israel accused the Islamic Republic of violating the ceasefire between the two countries.
Fireworks erupted Monday at a House hearing when Rep. Rosa DeLauro accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of trying to whittle away the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
The Trump administration has launched a study of the long-term health consequences for residents of East Palestine, Ohio, from a train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals in 2023.
President Trump criticized the number of U.S. federal holidays Thursday evening, saying that it costs the country "billions of dollars" to keep businesses shuttered on these days.
Senators have introduced bipartisan legislation that would make it easier for survivors of domestic abuse to file their taxes without fear of being forced to contact their abusers.
President Trump appears to be struggling in his handling of the economy, according to a poll of 8,000 people, but most say his policies will benefit them later on.
Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee have included Second Amendment provisions in the chamber's version of President Trump's "big beautiful bill" that call for tax cuts for some gun owners.
Blake Miguez, a Louisiana GOP lawmaker seeking to replace Sen. Bill Cassidy in his state's 2026 Republican primary, pounded him with the senator's own words when joining the race Tuesday.
House Republicans launched an investigation Tuesday into how the U.S. Agency for Global Media vetted foreign nationals, including those from countries hostile to the U.S., and why senior agency officials awarded grants to entities with alleged conflicts of interest.
Senators will receive a security briefing Tuesday from the sergeant-at-arms and U.S. Capitol Police in the wake of the assassination of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman.
A pair of Capitol Police officers who dealt with Jan. 6 rioters four years ago filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to compel the Architect of the Capitol to install a memorial honoring cops who defended the building and those inside the complex that day.