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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 tells Iran there’s still time to make a nuke deal

President Trump on Friday said Iran could still make a nuclear deal to save the Islamic Republic after blowing it the last time he gave them an ultimatum.

June 13, 2025

Senate Republicans satisfied with border-wall spending after meeting with Miller

A top Republican senator who is tepid about the party's Big Beautiful Bill said White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller cleared up a misunderstanding Thursday about how much money should be spent on completing the border wall.

June 12, 2025

House Speaker Mike Johnson to address the Israeli parliament

House Speaker Mike Johnson will travel to Israel and address a special session of the Knesset on Sunday.

June 11, 2025

White House says rioters will not prevent deportation operations

The White House Wednesday said criminal rioters will not deter its deportation operations and that the administration will continue to deploy National Guard troops to places where federal law enforcement officers need protection.

June 11, 2025

Judge rejects Newsom’s bid to immediately eject Trump’s troops from Los Angeles

A federal judge allowed President Trump at least two more days of free action to deploy troops to Los Angeles, putting off California's request for an immediate restraining order Tuesday as the city prepared for another round of clashes between anti-deportation protesters and law enforcement.

June 10, 2025

Trump’s actions in Los Angeles spur impeachment talk on Capitol Hill

Rep. Yvette Clarke of New York, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, on Tuesday said President Trump should be impeached over the National Guard's deployment in Los Angeles.

June 10, 2025

What riot? Democrats don’t see violence or mayhem at Los Angeles protests

When Democrats see people hurling rocks and shooting commercial-grade fireworks at police officers, blocking highways and setting trash cans, traffic cones and cars on fire, they don't see a riot.

June 10, 2025

Trump orders federal government to help bulk up U.S. drone industry

President Trump has ordered the federal government to invest in and streamline the domestic drone industry, which has struggled to compete with Chinese drone manufacturers that dominate the trade.

June 6, 2025

Elon Musk’s father told him attacking Trump with Epstein file allegation was wrong

Elon Musk's father, Errol Musk, called the conflict that erupted between his son and President Trump as two "elephant bulls or alphas having a go at each other."

June 6, 2025

Trump, German Chancellor Merz discuss ways to end war between Ukraine and Russia

President Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Thursday that they share a common goal of ending the Russia-Ukraine war, though there was less agreement on how to get there.

June 5, 2025

Trump lauds Germany’s move to spend more on defense

President Trump on Thursday called Germany's decision to boost defense funding a "positive thing" and that he's fine with talking about leaving American troops in the NATO country.

June 5, 2025

Trump says Egypt avoids travel ban due to close U.S. ties

President Trump said Egypt was not included in his travel ban because it has a close relationship with the U.S.

June 5, 2025

Trump to test German Chancellor Merz on trade, Ukraine war at White House meeting

President Trump's meeting Thursday with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz showcases America's tough pivot on trade, security and the war in Ukraine.

June 5, 2025

New bill in House would codify Trump’s order banning woke curriculum from U.S service academies

A House GOP lawmaker introduced legislation Thursday that would codify President Trump's executive order to stop U.S. military academies from teaching courses based on radical gender ideology and critical race theory.

June 5, 2025

Wait times for D.C. concealed carry permits reduced since Trump order fast-tracked process

Wait times to get an appointment for a concealed carry permit in the District have been significantly reduced, months after President Trump signed an executive order creating a task force to fast-track the permit process.

June 4, 2025

Second Amendment advocacy groups push for more provisions in ‘big, beautiful bill’

Firearm manufacturers and Second Amendment advocacy groups are flexing their muscle to push for fewer regulations in the GOP reconciliation bill being considered by the Senate.

June 4, 2025

Trump talks to Putin following Ukrainian drone attack

President Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone Wednesday and discussed Sunday's bombing of Russia's docked planes by Ukraine, plus other attacks between the two countries.

June 4, 2025

Trump urges Fed to cut interest rates after weak jobs report

President Trump called on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to reduce interest rates, immediately after the payroll firm ADP reported its lowest private-sector jobs number in years.

June 4, 2025

House GOP set to vote on Trump’s package of spending clawbacks targeted by DOGE

President Trump has sent Congress a package of $9.4 billion of immediate spending cuts, which are set for a House vote as soon as next week.

June 3, 2025

FBI files show targeting of Catholic groups was bigger than Biden-era officials acknowledged

The Biden-era FBI concealed the extent of its anti-Catholic operation, which then-FBI Director Christopher A. Wray told Congress was limited to a single 2023 memo, according to newly revealed bureau documents.

June 3, 2025

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Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

Trump tells Iran there’s still time to make a nuke deal

Senate Republicans satisfied with border-wall spending after meeting with Miller

House Speaker Mike Johnson to address the Israeli parliament

White House says rioters will not prevent deportation operations

Judge rejects Newsom’s bid to immediately eject Trump’s troops from Los Angeles

Trump’s actions in Los Angeles spur impeachment talk on Capitol Hill

What riot? Democrats don’t see violence or mayhem at Los Angeles protests

Trump orders federal government to help bulk up U.S. drone industry

Elon Musk’s father told him attacking Trump with Epstein file allegation was wrong

Trump, German Chancellor Merz discuss ways to end war between Ukraine and Russia

Trump lauds Germany’s move to spend more on defense

Trump says Egypt avoids travel ban due to close U.S. ties

Trump to test German Chancellor Merz on trade, Ukraine war at White House meeting

New bill in House would codify Trump’s order banning woke curriculum from U.S service academies

Wait times for D.C. concealed carry permits reduced since Trump order fast-tracked process

Second Amendment advocacy groups push for more provisions in ‘big, beautiful bill’

Trump talks to Putin following Ukrainian drone attack

Trump urges Fed to cut interest rates after weak jobs report

House GOP set to vote on Trump’s package of spending clawbacks targeted by DOGE

FBI files show targeting of Catholic groups was bigger than Biden-era officials acknowledged