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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

Rep. Nancy Mace stuns House with speech alleging rape, sex trafficking involving her ex-fiance

Rep. Nancy Mace released a wave of allegations on the House floor Monday night accusing her former fiance and three of his business associates of sexual assault, sex trafficking and voyeurism involving several women.

February 11, 2025

New York state Democrats ditch efforts to delay special election for congressional seat

New York Democrats, who control the state legislature, have killed a bill that would have delayed a special election in a deep red congressional district.

February 10, 2025

DHS secretary blames ‘corrupt’ FBI after leak about immigration sweep

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has lashed out at the FBI, blaming it for leaking details of an upcoming large-scale immigration sweep in Los Angeles.

February 10, 2025

Judge stops DOJ from releasing names of FBI agents who worked Jan. 6 cases

A federal judge Friday stopped the Justice Department from publicly listing FBI officials involved in cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

February 7, 2025

Texas Rep. Chip Roy puts legislative teeth behind DEI cuts at the Pentagon

Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy Friday proposed legislation that would permanently eliminate the positions of chief diversity officer and senior adviser for diversity and inclusion at the Department of Defense.

February 7, 2025

Congress eyes legislation to end pandemic-era eviction rules

Legislation now in the House hopper would end a pandemic-era federal regulation that required landlords to provide tenants with 30 days' notice before starting eviction proceedings.

February 7, 2025

House lawmakers push forward legislation to cut funding on animal testing abroad

House lawmakers introduce d bipartisan legislation Thursday that would eliminate U.S. funding of experiments on animals abroad.

February 6, 2025

Senate Democrats delay Kash Patel committee vote

The Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats held off FBI Director nominee Kash Patel's panel vote Thursday until next week.

February 6, 2025

Senate Banking Committee seeks ways to reduce politicized debanking of Americans

The Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday took on the trend of major financial institutions "debanking" customers because of their politics.

February 5, 2025

Senate confirms Pam Bondi as attorney general

The Senate voted 54-46 on Tuesday, largely along party lines, to confirm Pam Bondi as Attorney General of the Department of Justice.

February 4, 2025

FBI agents file class-action lawsuit against Justice Dept. claiming retaliation over Jan. 6 cases

Two groups of FBI agents involved in investigating cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and the classified documents case against President Trump sued the Justice Department on Tuesday, alleging attempted retaliation for their roles.

February 4, 2025

Trump Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi advances to final vote in Senate

The Senate on Monday voted 52-46 in a party-line vote Monday to advance the nomination of Pam Bondi to be the Department of Justice's next Attorney General.

February 3, 2025

Ex-FBI director Comey calls on DOJ and FBI employees to fight Trump administration for lost jobs

Former FBI Director James B. Comey called on employees in the Justice Department, FBI and U.S. Attorneys Offices to fight for their jobs after Trump administration officials last week fired FBI leaders and DOJ attorneys involved in prosecuting Jan. 6 cases.

February 2, 2025

Driscoll refuses order to list FBI employees involved in Jan. 6 cases amid ouster of agency leaders

Acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll is on shaky ground with Department of Justice leaders for refusing to deliver the names of bureau employees involved in Jan. 6 cases and other Trump investigations.

February 2, 2025

WATCH: FBI requests names of bureau employees who worked on Jan. 6 cases

The FBI is requesting a list of all its personnel involved in helping the Justice Department prosecute Jan. 6 cases.

January 31, 2025

FBI purge: 20+ top officials ousted in sweeping shake-up

FBI employees were terminated or forced to quit Thursday within hours of FBI Director nominee Kash Patel's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

January 31, 2025

Kash Patel says FBI needs to ditch politics, get back to fighting crime

Kash Patel, President Trump's pick to lead -- and upend -- the FBI, came to Capitol Hill on Thursday eager to talk about the future of the bureau as a lean, crime-fighting machine.

January 30, 2025

Senators release whistleblower docs showing anti-Trump FBI agent helped launch lawfare case

Two senior Republican lawmakers released protected whistleblower disclosures Thursday revealing how an anti-Trump FBI agent went outside established agency protocols for opening probes to help launch the federal election interference case against the president.

January 30, 2025

Cory Booker and Kash Patel spar over recent firings at the Justice Department

FBI director nominee Kash Patel clashed with Sen. Cory Booker when the New Jersey Democrat demanded to know if he knew anything about President Trump's recent firings of Justice Department attorneys.

January 30, 2025

Patel explains proposal to move more FBI employees throughout the country

FBI Director nominee Kash Patel told the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday that his comment about turning the FBI's Washington headquarters into a museum was meant to convey his belief that more employees should be deployed across the U.S.

January 30, 2025

WATCH: The American dream priced out of reach? Michael Burkentine joins Kelly Sadler

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Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

Rep. Nancy Mace stuns House with speech alleging rape, sex trafficking involving her ex-fiance

New York state Democrats ditch efforts to delay special election for congressional seat

DHS secretary blames ‘corrupt’ FBI after leak about immigration sweep

Judge stops DOJ from releasing names of FBI agents who worked Jan. 6 cases

Texas Rep. Chip Roy puts legislative teeth behind DEI cuts at the Pentagon

Congress eyes legislation to end pandemic-era eviction rules

House lawmakers push forward legislation to cut funding on animal testing abroad

Senate Democrats delay Kash Patel committee vote

Senate Banking Committee seeks ways to reduce politicized debanking of Americans

Senate confirms Pam Bondi as attorney general

FBI agents file class-action lawsuit against Justice Dept. claiming retaliation over Jan. 6 cases

Trump Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi advances to final vote in Senate

Ex-FBI director Comey calls on DOJ and FBI employees to fight Trump administration for lost jobs

Driscoll refuses order to list FBI employees involved in Jan. 6 cases amid ouster of agency leaders

WATCH: FBI requests names of bureau employees who worked on Jan. 6 cases

FBI purge: 20+ top officials ousted in sweeping shake-up

Kash Patel says FBI needs to ditch politics, get back to fighting crime

Senators release whistleblower docs showing anti-Trump FBI agent helped launch lawfare case

Cory Booker and Kash Patel spar over recent firings at the Justice Department

Patel explains proposal to move more FBI employees throughout the country