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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

Patel accuses Dem lawmakers of ‘false accusations’ and ‘mischaracterizations’

Fireworks erupted between FBI Director nominee Kash Patel and Sen. Amy Klobuchar when he testified Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

January 30, 2025

Kash Patel says he ‘always’ rejected violence against law enforcement on Jan. 6

FBI Director nominee Kash Patel denounced political violence when the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee pressed him about his views on the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and his appearances on right-wing podcasts.

January 30, 2025

California Democrat blames hiring freeze for deadly D.C. aircraft collision

Rep. Norma Torres blamed the Trump administration's hiring freeze for Wednesday night's deadly collision of a regional commuter jet and military helicopter above the Potomac River.

January 30, 2025

FBI Director nominee Kash Patel takes on senators’ questions about overhauling the bureau

President Trump's FBI Director nominee Kash Patel on Thursday is facing questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee about his suitability to lead the premier law enforcement agency.

January 30, 2025

Party-line committee vote sends Pam Bondi to full Senate for confirmation as attorney general

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Pam Bondi's nomination for attorney general in a party-line 12-10 vote Wednesday.

January 29, 2025

Democrats vow to hold Republicans accountable for Trump’s pardons of Jan. 6 defendants

Congressional Democrats have promised to hold Republicans accountable for President Trump pardoning more than 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants on the day he was sworn into office.

January 28, 2025

Tim Scott’s banking committee goes after financial institutions engaged in political ‘debanking’

The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing next week to address concerns that some financial institutions cut off customers because of their political views, a practice known as "debanking."

January 28, 2025

Working actors could save thousands under proposed tax changes

A pair of House lawmakers want tax breaks for struggling actors and others in showbiz, saying it will help performers who have lost everything in the fires around Los Angeles.

January 27, 2025

Blackburn, Lujan reintroduce bill to protect Americans’ network devices from U.S. adversaries

Two senators reintroduced bipartisan legislation Monday intended to protect Americans' communications networks from technology controlled by foreign adversaries.

January 27, 2025

FBI Director nominee Kash Patel’s hearing set for Thursday

The Senate Judiciary Committee will host a confirmation hearing of President Trump's FBI Director nominee Kash Patel on Thursday.

January 23, 2025

Congress’ left-wing crusaders rally opposition to Trump’s executive orders

The Congressional Progressive Caucus on Wednesday vowed to fight President Trump's onslaught of executive action this week that stripped liberal policies from the federal government.

January 22, 2025

Pardoned Jan. 6 defendants celebrate outside the D.C. jail

Newly pardoned Jan. 6 defendants and supporters gathered Tuesday outside the D.C. jail to celebrate the clemency granted by President Trump and to demand the speedy release of the remaining Jan. 6 prisoners.

January 21, 2025

Trump pardons 1,500 Jan. 6 ‘hostages’

President Trump on Monday granted pardons to about 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, making good on his campaign promise to end the judicial nightmare of his supporters whom he called "hostages."

January 20, 2025

Trump names Brian Driscoll to serve as acting FBI director after Paul Abbate retires

President Trump appointed Brian Driscoll on Monday to be acting director of the embattled FBI, pending Senate action on his nominee to lead the agency.

January 20, 2025

FBI Agents Association rebukes Biden for granting clemency to killer of two agents

President Biden's commutation for Leonard Peltier, who killed two FBI special agents, drew sharp criticism from the FBI Agents Association.

January 20, 2025

FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate retires from the agency

FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate retired from his post minutes after President Trump was sworn into office.

January 20, 2025

Speaker Johnson appoints Intelligence Committee chairman after ejecting Mike Turner from the job

House Speaker Mike Johnson Thursday appointed a new chairman to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

January 16, 2025

Speaker Johnson removes Mike Turner from House intelligence panel

Speaker Mike Johnson will not appoint Rep. Mike Turner to chair the House Select Intelligence Committee in the new Congress, The Washington Times confirmed with an inside source.

January 15, 2025

Pam Bondi pledges to end era of America’s weaponized federal government

Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, said she'll end the federal government's practice of targeting conservatives and other politically biased investigations that began nearly ten years ago when Mr. Trump announced his first White House campaign.

January 15, 2025

Pam Bondi faces off against Sen. Adam Schiff at confirmation hearing

Sparks flew on Wednesday when Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi tangled with Sen. Adam Schiff, who demanded to know if she would open an investigation into President-elect Donald Trump's political opponents and whether she believes Mr. Trump lost the 2020 presidential election.

January 15, 2025

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Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

Patel accuses Dem lawmakers of ‘false accusations’ and ‘mischaracterizations’

Kash Patel says he ‘always’ rejected violence against law enforcement on Jan. 6

California Democrat blames hiring freeze for deadly D.C. aircraft collision

FBI Director nominee Kash Patel takes on senators’ questions about overhauling the bureau

Party-line committee vote sends Pam Bondi to full Senate for confirmation as attorney general

Democrats vow to hold Republicans accountable for Trump’s pardons of Jan. 6 defendants

Tim Scott’s banking committee goes after financial institutions engaged in political ‘debanking’

Working actors could save thousands under proposed tax changes

Blackburn, Lujan reintroduce bill to protect Americans’ network devices from U.S. adversaries

FBI Director nominee Kash Patel’s hearing set for Thursday

Congress’ left-wing crusaders rally opposition to Trump’s executive orders

Pardoned Jan. 6 defendants celebrate outside the D.C. jail

Trump pardons 1,500 Jan. 6 ‘hostages’

Trump names Brian Driscoll to serve as acting FBI director after Paul Abbate retires

FBI Agents Association rebukes Biden for granting clemency to killer of two agents

FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate retires from the agency

Speaker Johnson appoints Intelligence Committee chairman after ejecting Mike Turner from the job

Speaker Johnson removes Mike Turner from House intelligence panel

Pam Bondi pledges to end era of America’s weaponized federal government

Pam Bondi faces off against Sen. Adam Schiff at confirmation hearing