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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

New Year’s terror: Driver dies in police shootout after rampage kills 15 in New Orleans

A pickup truck driver plowed into a crowd in New Orleans' French Quarter early New Year's Day in what the mayor called a terrorist attack that killed at least 10 people and injured 35 others.

January 1, 2025

Jan. 6 defendant found Trump supporters among inmates and guards in federal prison

A Jan. 6 defendant who spent two years and seven months behind bars said President-elect Donald Trump was supported by inmates and guards alike during his third run for the White House

December 31, 2024

Federal prosecutors’ top Jan. 6 target prepares to turn the tables on Justice Department

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes is spending his time in federal prison planning legal action against the Justice Department.

December 30, 2024

Second chances go virtual as new tech helps prisoners learn job skills

Dave Clark was sitting in prison serving a 40-year sentence for bank fraud in a vacation real estate scheme when he got to thinking about his fellow cons and their struggles.

December 24, 2024

House Republicans release transcripts of Jan. 6 committee interview refuting Cassidy Hutchinson

A key House panel on Thursday released previously hidden testimony from a Trump-era Secret Service agent refuting the story of a star witness for the Jan. 6 committee, who had testified that President Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of his presidential vehicle to drive to the Capitol prior to the 2021 riot.

December 19, 2024

Sen. Rand Paul’s new proposal: Elon Musk for speaker of the House

Sen. Rand Paul took a jab at Speaker Mike Johnson Thursday when he suggested that SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk should have that job.

December 19, 2024

House Democrats push aside AOC in race for top committee spot

House Democrats on Tuesday delivered a searing blow to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by denying her bid to be the ranking member on the Oversight Committee, voting in Rep. Gerald E. Connolly instead.

December 17, 2024

Biden faces scrutiny over clemency granted to individuals convicted in major corruption cases

President Joe Biden is facing backlash over granting clemency to individuals convicted in major public corruption cases.

December 14, 2024

Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams faulted for inaction on drones flying over Staten Island

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis called out New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams for not taking steps to investigate the large mysterious drones hovering high above her Staten Island district.

December 12, 2024

Informants stormed U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6; no evidence of undercover agents

The FBI had more than two dozen informants in Washington surrounding the chaos of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, and four of them entered the building as part of the protests, an inspector general said.

December 12, 2024

FBI Director Christopher Wray says he’ll resign at the end of Biden’s term next month

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray announced Wednesday he would resign from his post at the end of the Biden administration, withdrawing from the 35,000-person law enforcement agency before President-elect Donald Trump takes office and likely fires him.

December 11, 2024

Hawley presents bill to prevent predatory airline fees

Sen. Josh Hawley introduced legislation Wednesday intended to ban airlines from making passengers pay fees for baggage, seating or other services as a condition of boarding a flight.

December 11, 2024

Kash Patel’s confirmation prospects get a boost from GOP senators who want FBI ‘de-politicized’

Kash Patel, the nominee for FBI director, got a warm reception on Capitol Hill this week from GOP senators who said they back his plans to overhaul the bureau and root out alleged political bias from investigations.

December 10, 2024

FBI Director Christopher Wray preparing to resign

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray plans to resign on or before Inauguration Day, The Washington Times has learned.

December 9, 2024

Former Trump Pentagon official backs Kash Patel for decisions during 2020 rescue mission

A Pentagon official in President-elect Donald Trump's first term defended FBI Director nominee Kash Patel after a story reemerged about a 2020 SEAL Team 6 rescue mission of an American hostage in Nigeria.

December 6, 2024

Trump allies draw ‘red line’ at Hegseth, warning defeat would kneecap chances for other key nominees

The embattled nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary has President-elect Donald Trump and allies working to hold the line on a second pick getting nixed, or risk opening the floodgates for rejection of his unconventional nominees including Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

December 5, 2024

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Will Graham Platner derail Democrats’ 2026 hopes? Tim Constantine & David Bozell