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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

Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff smacked then-girlfriend for flirting with man in 2012, friends say

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris' husband, allegedly assaulted his then-girlfriend during a trip to France over a decade ago, according to a bombshell report by the Daily Mail.

October 2, 2024

Warfare in Middle East sends shock waves all the way to Harris’ presidential campaign

Iran's missile attack against Israel roiled the U.S. presidential race, pushing the White House -- and Vice President Kamala Harris -- to take a firmer stand on the chaos in the Middle East.

October 1, 2024

NRA wades into Ohio’s U.S. Senate race with TV ad blasting Democrat Sherrod Brown

The National Rifle Association is airing a TV ad in Ohio to motivate gun owners to vote for Republican businessman Bernie Moreno over three-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.

October 1, 2024

GOP aims to flip deep blue Maryland congressional seat

Republicans see an opportunity to flip a Maryland congressional district that Democrats captured over a decade ago.

October 1, 2024

Jim Jordan wants to grill FBI contractor who created ‘Trump questionnaire’

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Monday called for testimony from an FBI contractor who created a questionnaire asking bureau employees to reveal if their colleagues supported former President Donald Trump.

September 30, 2024

Virginia governor’s race in dead heat in early polling

The two leading candidates in next year's Virginia gubernatorial election are in a dead heat.

September 26, 2024

Republican challenger opens lead over Democrat Sherrod Brown in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race

A new poll shows Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio trailing Republican challenger Bernie Moreno.

September 26, 2024

FBI whistleblower Marcus Allen chides senior official in heated testimony: ‘You should not mock God’

In emotional testimony to House lawmakers, former FBI staff specialist and whistleblower Marcus Allen on Wednesday called out a senior FBI official who is leading the investigation into the second attempted assassination of Donald Trump, saying his security clearance was suspended due to political bias and he was ridiculed for his religious beliefs.

September 25, 2024

New scrutiny of FBI official with alleged anti-Trump views leading assassination probe in Florida

House lawmakers will scrutinize this week how a senior FBI official now leading the investigation of the Trump assassination attempt in Florida was promoted despite allegations he retaliated against FBI personnel for their conservative political views.

September 23, 2024

House Republican threatens to subpoena FBI chief Wray over unanswered Trump assassination questions

A House GOP lawmaker says the FBI is stonewalling information about the first assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump and he is now considering issuing a subpoena for FBI Director Christopher A. Wray to answer questions.

September 22, 2024

Trump says 2028 run is a no go if he loses in November

Former President Donald Trump ruled out another run for the White House Sunday if he loses to Vice President Kamala Harris on Nov. 5.

September 22, 2024

Angela Alsobrooks, Maryland Senate candidate, wrongly claimed tax deductions for multiple properties

The Maryland Democratic Senate nominee improperly used tax breaks she was ineligible to claim, including a government benefit intended for low-income seniors.

September 22, 2024

Sen. Lindsey Graham: N.C. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson should sue CNN if online comments charges are false

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that North Carolina gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson should sue CNN if its report on allegations about explicit online remarks is false.

September 22, 2024

Poll shows Trump and Harris in dead heat in Virginia

A new poll of Virginia voters shows Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in a dead heat as early voting starts in the commonwealth.

September 20, 2024

Lawmaker accuses ABC, Harris campaign of collusion, urges disclosure of pre-debate communication

Sen. Roger Marshall is accusing ABC News of showing partiality to Vice President Kamala Harris over the network's handling of the presidential debate, and demanding disclosure of any pre-debate messages between the two.

September 19, 2024

Democrats seethe over Teamsters’ decision to not endorse Harris

House Democrats expressed disappointment and said they felt betrayed by the Teamsters union, which decided it would not endorse a presidential candidate this cycle.

September 18, 2024

Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to censure top Democrat for anti-Trump rhetoric

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Wednesday introduced a resolution to censure Rep. Bennie Thompson for inciting violence against former President Donald Trump, including the two assassination attempts.

September 18, 2024

FBI official leading Trump assassination probe accused of anti-Trump bias

The senior FBI official leading the investigation in Florida of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump expressed rabid hatred of Mr. Trump and retaliated against FBI personnel who supported the former president, whistleblowers say.

September 17, 2024

Harris proposes jobs policy Trump previously signed as an executive order

Vice President Kamala Harris made another policy proposal already put forth by former President Donald Trump -- the measure was an executive order he signed as president.

September 14, 2024

James Comer presses FBI to turn over its Tim Walz China files

The chairman of the House Oversight Committee on Thursday said Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz might be a longtime key player in a Chinese influence operation within the U.S.

September 12, 2024

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Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff smacked then-girlfriend for flirting with man in 2012, friends say

Warfare in Middle East sends shock waves all the way to Harris’ presidential campaign

NRA wades into Ohio’s U.S. Senate race with TV ad blasting Democrat Sherrod Brown

GOP aims to flip deep blue Maryland congressional seat

Jim Jordan wants to grill FBI contractor who created ‘Trump questionnaire’

Virginia governor’s race in dead heat in early polling

Republican challenger opens lead over Democrat Sherrod Brown in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race

FBI whistleblower Marcus Allen chides senior official in heated testimony: ‘You should not mock God’

New scrutiny of FBI official with alleged anti-Trump views leading assassination probe in Florida

House Republican threatens to subpoena FBI chief Wray over unanswered Trump assassination questions

Trump says 2028 run is a no go if he loses in November

Angela Alsobrooks, Maryland Senate candidate, wrongly claimed tax deductions for multiple properties

Sen. Lindsey Graham: N.C. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson should sue CNN if online comments charges are false

Poll shows Trump and Harris in dead heat in Virginia

Lawmaker accuses ABC, Harris campaign of collusion, urges disclosure of pre-debate communication

Democrats seethe over Teamsters’ decision to not endorse Harris

Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to censure top Democrat for anti-Trump rhetoric

FBI official leading Trump assassination probe accused of anti-Trump bias

Harris proposes jobs policy Trump previously signed as an executive order

James Comer presses FBI to turn over its Tim Walz China files