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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

Anti-Israel protesters flood New York on anniversary of Hamas attack, vow to ‘punish Democrats’

NEW YORK-- Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters swarmed the streets of New York City Monday, causing some small contingents of Jewish New Yorkers to show up with Israeli flags or signs of support for the Jewish state, only to be shouted down by the massive crowd of demonstrators.

October 7, 2024

GOP eyes New York City billionaire as preferred candidate for mayor if Adams resigns

Republicans want billionaire John Catsimatidis to run for mayor of New York City if embattled Mayor Eric Adams resigns from his current post and a special election follows.

October 6, 2024

Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s reelection bid in Wisconsin tightening, according to new poll

Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin's lead in Wisconsin over Republican businessman Eric Hovde has dwindled to 2 percentage points, down from 7 points in August, according to a new poll.

October 4, 2024

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff denies allegations he hit ex-girlfriend

Vice President Kamala Harris' husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, has denied that he struck his then-girlfriend over a decade ago in the belief she was flirting with another man.

October 4, 2024

Harris campaign grapples with labor challenges as another major union refuses to endorse her

Vice President Kamala Harris experienced another setback with the unions when the International Association of Fire Fighters refused to make a presidential endorsement.

October 3, 2024

GOP senators reintroduce legislation to deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes

Iowa Republican Sens. Charles E. Grassley and Joni Ernst have reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes.

October 3, 2024

Trump wins back support of former ambassador who previously disavowed him

Former President Donald Trump regained the support of an official from his administration who had denounced him following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

October 3, 2024

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

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Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

Anti-Israel protesters flood New York on anniversary of Hamas attack, vow to ‘punish Democrats’

GOP eyes New York City billionaire as preferred candidate for mayor if Adams resigns

Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s reelection bid in Wisconsin tightening, according to new poll

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff denies allegations he hit ex-girlfriend

Harris campaign grapples with labor challenges as another major union refuses to endorse her

GOP senators reintroduce legislation to deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes

Trump wins back support of former ambassador who previously disavowed him

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