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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

Melania Trump confronts Epstein rumors directly: ‘I am not his victim’

First lady Melania Trump fought back Thursday agianst what she called "lies" about her being a victim of sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.

April 9, 2026

Israel seeks talks with Lebanon as globe rallies to preserve U.S.-Iran ceasefire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his government Thursday to start negotiations with Lebanon as "soon as possible" to disarm Hezbollah fighters, as violence between the Middle Eastern neighbors threatened the ceasefire that President Trump had struck with Iran.

April 9, 2026

Trump warns U.S. military ready for ‘next conquest,’ will remain near Iran until ‘real’ deal reached

President Trump cautioned Iran late Wednesday night that the U.S. military is standing by with additional ammunition and weapons to take action against Iran if necessary until an authentic agreement is reached and complied with.

April 9, 2026

White House downplays Trump toll proposal with Iran

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified President Trump's proposal that would let Iran accept tolls of ships going through the Strait of Hormuz.

April 8, 2026

Ahead of meeting, Trump rips NATO for failing to come through for U.S. against Iran

President Trump excoriated NATO Wednesday ahead of his scheduled meeting with its top official, saying the international alliance flopped dramatically when it didn't help the U.S. during its military strike on Iran.

April 8, 2026

American journalist released in Iraq by pro-Iran Hezbollah militants

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the release of American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was recently kidnapped by members of the foreign terrorist organization Kata'ib Hizballah near Baghdad, Iraq.

April 7, 2026

Maine court rejects expansion of ranked choice voting to state elections

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the state Constitution does not allow expanding ranked choice voting to state elections.

April 7, 2026

Approval rating for Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger craters, poll shows

Virginia Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger's job approval rating has plummeted just two months into her tenure, showing the lowest polling number for an Old Dominion governor since the 1990s.

April 7, 2026

Virginians for Fair Maps airs first TV ad campaign fighting Democrats’ partisan redistricting plan

An organization drumming up opposition to Virginia's April 21 referendum on Democrats' gerrymandering plan ran its first TV ad.

April 6, 2026

Democrats sue to stop Trump’s executive order on stricter mail-in ballot measures

Congressional Democrats filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Trump's executive order that imposes stricter standards to obtain absentee ballots and tighten security measures around their use.

April 2, 2026

Bondi calls working as Trump AG ‘the honor of a lifetime’

Pam Bondi, freshly ousted as U.S. attorney general, said Thursday that she intends to help new acting Attorney General Todd Blanche transition into the job.

April 2, 2026

Trump fires AG Bondi amid Epstein frustration, failed prosecutions of political foes

Pam Bondi's stint as U.S. attorney general came to an abrupt end Thursday when President Trump, frustrated with political and prosecutorial missteps at the Justice Department, fired her.

April 2, 2026

Virginia Democrats sweat early voting returns on redistricting referendum

Despite Democrats spending tens of millions of dollars on the referendum to allow mid-decade redistricting, early voting numbers show ballots cast in Republican districts are far outpacing those in Democratic districts.

April 1, 2026

Trump says Iranian leader has asked for ceasefire

President Trump said Wednesday that Iran's president has requested a ceasefire, and said the U.S. will consider the proposal only after Tehran allows shipping in the Strait of Hormuz to "free and clear."

April 1, 2026

DOJ arming with Second Amendment lawyers to take on tranche of state gun control laws

Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, says her office's goal is to have all state regulations that are inconsistent with pro-Second Amendment cases be struck down, settled or withdrawn by the time she leaves her post.

March 31, 2026

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Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

Melania Trump confronts Epstein rumors directly: ‘I am not his victim’

Israel seeks talks with Lebanon as globe rallies to preserve U.S.-Iran ceasefire

Trump warns U.S. military ready for ‘next conquest,’ will remain near Iran until ‘real’ deal reached

White House downplays Trump toll proposal with Iran

Ahead of meeting, Trump rips NATO for failing to come through for U.S. against Iran

American journalist released in Iraq by pro-Iran Hezbollah militants

Maine court rejects expansion of ranked choice voting to state elections

Approval rating for Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger craters, poll shows

Virginians for Fair Maps airs first TV ad campaign fighting Democrats’ partisan redistricting plan

Democrats sue to stop Trump’s executive order on stricter mail-in ballot measures

Bondi calls working as Trump AG ‘the honor of a lifetime’

Trump fires AG Bondi amid Epstein frustration, failed prosecutions of political foes

Virginia Democrats sweat early voting returns on redistricting referendum

Trump says Iranian leader has asked for ceasefire

DOJ arming with Second Amendment lawyers to take on tranche of state gun control laws

Is CPAC still politically relevant in the conservative movement?

White House says Trump still believes CPAC is relevant despite skipping conference

U.S. munitions running low after extensive military airstrikes on Iran, think tank warns

Vice President J.D. Vance wins CPAC straw poll for 2028 nomination

CPAC straw poll smashes media narrative of divided conservative movement