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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

DCCC chair rejects speculation of any plan for N.Y. AG run

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman disputed a report Thursday that suggested he was pondering a run for New York state's attorney general.

October 28, 2021

Both sides lawyer up in Virginia governor’s race to challenge this week’s election results

Virginia's Democratic and Republican parties are bulking up their legal teams and are prepared to litigate the governor's election Tuesday in a likely photo finish of the race.

October 27, 2021

Project Veritas: Phil Murphy consultant discusses plan for post-election N.J. vaccine mandate

The sleepy New Jersey governor's race got a jolt Monday night after an undercover sting video appeared to show Gov. Phil Murphy's campaign consultant suggesting the Democratic incumbent would push statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandates after the election.

October 26, 2021

‘Vulnerable to manipulation’: Virginia GOP guard unattended ballot drop boxes

The Republican Party of Virginia, unnerved by the high number of drop boxes around the commonwealth that are not monitored by public officials, has deployed volunteers to keep an eye on the ballot receptacles.

October 26, 2021

Va. Dems file lawsuit against U.S. Postal Service over delivery delay of absentee ballots

The Democratic Party of Virginia has filed a lawsuit alleging that local branches of the U.S. Postal Service failed to process and deliver election-related material ahead of the gubernatorial election between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin.

October 25, 2021

McAuliffe cuts TV interview short, walks off after scolding reporter about asking ‘better questions’

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe abruptly left a TV news interview Tuesday, telling the reporter he "should have asked better questions."

October 20, 2021

National School Boards Association rocked by state members after call for crackdown on parents

Nearly 20 state school board associations broke ties with or distanced themselves from the National School Boards Association after it asked President Biden to target parent protests at school boards with federal "domestic terrorism" investigations.

October 19, 2021

N.J. high school students protest officials over homecoming election

Students staged a sit-in Monday at their New Jersey high school to protest administrators' involvement in the election of the homecoming king and queen.

October 19, 2021

Youngkin camp mocks McAuliffe’s ‘out of context’ campaign ad drop

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe was mocked by his Republican opponent Glenn Youngkin for claiming in a new campaign ad that Mr. Youngkin took his comment about schools and parents "out of context."

October 19, 2021

Two more veteran House Democrats announce retirements

Two longtime House Democrats announced Monday that they will not seek reelection next year, further complicating the party's effort to hold on to the majority.

October 18, 2021

Loudoun County School Board member who sparked parents’ protest resigns

Loudoun County School Board member Beth Barts, who angered local parents with her online activism against them, resigned from the board Friday, effective Nov. 2.

October 15, 2021

Loudoun schools chief apologizes, board member resigns after reports of sex assaults on teen girls

Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Ziegler apologized Friday for failing to provide a "safe" environment for students and a school board member resigned amid uproar over the school board's response to two alleged sexual assaults at high schools.

October 15, 2021

Confusion erupts after Texas school advised to offer book with ‘opposing’ view to Holocaust

A new Texas law requiring schools to provide opposing views to books in their classroom libraries caused a commotion when a school administrator suggested that reading material from another perspective was necessary if a book on the Holocaust was in a classroom.

October 15, 2021

Alleged rape of teen girl in school bathroom tests McAuliffe’s stances on transgender, parent rights

The political peril inflicted by Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe's education stances deepened this week when a father accused the Loudoun County School Board of covering up the rape of his teenage daughter in a high school bathroom.

October 13, 2021

Virginia father says school board covered up sexual assault of teen daughter

A local father in Loudoun County, Virginia, whom police arrested at a school board meeting in June has accused its members of attempting to cover up an alleged sexual assault of his daughter by a transgender individual.

October 13, 2021

Drivers wanted: U.S. supply chain can’t keep on trucking

The nation's trucking industry is facing significant headwinds in dealing with a massive shortage of drivers -- just one of the factors contributing to a supply-chain bottleneck that is driving up prices and threatening to put a crimp in this year's Christmas shopping.

October 12, 2021

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Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

DCCC chair rejects speculation of any plan for N.Y. AG run

Both sides lawyer up in Virginia governor’s race to challenge this week’s election results

Project Veritas: Phil Murphy consultant discusses plan for post-election N.J. vaccine mandate

‘Vulnerable to manipulation’: Virginia GOP guard unattended ballot drop boxes

Va. Dems file lawsuit against U.S. Postal Service over delivery delay of absentee ballots

McAuliffe cuts TV interview short, walks off after scolding reporter about asking ‘better questions’

National School Boards Association rocked by state members after call for crackdown on parents

N.J. high school students protest officials over homecoming election

Youngkin camp mocks McAuliffe’s ‘out of context’ campaign ad drop

Two more veteran House Democrats announce retirements

Loudoun County School Board member who sparked parents’ protest resigns

Loudoun schools chief apologizes, board member resigns after reports of sex assaults on teen girls

Confusion erupts after Texas school advised to offer book with ‘opposing’ view to Holocaust

Alleged rape of teen girl in school bathroom tests McAuliffe’s stances on transgender, parent rights

Virginia father says school board covered up sexual assault of teen daughter

Drivers wanted: U.S. supply chain can’t keep on trucking

Pelosi says supply chain disruptions must be dealt with at home and abroad

Teamsters employees say union creates hostile work environment against unvaccinated staffers

Nevada poll shows Democratic incumbents leading likely GOP challengers narrowly

McAuliffe counting on Democrats to deliver spending packages before election