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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

Goldwater Institute makes the case for Supreme Court to strike down home distilling ban

The libertarian Goldwater Institute has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court backing the end of a 19th-century law against distilling booze at home.

August 24, 2026

Trump highlights school choice agenda at back-to-school event

President Trump on Monday highlighted his efforts to expand school choice for American families at a "Back to School" event at the White House as millions of children across the country return to school.

August 24, 2026

Atlanta’s mayor accuses DNC of abandoning South, Black voters in rebuke for convention snub

Atlanta's Democratic Mayor Andre Dickens blasted the Democratic National Committee on Thursday after his city did not make the cut for the shortlist to host the party's 2028 presidential convention.

August 20, 2026

Gun groups use NFA injunction win to fuel membership drives

Gun rights groups involved in obtaining a limited injunction against part of the National Firearms Act pertaining to sales taxes on silencers and certain guns are using the court ruling to drive a broader membership recruitment effort.

August 18, 2026

Trump casts Florida primary ballot by mail

President Trump cast his ballot by mail in Florida's Republican primary.

August 18, 2026

Catholic League warns Massachusetts legislation would give preferential treatment to Muslims

Legislation being considered in Massachusetts would unfairly privilege Muslims over other religious followers, warned Catholic League President Bill Donohue.

August 17, 2026

‘All are welcome’: DNC Chairman Ken Martin sees room for leftists in ‘big tent’ party

Democratic National Committee members spent their summer meeting projecting a united front against President Trump and saying the gathering of party leaders was about infrastructure, not ideology.

August 16, 2026

DNC passes dueling ICE resolutions as establishment, insurgents clash

The DNC on Saturday voted to approve dueling resolutions affecting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

August 15, 2026

Democrats plan decade-long strategy to push pro-transgender narrative

Democrats are doubling down on their fight to convince Americans that their transgender policies should return.

August 15, 2026

DNC interfaith meeting exposes party’s Israel-Gaza rift ahead of midterms

The Democratic Party's deep fractures over the Israel-Hamas conflict spilled into the open at its interfaith gathering Friday as Jewish and Palestinian American members squared off over charged phrases like "from the river to the sea" and the word "genocide."

August 14, 2026

Democrats vow to rein in Supreme Court’s ‘shadow’ docket if they retake Congress

Taking on the Supreme Court is high on the priority list for Democrats, should they win back Congress after the midterms.

August 14, 2026

Democrats give ‘Abolish ICE’ slogan a hard look as a formal policy position

Abolishing ICE moved one step closer Thursday to becoming the official policy of the Democratic Party, which would give the socialist and far-left wing a major beachhead in its takeover campaign.

August 13, 2026

DNC to open summer meeting amid fundraising woes, socialist surge and calls for chair’s ouster

The Democratic National Committee will hold its summer meeting in Austin, Texas, this week amid a campaign cash crunch, a leadership dispute and a socialist insurgency fracturing the party.

August 11, 2026

Decision to revive anti-weaponization fund rests with Attorney General Todd Blanche, Trump says

President Trump on Monday hinted that his anti-weaponization fund could still be revived if newly confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche decides to resuscitate it.

August 10, 2026

Trump says Democrats are electing ‘jihadists’

President Trump on Monday warned that "jihadists" are being elected "all over the place."

August 10, 2026

Tax hawks warn farm bill threatens to raise price at the pump

Americans for Tax Reform calculated that the Agricultural Act provision allowing for year-round high-ethanol gasoline would increase fuel costs for Americans.

August 10, 2026

Gun rights promise to give GOP’s LePage edge in battle to flip Maine congressional district

A pivotal House race in Maine has turned into a gunfight.

August 7, 2026

Trump heaps praise on 120 Olympic, Paralympic athletes at White House

President Trump on Thursday congratulated 120 athletes who competed for Team USA in the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Italy.

August 7, 2026

Trump says he never privately told donors to support Vance for 2028 election

President Trump on Thursday disputed a report that he privately told donors to support Vice President J.D. Vance for the 2028 presidential election.

August 6, 2026

White House launches new fraud tracking website to tout efforts

The White House on Thursday launched a new website to track every action the administration has taken to crack down on federal fraud and the efforts to recover taxpayer money from criminal networks.

August 6, 2026

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Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

Goldwater Institute makes the case for Supreme Court to strike down home distilling ban

Trump highlights school choice agenda at back-to-school event

Atlanta’s mayor accuses DNC of abandoning South, Black voters in rebuke for convention snub

Gun groups use NFA injunction win to fuel membership drives

Trump casts Florida primary ballot by mail

Catholic League warns Massachusetts legislation would give preferential treatment to Muslims

‘All are welcome’: DNC Chairman Ken Martin sees room for leftists in ‘big tent’ party

DNC passes dueling ICE resolutions as establishment, insurgents clash

Democrats plan decade-long strategy to push pro-transgender narrative

DNC interfaith meeting exposes party’s Israel-Gaza rift ahead of midterms

Democrats vow to rein in Supreme Court’s ‘shadow’ docket if they retake Congress

Democrats give ‘Abolish ICE’ slogan a hard look as a formal policy position

DNC to open summer meeting amid fundraising woes, socialist surge and calls for chair’s ouster

Decision to revive anti-weaponization fund rests with Attorney General Todd Blanche, Trump says

Trump says Democrats are electing ‘jihadists’

Tax hawks warn farm bill threatens to raise price at the pump

Gun rights promise to give GOP’s LePage edge in battle to flip Maine congressional district

Trump heaps praise on 120 Olympic, Paralympic athletes at White House

Trump says he never privately told donors to support Vance for 2028 election

White House launches new fraud tracking website to tout efforts