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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

Mexican-flag protester interrupts J.D. Vance’s speech at Republican midterm convention

A protester interrupted Vice President J.D. Vance during his remarks at the Republican convention in Dallas, throwing a Mexican flag at the stage.

September 10, 2026

Scammers exploit Trump’s $5,000 dividend pledge with fake text alerts

People say they're receiving texts from scam operators trying to exploit President Trump's $5,000 dividend pledge.

September 10, 2026

A rushed goodbye, a missed phone call: Sorrow lingers 25 years after 9/11

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Maria McHugh saw her husband's name light up her phone and let it go to voicemail. He would never call again.

September 10, 2026

Thune booed at GOP midterm convention during Trump speech

Senate Majority Leader John Thune was booed the moment President Trump mentioned his name during his remarks at the Republican midterm convention Wednesday night in Dallas.

September 9, 2026

Trump says $20 trillion in foreign investment poured into U.S. since he took office

President Trump told a packed Texas arena Wednesday night that over $20 trillion in foreign investment has flooded into the U.S. in less than two years of his second term.

September 9, 2026

First Anti-Communist Film Festival set for six flicks in October

The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation announced the lineup for its Anti-Communist Film Festival next month.

September 9, 2026

House campaign in Arizona puts a spotlight on perceived Marxist-Islamist threat

Navy veteran Zuhdi Jasser, the only Muslim running as a Republican in this year's House races, is using his campaign to counter what he warns is a confluence of socialist and Islamist ideology from today's Democratic candidates.

September 7, 2026

Coinbase exec: Tax bill would complete crypto capital ‘trifecta’

A top executive at the crypto marketplace Coinbase said the U.S. is within reach of becoming the global capital of cryptocurrency -- but only if Congress delivers on one final piece of unfinished business: tax policy.

September 7, 2026

Vance says Tucker Carlson is a friend, and he won’t ‘throw friends under the bus’

Vice President J.D. Vance pushed back Thursday against criticism of his friendship with conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson, who has been both a fierce critic of Israel and the Trump administration.

September 3, 2026

Secret Service ignored drone incidents for years. Then came the Trump shooting

The Secret Service ignored dozens of security incidents, including repeated drone sightings near presidents and candidates, according to Congress' independent watchdog agency.

September 3, 2026

Trump vows to campaign in 35 House, Senate races in final 30 days before midterms

President Trump promised Wednesday to personally campaign across roughly 35 competitive House and Senate races in the final 30 days before the 2026 midterm elections, vowing to replicate the relentless campaign schedule he used in his 2024 presidential run to protect and expand Republican majorities in both chambers.

September 2, 2026

Trump vows to campaign in Alaska for Sen. Dan Sullivan to beat ‘phony’ namesake on ballot

President Trump pledged Wednesday to campaign in Alaska for Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.

September 2, 2026

Trump nominates Hung Cao to be Navy secretary

President Trump on Tuesday nominated Hung Cao to become Navy secretary, after serving in the post in an acting capacity since April.

September 1, 2026

Trump seeks to boost U.S. refining capacity as White House lays out details of Venezuela oil deal

President Trump met with U.S. oil refinery and gas distribution executives at the White House on Tuesday to explore avenues his administration can use to broaden domestic refining capacity and lower gas prices in this midterm election season.

September 1, 2026

Illinois Gov. Pritzker rejects Trump’s offer to send federal law enforcement to Chicago

Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker told President Trump to take his federal law enforcement and shove it after Mr. Trump criticized a violent shooting incident in Chicago and offered help.

September 1, 2026

Republicans call Cornyn ‘lousy loser’ for refusing to help Paxton’s Senate campaign

Sen. John Cornyn refuses to close ranks behind Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, lobbing vicious attacks after losing to him in the Republican Senate primary -- and Texas Republicans are furious.

August 31, 2026

SEC’s new e-delivery rule for financial documents gets trashed by paper-first activists

Americans for Paper Access lined up against the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed regulation that would make e-delivery the default delivery for sensitive financial documents.

August 31, 2026

X finds Chinese bot farm pushing anti-data-center messages on Americans

The social media platform X said it uncovered a Chinese influence operation to turn Americans against AI development and construction of data centers.

August 28, 2026

‘We own our privacy’: Flock cameras and firearm rights clash at gun shops

Firearms businesses across the U.S. are pulling down their Flock security cameras because customers fear the cameras have turned into a monitoring network that threatens their gun rights.

August 27, 2026

CAIR shows record 255 Muslims hold elected office nationwide

A record 255 Muslims now serve in elected office at nearly every level of government in the U.S., according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

August 25, 2026

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Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

Mexican-flag protester interrupts J.D. Vance’s speech at Republican midterm convention

Scammers exploit Trump’s $5,000 dividend pledge with fake text alerts

A rushed goodbye, a missed phone call: Sorrow lingers 25 years after 9/11

Thune booed at GOP midterm convention during Trump speech

Trump says $20 trillion in foreign investment poured into U.S. since he took office

First Anti-Communist Film Festival set for six flicks in October

House campaign in Arizona puts a spotlight on perceived Marxist-Islamist threat

Coinbase exec: Tax bill would complete crypto capital ‘trifecta’

Vance says Tucker Carlson is a friend, and he won’t ‘throw friends under the bus’

Secret Service ignored drone incidents for years. Then came the Trump shooting

Trump vows to campaign in 35 House, Senate races in final 30 days before midterms

Trump vows to campaign in Alaska for Sen. Dan Sullivan to beat ‘phony’ namesake on ballot

Trump nominates Hung Cao to be Navy secretary

Trump seeks to boost U.S. refining capacity as White House lays out details of Venezuela oil deal

Illinois Gov. Pritzker rejects Trump’s offer to send federal law enforcement to Chicago

Republicans call Cornyn ‘lousy loser’ for refusing to help Paxton’s Senate campaign

SEC’s new e-delivery rule for financial documents gets trashed by paper-first activists

X finds Chinese bot farm pushing anti-data-center messages on Americans

‘We own our privacy’: Flock cameras and firearm rights clash at gun shops

CAIR shows record 255 Muslims hold elected office nationwide