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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

Trump preparing ‘Trumpcare’ proposal after government reopens, White House says

President Trump is ready to propose a new health care policy when the government reopens to replace the "broken" Obamacare system Democrats created, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday.

November 12, 2025

Shutdown surrender spurs liberal group to target Senate Democrats in 2026 primaries

The liberal campaign organization Indivisible announced Tuesday it plans to launch its largest primary initiative ever because Senate Democrats capitulated to end the government shutdown without re-upping Obamacare premium subsidies.

November 11, 2025

Transportation Secretary Duffy describes potentially dangerous skies in final days of shutdown

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Tuesday that pilots and commercial airlines are reporting potentially perilous circumstances due to the stress that the government shutdown has placed on air traffic controllers nationwide.

November 11, 2025

Flight gridlock slows Republicans aiming to reopen government

The Senate-passed package to reopen the government is in the hands of House lawmakers for a scheduled Wednesday vote, but flight cancellations and delays could jar that timing.

November 11, 2025

Trump says Greene has ‘lost her way’ after criticizing the president

President Trump pushed back on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, saying "she lost her way" for recent criticism of Mr. Trump and the Republican Party for focusing more on foreign affairs than domestic issues.

November 10, 2025

N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul puts the brakes on Mamdani’s free bus-ride plan

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has panned a key policy proposal from New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

November 10, 2025

Bernie Sanders-inspired group Our Revolution calls for Schumer to step down as Democratic leader

The left-wing activist group Our Revolution called on Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer to step down from his post after losing the shutdown standoff.

November 10, 2025

Anti-Defamation League tracking every move of the incoming Mamdani administration in NYC

The Anti-Defamation League has launched a comprehensive initiative to track and monitor the policies and personnel appointments of Mayor-elect Zorhan Mamdani's incoming administration, aiming to protect Jewish residents across the city's five boroughs.

November 10, 2025

Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and others tied to 2020 ‘fake electors’ case

President Trump late Sunday night issued preemptive pardons to 77 people charged with attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, including his former personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani and attorneys Sidney Powell and John Eastman.

November 10, 2025

Activists to deliver letter to Trump on behalf of persecuted Christians ahead of al-Sharaa’s visit

A group of Christian leaders will provide a letter to President Trump on Monday morning calling on him and leaders in Congress to act on behalf of the Christians being persecuted in Syria.

November 9, 2025

GOP senators introduce bill to advance prosecution of violent offenders over age 16

Republican senators introduced legislation Thursday to make it easier to bring federal criminal charges against certain violent juvenile offenders who are over the age of 16.

November 6, 2025

Sen. Lindsey Graham pushing for second budget reconciliation package

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham is pushing for another budget reconciliation package, a process that requires a simple majority in the upper chamber and would avoid a Democratic filibuster to help Republicans pass President Trump's funding priorities.

November 6, 2025

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Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

Trump preparing ‘Trumpcare’ proposal after government reopens, White House says

Shutdown surrender spurs liberal group to target Senate Democrats in 2026 primaries

Transportation Secretary Duffy describes potentially dangerous skies in final days of shutdown

Flight gridlock slows Republicans aiming to reopen government

Trump says Greene has ‘lost her way’ after criticizing the president

N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul puts the brakes on Mamdani’s free bus-ride plan

Bernie Sanders-inspired group Our Revolution calls for Schumer to step down as Democratic leader

Anti-Defamation League tracking every move of the incoming Mamdani administration in NYC

Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and others tied to 2020 ‘fake electors’ case

Activists to deliver letter to Trump on behalf of persecuted Christians ahead of al-Sharaa’s visit

GOP senators introduce bill to advance prosecution of violent offenders over age 16

Sen. Lindsey Graham pushing for second budget reconciliation package

Schumer’s nightmare scenario: Mamdani’s win rekindles rumblings of AOC primary showdown

Mamdani’s win in New York propels Democratic Party toward socialism

Mamdani blames Trump for bomb threats and intimidation at the polls

Trump urges his NYC supporters to vote for Cuomo in mayoral race

Teachers union talks up infusing social justice into New Jersey schools

Mamdani releases Arabic-language campaign ad

Cuomo makes final pitch to New York voters in last-stand attempt to close gap with Mamdani

Mamdani gives New Yorkers his final pitch, promises a ‘society we would like to see’