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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 puts spotlight on Nigeria where Islamists reportedly killed thousands of Christians this year

President Trump on Friday declared Nigeria a country of particular concern, citing the "existential threat" Christianity is facing in the African country.

October 31, 2025

Grassley questions major U.S. nonprofits over purported financial ties to Chinese Communist Party

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley is calling on three major tax-exempt groups to respond to reports as to whether their money have been funneled to the Chinese Communist Party.

October 28, 2025

U.S. truck drivers sound alarm about the massive number of non-English-speaking truckers on the road

A growing number of U.S. truck drivers say they are fearful of the number of non-English-speaking truck drivers on the road.

October 28, 2025

Trump-allied think tank creates toolkit for students to launch right-wing groups on campus

The conservative America First Policy Institute has a toolkit for students facing viewpoint discrimination on campus.

October 27, 2025

Trump jabs Spanberger and Sherrill for their stances on energy and boys in girls’ sports

President Trump slammed Democratic gubernatorial nominees Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey and Abigail Spanberger of Virginia over their stances on energy and boys in girls' sports.

October 27, 2025

Rubio says IDF targeted strike Saturday didn’t violate ceasefire

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the U.S. does not see the Israeli strike over the weekend targeting a military official of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement as a violation of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

October 27, 2025

Bipartisan group of lawmakers calls on Trump to press China’s Xi to release activist Jimmy Lai

A bipartisan group of more than 30 senators led by Rick Scott of Florida urged President Trump ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to secure the release of pro-democracy leader Jimmy Lai.

October 23, 2025

Senate bill would increase $10,000 thresholds for financial transactions banks must report to feds

Senate Republicans have introduced legislation to increase the reporting thresholds for currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports under the Bank Secrecy Act.

October 23, 2025

Sliwa angrily quits radio gig on air after boss calls on him to leave NYC mayoral race

Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa angrily quit his WABC talk-radio job on Wednesday after the station's owner called on him to withdraw from the race.

October 22, 2025

Voters prepared to give communism a chance; ‘affordability’ message attracts young

Democratic voters in America's largest city are ready to elect socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor because they think socialism and communism have gotten a bad rap but are now the future of both their city and their party.

October 21, 2025

FAIR Sues LAPD and other law enforcement agencies for records from anti-ICE riots

The Federation for American Immigration Reform has filed lawsuits against five Los Angeles police agencies related to their actions during the riots against ICE agents earlier this year.

October 20, 2025

Vermont state senator resigns after involvement in racist comments in Young Republican chat group

A Vermont state lawmaker has resigned over his participation in a Young Republican group Telegram chat littered with racist and antisemitic remarks.

October 19, 2025

Accountability group’s undercover investigation finds many school districts still doing DEI

Accuracy in Media is touting its hidden-camera investigations that have been in over 300 school districts across the country and exposing educators who continue diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives despite federal and state restrictions.

October 14, 2025

California bans the sale of new Glock in the state

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that bans the sale of new Glock guns in the state, setting off a lawsuit from Second Amendment advocacy groups.

October 14, 2025

Trump strikes deal with AstraZeneca to lower drug prices for Americans

The Trump administration has reached a deal with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to cut its drug prices, marking it the second drugmaker in as many weeks to agree to President Trump's demand for lower medicine prices.

October 10, 2025

Trump preparing additional moves to lower prescription drug costs for Americans

President Trump is expected to make an announcement Friday about lowering drug prices.

October 10, 2025

Trump posts 2017 Limbaugh clip discussing Comey’s admission of once being a communist

President Trump posted Friday on Truth Social a 2017 video clip of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh talking about former FBI Director James B. Comey's admission that he was once a communist.

October 10, 2025

Trump and Finnish president meet at White House to close deal on icebreakers

President Trump met with Finnish President Alexander Stubb Thursday at the White House to sign off on an agreement for the U.S. Coast Guard to purchase up to four icebreaker ships from Finnish shipyards.

October 9, 2025

Trump signs Columbus Day proclamation

President Trump signed a proclamation Thursday honoring Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, who traveled to the New World in 1492.

October 9, 2025

Endorsement page for Jay Jones disappears from prominent gun control group’s website

A prominent gun control organization's website has pulled down its endorsement page for Jay Jones, the embattled Virginia Democratic candidate for attorney general. The site scrubbing comes in the midst of fallout over text messages Mr. Jones sent about fatally shooting a Republican former colleague and his children.

October 8, 2025

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Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

Trump puts spotlight on Nigeria where Islamists reportedly killed thousands of Christians this year

Grassley questions major U.S. nonprofits over purported financial ties to Chinese Communist Party

U.S. truck drivers sound alarm about the massive number of non-English-speaking truckers on the road

Trump-allied think tank creates toolkit for students to launch right-wing groups on campus

Trump jabs Spanberger and Sherrill for their stances on energy and boys in girls’ sports

Rubio says IDF targeted strike Saturday didn’t violate ceasefire

Bipartisan group of lawmakers calls on Trump to press China’s Xi to release activist Jimmy Lai

Senate bill would increase $10,000 thresholds for financial transactions banks must report to feds

Sliwa angrily quits radio gig on air after boss calls on him to leave NYC mayoral race

Voters prepared to give communism a chance; ‘affordability’ message attracts young

FAIR Sues LAPD and other law enforcement agencies for records from anti-ICE riots

Vermont state senator resigns after involvement in racist comments in Young Republican chat group

Accountability group’s undercover investigation finds many school districts still doing DEI

California bans the sale of new Glock in the state

Trump strikes deal with AstraZeneca to lower drug prices for Americans

Trump preparing additional moves to lower prescription drug costs for Americans

Trump posts 2017 Limbaugh clip discussing Comey’s admission of once being a communist

Trump and Finnish president meet at White House to close deal on icebreakers

Trump signs Columbus Day proclamation

Endorsement page for Jay Jones disappears from prominent gun control group’s website