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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

President Donald Trump and Britain's King Charles III review the Guard of Honour after the arrival at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool)

Trump arrives at Windsor Castle, gets full royal treatment

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrived at Windsor Castle on Wednesday and were greeted by the royal family with an extra dose of British pomp for his second state visit.

September 17, 2025

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., tells reporters that Republicans are jeopardizing health care for Americans with their policies and their strategy to fund the government before the deadline at the end of the month, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jeffries hits back at Van Hollen over ‘spineless’ comment for not endorsing Mamdani yet

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries clapped back at fellow Democrat Sen. Chris Van Hollen over the Maryland lawmaker's criticism of the New Yorker's reluctance to endorse New York City Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani.

September 16, 2025

American flags and flowers are displayed at a memorial for Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Jesse Bedayn)

Democrats blame ‘both sides’ for rash of political violence in America

Democrats pushed back on complaints about political violence from the left, saying the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is the latest in a line of attacks that have claimed lives on all sides of the political divide.

September 16, 2025

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar of Calif., pauses while speaking during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House Democrats say political violence isn’t coming from just their side

House Democratic leaders on Tuesday insisted they don't see a bigger problem with political violence coming from the fringe base of their party.

September 16, 2025

President Donald Trump speaks as Attorney General Pam Bondi, from left, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee listen in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

WATCH: Trump establishes anti-crime task force in Memphis

President Trump Monday signed a presidential memorandum to establish the Memphis Safe Task Force to clean up crime in the Tennessee city.

September 15, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump and Britain's Prince Charles toast, during the Return Dinner in Winfield House, the residence of the Ambassador of the United States of America to the UK, in Regent's Park, part of the president's state visit to the UK, in London, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Trump honored with historic second state visit in U.K.

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will travel to the United Kingdom on Tuesday for a state visit, making him the first U.S. president to receive the honor on two occasions.

September 15, 2025

U.S. says a deal has been reached on TikTok, but details are sparse

The Trump administration and China have reached an agreement to keep the popular social video platform TikTok running in the U.S., administration officials announced Monday.

September 15, 2025

People hold candles and sing during a memorial and prayer vigil for Charlie Kirk at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Trump officials, GOP lawmakers recall personal moments with Charlie Kirk at D.C. vigil

Republican lawmakers, conservative leaders and Trump administration officials shared personal stories at a memorial service and prayer vigil Sunday night for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk at the Kennedy Center.

September 15, 2025

Visitors pay their respects at a memorial for Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Kirk assassination unleashes global groundswell of support, Erika Kirk vows to carry on legacy

The breadth and depth of support for Charlie Kirk was on full display over the weekend as political leaders, activists and mourners around the globe attended rallies, memorials and vigils honoring the assassinated 31-year-old conservative.

September 14, 2025

A photo Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA who was shot and killed, sits at a vigil in his memory, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Trump officials, GOP lawmakers to attend memorial service for Charlie Kirk at the Kennedy Center

Republican lawmakers, conservative leaders and Trump administration officials plan to attend a memorial service and prayer vigil Sunday evening for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk at the Kennedy Center.

September 14, 2025

Law enforcement tapes off an area after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot at the Utah Valley University, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Tess Croewley/The Deseret News via AP)

Rifle in Charlie Kirk killing complicates the usual gun control narrative

The single shot that killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk's last week upended decades of the gun control debate.

September 14, 2025

New York Mayor candidate Curtis Sliwa meets a New York City Police Department officer as he campaigns in the New York City subway system, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Trump slams NYC GOP mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa as not exactly prime time

President Trump on Friday criticized New York City Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa as "not exactly prime time."

September 12, 2025

FILE - Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk speaks to the audience on his "Exposing Critical Racism Theory" tour on Oct. 5, 2021, in Mankato, Minn. (AP Photo/Jackson Forderer, File)

Online liberal social media users celebrate Charlie Kirk’s assassination

Liberal commentators online took to their social media platforms upon hearing about the assassination of conservative activist and Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk.

September 11, 2025

New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks on stage for the March on Wall Street, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

U.S. Islamic advocacy group urges Schumer, Jeffries to endorse Mamdani for New York mayor

The campaign arm of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is leaning on New York's top Democratic leaders in Congress to endorse New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, who would be the city's first Muslim mayor.

September 11, 2025

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a budget hearing on Capitol Hill, May 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr., File)

Fired FBI officials file lawsuit against the bureau, seek reinstatement to previous jobs

Three former senior FBI officials have filed a lawsuit against FBI Director Kash Patel, seeking reinstatement to their previous positions.

September 11, 2025

Law enforcement tapes off an area after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot at the Utah Valley University, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Tess Croewley/The Deseret News via AP)

House Democrats rail at GOP in chamber after request for prayer for Charlie Kirk and family

House lawmakers erupted at one another Wednesday when a Republican lawmaker requested Speaker Mike Johnson say a prayer for Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and his family.

September 10, 2025

Rep. Troy Carter, D-La., left, speaks with reporters outside of the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Black Democrats say GOP claims of underrepresentation in Congress are ‘hogwash’

Black Democrats say Republicans' claim of underrepresentation in Congress is garbage and that its Congressional Black Caucus members are being targeted.

September 10, 2025

FILE - Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y. speaks during a Community Town Hall on Feb. 22, 2017, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Congressional Black Caucus members rip GOP’s ‘racist’ redistricting plans

Congressional Black Caucus members on Tuesday decried redistricting efforts by Republicans as a "racist" plan that has threatened the seats of CBC lawmakers.

September 9, 2025

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., testifies during a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on her pending confirmation to be the United Nations Ambassador, on Capitol Hill, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr.) **FILE**

Stefanik pushes bill to end cashless bail across the country

Rep. Elise Stefanik introduced legislation in the House to end cashless bail in the District of Columbia and throughout the nation.

September 9, 2025

This screengrab made from video provided by the Charlotte Area Transit System shows Iryna Zarutska, bottom right, before she was fatally stabbed on a commuter train on Aug. 22, 2025. (Charlotte Area Transit System via AP)

Stabbing death of Ukrainian refugee by ‘madman’ brings focus to Trump’s anti-crime agenda

For two weeks, the harrowing story of a young Ukrainian refugee killed in an unprovoked attack by a homeless ex-convict flew under the national media radar. But no longer.

September 8, 2025