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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.

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Karoline Leavitt slams Sen. Schumer, Democrats for blaming Trump over deadly Texas flood

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt chided lawmakers and others who blamed President Trump for the deadly floods in central Texas that claimed at least 91 lives.

July 7, 2025

Washington Commanders wide receiver Noah Brown (85) works out during practice at NFL football minicamp, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ** FILE **

Trump says he wouldn’t have changed the name of the Washington Redskins

President Trump never thought changing the name from the Redskins to Commanders was a good idea, but if the team became a winning franchise, he could support the current name.

July 7, 2025

CORRECTS DAY - Damaged vehicles and debris are seen roped off near the banks of the Guadalupe River after flooding in Ingram, Texas, Friday, July 4, 2025. (Michel Fortier/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

Trump says federal government will send aid to flood ravaged areas of Texas

President Trump described the deadly floods in Texas as "terrible" and "shocking" and said the government would be sending federal aid.

July 5, 2025

President Donald Trump speaks at a picnic for military families at the White House, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump welcomes positive response from Hamas on peace proposal

President Trump was pleased to hear Hamas delivered a "positive" response to the U.S. ceasefire and hostage release proposal for Gaza.

July 5, 2025

House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., points to President Donald Trump after he signed his signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the White House, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Washington, surrounded by members of Congress. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump signs ‘big, beautiful bill’ into law on July Fourth

President Trump signed his One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on Independence Day, just one day after Congress sent the massive tax and spending cut package to his desk.

July 4, 2025

Smoke rises from Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, seen from southern Israel, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Hamas responds to Trump ceasefire proposal in a ‘positive spirit’

Hamas said Friday that it has responded to the White House's ceasefire proposal between the Palestinian militant group and Israel in a "positive spirit" and is ready to start negotiations on implementing the plan.

July 4, 2025

President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Air Force One, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump expects Hamas decision on peace proposal within hours

President Trump said he should know where Hamas stands on his proposal for a ceasefire with Israel within a day.

July 4, 2025

President Donald Trump attends the UFC-316 mixed martial arts event, at the Prudential Center, Saturday, June 7, 2025, in Newark, N.J., as UFC's Dana White, looks on. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

White House to host UFC bout amid America 250 celebration

President Trump announced the White House will host a UFC event in 2026 as part of America's 250th birthday celebration.

July 4, 2025

Rowers paddle down the Charles River near the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on March 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) **FILE**

Trump says administration likely to reach a deal with Harvard

President Trump says his administration will probably settle with Harvard University over its defiant stance toward the White House over its concerns about campus antisemitism and merit-based hiring and admissions.

July 4, 2025

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump kicks off America’s 250th birthday with victory lap speech in Iowa

President Trump delivered a victory-lap speech Thursday night at the Iowa State Fair, extolling a streak of recent wins from his America First Agenda while kicking off the year-long buildup to the country's 250th birthday celebration.

July 3, 2025

Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani arrives at the NBC studios to participate in a Democratic mayoral primary debate, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, Pool)

Republicans cast NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani as face of the modern Democratic Party

New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has energized the GOP to make the 33-year-old self-described Socialist-Democrat the troublesome new face of the Democratic Party.

July 2, 2025

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks while visiting the Iowa Pork Producers tent at the Iowa State Fair, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Trump to visit Iowa State Fairgrounds to kick off America’s yearlong 250th birthday celebration

President Trump on Thursday will tour the Iowa State Fairgrounds to kick off the celebration of America's 250th birthday, making his first visit to the first-in-the-nation GOP caucus state since he returned to the White House.

July 2, 2025

Then-FBI Director Christopher A. Wray speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing to examine worldwide threats on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades) ** FILE **

Internal records point to FBI playing politics with evidence of China tampering in 2020 election

FBI officials suppressed intelligence pointing to Chinese interference in the 2020 presidential election, and newly revealed bureau documents show they likely did it to avoid embarrassing FBI Director Christopher A. Wray.

July 1, 2025

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition, March 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

WATCH: Trump threatens to sic DOGE on Musk

President Trump threatened Tuesday to sic the Department of Government Efficiency on its former leader, Elon Musk, after the billionaire businessman denounced Mr. Trump's "one big, beautiful bill" tax cut and spending package.

July 1, 2025

In this photo released by the Saudi Royal Palace, President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)

Trump signs an executive order lifting sanctions against Syria

President Trump signed an executive order Monday ending long-running U.S. sanctions against Syria.

June 30, 2025

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Echoing Trump, WH press secretary says democratic socialist Mamdani ‘quite literally a communist’

The White House doubled down Monday on President Trump's contention that Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist who would be difficult to work with if elected New York mayor.

June 30, 2025

Environmental advocates and protesters at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport on Tamiami Trail E, Ochopee, Fla., on Saturday, June 28, 2025, object to the "Alligator Alcatraz" being built at the facility. (Mike Stocker /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

White House calls alligators ‘a bonus’ in new migrant detention center located in the Everglades

The White House confirmed Monday that the dangerous wildlife was a design feature of a new illegal immigrant detention center in Florida that's been nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz."

June 30, 2025

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., speaks at the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Pam Bondi, then-President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department as attorney general, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) ** FILE **

Trump condemns Sen. Coons over suggestion he is offering Iran a nuclear deal

President Trump on Monday panned Sen. Chris Coons for saying the White House is contemplating an agreement with Iran comparable to President Obama's nuclear deal with the Islamic republic.

June 30, 2025

An electronic billboard beams an image of US President Donald Trump and Mideast leaders with a Hebrew message that reads "A time for waging war and a time for reaching a settlement. Now is the time for the 'covenant of Abraham," in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Trump seizes momentum from ceasefire deal to expand peace in Middle East

Three days after announcing a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, the Trump administration is working to broaden a sustainable peace in the region, including an end to the war in Gaza.

June 26, 2025

President Donald Trump speaks at an event to promote his domestic policy and budget agenda in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump gathers cross-section of Americans at the White House to extoll the benefits of his big bill

President Trump on Thursday called on Congress to pass his One Big Beautiful Bill Act, saying it would stave off the "largest tax hike in history" and deliver an economic boon for Americans in every walk of life.

June 26, 2025