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Kerry Picket

Kerry Picket

Kerry Picket is a senior congressional reporter for The Washington Times and fill-in radio host at SiriusXM Patriot 125. She previously 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. She 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

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks in the U.S. Center at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit, in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Buttigieg: Child care a key issue in supply chain disruption, labor shortage

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times
A supporter of Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin displays a flag showing Presidents Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan and Abe Lincoln at a campaign rally in Leesburg, Va., Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. Youngkin faces Democratic gubernatorial candidate former Gov. Terry McAuliffe in the Nov. 2, election. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**

Trump takes credit for GOP win in Virginia

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times
Republican N.H. Gov. Chris Sununu speaks at the annual Hillsborough County NH GOP Lincoln-Reagan Dinner, June 3, 2021, in Manchester, N.H. Sununu announced Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, that he's not running for U.S. Senate against Democratic incumbent Maggie Hassan. Sununu says he'll seek a fourth term as New Hampshire governor. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) **FILE**

Sununu nixes Senate run

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times
This photo taken in October 2016 shows an aboveground section of Enbridge's Line 5 at the Mackinaw City, Mich., pump station. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered the pipeline shut down because of concerns about a potential spill in the channel that connects Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. Enbridge is resisting the order with the support of Canadian officials who say Line 5 is essential to their economy. (AP Photo/John Flesher) **FILE**

Looming rise in cost of home-heating fuel puts White House on defensive

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times
In this March 5, 2020, photo Colorado state Sen. Kerry Donovan speaks at a news conference at the state Capitol in Denver. Donovan, a leading Democratic challenger to Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in next year's election, has suspended fundraising for her campaign after the state's independent congressional redistricting commission approved a map that places Donovan's residence in another district. (Jesse Paul/The Colorado Sun via AP) **FILE**

Kerry Donovan, Colorado Democratic heavyweight, scraps 2022 challenge to GOP’s Lauren Boebert

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times
Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin speaks to the media after a transition luncheon in front of the Governor's Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

Pandemic school closures gave Youngkin the edge on education issue in Virginia governor’s race

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times
Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican, is shown here with former President Donald Trump in this photo taken via screen capture fromm Ms. Boebert's Twitter account. (Twitter.com/LaurenBoebert) [https://twitter.com/laurenboebert/status/1456425970806763520]

GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert shows off ‘Let’s go Brandon’ dress in mock homage to AOC

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times
In this Thursday, June 21, 2018, file photo, Ever Castillo (left) and his family, immigrants from Honduras, are escorted back across the border by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents in Hildalgo, Texas. The U.S. Justice Department is in talks to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to each child and parent who was separated under a Trump-era practice of splitting families at the border. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) ** FILE **

Democrats block GOP attempt to derail Biden’s $450,000 payments to illegal immigrants

By Kerry Picket and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin arrives to speak at an election night party in Chantilly, Va., early Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, after he defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Republicans regain footing in Virginia, crushing Democrats’ hope for a realignment

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times
Tim Anderson, Republican candidate for the House of Delegates, speaks at an election night party Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Virginia Beach, Va. Mr. Anderson won his race against Democratic incumbent Del. Nancy Guy. (Mike Caudill/The Virginian-Pilot via AP) **FILE**

Virginia Republicans recapture House of Delegates

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times
Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin arrives to speak at an election night party in Chantilly, Va., early Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, after he defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Va. Gov.-elect Youngkin promises transformative changes on Day One

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times
Republican candidate for Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears listens to Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin during a rally in Fredericksburg, Va., Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. Sears will face Democrat Del. Hala Ayala in the November election. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Winsome Sears makes history as first African American woman in Virginia to win statewide race

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times
Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin addresses supporters at a campaign rally in Leesburg, Va., Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

RNC predicts ‘red wave’ with Republican Youngkin leading in Virginia gubernatorial election

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times
Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin speaks at an election night party in Chantilly, Va., early Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, after he defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Youngkin defeats McAuliffe in Virginia

By Kerry Picket, Mica Soellner and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
Election officer Coleen Covelli works at the Highland Springs High School's precinct, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in James City County, Va. (Alexa Welch Edlund/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Too early to call: Polls close in Virginia gubernatorial race

By Kerry Picket, Mica Soellner and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
Sean Luke, right, and his sons Giacomo Luke, left, and Matteo Luke, casts his ballot on Election Day at City Hall, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 in Alexandria, Va. Voters are deciding between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin for governor. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

After a year of election integrity doubts, voters in Va. and N.J. say they trust the system

By Mica Soellner, Tom Howell Jr. and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times
Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin speaks with supporters after addressing a campaign rally in Leesburg, Va., Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. Youngkin faces Democratic gubernatorial candidate former Gov. Terry McAuliffe in the Nov. 2, election. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Dem stronghold of Fairfax County not insurmountable for Republican Youngkin in Va. race, says expert

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times
In this combination photo, Virginia gubernatorial candidates, Democrat Terry McAuliffe left, and Republican Glenn Youngkin appear during the Virginia FREE leadership luncheon, in McLean, Va., on Sept. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

McAuliffe, Youngkin scramble for votes in homestretch of Virginia’s neck-and-neck gubernatorial race

By Kerry Picket, Mica Soellner and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin gestures as he speaks to supporters during a rally in Chesterfield, Va., Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. Youngkin will face Democrat former Gov. Terry McAuliffe in the November election. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Youngkin says McAuliffe early voter turnout is ‘light and soft’

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times
Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin gestures as he speaks to supporters during a rally in Chesterfield, Va., Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. Youngkin will face Democrat former Gov. Terry McAuliffe in the November election. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Youngkin vows to rev up economy in closing argument to Va. voters: ‘Stalled out for too long’

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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