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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

Musk says DOGE team aims to cut $1 trillion from the deficit

Elon Musk said Tuesday that his Department of Government Efficiency aims to slash $1 trillion from the deficit.

February 19, 2025

$\The logo for the Justice Department is seen before a news conference at the Department of Justice, Aug. 23, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)$

Trump instructs Justice Department to fire Biden-era U.S. attorneys

President Trump called on the Justice Department to fire all U.S. attorneys left over from the Biden administration.

February 18, 2025

Vance calls reporter ‘dummy’ for comparing White House exclusion of AP to Europe’s free speech views

Vice President J.D. Vance took a swipe at a reporter Monday who accused him of hypocrisy for blasting Europeans over free speech in the midst of the White House dispute with the Associated Press over the Gulf of Mexico/America.

February 17, 2025

Vance calls for U.S. and its allies to reject Germany’s ‘Orwellian’ speech laws

Vice President J.D. Vance called Germany's free speech restrictions "Orwellian" and said Monday that other European countries should join the U.S. in rejecting such laws.

February 17, 2025

Dems fighting Trump’s cuts represent states receiving $231 billion in federal funds

House Democrats are pushing an effort to fight President Trump's sweeping overhaul of the federal government through a task force that could lead to lawsuits against the administration, representing states that receive more than $231.5 billion of federal funding.

February 15, 2025

Trump gives thumbs-up to J.D. Vance’s remarks scolding European leaders

President Trump on Friday applauded his vice president's speech in Munich warning of the erosion of freedom of speech and other core values in Europe.

February 14, 2025

Prime Minister Modi says India on same page with U.S. about illegal immigration

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said at a press conference with President Trump that both leaders are on the same page when it comes to illegal immigration.

February 13, 2025

Prime Minister Modi coins ‘Make India Great Again’ during press conference with Trump

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed gratitude to President Trump for the warm welcome he received at the White House and borrowed a version of Mr. Trump's signature "MAGA" for his own country.

February 13, 2025

Trump says McConnell not been ‘mentally equipped’ to lead GOP for a decade

President Trump panned Sen. Mitch McConnell's performance when he led Republicans in the upper chamber, saying that he "felt sorry" for him and that he was not "mentally equipped" to lead the Senate GOP for the past decade.

February 13, 2025

Senate panel advances FBI Director nominee Kash Patel out of committee

President Trump's pick to root out anti-conservative bias and politicized investigations at the FBI moved another step closer on Thursday to securing the top job at America's premier federal law enforcement agency.

February 13, 2025

‘Disinformation’: Democrats refuse to believe USAID bankrolled transgender operas, woke activism

Confronted with almost $200 million in questionable spending by the U.S. Agency for International Development, congressional Democrats said it was just a pathetic excuse to cut off foreign aid.

February 12, 2025

Republican lawmaker plans articles of impeachment against judge who blocked Musk

A House GOP lawmaker announced Tuesday that he is drafting articles of impeachment against a federal judge who blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department payment systems.

February 11, 2025

New legislation would block banks from tracking gun and ammo purchases

A House Republican introduced legislation Tuesday that would prohibit financial institutions from using electronic transaction codes to trace purchases of firearms and ammunition.

February 11, 2025

Rep. Nancy Mace stuns House with speech alleging rape, sex trafficking involving her ex-fiance

Rep. Nancy Mace released a wave of allegations on the House floor Monday night accusing her former fiance and three of his business associates of sexual assault, sex trafficking and voyeurism involving several women.

February 11, 2025

New York state Democrats ditch efforts to delay special election for congressional seat

New York Democrats, who control the state legislature, have killed a bill that would have delayed a special election in a deep red congressional district.

February 10, 2025

DHS secretary blames ‘corrupt’ FBI after leak about immigration sweep

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has lashed out at the FBI, blaming it for leaking details of an upcoming large-scale immigration sweep in Los Angeles.

February 10, 2025

Judge stops DOJ from releasing names of FBI agents who worked Jan. 6 cases

A federal judge Friday stopped the Justice Department from publicly listing FBI officials involved in cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

February 7, 2025

Texas Rep. Chip Roy puts legislative teeth behind DEI cuts at the Pentagon

Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy Friday proposed legislation that would permanently eliminate the positions of chief diversity officer and senior adviser for diversity and inclusion at the Department of Defense.

February 7, 2025

Congress eyes legislation to end pandemic-era eviction rules

Legislation now in the House hopper would end a pandemic-era federal regulation that required landlords to provide tenants with 30 days' notice before starting eviction proceedings.

February 7, 2025

House lawmakers push forward legislation to cut funding on animal testing abroad

House lawmakers introduce d bipartisan legislation Thursday that would eliminate U.S. funding of experiments on animals abroad.

February 6, 2025

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Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

Musk says DOGE team aims to cut $1 trillion from the deficit

Trump instructs Justice Department to fire Biden-era U.S. attorneys

Vance calls reporter ‘dummy’ for comparing White House exclusion of AP to Europe’s free speech views

Vance calls for U.S. and its allies to reject Germany’s ‘Orwellian’ speech laws

Dems fighting Trump’s cuts represent states receiving $231 billion in federal funds

Trump gives thumbs-up to J.D. Vance’s remarks scolding European leaders

Prime Minister Modi says India on same page with U.S. about illegal immigration

Prime Minister Modi coins ‘Make India Great Again’ during press conference with Trump

Trump says McConnell not been ‘mentally equipped’ to lead GOP for a decade

Senate panel advances FBI Director nominee Kash Patel out of committee

‘Disinformation’: Democrats refuse to believe USAID bankrolled transgender operas, woke activism

Republican lawmaker plans articles of impeachment against judge who blocked Musk

New legislation would block banks from tracking gun and ammo purchases

Rep. Nancy Mace stuns House with speech alleging rape, sex trafficking involving her ex-fiance

New York state Democrats ditch efforts to delay special election for congressional seat

DHS secretary blames ‘corrupt’ FBI after leak about immigration sweep

Judge stops DOJ from releasing names of FBI agents who worked Jan. 6 cases

Texas Rep. Chip Roy puts legislative teeth behind DEI cuts at the Pentagon

Congress eyes legislation to end pandemic-era eviction rules

House lawmakers push forward legislation to cut funding on animal testing abroad