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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

New York congressional races: One Republican way behind, another just ahead

A new poll of two closely watched New York races shows one Republican freshman incumbent trailing his Democratic opponent by double digits and another GOP lawmaker barely ahead of his Democratic challenger.

October 22, 2024

New York Republicans turn tables on Democrats to bring out GOP voters against liberal proposition

Republicans in competitive U.S. House races in New York are warning voters that their opponents support a ballot question that would codify illegal immigrants' rights while removing parental rights.

October 21, 2024

Trump tells six-year-old boy that Kamala Harris wants to ban cows

Former President Donald Trump declared he liked cows on Friday before he took a shot at Vice President Kamala Harris, telling a six-year old Massachusetts boy that the Democratic nominee wants to ban his favorite farm animal.

October 18, 2024

Labor unions back Republicans in crucial U.S. House races in New York

Two freshman House Republicans in close races in New York have picked up endorsements from prominent labor unions.

October 15, 2024

Tim Walz mocked as Elmer Fudd by Trump campaign after hunting video surfaces

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is facing mockery on social media over video of him grasping to figure out how to load his shotgun on a pheasant hunt in Minnesota.

October 14, 2024

Kamala Harris’ support for renaming Columbus Day called out as left-wing cancel culture

The Trump campaign said Vice President Kamala Harris' past comments about renaming Columbus Day revealed her extreme leftist agenda.

October 14, 2024

Doug Emhoff’s former colleagues label him ‘misogynistic’

Former law colleagues of Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris' husband, said he was "misogynistic" and "inappropriate" toward women, according to a new report from the Daily Mail.

October 9, 2024

Anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel, protests show Harris and Democrats still face challenges

Pro-Palestinian protesters flooded New York City Monday, staging a march outside the Stock Exchange, where anti-Israel fireworks erupted among demonstrators in a continued warning sign for Democrats.

October 7, 2024

Anti-Israel protesters flood New York on anniversary of Hamas attack, vow to ‘punish Democrats’

NEW YORK-- Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters swarmed the streets of New York City Monday, causing some small contingents of Jewish New Yorkers to show up with Israeli flags or signs of support for the Jewish state, only to be shouted down by the massive crowd of demonstrators.

October 7, 2024

GOP eyes New York City billionaire as preferred candidate for mayor if Adams resigns

Republicans want billionaire John Catsimatidis to run for mayor of New York City if embattled Mayor Eric Adams resigns from his current post and a special election follows.

October 6, 2024

Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s reelection bid in Wisconsin tightening, according to new poll

Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin's lead in Wisconsin over Republican businessman Eric Hovde has dwindled to 2 percentage points, down from 7 points in August, according to a new poll.

October 4, 2024

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff denies allegations he hit ex-girlfriend

Vice President Kamala Harris' husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, has denied that he struck his then-girlfriend over a decade ago in the belief she was flirting with another man.

October 4, 2024

Harris campaign grapples with labor challenges as another major union refuses to endorse her

Vice President Kamala Harris experienced another setback with the unions when the International Association of Fire Fighters refused to make a presidential endorsement.

October 3, 2024

GOP senators reintroduce legislation to deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes

Iowa Republican Sens. Charles E. Grassley and Joni Ernst have reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes.

October 3, 2024

Trump wins back support of former ambassador who previously disavowed him

Former President Donald Trump regained the support of an official from his administration who had denounced him following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

October 3, 2024

Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff smacked then-girlfriend for flirting with man in 2012, friends say

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris' husband, allegedly assaulted his then-girlfriend during a trip to France over a decade ago, according to a bombshell report by the Daily Mail.

October 2, 2024

Warfare in Middle East sends shock waves all the way to Harris’ presidential campaign

Iran's missile attack against Israel roiled the U.S. presidential race, pushing the White House -- and Vice President Kamala Harris -- to take a firmer stand on the chaos in the Middle East.

October 1, 2024

NRA wades into Ohio’s U.S. Senate race with TV ad blasting Democrat Sherrod Brown

The National Rifle Association is airing a TV ad in Ohio to motivate gun owners to vote for Republican businessman Bernie Moreno over three-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.

October 1, 2024

GOP aims to flip deep blue Maryland congressional seat

Republicans see an opportunity to flip a Maryland congressional district that Democrats captured over a decade ago.

October 1, 2024

Jim Jordan wants to grill FBI contractor who created ‘Trump questionnaire’

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Monday called for testimony from an FBI contractor who created a questionnaire asking bureau employees to reveal if their colleagues supported former President Donald Trump.

September 30, 2024

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Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

New York congressional races: One Republican way behind, another just ahead

New York Republicans turn tables on Democrats to bring out GOP voters against liberal proposition

Trump tells six-year-old boy that Kamala Harris wants to ban cows

Labor unions back Republicans in crucial U.S. House races in New York

Tim Walz mocked as Elmer Fudd by Trump campaign after hunting video surfaces

Kamala Harris’ support for renaming Columbus Day called out as left-wing cancel culture

Doug Emhoff’s former colleagues label him ‘misogynistic’

Anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel, protests show Harris and Democrats still face challenges

Anti-Israel protesters flood New York on anniversary of Hamas attack, vow to ‘punish Democrats’

GOP eyes New York City billionaire as preferred candidate for mayor if Adams resigns

Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s reelection bid in Wisconsin tightening, according to new poll

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff denies allegations he hit ex-girlfriend

Harris campaign grapples with labor challenges as another major union refuses to endorse her

GOP senators reintroduce legislation to deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes

Trump wins back support of former ambassador who previously disavowed him

Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff smacked then-girlfriend for flirting with man in 2012, friends say

Warfare in Middle East sends shock waves all the way to Harris’ presidential campaign

NRA wades into Ohio’s U.S. Senate race with TV ad blasting Democrat Sherrod Brown

GOP aims to flip deep blue Maryland congressional seat

Jim Jordan wants to grill FBI contractor who created ‘Trump questionnaire’