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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 GOP-backed candidate for Santos seat says she won’t back abortion ban

Mazi Melesa Pilip, the New York GOP-backed candidate chosen to run in an upcoming special election to fill the vacated seat left open by expelled former Rep. George Santos, has revealed she does not support a federal ban on abortion.

December 19, 2023

GOP House member touts bill that would ban colleges forcing students to sign ‘diversity’ pledges

Rep. Dan Crenshaw wants to end the practice of forcing students to sign "diversity, equity and inclusion" DEI statements at higher education institutions.

December 19, 2023

Former Jan. 6 committee chair confirms probe records sent to prosecutors investigating Trump

Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, chairman of the now-defunct House Jan. 6 Select Committee, has confirmed to Republican lawmakers that the panel sent records to prosecutors who have filed charges against former President Donald Trump, after initially saying he had not preserved such material.

December 18, 2023

Dem staffer out from Senate job after revelation of sex video shot in Capitol Hill hearing room

A Capitol Hill staffer accused of filming himself having gay sex in a congressional hearing room has been separated from his job in Senator Ben Cardin's office.

December 16, 2023

‘Messy’ democracy: Speaker Johnson has same difficulties as McCarthy but more loyal allies

It's been a rough seven weeks for new House Speaker Mike Johnson, but despite Mr. Johnson's inexperience and initial stumbles, Republicans are in no hurry to replace him.

December 15, 2023

Bipartisan group of senators fail to stop FISA spying provision in year-end Pentagon bill

Sen. Rand Paul failed to strip the reauthorization of the government's chief surveillance power from the annual Pentagon policy spending bill Wednesday night as a bipartisan group of lawmakers fell six votes short.

December 13, 2023

Bipartisan effort emerges in Senate to remove FISA spy power from year-end Pentagon bill

A bipartisan group of senators is trying to strip reauthorization of the government's chief surveillance power from the annual Pentagon policy spending bill, threatening plans to finish the must-pass bill before Congress adjourns for the year on Thursday.

December 13, 2023

New York court orders commission to redraw state’s congressional districts

New York's highest court ordered the state's redistricting commission Tuesday to draw a new congressional map, a decision considered a victory for Democrats in their effort to recapture the House in 2024.

December 12, 2023

House Freedom Caucus elects Bob Good as new chairman

The House Freedom Caucus has elected Rep. Bob Good of Virginia as its new chairman, putting a backer of Ron DeSantis' presidential bid in charge of the arch-conservative group that is most closely associated with former President Donald Trump.

December 12, 2023

Speaker Johnson withdraws both House FISA bills

House Speaker Mike Johnson pulled both pieces of competing legislation to overhaul the federal government's chief spy power under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

December 11, 2023

House showdown expected between rival bills to overhaul U.S. spy powers

The House will vote Tuesday on two competing bills to overhaul the federal government's chief spy power under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

December 11, 2023

House Freedom Caucus vows to block NDAA over FISA extension

The House's most conservative faction has promised to derail plans to approve the annual Pentagon policy bill before Christmas if the legislation includes an extension of the government's chief spying powers.

December 8, 2023

Fate of House Jan. 6 committee records wrapped in mystery

Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, who was chairman of the now-defunct House Jan. 6 committee, won't say what happened to full transcripts and video of the committee's depositions that GOP investigators now seek.

December 8, 2023

Rep. Jamaal Bowman to face challenge in Democratic primary for New York seat

Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a Democrat, officially launched a primary campaign Wednesday against Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York.

December 6, 2023

House Republicans launch probe into whether Jan. 6 committee colluded with Atlanta prosecutor

Republicans launched an inquiry into whether the now-defunct January 6 Select Committee handed documents and materials to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to help build a criminal case against former President Donald Trump.

December 5, 2023

‘Absolutely no reason to trust you’: Senator grills FBI chief over agency’s warrantless surveillance

A key Republican senator said Tuesday that lawmakers cannot trust the FBI on issues related to warrantless surveillance of Americans because the bureau will not detail its reforms or say whether it has punished violators.

December 5, 2023

FBI’s Wray says nobody was fired for anti-Catholic memo, but some could miss out on raises

The FBI has not fired anyone involved in drafting the memo that labeled "traditional Catholics" as potential domestic terrorists because their overstep was not "intentional," FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress.

December 5, 2023

Wray says claim of multiple field offices involved in Catholic probe is ‘garble’

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday it is a distortion for critics to claim that numerous FBI field offices beyond Richmond, Virginia, were involved in investigating whether traditional Catholics posed a terrorist threat.

December 5, 2023

FBI director says U.S. facing high level of threats: ‘I see blinking lights everywhere’

FBI Director Christopher Wray told senators Tuesday that he has never seen the U.S. face as dire a set of threats as it does today.

December 5, 2023

House Judiciary Committee demands warrant, other safeguards on feds’ FISA spy powers

The House Judiciary Committee released new legislation Monday to overhaul the government's main electronic spying law, proposing new limits on who can access the trove of communications and demanding the FBI get a warrant if it wants to run Americans' identities through the database.

December 4, 2023

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Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

New York GOP-backed candidate for Santos seat says she won’t back abortion ban

GOP House member touts bill that would ban colleges forcing students to sign ‘diversity’ pledges

Former Jan. 6 committee chair confirms probe records sent to prosecutors investigating Trump

Dem staffer out from Senate job after revelation of sex video shot in Capitol Hill hearing room

‘Messy’ democracy: Speaker Johnson has same difficulties as McCarthy but more loyal allies

Bipartisan group of senators fail to stop FISA spying provision in year-end Pentagon bill

Bipartisan effort emerges in Senate to remove FISA spy power from year-end Pentagon bill

New York court orders commission to redraw state’s congressional districts

House Freedom Caucus elects Bob Good as new chairman

Speaker Johnson withdraws both House FISA bills

House showdown expected between rival bills to overhaul U.S. spy powers

House Freedom Caucus vows to block NDAA over FISA extension

Fate of House Jan. 6 committee records wrapped in mystery

Rep. Jamaal Bowman to face challenge in Democratic primary for New York seat

House Republicans launch probe into whether Jan. 6 committee colluded with Atlanta prosecutor

‘Absolutely no reason to trust you’: Senator grills FBI chief over agency’s warrantless surveillance

FBI’s Wray says nobody was fired for anti-Catholic memo, but some could miss out on raises

Wray says claim of multiple field offices involved in Catholic probe is ‘garble’

FBI director says U.S. facing high level of threats: ‘I see blinking lights everywhere’

House Judiciary Committee demands warrant, other safeguards on feds’ FISA spy powers