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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

Democrat Tom Suozzi wins New York special election, cutting into slim GOP House majority

Democrat Tom Suozzi won New York's special election Tuesday to replace former Rep. George Santos, diminishing Republicans' hold on their narrow majority after lawmakers expelled Mr. Santos from Congress in December.

February 13, 2024

Snow in New York may jar special election

Voters in New York's 3rd Congressional District went to the polls during a Tuesday snowstorm to decide who will replace former Rep. George Santos, whom lawmakers expelled from the House in December.

February 13, 2024

New York party activists make final campaign push before pivotal House special election

Republicans and Democrats made a final push Monday to bring their voters to the polls in a closely watched New York special election to replace expelled former GOP Rep. George Santos.

February 12, 2024

House Democrats swat away poor polling, insist Biden is fit to serve

House Democrats at their annual issues conference batted away political liabilities facing their party and President Biden.

February 9, 2024

Biden boasts his cooperation with special counsel cleared him in documents case

President Biden gloated to fellow Democrats Thursday about being cleared by the Justice Department's special counsel over mishandling classified documents, drawing a distinction between his cooperation and that of former President Donald Trump in a similar probe.

February 8, 2024

House’s Hispanic lawmakers chide Senate Democrats for excluding them from border talks

The Hispanic contingent at the House Democrats' annual retreat criticized their Senate colleagues for excluding them from negotiations on border security and immigration legislation.

February 8, 2024

House Democrats, at annual retreat, say they won’t shun Biden on campaign trail

LEESBURG, Va. -- Democrats huddled here Wednesday to plot legislative strategy for the presidential election year with President Biden mired in historically low poll numbers.

February 7, 2024

Washington’s expansive gun-free zones disarm workers caught in the D.C. crime wave

Amid an explosion of violent carjackings and armed thefts in downtown Washington, workers who have permits to carry concealed handguns are still forced to go unarmed throughout the city.

February 7, 2024

Matt Gaetz endorses longtime foe Kevin McCarthy for next RNC chair

Rep. Matt Gaetz has endorsed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy to be the next Republican National Committee chairman following news that the current chair, Ronna McDaniel, plans to resign at the end of the month.

February 7, 2024

RNC leader to resign under pressure from conservatives; Trump sought change amid poor fundraising

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is planning to resign, GOP sources told The Washington Times.

February 6, 2024

Border bill takes center stage in high-stakes N.Y. special election to replace George Santos

The Senate border bill and illegal immigration are now the focus of the New York special election to replace disgraced former Rep. George Santos.

February 6, 2024

Trump says change is probably coming to Republican National Committee

Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that changes may be happening at the Republican National Committee.

February 4, 2024

FBI deleted records related to anti-Catholic memo, GOP lawmakers say

Republican lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee say they are seeking "action and accountability" after discovering new details and discrepancies surrounding an anti-Catholic memo prepared by analysts last year in the FBI's Richmond, Virginia field office.

February 1, 2024

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Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

Democrat Tom Suozzi wins New York special election, cutting into slim GOP House majority

Snow in New York may jar special election

New York party activists make final campaign push before pivotal House special election

House Democrats swat away poor polling, insist Biden is fit to serve

Biden boasts his cooperation with special counsel cleared him in documents case

House’s Hispanic lawmakers chide Senate Democrats for excluding them from border talks

House Democrats, at annual retreat, say they won’t shun Biden on campaign trail

Washington’s expansive gun-free zones disarm workers caught in the D.C. crime wave

Matt Gaetz endorses longtime foe Kevin McCarthy for next RNC chair

RNC leader to resign under pressure from conservatives; Trump sought change amid poor fundraising

Border bill takes center stage in high-stakes N.Y. special election to replace George Santos

Trump says change is probably coming to Republican National Committee

FBI deleted records related to anti-Catholic memo, GOP lawmakers say

Republicans pour more money into New York special election to replace George Santos

Ahead of House vote, Norquist calls tax relief bill a win for conservatives

Factions on FISA told to negotiate overhaul; Republican hawks, watchdogs clash

Rep. Cori Bush under criminal investigation for misuse of campaign funds for ‘bodyguard’ she married

Conservative activists to confront RNC at winter meeting in Las Vegas

RNC seeking new credit line to help climb out of money hole

House Jan. 6 committee files shielded from GOP due to ‘national security,’ top Democrat says