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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

GOP House lawmaker introduces higher-ed free speech measures

House Republicans on Thursday introduced two higher education resolutions aimed at expanding freedom of speech on college campuses that rely on taxpayer funds.

April 6, 2023

DOJ letting inmates on COVID-related home confinement serve time out of prison even after pandemic

People serving time at home in the prison system due to the danger posed by the COVID-19 pandemic may be able to stay there after the Biden administration declares the virus emergency is over, according to a Justice Department rule.

April 5, 2023

DCCC names 33 GOP seats it aims to recapture in 2024

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Monday the list of 33 competitive Republican-held or open districts nationwide that it will target in its bid to recapture the House majority in 2024.

April 3, 2023

Sen. John Fetterman discharged from Walter Reed after treatment for depression

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman has returned to his home in Pennsylvania after doctors discharged him from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where they treated him for major depression that had caused him to stop eating.

March 31, 2023

Jan. 6 ‘Shaman’ released from prison early as lawyer calls for sanctions on prosecutors over video

The Jan. 6 defendant known as the QAnon Shaman, who wore a horned headdress during the riot at the U.S. Capitol, has been released from prison 14 months early as his lawyer seeks sanctions against Justice Department prosecutors over previously concealed security video that could have aided his defense.

March 30, 2023

No apologies: Democrats dig in against Loudermilk probe of Jan. 6 committee’s work

Rep. Barry Loudermilk wants members of the Democrat's now-defunct Jan. 6 committee to admit they falsely accused him of conducting a "reconnaissance tour" the day before rioters stormed the Capitol in 2021.

March 30, 2023

QAnon Shaman’s lawyer calls for sanctions against DOJ, prosecutors after his client’s early release

The lawyer representing Jan. 6 defendant Jacob Chansley, better known as the buffalo headdress-adorn QAnon Shaman, is calling for sanctions against the Justice Department prosecutors over the previously concealed security video footage that showed his client peacefully escorted by police through the Capitol.

March 30, 2023

QAnon Shaman released early from prison after the release of Jan. 6 security videos

Jan. 6 defendant Jacob Chansley, better known as the QAnon Shaman who wore a buffalo headdress during the Jan. 6 riot, was released early from prison after revelations of exculpatory evidence in previously concealed security video footage.

March 30, 2023

Shooter’s motive unclear as politicians, public promote competing focuses in tragedy’s aftermath

The parents of Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale said the 28-year-old hid multiple firearms from them because Hale was being treated for an emotional disorder and they didn't want their child to own guns, police said Tuesday.

March 28, 2023

Police chief: Nashville shooter decided against attacking another school due to ‘too much security’

Nashville Police Chief John Drake said the school shooter Monday decided against attacking another school because it had "too much security."

March 28, 2023

Banks close accounts, slam doors on Jan. 6 rioters; feds accused of terrorist treatment

People prosecuted for low-level felonies and misdemeanors such as trespassing and disorderly conduct for their involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol say they have been blacklisted by banks and shut out of social media fundraising services.

March 24, 2023

House Republicans pass Parents Bill of Rights Act

The House passed legislation Friday to give parents more say and insight of what is taught in public schools.

March 24, 2023

Lawmakers debate whether ATF has overstepped its purpose

House lawmakers debated on Thursday the constitutionality of a new pistol brace rule from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, among other actions related to Second Amendment rights.

March 23, 2023

Republicans threaten to defund Biden gun rule that aims to reclassify pistols with braces as rifles

Republican lawmakers vowed Tuesday to defund any attempt by the Biden administration to enforce a new gun control rule that would reclassify pistols with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles.

March 21, 2023

House chairman says committee will investigate security failures of Jan. 6 to keep Capitol safe

House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil said Monday his panel will investigate the breakdown of security during the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 and explore ways to keep the Capitol grounds secure while keeping it open to the public.

March 20, 2023

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Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

GOP House lawmaker introduces higher-ed free speech measures

DOJ letting inmates on COVID-related home confinement serve time out of prison even after pandemic

DCCC names 33 GOP seats it aims to recapture in 2024

Sen. John Fetterman discharged from Walter Reed after treatment for depression

Jan. 6 ‘Shaman’ released from prison early as lawyer calls for sanctions on prosecutors over video

No apologies: Democrats dig in against Loudermilk probe of Jan. 6 committee’s work

QAnon Shaman’s lawyer calls for sanctions against DOJ, prosecutors after his client’s early release

QAnon Shaman released early from prison after the release of Jan. 6 security videos

Shooter’s motive unclear as politicians, public promote competing focuses in tragedy’s aftermath

Police chief: Nashville shooter decided against attacking another school due to ‘too much security’

Banks close accounts, slam doors on Jan. 6 rioters; feds accused of terrorist treatment

House Republicans pass Parents Bill of Rights Act

Lawmakers debate whether ATF has overstepped its purpose

Republicans threaten to defund Biden gun rule that aims to reclassify pistols with braces as rifles

House chairman says committee will investigate security failures of Jan. 6 to keep Capitol safe

Kevin McCarthy releases Jan. 6 tapes to rest of the media, but public will have to wait

Jan. 6 pretrial detainees being moved from D.C. jail, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says

House Republicans’ unity, string of wins prove Washington pundits wrong

Elon Musk calls for release of ‘QAnon Shaman’

GOP lawmakers ask D.C. mayor to let lawmakers see jail conditions for Jan. 6 detainees