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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

Republican candidate for Arizona governor Kari Lake speaks to supporters prior to former President Donald Trump speaking at a Save America Rally Friday, July 22, 2022, in Prescott, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Backfire: Dems spent millions to get pro-Trump candidates on the ballot, and now they’re winning

The Democrats' plan to bankroll MAGA Republicans in the primaries to tee up easy victories in the general elections blew up in their faces with some of those "unelectable" Trump-backed candidates headed for victory.

November 7, 2022

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a campaign event Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, N.Y. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Hochul accuses Zeldin of ‘hyperventilating’ about crime in New York

Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul claims her GOP challenger Rep. Lee Zeldin is "hyperventilating" over the crime problems in the state.

November 7, 2022

President Joe Biden holds hands with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul as they wave to the crowd after speaking at a campaign event Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, N.Y. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden, Dem leaders join Hochul in bid to lift her stalling gubernatorial campaign

President Biden joined Gov. Kathy Hochul and other New York Democratic luminaries Sunday at Sarah Lawrence College in a final effort to encourage their party's voters to come out to the polls before Election Day on Tuesday.

November 6, 2022

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, at Barnard College in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

NYC jogger raped hours before Hillary Clinton accuses New York GOP of scaring voters about crime

A female jogger in New York City was raped Thursday by a homeless man wanted for two sex crimes with at least 25 prior arrests.

November 4, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) building headquarters is seen in Washington on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Republicans release 1,000-page report on whistleblower claims of politicization at FBI and DOJ

Republican lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee have released a 1,000-page report detailing a "rampant culture of unaccountability, manipulation, and abuse at the highest level" of the FBI.

November 4, 2022

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks at the Tunnel Hill Depot during a campaign stop in Tunnel Hill, Ga., Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. (Matt Hamilton/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP) ** FILE **

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Paul Pelosi should have been armed and ‘shot his attacker’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested Thursday that Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi should have been armed with a gun the morning he was attacked last week "and shot his attacker."

November 4, 2022

U.S. former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers her speech during an international conference that aims to fast-track the road to gender equality and mobilize millions of dollars to achieve the long-sought goal quickly, at the Louvre Carrousel in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) ** FILE **

Hillary Clinton says she won’t leave Twitter if Trump returns to the platform

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she has no plans to leave Twitter even if former President Donald Trump returns to the social media platform.

November 3, 2022

New Hampshire Republican U.S. Senate candidate Don Bolduc speaks during a debate on Sept. 7, 2022, in Henniker, N.H. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)

GOP Senate candidate says he was assaulted before debate

Don Bolduc, the Republican candidate in New Hampshire's Senate election, dodged a punch from a heckler Wednesday night before debating Democratic incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan.

November 3, 2022

In this May 27, 2020, file photo, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison answers questions during a news conference in St. Paul, Minn. (John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool, File)

New poll shows GOP challenger leading Minnesota AG Keith Ellison

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is trailing his GOP challenger in a new poll released recently.

November 2, 2022

Then-Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 30, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

House GOP leaders accuse SEC of evading record-keeping laws

Top House GOP lawmakers derided Security Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler for inconsistency and hypocrisy with record-keeping laws.

November 2, 2022

Election worker Monica Ging processes ballots for the Pennsylvania primary election at the Chester County Voter Services office, Thursday, May 19, 2022, in West Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Pennsylvania Supreme Court sides with GOP, orders officials not to tally undated ballots

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court has ordered state election officials not to count mail-in and absentee ballots arriving in envelopes that are undated or incorrectly dated.

November 1, 2022

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks about investments in microchip manufacturing in upstate New York at Onondaga Community College on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, in Syracuse, N.Y. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)

Democrats circle wagons to boost Hochul in final week of campaign

New York Democrats are doing some last-minute scrambling to head off a potential upset against incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul.

November 1, 2022

Rep. Brad Wenstrup, Ohio Republican (Associated Press) **FILE**

Niece of GOP lawmaker dies in South Korea Halloween crowd surge

The niece of Rep. Brad Wenstrup was among the scores of young people killed in a crowd surge at a Halloween party in South Korea over the weekend.

October 31, 2022

Incumbent Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul participates in a debate against Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin hosted by Spectrum News NY1, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, at Pace University in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, Pool)

Republicans in hot races put Democrats on defense over strict COVID-19 policies

It's been nearly three years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and Republicans are turning unpopular mandates and lockdowns imposed by Democrats into a political vulnerability ahead of the midterm elections.

October 31, 2022

New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks during the New York State Democratic Convention on Feb. 17, 2022, in New York. New York’s attorney general sued former President Donald Trump and his company on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, alleging business fraud involving some of their most prized assets, including properties in Manhattan, Chicago and Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

New York attorney general’s race gets a second look as polls tighten

The Republican statewide surge in New York due largely to the party's law-and-order platform has extended to the attorney general's campaign, according to recent polls that show the race tightening.

October 28, 2022

U.S. Sen. Republican candidate Blake Masters speaks at a rally, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Arizona Senate race moved to ‘toss-up’

The Arizona Senate election between Republican Blake Masters and Democratic incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly has become a dead heat in recent weeks, according to campaign analysts.

October 27, 2022

Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., listens during a House Oversight and Reform Committee regarding the on Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP/File)

Arizona Rep. Gosar invites Zelenskyy, Putin to Arizona for Ukraine-Russia peace talks

Rep. Paul Gosar is stepping into the international diplomacy ring, offering his home state of Arizona as a location for peace talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

October 27, 2022

U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy introduces the House GOP's "Commitment to America," at a gathering at Ductmate Industries, Friday, Sep. 23, 2022, in Monongahela, Pa. (Pam Panchak/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP) ** FILE **

GOP House super PAC buys $11 million in advertising for final two weeks

The Congressional Leadership Fund, the House GOP super PAC aligned with Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, has purchased $11 million in new advertising in 16 House districts from California to Rhode Island to recapture the lower chamber.

October 26, 2022

Republican candidate for New York Governor Lee Zeldin, left, participates in a debate against incumbent Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul hosted by Spectrum News NY1 and WNYC, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, at Pace University in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, Pool)

Zeldin, Hochul trade accusations over New York’s crime problems

The issue of crime took center stage at the New York gubernatorial debate Tuesday night with Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin accusing Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul for being soft on violent law-breakers.

October 25, 2022

Sen. Marco Rubio questioned JPMorgan Chase and Co. CEO Jamie Dimon (pictured) Tuesday about “politically-motivated de-banking” after the country's largest banking company terminated the account of a conservative nonprofit. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Rubio calls out Chase CEO Jamie Dimon over concerns the financial giant is targeting conservatives

Sen. Marco Rubio questioned JPMorgan Chase and Co. CEO Jamie Dimon Tuesday about "politically-motivated de-banking" after the country's largest banking company terminated the account of a conservative nonprofit.

October 25, 2022