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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

An NRA sign is seen outside the track of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, on Friday, April 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp, File)

Infighting, money woes drag down NRA’s comeback as a heavyweight in American politics

Dismal fundraising and internal strife have hobbled the 154-year-old National Rifle Association in the quest to regain its status as a political powerhouse, according to people familiar with the situation.

February 2, 2026

A school classroom. (File photo credit: cactus_camera via Shutterstock) ** FILE **

New list identifies immigration sanctuary school districts across the U.S.

Defending Education has compiled a list of more than 700 school districts from around the country that have passed resolutions or published guidance or district policies for dealing with federal immigration officials and illegal immigrants.

February 2, 2026

The state and U.S. flags fly over the Virginia State Capitol as the 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly gets underway, Jan. 10, 2024, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

Virginia Democrats advance restrictions on immigration officers, including mask ban

Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly have advanced three bills to restrict federal immigration authorities while operating in the commonwealth, including a ban on masks for officers.

January 29, 2026

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

GOP introduces bill to require Senate approval for U.S. to join any global climate treaty

Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso spearheaded legislation with 23 Republican lawmakers that would mandate Senate approval for the U.S. to join or rejoin any international climate agreement.

January 29, 2026

People protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in downtown Minneapolis, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

White House accuses Minnesota officials of whipping up protesters as ‘distraction’ to cover up fraud

The White House accused Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other state officials Monday of urging agitators to protest against immigration enforcement and cause chaos in Minneapolis' streets as a distraction from federal fraud probes against the officials.

January 26, 2026

Philip Van Cleave, organizer of the pro-gun rally, speaks to the crowd at the Virginia State Capitol, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

Virginia pro-gun activists start new Second Amendment sanctuary movement

The Virginia Citizen Defense League, led by its president, Philip Van Cleave, called on members to activate the "Second Amendment sanctuary movement 2.0."

January 26, 2026

Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed Saturday while fighting U.S. Customs and Enforcement agents, was carrying this 9 mm Sig Sauer P320-AXG Combat, a high-capacity 9mm pistol. (White House)

Protester killed Saturday in clash with ICE agents had Sig Sauer high-capacity 9mm pistol

Alex Pretti, the protester who was shot and killed Saturday while clashing with federal agents, was carrying a Sig Sauer P320-AXG COMBAT, a high-capacity 9 mm pistol.

January 25, 2026

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at the Republican National Convention Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

RNC advances party rule change to allow a midterm convention this year

The Republican National Committee is on a fast track to change party rules to allow the RNC chairman to convene a "special ceremonial convention" outside a presidential election cycle.

January 23, 2026

The state and U.S. flags fly over the Virginia State Capitol as the 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly gets underway, Jan. 10, 2024, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

House Republicans call Virginia redistricting move illegal, plan to continue fight in court

House Republicans are calling the new Virginia congressional map proposed by state Democrats an "illegal action," and say the GOP will continue to fight the proposal in court.

January 21, 2026

Governor Abigail Spanberger waves to the crowd during Inauguration Day at the Virginia Capitol Building, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Mike Kropf /Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Anti-ICE activists celebrate the return of Virginia’s sanctuary status

Hours after Virginia Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger was sworn in Saturday, she repealed an executive order signed by her Republican predecessor, Glenn Youngkin, that required local and state police to cooperate with federal immigration officers.

January 19, 2026

Federal immigration officers confront protesters outside Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Democrats’ support for law and order collides with the party’s opposition to assisting ICE

The Trump administration has made an implicit offer to sanctuary jurisdictions: Let ICE into their prisons and jails, and deportation officers won't be swarming their streets.

January 19, 2026

A protester throws back a tear gas canister during a protest after a shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Dems urge demonstrators to peacefully protest ICE as Trump threatens Insurrection Act over violence

Democrats insist their calls for supporters to protest ICE agents are not irresponsible, and the portrayal of out-of-control demonstrators resisting federal agents is a distortion by Homeland Security.

January 15, 2026

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

House Democrat introduces articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem

Rep. Robin Kelly introduced three articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, a move backed by nearly 70 members of Congress.

January 14, 2026

Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill, March 9, 2023, in Washington. The House will vote on a Republican-led resolution reaffirming support for Israel, which appears to serve as an implicit rebuke of a leading Democrat who called the country a “racist state” but later apologized. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Republican Study Committee’s new reconciliation package centers on affordability

Lawmakers within the conservative House Republican Study Committee released a framework proposal for a second reconciliation bill this year.

January 13, 2026

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during Mayor Zohran Mamdani's inauguration ceremony, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

AOC says she would take a phone call from Trump

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she would be open to speaking with President Trump about issues in her district if he ever called her.

January 13, 2026

Flags wave on the roof of the State Capitol in Richmond, Va., Feb. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Second Amendment activists sound alarm over gun control bills in Virginia Legislature

Second Amendment activists in Virginia are rallying opposition to a raft of gun control bills that Democratic lawmakers pre-filed for the 2026 legislative session in Richmond.

January 12, 2026

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem sits atop a horse with Border Patrol agents near the Rio Grande river on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Brownsville, Texas. (AP Photo/Gabriel V. Cardenas)

Border turnaround takes center stage in GOP midterm strategy

National Border Patrol Council President Paul Perez said Friday that the resources provided to border officials through the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act have uncuffed border patrol agents to do their jobs.

January 9, 2026

Attorney George Conway outside the New York City courthouse, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

George Conway joins New York race for Congress

Anti-Trump pundit and attorney George Conway launched his congressional campaign Tuesday for a Manhattan House seat by depicting himself as a defender against President Trump.

January 6, 2026

This photo supplied by the U.S. Attorney's Office for Minnesota shows cash from a bag that was left at the home of a juror in a massive fraud case, June 2, 2024, outside Minneapolis, Minn. (U.S. Attorney's Office for Minnesota via AP, File)

Criminals exploiting aid agencies in every state, fraud experts warn

The massive fraud in Minnesota's Medicaid program has been replicated across the country, with criminals taking advantage of the lax policing of aid payments for years, according to fraud experts.

January 6, 2026

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters following the weekly policy luncheons at the Capitol, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Left-wing ‘Stop War with Venezuela’ campaign gets supercharged by U.S. arrest of Maduro

Demand Progress has amplified its campaign to persuade Americans to demand Congress support a war powers resolution "to stop the war with Venezuela" now that the U.S. has captured President Nicolas Maduro and put him on trial in New York.

January 5, 2026