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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

Knives out for Elon Musk on Capitol Hill following his acquisition of Twitter

Democrats are seeking out ways to go after Twitter following the acquisition of the social media platform by tech tycoon and self-described free-speech absolutist Elon Musk.

April 26, 2022

Rep. Cawthorn cited second time for carrying firearm at airport: Report

Rep. Madison Cawthorn was cited Tuesday morning at Charlotte Douglas International Airport for attempting to go through airline security with a firearm, reported WSOC TV's channel 9.

April 26, 2022

Left-wing group urges Apple, Google to act against Twitter if it becomes site for ‘hate and lies’

One of the most influential left-wing organizations urged Twitter's top advertisers like Apple and Google to dump the app if Twitter's new owner lets it become a "free-for-all of hate, extremism and disinformation."

April 25, 2022

Untouchable: How law enforcement handled Hunter Biden’s drug use, ‘sexually inappropriate’ acts

When Hunter Biden's laptop emerged with evidence of drug use and accusations of nudity in the presence of a teenage girl in his household, law enforcement agencies punted rather than aggressively investigate the state's most powerful political family.

April 25, 2022

Liberal group suggests Twitter cut a deal with Musk to keep Trump off platform

One of the most prominent left-wing organizations wants Twitter to only sell to Elon Musk if former President Donald Trump and others they deem "extremists" are never re-platformed and the social media site's community standards stay in place.

April 25, 2022

CPAC documentary on cancel culture to premiere at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

A new documentary film that explores the harmful effects of cancel culture debuts Friday at the former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

April 22, 2022

GOP calls on Georgia secretary of state to counter public school voter initiative by Stacey Abrams

U.S. House Republicans sent a letter to Georgia's secretary of state expressing concern about a recent report on a voter-education initiative led by Stacey Abrams that teaches Atlanta Public Schools students that the state's new election laws restrict people from voting.

April 21, 2022

Democrats ramp up efforts to investigate election misinformation in red states

Two House Democratic committee chairs announced Thursday they are seeking information from elections officials related to "election misinformation" and "election subversion" in four Republican-led states.

April 21, 2022

Election forecasters move more than a dozen House races in GOP direction

House Democrats' fortunes took a turn for the worse Wednesday when two prominent election forecasters shifted 16 congressional races toward Republicans' favor.

April 20, 2022

Canceled public transportation mask mandate prompts patchwork of rules across U.S.

Many Americans flew bare-faced Tuesday, but court-ordered relief from the federal mask mandate on public transportation may be short-lived as the Justice Department signaled it is ready to file an appeal of the decision out of Florida.

April 19, 2022

Transit passengers breathe sigh of relief as masks come off

Passengers across the U.S. largely hailed a court ruling that lifted a federal mask mandate on all trains, planes, and buses.

April 19, 2022

New poll shows Sen. Cortez Masto leading GOP opponents amid Biden headwinds in Nevada

A new poll shows Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto leading her two potential Republican opponents, but President Biden is a drag on her campaign.

April 18, 2022

Judge voids federal mask mandate for public transportation

A federal judge in Florida upended the mask mandate for airplane and other travel on Monday.

April 18, 2022

Ilhan Omar faces pushback for complaining about singing Christians on airplane

Twitter users mocked Rep. Ilhan Omar after she hinted about the unfair reaction she and her Muslim family would receive on an airplane compared to airplane passengers singing Christian songs.

April 18, 2022

Trump slams Democrats in Easter Sunday messages

Former President Donald Trump took jabs at his political opponents in messages released on Easter Sunday.

April 17, 2022

Zelenskyy calls on Biden to visit Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday called on President Biden to visit his war-torn country, saying it would be good for him as leader of the United States.

April 17, 2022

McCarthy sees no one challenging his leadership in next Congress

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Sunday he sees no fellow Republicans willing to challenge his leadership if the GOP takes the chamber's majority next year.

April 17, 2022

Police arrest one suspect in South Carolina mall shooting

Police in South Carolina arrested late Saturday a suspect in a shooting at a mall in Columbia that left 14 people wounded.

April 17, 2022

Pope Francis warns Ukraine conflict could lead to nuclear war

Pope Francis on Sunday called for peace in Ukraine during his Easter message, cautioning the war could result in a nuclear conflict.

April 17, 2022

Nevada Dems running on rough political terrain, falling behind in Senate, governor races in new poll

Nevada Democrats are in panic mode with a recent poll showing the party's top incumbents trailing Republican challengers.

April 15, 2022

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Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

Knives out for Elon Musk on Capitol Hill following his acquisition of Twitter

Rep. Cawthorn cited second time for carrying firearm at airport: Report

Left-wing group urges Apple, Google to act against Twitter if it becomes site for ‘hate and lies’

Untouchable: How law enforcement handled Hunter Biden’s drug use, ‘sexually inappropriate’ acts

Liberal group suggests Twitter cut a deal with Musk to keep Trump off platform

CPAC documentary on cancel culture to premiere at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

GOP calls on Georgia secretary of state to counter public school voter initiative by Stacey Abrams

Democrats ramp up efforts to investigate election misinformation in red states

Election forecasters move more than a dozen House races in GOP direction

Canceled public transportation mask mandate prompts patchwork of rules across U.S.

Transit passengers breathe sigh of relief as masks come off

New poll shows Sen. Cortez Masto leading GOP opponents amid Biden headwinds in Nevada

Judge voids federal mask mandate for public transportation

Ilhan Omar faces pushback for complaining about singing Christians on airplane

Trump slams Democrats in Easter Sunday messages

Zelenskyy calls on Biden to visit Ukraine

McCarthy sees no one challenging his leadership in next Congress

Police arrest one suspect in South Carolina mall shooting

Pope Francis warns Ukraine conflict could lead to nuclear war

Nevada Dems running on rough political terrain, falling behind in Senate, governor races in new poll