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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

In this file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump (right) greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) prior to his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) during the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Former AG Bill Barr says FBI’s Trump-Russia probe put Moscow where it is today

Former Attorney General William P. Barr called the FBI's Trump-Russia collusion investigation a "political dirty trick" that put Moscow in the position it is in today.

March 9, 2022

Sen, Bob Menendez, D-N.J., listens during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing, Thursday, March 3, 2002 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jonathan Ernst, Pool via AP)

Democrats denounce Biden for going to dictators for new oil imports

Democrats took turns taking swipes at President Biden for seeking new oil imports in countries led by dictators now that the U.S. put the kibosh on Russian oil imports.

March 8, 2022

A man carries belongings out of an apartment building hit by shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Marienko)

Rep. Darrell Issa says U.S. is already within early phases of World War III with Russia

Rep. Darrell Issa says that establishing a no-fly zone to block Russian fighter jets from the skies over Ukraine is vital as the U.S. is already in the initial stages of World War III.

March 8, 2022

The login/sign-up screen for a Twitter account is seen on a laptop computer Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ** FILE **

Offensive tweets force South Dakota Democrat out of House race after one day

A South Dakota Democrat withdrew from a congressional race just one day after he announced his candidacy, after a series of disturbing posts from his Twitter account was found.

March 7, 2022

In this Sept. 25, 2021, file photo Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks during a rally in Perry, Ga. Walker raised $5.4 million for his U.S. Senate race in the last quarter of 2021, the former football star's campaign said Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

History in the making: More Black Republicans running for Congress than ever before

A record number of Black GOP candidates are running for Congress this year, Republicans say, a trend that accelerated since President Donald Trump's expansion of the conservative base in his 2016 campaign for the White House.

March 7, 2022

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks near the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a landmark event of the civil rights movement, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Harris compares Republicans to 1960s Alabama state troopers on ‘Bloody Sunday’

Vice President Kamala Harris used her visit to Selma, Alabama, as an opportunity to compare state Republicans who passed new election laws to 1960s state troopers who attacked Black civil rights protesters as they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

March 6, 2022

A view of Russian fighter jets violating the airspace, east of Gotland, Sweden, Wednesday March 2, 2022. Sweden says four Russian fighter jets violated its airspace over the Baltic Sea on Wednesday. The four aircrafts two SU-27 and two SU-24 fighters flew briefly over Swedish airspace east of the island of Gotland, according to a statement from the Swedish Armed Forces. (Swedish Air Force/TT News Agency via AP)

Biden administration, lawmakers say no go to no-fly zone in Ukraine

The Biden administration and U.S. lawmakers rejected establishing a "no-fly" zone above Ukraine, fearing it will only mean war between the United States and Russia.

March 6, 2022

A Lukoil gas station sits in Newark, N.J., Thursday, March 3, 2022. Outraged by the invasion of Ukraine, the Newark City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to suspend the service stations’ operating licenses, citing Lukoil’s base in Moscow. In doing so, however, they may have predominantly been hurting Americans. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Blinken: U.S. in talks with allies about banning Russian oil imports

The U.S. is in talks with European allies about banning the import of Russian oil, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday.

March 6, 2022

File - A national flag of Iran waves in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. The United Nations’ atomic watchdog says it believes that Iran has further increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in breach of a 2015 accord with world powers. The International Atomic Energy Agency told member nations in its confidential quarterly report Thursday that Iran has an estimated stock of 33.2 kilograms (73.1 pounds) of uranium enriched to up to 60% fissile purity, an increase of 15.5 kilograms since November. (AP Photo/Michael Gruber, File)

Blinken says U.S. sanctions against Russia have nothing to do with negotiations on Iran deal

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that U.S. sanctions against Russia are not intertwined with the Biden administration's attempt to resuscitate the Iran nuclear deal.

March 6, 2022

Cars, trucks and people arrive at Hagerstown Speedway as the People Convoy of Truckers stages Saturday, March 5, 2022, in Hagerstown, Md. The convoy of trucks is planning to head into the Washington area.(AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Maryland sheriff to provide police escort for trucker convoy

A convoy of semi-trucks, recreational vehicles and passenger cars making its way Sunday morning toward the Capital Beltway will have a police escort through Frederick County, Maryland.

March 6, 2022

A sign promoting available COVID-19 vaccines stands outside a vaccination clinic in Providence, R.I., Thursday, March 3, 2022. Rhode Island has the highest percentage of residents who are fully vaccinated in the nation, at slightly more than 80%, but the health department reported having 137,000 doses on hand last week. Health officials say they need them for a big push to increase the vaccination rate for booster doses. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Senate passes resolution to end federal COVID state of emergency

Senate lawmakers passed a resolution Thursday to end the federal COVID state of emergency, voting strictly along party lines 48-47 with Republicans voting in favor of the measure and Democrats against.

March 3, 2022

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

GOP presses Pelosi to reopen House to the public, end COVID-19 rules that keep out citizens

House Republicans have introduced a resolution to reopen the U.S. Capitol to the public, including reopening the House gallery where visitors can observe lawmaking in action.

March 3, 2022

Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., speaks during a House Rules Committee hearing on Dec. 17, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool) **FILE**

Democratic lawmaker dismisses GOP claim that closing Keystone makes U.S. more dependent on Russia

Rep. Jim McGovern denounced as "bulls---" the GOP's claim that President Biden has made the United States more reliant on Russian energy by shutting down the Keystone XL pipeline.

March 1, 2022

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks during the House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington, on July 27, 2021. Raskin is working on a memoir in which he will reflect on the Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol and the death of his 25-year-old son. The book is called “Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy,” which Harper will publish Jan. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/ Andrew Harnik, Pool)

COVID positive tests keep lawmakers from attending State of the Union

A handful of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle will not be at the State of the Union on Tuesday night because they tested COVID positive on Monday.

March 1, 2022

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., joined by House Republicans, speaks during a GOP news conference ahead of the State of the Union, Tuesday, March. 1, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Republicans say Biden putting state of the union in a crisis

House Republicans called the state of the union "in crisis" on Tuesday, hours before President Biden was scheduled to deliver the high-profile annual address to both chambers of Congress and the nation.

March 1, 2022

Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee meeting, on Dec. 13, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Deutch says he will not seek reelection in the fall. He is the 31st House Democrat to announce plans to leave the chamber as this year's midterm elections draw closer. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool, File)

Ted Deutch joins stampede of retiring House Democrats

Rep. Ted Deutch on Monday became the latest House Democrat to announce he will not seek reelection this year, bringing the number of retirements in the caucus to 31 as the party tries to hold on to the majority in the November elections.

February 28, 2022

Former President Donald Trump arrives at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Trump wins CPAC straw poll, tops DeSantis by nearly 30 points

Cheering political activists on Sunday crowned former president Donald Trump the winner of the presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

February 27, 2022

Visitors walk outside the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 21, 2022. The Supreme Court waded into a political clash Wednesday, Feb. 23, between the Biden administration and Republican-led states seeking to defend a signature Trump-era immigration rule that the new administration has abandoned. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Trump slams Supreme Court for being too afraid of Democrats

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday denounced the Supreme Court, accusing the justices of being too "politically correct" and scared of lawmakers who threaten to pack the court or impeach them.

February 26, 2022

Former President Donald Trump prepares to take the stage during a rally in Perry, Ga., on Sept. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

Trump hints at a third run for the White House in 2024

Former President Donald Trump teased another run for the White House Saturday night at the country's most prominent gathering of conservative activists.

February 26, 2022

Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, leaves after speaking at a news conference outside of the Clark County Election Department, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in North Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Conservatives seek local election wins to stack team bench

Conservative activists are setting their sights on elections for school boards, town halls and county councils.

February 26, 2022