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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

Boebert put her brand on Washington politics in a rebellious first year in Congress

Rep. Lauren Boebert's first year in Congress firmly established her as a force of political defiance -- a virtual legislator outlaw.

December 29, 2021

House GOP huddles to draft policies on biggest issues, but it’s still a work in progress

Republicans see an opportunity to set a governing agenda to contrast with what they say is an increasingly rudderless Democratic-run Washington, but the effort has not yet coalesced.

December 28, 2021

New numbers contradict Democrats’ predictions of GOP gerrymandering

Redistricting has added to the number of Biden-leaning districts for upcoming elections, according to a new analysis that contradicts Democrats' narrative that Republicans were reaping a big advantage from partisan gerrymandering.

December 23, 2021

Three more House Democrats retire, total now 23 incumbents quitting

Three more House Democrats called it quits on Monday, bringing the total number of retirements in the caucus before the midterm elections to 23.

December 20, 2021

Progressives re-think Hispanics’ support for woke politics, liberal agendas

Hispanics' rejection of the transgender-friendly term "Latinx" has left-wing operatives wondering if it was a mistake to classify them as fully aligned with progressive values.

December 20, 2021

White House to unveil plan to put new truck drivers behind the wheel

Key Biden administration officials are expected Thursday to announce a plan to breathe new life into the beleaguered U.S. trucking industry as the White House expands its effort to mend America's supply chain.

December 16, 2021

Dems get tough on crime when it is Jan. 6 defendants behind bars

House Democrats who regularly call for criminal justice overhauls and a more lenient penal system are adopting a tough-on-crime attitude when it comes to those charged in connection to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

December 13, 2021

Pelosi expected to run, open to leading Democrats again after 2022 elections, says report

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to file for reelection and make a bid to retain her position as leader of the House Democrats after next year's midterm elections, according to a new report.

December 13, 2021

Dr. Fauci says yearly COVID-19 boosters not out of the question

Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief White House medical adviser, suggested Sunday that annual COVID vaccine booster shots may be necessary in the near future.

December 12, 2021

Democrat, GOP lawmakers seek favor with Manchin over social welfare bill

Democrats and Republicans are trading arguments over President Biden's social welfare bill, with much of the back-and-forth focused on influencing Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who remains a key vote on the proposed multitrillion-dollar legislation.

December 12, 2021

Mayor Bill de Blasio says new vaccine mandate is not sticking it to Mayor-elect Eric Adams

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio says his sweeping vaccine mandate just days before he leaves office is not an affront to incoming Mayor-elect Eric Adams.

December 12, 2021

Latinos’ rejection of Latinx rattles world of the woke

Woke speech codes suffered a setback when the country's oldest Latino rights group put the kibosh on the transgender-friendly term "Latinx."

December 12, 2021

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio confident successor Eric Adams will continue his law enforcement policies

Outgoing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he is confident that Mayor-elect Eric Adams will continue his longstanding policies on policing.

December 12, 2021

Country’s oldest Latino-rights group drops ‘Latinx’ as backlash grows against the woke term

The nation's oldest Latino civil rights organization told its staff and board members to discontinue using the term "Latinx" in official communications.

December 10, 2021

Hispanic support for Republicans and Democrats evenly split, new poll says

Hispanic voters are moving toward the Republican Party and more evenly splitting their support between the Republican and the Democratic parties than in recent election cycles, a new poll shows.

December 9, 2021

Squad Democrats call for more punitive action on fellow members of Congress

The progressive Democrats behind a House resolution Wednesday to censure and strip Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert from her committees say they want to continue to demand such punishments of other lawmakers in the future.

December 8, 2021

Democratic leadership denies slow-walking punishment against Boebert

Democratic leadership denied there was any tentativeness to punish Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican for remarks she made about a colleague that Democrats are calling anti-Muslim.

December 8, 2021

Latino Dem rips party for using ‘Latinx,’ says it shows poor understanding of Hispanic community

Rep. Ruben Gallego is fed up with his Democratic Party referring to Hispanics as "Latinx," saying it is a word used to appease "rich progressives."

December 7, 2021

Dem Max Rose runs for rematch in House race in New York

Former Rep. Max Rose announced Monday he is running again for the House seat in New York that he lost in 2020 to Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis.

December 6, 2021

AOC rebuked for doubting smash-and-grab sprees are happening: ‘Tone-deaf and offensive’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's claim that the smash-and-grab crime wave is a hoax drew howls from fellow lawmakers on Capitol Hill, as retailers and police refuted the claim by detailing the huge impact of organized theft.

December 3, 2021

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Kerry Picket

Articles by Kerry Picket

Boebert put her brand on Washington politics in a rebellious first year in Congress

House GOP huddles to draft policies on biggest issues, but it’s still a work in progress

New numbers contradict Democrats’ predictions of GOP gerrymandering

Three more House Democrats retire, total now 23 incumbents quitting

Progressives re-think Hispanics’ support for woke politics, liberal agendas

White House to unveil plan to put new truck drivers behind the wheel

Dems get tough on crime when it is Jan. 6 defendants behind bars

Pelosi expected to run, open to leading Democrats again after 2022 elections, says report

Dr. Fauci says yearly COVID-19 boosters not out of the question

Democrat, GOP lawmakers seek favor with Manchin over social welfare bill

Mayor Bill de Blasio says new vaccine mandate is not sticking it to Mayor-elect Eric Adams

Latinos’ rejection of Latinx rattles world of the woke

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio confident successor Eric Adams will continue his law enforcement policies

Country’s oldest Latino-rights group drops ‘Latinx’ as backlash grows against the woke term

Hispanic support for Republicans and Democrats evenly split, new poll says

Squad Democrats call for more punitive action on fellow members of Congress

Democratic leadership denies slow-walking punishment against Boebert

Latino Dem rips party for using ‘Latinx,’ says it shows poor understanding of Hispanic community

Dem Max Rose runs for rematch in House race in New York

AOC rebuked for doubting smash-and-grab sprees are happening: ‘Tone-deaf and offensive’