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Kerry Picket

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

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., watches as Republicans try to elect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to be the new House speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Embattled George Santos dodges expulsion in House vote

The House on Wednesday killed a measure to expel Rep. George Santos, the embattled New York Republican who faces 23 federal counts including wire fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds. Published November 1, 2023

Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, looks on as the House votes for a new speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Longtime GOP Rep. Kay Granger announces retirement

House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Kay Granger announced Wednesday she will not seek reelection next year, after serving in the House for nearly three decades. Published November 1, 2023

U.S. Rep. George Santos leaves the federal courthouse in Central Islip, N.Y., on Friday Oct. 27, 2023. Santos has pleaded not guilty to on a revised indictment accusing him of several frauds, including making tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges on credit cards belonging to his campaign donors. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Rep. Santos pleads not guilty to new federal charges

Rep. George Santos has pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges that he stole the identities of donors and made fraudulent charges on their credit cards, among other allegations. Published October 27, 2023

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

Blake Masters launches campaign for House seat

Business entrepreneur Blake Masters, a Republican who lost his bid to become U.S. senator for Arizona last election cycle, announced his run for a House seat in the state. Published October 27, 2023

On his first full day on the job, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., makes a statement to reporters about the mass shooting in Maine, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. He did not respond to questions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Spending work resumes in the House ahead of deadline to fund the government

Newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson met with President Biden at the White House on Thursday with other congressional leaders on the president's request for more wartime aid for Israel and Ukraine, with Congress facing another funding deadline three weeks away to avoid a partial government shutdown. Published October 26, 2023

Temporary House speaker Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., talks with Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., before Republicans try to elect Johnson to be the new House speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House elects Rep. Mike Johnson as new speaker, breaking weekslong stalemate

Republicans elected Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as the new House speaker Wednesday after three weeks of infighting and chaos, finally uniting around a relative newcomer known as a quiet intellectual and staunch conservative who is dedicated to political civility. Published October 25, 2023