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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. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., look at vote totals during the roll call vote on the motion to adjourn for the evening in the House chamber as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Marjorie Taylor Greene transforms rebel image at McCarthy’s side

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene went from being an accused insurrectionist stripped of committee assignments as a freshman congresswoman to a key negotiator in the House Republican Conference who helped persuade fellow conservatives to vote to elect Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Published January 9, 2023

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves a private meeting room off the floor as he negotiates with lawmakers in his own party to become the speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McCarthy appeals to holdouts as House sits in limbo

Kevin McCarthy, who faces opposition from a faction of 20 conservatives, offered a comprehensive list of concessions to the holdouts, who have been demanding changes to the House rules and greater influence on the GOP's legislative agenda. Published January 5, 2023

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., left, talks with Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., after a failed seventh vote in the House chamber as the House meets for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

McCarthy loses another vote for speaker as backers grow impatient

A group of conservatives has once again blocked Republican leader Kevin McCarthy from winning the speaker's gavel, leaving Congress in limbo and prompting talk among rank-and-file GOP lawmakers that it may be time for him to step aside. Published January 5, 2023

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, talks with Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in the House chamber as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Revolt wears thin as Republicans wait to govern

Stalled by infighting over who should become speaker, the new House Republican majority Wednesday grew increasingly frustrated with a revolt by a faction of conservatives that has paralyzed Congress and tarnished the GOP's image. Published January 4, 2023

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., right, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., center, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, left, speak during a news conference on spending, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

GOP senators blast Republican leadership over massive spending bill

Republican Sens. Ron Johnson and Mike Lee criticized Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans for joining with Democrats to pass a $1.7 trillion year-end spending bill despite the objections of House Republicans. Published December 25, 2022