Kerry Picket

Kerry Picket is a senior congressional reporter for The Washington Times and fill-in radio host at SiriusXM Patriot 125. She previously 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. She appears frequently as a guest commentator on cable news programs and syndicated radio shows. She can be reached at kpicket@washingtontimes.com.

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Jack Phillips, whose case was heard by the Supreme Court five years ago after he objected to designing a wedding cake for a gay couple, speaks to supporters outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. The Colorado baker who won a partial U.S. Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a gay couple's wedding cake because of his Christian faith has lost an appeal in his latest legal fight. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Christian baker Jack Phillips tells Colorado Supreme Court it must honor high court’s ruling

Christian baker Jack Phillips asked the Colorado Supreme Court this week to reject a case against him after the Supreme Court affirmed the First Amendment right of artists who turn down work that would entail creating content that would contradict their religious beliefs. Published July 19, 2023

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to reporters Friday, June 9, 2023, in Washington. The judge presiding over the federal prosecution of former President Donald Trump takes the bench in the case for the first time this week as she and lawyers for both sides discuss the procedures for handling classified information in the case. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Gaetz introduces legislation to defund special counsel probe of Trump

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Rep. Matt Gaetz has introduced legislation prohibiting federal funding for the Special Counsel's Office investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack and attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election outcome. Published July 19, 2023

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, leaves the chamber after the Republican-controlled House voted along party lines to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., at the Capitol in Washington, June 21, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

‘Extremely troubling’: GOP lawmakers irate Secret Service quit investigation of White House cocaine

The Secret Service has wrapped up its White House cocaine investigation after 11 days without identifying any suspect or producing any leads on who left the illegal drug in the West Wing. Published July 13, 2023

FBI Director Christopher Wray departs after testifying before a House Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

FBI Director Wray dodges questions about dirty tricks in probes of Hunter Biden, Trump

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray frustrated House Republicans on Wednesday as he dodged questions about bureau activities that lawmakers said unfairly targeted conservatives and were too lenient on liberals, including President Biden and his family. Published July 12, 2023

Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump storm the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three other members of the far-right extremist group have been convicted of a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Donald Trump in power after Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Wray won’t say if FBI informants in Capitol riot mob: ‘I really need to be careful’

FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday would not confirm the presence of confidential human sources at the Capitol riot when he testified before the House Judiciary Committee. Published July 12, 2023

Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Law enforcement officials say, Taylor Taranto, a man wanted for crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has been arrested in the Washington neighborhood where former President Barack Obama lives. Taranto was seen a few blocks from the former president's home, and he fled even though he was chased by U.S. Secret Service agents. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

FBI whistleblower: Deputy director told subordinates to hide Jan. 6 informants

An FBI agent told the House Judiciary Committee that Deputy Director Paul Abbate suggested that at least 25 FBI confidential human sources, or informants, involved in reporting to the bureau from the Jan. 6, 2021, protest should not be publicly acknowledged. Published July 12, 2023

FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) ** FILE **

Russian spies in Ukraine suspected of duping FBI to censor Americans on social media

The FBI was enlisted by the Security Service of Ukraine soon after the Russian invasion to demand social media platforms take down posts and block accounts such as those belonging to American journalists, according to House Judiciary Committee investigators. Published July 12, 2023

Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a hearing on the Report of Special Counsel John Durham, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Jordan sends budget recommendations to Appropriations, would move FBI to Alabama

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan sent several fiscal 2024 recommendations to the House Appropriations Committee, including one that would relocating the FBI to Huntsville, Alabama. Published July 11, 2023

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at a press conference to announce arrests and disruptions of the fentanyl precursor chemical supply chain, June 23, 2023 in Washington. The Justice Department has charged dozens of people in several healthcare fraud and prescription drug schemes, including a massive scheme totaling nearly $1.9 billion and a doctor accused of ordering leg braces for patients who had their limbs amputated, officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) **FILE**

Judge rejects Justice Department request for stay of social media injunction

The U.S. district judge who granted an injunction barring several federal agencies from various types of communication with social media companies denied the Justice Department's motion to put that injunction on hold. Published July 10, 2023

Federal agents enter and exit a property related to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, in New York. Earlier, an agency spokesperson says FBI agents were at a home in Washington connected to Deripaska to carry out &quot;court-authorized law enforcement activity.&quot; (AP Photo/John Minchillo) **FILE**

Whistleblowers: FBI failed to warn agents on social media censorship

Several FBI whistleblowers told the House Judiciary Committee on Monday that the bureau's leaders failed to take steps to abide by a U.S. District judge's temporary injunction against the Biden administration working with social media companies to censor speech. Published July 10, 2023

Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., right, next to Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, speaks about the threat of default during a news conference, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

House progressives trash Biden’s cluster bomb deal for Ukraine

House progressives are breaking with President Biden over his deal to ship cluster bombs to Ukraine to demolish Russian armored vehicles and kill Russian troops. Published July 8, 2023

Rep. Juan Vargas, D-Calif., center, speaks about the Congressional Hispanic Caucus' meeting with Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, Wednesday, July 25, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Clockwise from Vargas are Rep. Grace Napolitano, D-Calif., Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-Calif., Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Az., Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., back left, and Rep. Ruben Kihuen, D-Nevada. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Rep. Grace Napolitano announces retirement

Rep. Grace Napolitano Saturday announced she will retire at the end of this Congressional term. Published July 8, 2023

FILE - The Internal Revenue Service building stands in Washington on March 22, 2013. The rapidly expanding landscape of nonprofit collectives paying college athletes to promote charities has been hit with a potentially seismic disruption. A 12-page memo from the Internal Revenue Service released in June 2023 determined that in many cases, the nonprofit collectives may not qualify as tax-exempt if their main purpose is paying players instead of supporting charitable works. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS commissioner tells agency employees of right to directly inform Congress about their concerns

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel told employees in a new memo about their constitutional and statutory right to make protected disclosures to Congress. Published July 8, 2023

Harvard Professor Cornel West speaks during ceremonies on campus where W.E.B. Dubois Medals were awarded for contributions to black history and culture, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) **FILE**

David Axelrod says Cornel West poses potential electoral threat to Biden reelection

Democratic consultant David Axelrod warned that Green Party candidate Cornel West could harm President Biden's reelection bid by pulling away votes toward the progressive academic, thereby helping former President Donald Trump. Published July 8, 2023

Steve Bannon appears in Manhattan Supreme Court, Feb. 28, 2023 in New York. Bannon will stand trial next May on charges he duped donors who gave money to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, a judge in New York said Thursday, May 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Curtis Means/DailyMail via AP, Pool, File)

Judge awards Steve Bannon’s former attorneys $480K after ex-Trump official refused to pay legal bill

Former Trump White House adviser Stephen K. Bannon is on the hook for more than $480,000 after a New York judge ruled in favor of his ex-legal team's claim that he snubbed them on payment. Published July 8, 2023

Former four-term Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace makes a rare public appearance at Dannelly Elementary School in Montgomery, Ala., in this Wednesday, May 22, 1996, file photo. The University of Alabama at Birmingham has removed the name of four-term governor and presidential candidate George C. Wallace from a campus building over his support of racial segregation. A resolution unanimously approved by trustees Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, said Wallace rose to power by defending racial separation and stoking racial animosity. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

Conservatives release ads attacking liberal orthodoxy on culture war issues ahead of 2024 election

Two conservative organizations recently released separate hard-hitting ad campaigns tackling school choice and abortion. Published July 8, 2023

FILE - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani departs the federal courthouse, Friday, May 19, 2023, in Washington. A review panel says former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani should be disbarred in Washington for how he handled litigation challenging the 2020 election on behalf of then-President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

D.C. Bar disciplinary panel calls for disbarring Giuliani

The D.C. Bar Association on Friday recommended that former Trump attorney Rudolph Giuliani be disbarred over his attempt to challenge the 2020 election. Published July 7, 2023

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., listens during an event at the Capitol in Washington, June 13, 2023. Moments after Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he hoarded classified documents and then conspired to obstruct an investigation about it, the Republicans in Congress had his back. Trump's mounting legal jeopardy has quickly become a political rallying cry as they rush to stand by the indicted former president. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades) **FILE**

Marjorie Taylor Greene expelled from House Freedom Caucus

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is no longer a member of the House Freedom Caucus. Published July 6, 2023

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., speaks with reporters about aid to Ukraine, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 10, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Sen. Cotton asks Secret Service about arresting owner of White House cocaine stash

A Republican lawmaker wants to know more about how a stash of cocaine wound up at the White House last weekend and whether the Secret Service will make an arrest if the culprit is identified. Published July 6, 2023

In this Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, photo, Republican gubernatorial candidate Denver Riggleman listens to a question during a news conference at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

Former GOP lawmaker Denver Riggleman questions validity of Hunter Biden laptop

Former Rep. Denver Riggleman, who advised the House's disbanded Jan. 6 select committee and is working with Hunter Biden's legal team, claimed the contents on Mr. Biden's laptop are not verified, despite numerous news organizations and the FBI validating it. Published July 5, 2023

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