Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Fellow Republicans introduce privileged resolution to expel George Santos from House
A handful of House Republican lawmakers filed a privileged resolution late Thursday to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress. Published October 26, 2023
Dems race to vilify new speaker, make him 2024 campaign issue
Speaker Mike Johnson, on his first full day leading the House, weathered a barrage of attacks from Democrats about his conservative positions and Christian faith. Published October 26, 2023
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
Speaker Johnson describes America in a ‘dark time’ following Maine massacre
New House Speaker Mike Johnson said America is in a "dark time" and hoped the perpetrator who killed at least 18 people and injured 13 others in a shooting in Maine Wednesday would be apprehended swiftly. Published October 26, 2023
House gridlock breaks with new speaker who promises ‘aggressive schedule’ for the people’s business
House Republicans celebrated a return to legislating Wednesday after electing Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana to serve as speaker and ending weeks of bitter intraparty fighting over leadership that paralyzed the chamber. Published October 25, 2023
Rep. Jamaal Bowman to plead guilty to setting off fire alarm in Capitol complex
Rep. Jamaal Bowman agreed to plead guilty to a local criminal count for pulling a fire alarm in a House of Representatives building on Sept. 30 during a debate on a government-funding bill to avert a government shutdown. Published October 25, 2023
Speaker Mike Johnson declares the House is ‘back in business’
Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson proclaimed the House was back in business Wednesday after winning the gavel following three weeks of paralysis in the lower chamber without a speaker. Published October 25, 2023
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
House Republicans say fourth speaker nominee has the votes to win
The fourth time may be the charm for House Republicans who say their latest nominee for speaker, Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana, likely has enough votes to win the gavel on the House floor on Wednesday. Published October 25, 2023
Republicans pick Mike Johnson of Louisiana as fourth nominee for speaker
Republicans nominated Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as the party's fourth nominee for speaker hours after their third GOP nominee was forced to drop out due to lack of support. Published October 24, 2023
Trump’s scorn helps thwart latest GOP nominee in speaker’s race; Mike Johnson leads field
House Republicans met late into the evening Tuesday to consider a nominee for speaker after their pick from earlier in the day was pushed out by hardline conservatives and the condemnation of former President Donald Trump. Published October 24, 2023
House Republicans weighing new round of candidates in chaotic speaker’s race
House Republicans will vote Tuesday to elect a new nominee for speaker after their latest pick, Rep. Tom Emmers of Minnesota, was forced to drop out. Published October 24, 2023
Tom Emmer becomes the latest GOP speaker nominee to drop out
The latest GOP pick for House speaker has dropped out just hours after winning the nomination. Published October 24, 2023
Emmer, new GOP nominee, hunts for enough support to win speaker’s gavel in floor vote
The new GOP nominee for speaker is trying to convince more than two dozen Republican holdouts to back him in a vote on the House floor as soon as Tuesday. Published October 24, 2023
Tom Emmer wins GOP nomination for House speaker
House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota is the new Republican nominee for House speaker. Published October 24, 2023
Rep. Donalds drops out as two remaining Republican candidates battle for speaker
Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida dropped out of the race for House speaker, leaving two candidates battling for the gavel in a closed-door meeting of House Republican lawmakers on Tuesday. Published October 24, 2023
Tom Emmer holds lead among four remaining candidates in House GOP’s speaker race
Majority Whip Tom Emmer led in the first and second and third rounds of ballots when Republicans met behind closed doors in the House basement Tuesday to elect a new nominee for speaker. Published October 24, 2023
Tom Emmer is in the lead as Republicans vote on candidates for speaker
Majority Whip Tom Emmer led in the first round of ballots when Republicans met behind closed doors in the House basement Tuesday to elect a new nominee for speaker. Published October 24, 2023
Seven candidates on the ballot in secret GOP vote for speaker
Republicans met behind closed doors in the House basement Tuesday to elect a new nominee for speaker among seven lawmakers running for the position. Published October 24, 2023
Eight Republicans make their case for speaker’s job that no one has been able to win
Nearly three weeks have passed since the House was last open for business with an elected speaker, and on Monday night, lawmakers said they were determined to avoid a fourth week without one. Published October 23, 2023
