Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Divided Republicans pause plans to elect new speaker
Republicans hit the pause button on their plans to elect a House speaker Wednesday afternoon as they worked to unite their GOP conference behind giving the gavel to Rep. Steve Scalise. Published October 11, 2023
House Republicans pick Steve Scalise for speaker
Republicans voted Wednesday to nominate Steve Scalise of Louisiana to serve as House speaker but are not done hashing out a way to ensure he'll get enough support to win the gavel in a vote on the House floor. Published October 11, 2023
House Republicans scramble to avoid chaotic floor fight for speaker
Republicans, divided over who to elect as House speaker, are pitching a plan to internalize the process to avoid chaos on the House floor. Published October 11, 2023
Plans to stop government shutdown prominent in tight race for House speaker
The plan for the looming shutdown showdown with the Senate emerged as a defining issue separating the two Republicans vying to be the next House speaker. Published October 11, 2023
House Republicans scramble to unite behind a speaker
More Republicans began taking sides Tuesday in a battle for the speaker's gavel that pits Majority Leader Steve Scalise against Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan. Published October 10, 2023
A faction of House Republicans wants a backroom deal on speaker
House Republicans, frustrated with the lack of consensus on who should be the next speaker, want the two contenders -- Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan -- to hash out which one of them should drop out. Published October 10, 2023
Congress frozen by stalemate in electing a new House speaker
Republicans on Monday were no closer to picking a new House speaker, leaving the chamber rudderless and GOP lawmakers shut out from legislating amid calls for congressional action on Israel's behalf. Published October 9, 2023
Kevin McCarthy accuses Biden, Democrats of not standing up to Hamas or antisemitism
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy took to task the Biden administration and House Democrats for taking an "appeasement" stance with Hamas and not standing up to antisemitism within their party. Published October 9, 2023
Hawley chides Biden for ‘enjoying a picnic’ while Hamas holds Americans hostage
Sen. Josh Hawley criticized President Biden for hosting a barbecue Sunday evening at the White House during an American hostage crisis in Gaza. Published October 9, 2023
Rep. Scalise says cancer treatment going ‘phenomenally’ well
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, a top contender for the next House speaker, says his doctors are very encouraged with the progress of his treatment for cancer. Published October 6, 2023
Rep. Stefanik pondering run for majority leader
New York Rep. Elise Stefanik is mulling a campaign for House majority leader, The Washington Times has learned. Published October 6, 2023
Steve Scalise takes on Jim Jordan, says his fundraising expertise is an advantage in speaker race
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise on Friday highlighted his fundraising prowess as an edge over Rep. Jim Jordan in the speaker's race, previewing the argument he will make to House Republicans next week. Published October 6, 2023
Republicans have knives out for Rep. Gaetz after orchestrating McCarthy’s ouster as speaker
Rep. Matt Gaetz is facing the wrath of Republicans who want to see him punished for leading the successful effort to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his leadership post on Tuesday. Published October 5, 2023
GOP infighting erupts over rewriting rules to oust speaker
House Republican lawmakers are sniping at one another over whether to keep the rule that allowed eight GOP lawmakers to eject Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker. Published October 5, 2023
Jim Jordan shakes up race for speaker’s gavel, gives House GOP another hard choice
House Republican leaders looking to fill the speaker's chair left empty after the stunning ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy quickly maneuvered to fill the position with their next-in-line, Majority Leader Steve Scalise. Not so fast, Rep. Jim Jordan said Wednesday. Published October 4, 2023
Jockeying for next House speaker in full swing after McCarthy exit; Scalise, Jordan vie for votes
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is shoring up votes behind the scenes to become the next speaker of the House, sources familiar with the situation told The Washington Times. Published October 4, 2023
Pelosi decries eviction from Capitol office amid McCarthy fallout: ‘Sharp departure from tradition’
Rep. Patrick McHenry, in one of his first actions as speaker pro tempore, directed former House speaker Nancy Pelosi to "immediately" vacate her hideaway office in the Capitol by Wednesday. Published October 4, 2023
McCarthy says he’s dropping out of battle for speaker after ouster
The House adjourned for the week on Tuesday following a historic vote that ejected Kevin McCarthy as speaker and left GOP leadership in limbo. Published October 3, 2023
Rep. Matt Gaetz comfortable with fraction of GOP conference ousting Kevin McCarthy
Rep. Matt Gaetz said Tuesday he has no issue that it took only a handful of Republican lawmakers who did not trust Rep. Kevin McCarthy to remove him from the speakership. Published October 3, 2023
In historic vote, GOP rebels eject House Speaker McCarthy after heated debate
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted Tuesday by a handful of rebel Republicans, throwing the chamber into chaos and escalating the GOP's battle over the future of the party. Published October 3, 2023
